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Mei Yamaguchi, a 27-year-old Japanese professional, holds the #253 spot in the live WTA rankings with 283 points. Yamaguchi moved up 2 places in the most recent release. Yamaguchi is a right-hander.
Yamaguchi carries an ELO rating of 1556 over 246 rated matches, strongest on hard courts (1539). Yamaguchi's next scheduled points drop is 1 point from W100 Evansville 1 on July 27, 2026, when that result rolls off the 52-week ranking, and 18 results currently count toward Yamaguchi's ranking total.
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From matches in our dataset (2023–present).
Biggest upset victories — matches Mei Yamaguchi won as the betting underdog, ranked by pre-match odds.
Francesca JonesChennai Open - Chennai 2025 · 5-7 6-0 1-0 ret.@7.70def. 
Sofya LansereW50 Bengaluru 1 2024 · 6-2 6-2@3.60def. 
Maja ChwalinskaW25 Foxhills 2023 · 6-0 4-6 6-3@3.32def. 
Peangtarn PlipuechHana Bank Korea Open - Seoul 2023 · 6-4 6-3@2.96def. 
Natalija StevanovicW100 Incheon 1 2024 · 6-1 6-2@2.79Mei Yamaguchi’s wins over the highest-rated opponents, by the opponent’s pre-match ELO (since 2023).
Francesca JonesChennai Open - Chennai 2025 · 5-7 6-0 1-0 ret.ELO 1691def. 
Dayeon BackW100 Tokyo 1 2025 · 6-2 6-2ELO 1616def. 
Aoi ItoW35 Hamamatsu 1 2024 · 4-6 5-3 ret.ELO 1607def. Polina IatcenkoMumbai Open - Mumbai 2026 · 5-7 6-3 6-3ELO 1606def. 
Fangran TianW50 Brisbane 1 2025 · 2-6 7-5 6-1ELO 1605Last match Jul 15, 2026 · last win Jun 30, 2026
Level on points with Miriam Bianca Bulgaru at #252.
Points needed to reach each tier, assuming other players’ totals stay the same.
Valid results outside the best-18 that don't count toward the ranking right now — they promote in as counting results drop off.
Mei Yamaguchi's most-played opponents. Open any rivalry for the full meeting record and a win-probability prediction.