Eri Shimizu vs Sara Saito — W35 Hamamatsu Semi-final
W35 Hamamatsu · CHALLENGER · Semi-final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 3 November 2025 ·
carpet
Shimizu E.6-4 4-6 6-4
Saito S.
Shimizu E.
6462
Saito S.
4641
Eri Shimizu defeated Sara Saito 6-4 4-6 6-4 in the W35 Hamamatsu semi-final on carpet. Eri Shimizu extended the head-to-head to 2–1.
Key context
- Match story: Eri Shimizu edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 4–6 6–4.
Head to head
1–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-08 | W35 Hamamatsu 1 | SF | carpet | Eri Shimizu | 6-4 4-6 6-4 |
| 2025-10-31 | W35 Makinohara 1 | QF | carpet | Sara Saito | 6-3 6-0 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
68%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
59%
61%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
47%
42%
Service points won·Even
55%
54%
Return points won·Even
45%
47%
Break points saved·Even
54%
51%
Aces / match·Even
0.9
1.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.0
4.6
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (123 vs 117). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast