WTA Osaka
Saturday, 17 October 2026
Claire Liu vs Kanon Sawashiro – WTA Osaka, 17 Oct 2026
Claire Liu Ranked No. 96
05:00
Sat 17 Oct · not before 05:00
Kanon Sawashiro Ranked No. 599
SurfaceHard
FormatBest of 3
DrawSingles · qualifying
Scheduled17 Oct · 05:00 BST
TourWTA
SportsLife forecast
Win probability
Our pick
88%
Claire Liu
88%
Claire Liu
12%
Kanon Sawashiro
88%
12%
Our pick Claire Liu High confidence
- Claire Liu is ranked 96, while Kanon Sawashiro is ranked 599
- Liu has a 31-16 season record and 1 title, Sawashiro is 7-5 with 0 titles
- Liu has a much higher Elo on hard courts: 1673 vs Sawashiro's overall Elo not given
Estimated by the SportsLife model from the players' rankings, season records, surface results, Elo ratings and tie-break and deciding-set rates. Not betting advice.
Players
CL
Claire Liu
United States · WTA- Ranking
- #96 (↓)
- Ranking points
- 789
- Age
- 26 (25 May 2000)
- Plays
- Right-handed
- Career high
- #52
- 2026 win–loss
- 31–16
- On hard
- 9–7
- 2026 titles
- 1
- Elo rating
- 1724 (hard 1673)
- Tie-breaks won
- 88%
- Deciding sets won
- 62%
- Matches on record
- 70
KS
Kanon Sawashiro
Japan · WTA- Ranking
- #599 (↓)
- Ranking points
- 75
- Age
- 18 (29 Jul 2008)
- Career high
- #784
- 2026 win–loss
- 7–5
- On hard
- 7–5
- 2026 titles
- 0
- Tie-breaks won
- 100%
- Deciding sets won
- 36%
- Matches on record
- 46
SportsLife view
Ranking, Elo and form side by sideEdgeClaire Liuahead in 3 of 4 measures
Claire LiuKanon Sawashiro
#96Ranking#599
66%2026 win rate58%
88%Tie-breaks won100%
62%Deciding sets won36%
Figures from the players' records: current ranking, Elo rating, this season's win rate, tie-breaks and deciding sets. No win-probability model is applied.