Xinyu Gao vs Haruka Kaji — W50 Helsinki Round of 16

W50 Helsinki · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
CHN
Xinyu Gao
#255WTA
1504ELO
1492Hard ELO
28 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWLWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 2 March 2026 ·
hard
JPN
Haruka Kaji
#260WTA
1421ELO
1412Hard ELO
31 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLLWWLW
Gao X.
6-2 4-6 6-3
Kaji H.
Gao X.
6462
Kaji H.
2631

Xinyu Gao defeated Haruka Kaji 6-2 4-6 6-3 in the W50 Helsinki round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Xinyu Gao came in ranked #255, leading the head-to-head 1–0. Xinyu Gao extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Xinyu Gao closed it out in three sets, 6–2 4–6 6–3.

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-09-05W100 Incheon 1R16hardXinyu Gao6-1 6-4

Statistics

This season
Gao X.Kaji H.
1st serve in·Even
68%
67%
1st serve points won·Even
61%
59%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
48%
Service points won·Even
57%
56%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
51%
51%
Aces / match·Even
1.5
1.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
1.8
2.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (32 vs 31). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Gao X.Kaji H.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
31
56
Break points saved·Slight edge
43
52
Break points won·Even
88
91
Deciding sets·Dominant
33
69
Tiebreaks·
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Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw