WTAHardChennai2026-11-01 11:00

Mei Yamaguchi v Zhibek Kulambayeva

The market

M. YamaguchiFAV1.5164%

Z. Kulambayeva2.6536%

Market says64% Yamaguchi

Percentages are the implied chance of winning with the bookmaker's margin removed.

Recent form

M. YamaguchiLWLWL

Z. KulambayevaWWLLL

Last five completed matches, most recent first.

Head to head

M. Yamaguchi0

Z. Kulambayeva1

Head to head1 meeting

Date	Event	Match	Score
2026-11-01	Chennai	M. YamaguchivZ. Kulambayeva	6-3 3-6 6-7

This season & this event

M. Yamaguchi

Z. Kulambayeva

20-25

19-23

Lost R16 to J. Garland

Did not play

2026 record

2026 on hard

Here in 2025

Here in 2024

22-16

2-1

Did not play

Ranking points fall off a year after they are earned, so a player who went deep here last year must match it or drop in the rankings. That shapes effort in a way the price does not always show.

The players

Mei Yamaguchi

Japan

Zhibek Kulambayeva

Kazakhstan

293

Japan

8–10

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Ranking

Age

Country

2026 W/L

Titles

Hard

Clay

Grass

475

Kazakhstan

20–15

0–1

20–14

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Ranking, record and surface splits are for the most recent season on file. Height, weight and handedness are not published by our data provider.

M. Yamaguchi — last 10

With the pre-match price we recorded at the time.

Date	Event	Surface	Opponent	Their price	Market	Result
2026-11-01	Chennai	Hard	Z. Kulambayeva	1.51	64%	LOST
Games in each set6-3 3-6 6-7 YamaguchiKulambayevaPoints won50%50%Serve points won51%50%Return points won50%49%Games held7 of 157 of 15Break points saved5 of 133 of 11Aces10Double faults27
2026-10-31	Chennai	Hard	Z. Desai	1.08	88%	WON
Games in each set6-1 6-0 YamaguchiDesaiPoints won66%34%Serve points won69%37%Return points won63%31%Games held6 of 70 of 6Break points saved0 of 15 of 11Aces30Double faults17
2026-10-25	Guangzhou	Hard	H. Dart	5.44	82%	LOST
Games in each set2-6 1-6 YamaguchiDartPoints won35%65%Serve points won34%63%Return points won37%66%Games held2 of 86 of 7Break points saved1 of 71 of 2Aces01Double faults31
2026-10-24	Guangzhou	Hard	L. Fruhvirtova	4.27	77%	WON
Games in each set2-6 6-2 7-6 YamaguchiFruhvirtovaPoints won50%50%Serve points won57%56%Return points won44%43%Games held9 of 149 of 14Break points saved5 of 104 of 9Aces25Double faults09
2026-10-17	Osaka	Hard	S. Kenin	5.67	83%	LOST
Games in each set6-2 0-6 1-6 YamaguchiKeninPoints won44%56%Serve points won48%61%Return points won39%52%Games held4 of 117 of 10Break points saved4 of 110 of 3Aces73Double faults54
2026-09-28	Jingshan	Hard	W. Zheng	—	—	LOST
Games in each set1-6 3-6 YamaguchiZhengPoints won36%64%Serve points won41%70%Return points won30%59%Games held3 of 87 of 8Break points saved1 of 60 of 1Aces00Double faults22
2026-09-22	Singapore	Hard (Indoor)	A. Parks	—	—	LOST
Games in each set4-6 3-6 YamaguchiParksPoints won43%57%Serve points won51%63%Return points won37%49%Games held5 of 98 of 10Break points saved4 of 85 of 7Aces18Double faults18
2026-09-20	Singapore	Hard (Indoor)	K. Okamura	1.53	63%	LOST
Games in each set1-6 1-6 YamaguchiOkamuraPoints won30%70%Serve points won36%76%Return points won24%64%Games held1 of 76 of 7Break points saved3 of 91 of 2Aces01Double faults12
2026-09-19	Singapore	Hard (Indoor)	U. Eikeri	1.20	80%	WON
Games in each set6-1 6-4 YamaguchiEikeriPoints won59%41%Serve points won62%45%Return points won55%38%Games held7 of 93 of 8Break points saved4 of 66 of 11Aces14Double faults37
2026-09-08	W50 Guiyang	Hard	T. Kokkinis	1.65	56%	LOST
Games in each set6-4 6-7 1-6 YamaguchiKokkinisPoints won51%49%Serve points won68%65%Return points won35%32%Games held12 of 1514 of 15Break points saved3 of 52 of 3

Z. Kulambayeva — last 10

With the pre-match price we recorded at the time.

