Zhibek Kulambayeva vs Sara Saito — W50 Baotou Round of 32

W50 Baotou · CHALLENGER · Round of 32

KAZ

Zhibek Kulambayeva

#486WTA

1402ELO

1391Clay ELO

26 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed

Last 10 · pre-match

LWLWWWLLWL

2 — 1

Sets

Monday, 20 April 2026 · 00:00

clay

JPN

Sara Saito

#244WTA

1393ELO

1343Clay ELO

19 yrs · Right-handed

Last 10 · pre-match

LWWWWWLWLW

Kulambayeva Z.

6-0 4-6 6-3

Saito S.

Kulambayeva Z.

6462

Saito S.

0631

Zhibek Kulambayeva defeated Sara Saito 6-0 4-6 6-3 in the W50 Baotou round of 32 on clay.

Key context

Match story: Zhibek Kulambayeva handed Sara Saito a first-set bagel in a 6–0 4–6 6–3 win.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season

Kulambayeva Z.serving34% hold

wins 44% of points on serve vs Saito S.

Saito S.serving26% hold

wins 40% of points on serve vs Kulambayeva Z.

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

Kulambayeva Z.Saito S.

1st serve in·Even

73%

69%

1st serve points won·Even

60%

58%

2nd serve points won·Slight edge

43%

38%

Service points won·Even

55%

52%

Return points won·Even

50%

49%

Break points saved·Even

57%

54%

Aces / match·Even

0.8

Double faults / match·Dominant

2.7

6.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (30 vs 33). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed

Slowlow bounce, long rallies

SlowFast

Zhibek Kulambayeva vs Sara Saito — W50 Baotou Round of 32

Key context

Head to head

Serve vs return

Statistics

Conditions

Draw

Serve vs return