WTA Osaka
Tuesday, 20 October 2026
Katie Boulter vs Himeno Sakatsume – WTA Osaka, 20 Oct 2026
Katie Boulter Ranked No. 58
1–0
6-3 3-1
Tue 20 Oct · not before 05:00
Himeno Sakatsume Ranked No. 115
SurfaceHard
FormatBest of 3
DrawSingles
Scheduled20 Oct · 05:00 BST
TourWTA
Set by set
| Player | Set 1 | Set 2 | Sets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Katie Boulter | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| Himeno Sakatsume | 3 | 1 | 0 |
SportsLife forecast
Win probability
Our pick
68%
Katie Boulter
68%
Katie Boulter
32%
Himeno Sakatsume
68%
32%
Our pick Katie Boulter Medium confidence
- Boulter is ranked 58, well above Sakatsume at 115
- Boulter has the higher Elo on hard courts, 1759 to 1586
- Sakatsume has won 93% of tiebreaks, a strong edge in close sets
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
KB
Katie Boulter
Great Britain · WTA- Ranking
- #58 (↑)
- Ranking points
- 1,042
- Age
- 30 (1 Aug 1996)
- Plays
- Right-handed
- Career high
- #23
- 2026 win–loss
- 21–18
- On hard
- 13–9
- 2026 titles
- 1
- Elo rating
- 1792 (hard 1759)
- Tie-breaks won
- 71%
- Deciding sets won
- 59%
- Matches on record
- 70
HS
Himeno Sakatsume
Japan · WTA- Ranking
- #115 (↓)
- Ranking points
- 665
- Age
- 25 (3 Aug 2001)
- Plays
- Right-handed
- Career high
- #131
- 2026 win–loss
- 29–24
- On hard
- 21–16
- 2026 titles
- 0
- Elo rating
- 1613 (hard 1586)
- Tie-breaks won
- 93%
- Deciding sets won
- 54%
- Matches on record
- 95
SportsLife view
Ranking, Elo and form side by sideEdgeKatie Boulterahead in 4 of 6 measures
Katie BoulterHimeno Sakatsume
#58Ranking#115
1792Elo rating1613
1759Elo on hard1586
54%2026 win rate55%
71%Tie-breaks won93%
59%Deciding sets won54%
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.