Date	Event	Surface	Opponent	Their price	Market	Result
2026-11-01	Chennai	Hard	M. Yamaguchi	2.65	64%	WON
Games in each set3-6 6-3 7-6 KulambayevaYamaguchiPoints won50%50%Serve points won50%51%Return points won49%50%Games held7 of 157 of 15Break points saved3 of 115 of 13Aces01Double faults72
2026-10-31	Chennai	Hard	Y. Kotliar	2.31	58%	WON
Games in each set6-2 6-3 KulambayevaKotliarPoints won58%42%Serve points won52%38%Return points won62%48%Games held5 of 82 of 9Break points saved1 of 46 of 13Aces01Double faults49
2026-10-12	Lisbon (Portugal) - Qualification	Clay	F. Jorge	2.62	63%	LOST
Games in each set6-4 2-6 3-6 KulambayevaJorgePoints won47%53%Serve points won50%55%Return points won45%50%Games held6 of 139 of 14Break points saved5 of 126 of 11Aces11Double faults57
2026-09-13	Caldas da Rainha	Hard	M. Rapolu	3.96	76%	LOST
Games in each set3-6 2-6 KulambayevaRapoluPoints won41%59%Serve points won45%62%Return points won38%55%Games held3 of 87 of 9Break points saved4 of 93 of 5Aces01Double faults03
2026-09-09	Antalya 4 (Turkey) - Qualification	Clay	E. Yaneva	3.34	71%	LOST
Games in each set3-6 6-3 4-6 KulambayevaYanevaPoints won49%51%Serve points won55%57%Return points won43%45%Games held9 of 1410 of 14Break points saved3 of 85 of 9Aces01Double faults411
2026-09-07	Antalya 4 (Turkey) - Qualification	Clay	R. Zelnickova	1.44	67%	WON
Games in each set6-4 6-4 KulambayevaZelnickovaPoints won56%44%Serve points won63%50%Return points won50%37%Games held7 of 105 of 10Break points saved3 of 62 of 7Aces00Double faults32
2026-08-26	W50 Kursumlijska Banja (Serbia)	Clay	G. Pedone	1.90	50%	LOST
Games in each set1-6 3-6 KulambayevaPedonePoints won43%57%Serve points won48%62%Return points won38%52%Games held3 of 87 of 8Break points saved6 of 112 of 3
2026-08-13	W75 Kursumlijska Banja 2	Clay	M. Ristic	3.89	76%	LOST
Games in each set4-6 2-6 KulambayevaRisticPoints won43%57%Serve points won44%57%Return points won43%56%Games held3 of 96 of 9Break points saved4 of 103 of 6
2026-08-12	W75 Kursumlijska Banja 2	Clay	Z. Li	—	—	WON
Games in each set4-6 6-3 6-0 KulambayevaLiPoints won54%46%Serve points won63%55%Return points won45%37%Games held12 of 138 of 12Break points saved7 of 810 of 14
2026-07-28	W100 Gran Canaria-Maspalomas	Clay	A. Lazaro Garcia	4.40	78%	LOST
Games in each set3-6 5-7

Common questions

Who is favourite, Mei Yamaguchi or Zhibek Kulambayeva?

Mei Yamaguchi is favourite at 1.51, which is a 64% chance once the bookmaker's margin is removed.

What are the odds for Mei Yamaguchi vs Zhibek Kulambayeva?

Mei Yamaguchi is 1.51 and Zhibek Kulambayeva is 2.65, the prices we recorded for the Chennai match.

What is the head-to-head between Mei Yamaguchi and Zhibek Kulambayeva?

They have met 1 time and Zhibek Kulambayeva leads 1-0.

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