WTA · Head-to-head
Mai Hontama v Himeno Sakatsume
Mai Hontama and Himeno Sakatsume have met 4 times through 2026-07-30. They are level at 2–2.
Record
Mai Hontama2
Himeno Sakatsume2
By surface
Hard2–2
Where they stand now · Mai Hontama / Himeno Sakatsume
Elo1790 / 1859
Glicko-21814 / 1878
Hard Elo1759 / 1838
Clay Elo1813 / 1751
Grass Elo1790 / 1764
The read
All of their 4 meetings have come on hard courts, where they are level at 2–2. Rated today on hard courts, surface Elo makes Sakatsume a 61% favourite (1838 against 1759).
◆ Form
Mai Hontama · won 2 of last 5
L Emerson Jones Suzhou WTA 125Hard 4-6 0-6
L Katie Boulter China OpenHard 3-6 4-6
W Jodie Anna Burrage China OpenHard 2-6 6-1 6-2
W Alexandra Panova China OpenHard 7-5 6-1
L Eunhye Lee Korea OpenHard 0-6 7-5 3-6
Himeno Sakatsume · won 3 of last 5
L Ayla Aksu Samsun OpenHard 5-7 3-6
W Simona Waltert Samsun OpenHard 5-7 6-4 6-0
W Viktoria Hruncakova Samsun OpenHard 7-5 6-2
W Dominika Salkova Samsun OpenHard 6-1 6-4
L Taylah Preston Korea OpenHard 2-6 6-3 2-6
◆ Every meeting
| Date | Tournament | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-30 | Odlum Brown VanOpen - Vancouver | Hard | Mai Hontama | 6-2 6-2 |
| 2026-01-14 | Australian Open - Melbourne | Hard | Himeno Sakatsume | 6-4 6-2 |
| 2023-09-05 | W100 Tokyo | Hard | Himeno Sakatsume | 2-6 7-6 2-0 ret. |
| 2020-03-04 | W25 Yokohama | Hard | Mai Hontama | 7-5 3-6 6-1 |
◆ Both players
Mai HontamaElo 1790 · Glicko 1814 · career record, form and rating historyPlayer card →Himeno SakatsumeElo 1859 · Glicko 1878 · career record, form and rating historyPlayer card →
◆ Other rivalries
Mai Hontama v Kimberly Birrell6 meetings · 3–3Head-to-head →Mai Hontama v Claire Liu3 meetings · 1–2Head-to-head →Mai Hontama v Maddison Inglis3 meetings · 2–1Head-to-head →Mai Hontama v Taylah Preston3 meetings · 1–2Head-to-head →Himeno Sakatsume v Kayla Day4 meetings · 1–3Head-to-head →Himeno Sakatsume v Maddison Inglis4 meetings · 2–2Head-to-head →Himeno Sakatsume v Emerson Jones3 meetings · 0–3Head-to-head →
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