Harriet Dart and Mei Yamaguchi will clash against each other in the qualifications of the Guangzhou Open for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Sunday at 3:30 pm on Court 6. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Harriet Dart who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Harriet Dart is the pick to win this match.
Harriet Dart -> 1.21
Mei Yamaguchi -> 3.84
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Prediction and head to head Harriet Dart vs. Mei Yamaguchi
This will be the 2nd time that Harriet Dart and Mei Yamaguchi face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Dart (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard.
The last time that they fought against each other, Dart won 6-7(5) 6-1 6-3 in the 1st round in the Makinohara.
Harriet Dart
36 - 23win/loss
117
70
WLWWLWWWLW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 36-23 | 28-15 | 1-1 | 6-2 | 1-5 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 25-23 | 15-12 | 0-5 | 9-2 | 1-4 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 26-27 | 12-12 | 3-7 | 5-3 | 6-5 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 42-32 | 27-19 | 1-3 | 6-5 | 8-5 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 29-29 | 17-15 | 1-5 | 4-4 | 7-5 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 117, the Brit reached the qualifications after beating Cheuk Ying Shek 5-7 7-6(5) 6-1.
In the qualifications against Ying Shek, The Brit recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (5-7 7-65 6-1). During the match, Dart scored 106 points vs Ying Shek’s 95. The Brit was quite aggressive to blast 42 winners.
Regarding the service games, Dart bagged 2 aces and she committed only 5 double faults. Harriet Dart lost the serve 5 times and she saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Dart put 62% of her first serves in, winning 67% (42/63) of the points behind her 1st serve and 41% (16/39) on the 2nd serve. Dart broke Ying Shek 6 times after converting 50% of her break points (6/12).
Dart has winning win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 56% of her matches (291-232). 28-15 on hard in 2026. Talking about her performance on the same surface of this event, Dart has a composed 174-126 match record in the last years on hard.
The Brit’s best result of the season was reaching the semifinal in the W100 Fujairah and the W75 Porto.
The Brit has a compiled 36-23 win-loss record in 2026, 28-15 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Guangzhou
Previously, her best result was reaching the 2nd round in 2023. See her history.
Mei Yamaguchi
21 - 26win/loss
256
242
WLLLLWLLWL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 21-26 | 17-21 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 3-1 |
| 2025 | 36-34 | 28-24 | 5-7 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| 2024 | 47-28 | 33-24 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 13-3 |
| 2023 | 36-31 | 30-24 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 4-3 |
| 2022 | 15-13 | 1-4 | 8-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 5-2 |
Ranked no. 256, Yamaguchi got to the qualifications after defeating Linda Fruhvirtova 2-6 6-2 7-6(7).
In the qualifications against Fruhvirtova, The Japanese recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (2-6 6-2 7-67). During the match Yamaguchi scored 102 points vs Fruhvirtova’s 101. Mei was exceptionally aggressive to blast 45 winners.
Talking about serving, Yamaguchi blasted 2 aces and she was extremely consistent in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Mei Yamaguchi lost the serve 5 times and she saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Yamaguchi put 73% of her first serves in, winning 62% (45/73) of the points behind her 1st serve and 44% (12/27) on the 2nd serve. Yamaguchi broke Fruhvirtova 5 times after converting 63% of her break points (5/8).
Yamaguchi has an overall 21-26 win-loss record in 2026, 17-21 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Dart | Yamaguchi |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Games | 32 | 29 |
| Pts | 106-95 | 102-101 |
| Total Points | 201 | 203 |
| Winners | 42 | 45 |
| %Winners | 40% | 44% |
Both Dart and Yamaguchi played 1 match. Also both players started their run from the qualifications.Both players lost a set in the event. Harriet Dart surrendered 1 set, while Mei Yamaguchi lost 1 set. Talking about their workload, Dart and Yamaguchi have played the same amount of sets 3. However, Dart played 3 games more than Yamaguchi. Harriet scored 42 winners (40% of the total points). On the other side, Mei made 45 winners (44%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Dart | Yamaguchi |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 2 | 2 |
| Avg per match | 2 | 2 |
| 1st in | 63/102 | 73/100 |
| %1st in | 62% | 73% |
| 1st pts | 42/63 | 45/73 |
| %1st pts | 67% | 62% |
| 2nd pts | 16/39 | 12/27 |
| %2nd pts | 41% | 44% |
Dart scored 2 aces . Yamaguchi struck 2 aces . Dart won 67% points behind her first serve. She quite strong on her second serve to win 41% of the points. On the other side, Yamaguchi won 62% of the points behind her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 44% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Dart | Yamaguchi |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 6 | 5 |
| Converted | 6/12 | 5/8 |
| % Converted | 50% | 63% |
| Conceded | 7 | 10 |
| Saved | 2 | 5 |
| % Saved | 29% | 50% |
| Times Broken | 5 | 5 |
Dart broke her opponent 6 times with a 50% conversion rate. The Brit surrendered her serve 5 times and she saved 29% of the break points that she conceded. Yamaguchi broke her opponent 5 times with a 63% conversion rate. Mei conceded her serve 5 times and she saved 50% of the break points that she conceded.
| Dart | |||
| Q1 Ying |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 5-7 7-65 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 32 | 32 | |
| pts | 106-95 | 106-95 | |
| Total points | 201 | 201 | |
| Winners | 42 | 42 | |
| %Winners | 40% | 40% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 2 | 2 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 63/102 | 63/102 | |
| % 1st in | 62% | 62% | |
| 1st pts | 42/63 | 42/63 | |
| % 1st pts | 67% | 67% | |
| 2nd pts | 16/39 | 16/39 | |
| % 2nd pts | 41% | 41% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 6 | 6 | |
| Converted | 6/12 | 6/12 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 7 | |
| Saved | 2/7 | 2 | |
| Saved % | 29% | 29% | |
| Times Broken | 5 | 5 | |
| Yamaguchi | |||
| Q1 Fruhvirtova |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 2-6 6-2 7-67 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 29 | 29 | |
| pts | 102-101 | 102-101 | |
| Total points | 203 | 203 | |
| Winners | 45 | 45 | |
| %Winners | 44% | 44% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 2 | 2 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 0 | |
| 1st in | 73/100 | 73/100 | |
| % 1st in | 73% | 73% | |
| 1st pts | 45/73 | 45/73 | |
| % 1st pts | 62% | 62% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/27 | 12/27 | |
| % 2nd pts | 44% | 44% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 5 | 5 | |
| Converted | 5/8 | 5/8 | |
| Converted % | 63% | 63% | |
| Conceded | 10 | 10 | |
| Saved | 5/10 | 5 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 5 | 5 | |
Head 2 Head
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