Mei Yamaguchi vs Anastasia Kulikova

W100 Bengaluru · CHALLENGER · Round of 32

JPN

Mei Yamaguchi

#261WTA

1448ELO

1420Hard ELO

27 yrs · 152 cm

Last 10 · pre-match

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2 — 1

Sets

Monday, 16 February 2026 · 00:00

hard

FIN

Anastasia Kulikova

#309WTA

1419ELO

1403Hard ELO

26 yrs · Left-handed

Last 10 · pre-match

WWWWWLWLWL

Yamaguchi M.

3-6 6-0 6-1

Kulikova A.

Yamaguchi M.

3662

Kulikova A.

6011

Mei Yamaguchi defeated Anastasia Kulikova 3-6 6-0 6-1 in the W100 Bengaluru round of 32 on hard.

Key context

Match story: Mei Yamaguchi dropped the opening set before beating Anastasia Kulikova 3–6 6–0 6–1.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season

Yamaguchi M.serving44% hold

wins 47% of points on serve vs Kulikova A.

Kulikova A.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Yamaguchi M.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season

Yamaguchi M.Kulikova A.

1st serve in·Even

66%

1st serve points won·Even

60%

63%

2nd serve points won·Even

46%

49%

Service points won·Even

55%

58%

Return points won·Slight edge

43%

48%

Break points saved·Even

59%

Aces / match·Slight edge

1.5

2.3

Double faults / match·Slight edge

2.5

3.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (31 vs 29). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed

Fastbig serves, short points

SlowFast

Mei Yamaguchi vs Anastasia Kulikova — W100 Bengaluru Round of 32

Key context

Head to head

Serve vs return

Statistics

Conditions

Draw

Serve vs return