Natsumi Kawaguchi vs Yuno Kitahara — W35 Osaka Round of 16

W35 Osaka · CHALLENGER · Round of 16

JPN

Natsumi Kawaguchi

#393WTA

1360ELO

1342Hard ELO

24 yrs · Left-handed

Last 10 · pre-match

LWWLWWLWWL

2 — 0

Sets

Monday, 6 April 2026 · 00:00

hard

JPN

Yuno Kitahara

#510WTA

20 yrs

Last 10 · pre-match

LLLLWLLLLL

Kawaguchi N.

6-2 6-3

Kitahara Y.

Kawaguchi N.

662

Kitahara Y.

230

Natsumi Kawaguchi defeated Yuno Kitahara 6-2 6-3 in the W35 Osaka round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Natsumi Kawaguchi came in ranked #393, defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

Match story: Natsumi Kawaguchi dropped just 5 games past Yuno Kitahara.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season

Kawaguchi N.serving51% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Kitahara Y.

Kitahara Y.serving49% hold

wins 50% of points on serve vs Kawaguchi N.

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

Kawaguchi N.Kitahara Y.

1st serve in·Slight edge

62%

71%

1st serve points won·Slight edge

61%

55%

2nd serve points won·Even

49%

47%

Service points won·Even

57%

53%

Return points won·Even

44%

47%

Break points saved·Slight edge

50%

45%

Aces / match·Clear edge

2.4

0.4

Double faults / match·Clear edge

3.0

2.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (22 vs 23). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed

Mediumbalanced pace

SlowFast

Natsumi Kawaguchi vs Yuno Kitahara — W35 Osaka Round of 16

Key context

Head to head

Serve vs return

Statistics

Conditions

Draw

Serve vs return