Yuno Kitahara vs Shiho Shibata — W35 Timaru Round of 16

W35 Timaru · CHALLENGER · Round of 16

JPN

Yuno Kitahara

#510WTA

20 yrs

Last 10 · pre-match

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2 — 1

Sets

Monday, 9 March 2026 · 00:00

hard

JPN

Shiho Shibata

27 yrs

Last 10 · pre-match

LLWLLLWLLL

Kitahara Y.

4-6 6-0 6-3

Shibata S.

Kitahara Y.

4662

Shibata S.

6031

Yuno Kitahara defeated Shiho Shibata 4-6 6-0 6-3 in the W35 Timaru round of 16 on hard.

Key context

Match story: Yuno Kitahara dropped the opening set before beating Shiho Shibata 4–6 6–0 6–3.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season

Kitahara Y.serving42% hold

wins 47% of points on serve vs Shibata S.

Shibata S.serving63% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Kitahara Y.

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. Small sample — read as indicative. About

Statistics

This season

Kitahara Y.Shibata S.

1st serve in·Slight edge

71%

65%

1st serve points won·Slight edge

55%

60%

2nd serve points won·Clear edge

46%

69%

Service points won·Slight edge

52%

63%

Return points won·Clear edge

47%

64%

Break points saved·Even

41%

40%

Aces / match·Even

0.4

1.0

Double faults / match·Clear edge

1.9

1.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (23 vs 1). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed

Slowlow bounce, long rallies

SlowFast

Draw

Serve vs return

This season

Kitahara Y.serving42% hold

wins 47% of points on serve vs Shibata S.

Shibata S.serving63% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Kitahara Y.

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. Small sample — read as indicative. About