Ena Koike vs Claire Liu — W75 Kyoto Round of 16

W75 Kyoto · CHALLENGER · Round of 16

JPN

Ena Koike

#326WTA

1367ELO

1346Hard ELO

19 yrs · Right-handed

Last 10 · pre-match

LLWWLWWWLW

2 — 0

Sets

Monday, 9 March 2026 · 00:00

hard

USA

Claire Liu

#114WTA

1669ELO

1635Hard ELO

26 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed

Last 10 · pre-match

LWLWWLLWWW

Koike E.

6-2 7-6

Liu C.

Koike E.

672

Liu C.

260

Ena Koike defeated Claire Liu 6-2 7-6 in the W75 Kyoto round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Claire Liu came in ranked #114.

Key context

Match story: Ena Koike closed it out in two sets, 6–2 7–6.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season

Koike E.serving50% hold

wins 50% of points on serve vs Liu C.

Liu C.serving53% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Koike E.

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

Serve & return on hard

Koike E.Liu C.

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Serve

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Return

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season

Koike E.Liu C.

1st serve in·Slight edge

59%

69%

1st serve points won·Even

64%

61%

2nd serve points won·Even

47%

Service points won·Even

57%

56%

Return points won·Even

45%

47%

Break points saved·Even

58%

54%

Aces / match·Even

1.9

2.4

Double faults / match·Clear edge

3.4

2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (31 vs 44). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Freshness

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Koike E.Liu C.

Freshness·

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Liu C.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 19 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed

Fastbig serves, short points

SlowFast

Ena Koike vs Claire Liu — W75 Kyoto Round of 16

Key context

Head to head

Serve vs return

Serve & return on hard

Statistics

Freshness

Conditions

Draw

Serve vs return

Serve & return on hard