Hina Inoue vs Haruka Kaji — W35 Osaka Semi-final
W35 Osaka · CHALLENGER · Semi-final
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 6 April 2026 ·
hard
Inoue H.6-3 6-3
Kaji H.
Inoue H.
662
Kaji H.
330
Hina Inoue defeated Haruka Kaji 6-3 6-3 in the W35 Osaka semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Haruka Kaji came in ranked #260, defending last year's quarter-final, but Hina Inoue had been the form player, winning 5 of their last 8 on hard. Hina Inoue extended the head-to-head to 2–1.
Key context
- Match story: Hina Inoue dropped just 6 games past Haruka Kaji.
Head to head
1–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-29 | W50 Yokohama 1 | SF | hard | Hina Inoue | 7-6(5) 6-1 |
| 2024-05-24 | W50 Goyang 1 | QF | hard | Haruka Kaji | 7-6(6) 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
67%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
59%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
44%
49%
Service points won·Even
57%
56%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Even
50%
51%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.3
1.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.6
2.1
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (32 vs 31). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast