H2H data updated: 2026-11-12 00:00 UTC

Mai Hontama vs Claire Liu

Compare the head-to-head record, career totals, season-by-season performance, and match log for Mai Hontama vs Claire Liu.

Japan Age 27 Right-Handed 164 cm / 5'5"
H2H
0 – 0
0 main-draw meetings
United States Age 26 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Mai Hontama #120 6-1 5-7 6-3 Claire Liu #111 Match data Mar 5, 2024 Q2 Q Indian Wells Open WTA 1000 Hard

1 qualifying meeting shown in the table; qualifying is excluded from the H2H score.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Mai Hontama #152 #105 702 1,694 18 29 38.3% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Claire Liu #69 #52 1,024 1,793 51 67 43.2% 0 0 0 0 1 1

Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.

Age Mai Hontama Claire Liu
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 — — — — — — — 2017 0–2 0.0% #266 1,447 0 0
18 — — — — — — — 2018 5–7 41.7% #141 1,554 0 0
20 — — — — — — — 2020 0–1 0.0% #218 1,502 0 0
21 2021 3–2 60.0% #150 1,559 0 0 2021 3–5 37.5% #94 1,593 0 0
22 2022 1–4 20.0% #203 1,527 0 0 2022 15–15 50.0% #59 1,720 0 0
23 2023 6–4 60.0% #120 1,652 0 0 2023 14–20 41.2% #98 1,674 0 0
24 2024 4–11 26.7% #157 1,574 0 0 2024 1–5 16.7% #269 1,666 0 0
25 2025 0–3 0.0% #240 1,487 0 0 2025 3–5 37.5% #207 1,703 0 0
26 2026 4–5 44.4% #152 1,595 0 0 2026 10–7 58.8% #69 1,793 0 1

Surface Results by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.

Age Mai Hontama Claire Liu
Yr HardClayGrass Yr HardClayGrass
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2017 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2018 2 4 6 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2020 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
21 2021 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — 2021 1 3 4 25.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
22 2022 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 2022 8 10 18 44.4% 6 3 9 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3%
23 2023 6 4 10 60.0% — — — — — — — — 2023 9 13 22 40.9% 5 5 10 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
24 2024 4 11 15 26.7% — — — — — — — — 2024 1 4 5 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
25 2025 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2025 3 5 8 37.5% — — — — — — — —
26 2026 4 5 9 44.4% — — — — — — — — 2026 7 4 11 63.6% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 1 3 66.7%
Career — 17 28 45 37.8% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — 31 46 77 40.3% 15 14 29 51.7% 5 7 12 41.7%

Performance Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Detailed serve and return statistics available for 44/47 of Mai Hontama's and 115/118 of Claire Liu's main draw matches. Sample is shown as matches with detailed serve and return statistics / total main draw matches. Bold green marks the stronger value when both stat samples contain at least 5 matches; lower is better for DFs/M.

Age Mai Hontama Claire Liu
Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts% Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts%
17 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2017 2/2 1.0 2.0 63.8% 54.1% 35.3% 53.7% 58.2% 48.6% 45.8%
18 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2018 12/12 1.1 5.1 65.7% 56.3% 40.7% 47.9% 45.2% 50.4% 43.2%
20 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2020 1/1 0.0 0.0 69.1% 51.1% 33.3% 62.5% 42.9% 45.6% 44.4%
21 2021 4/5 0.3 4.5 70.5% 60.4% 35.9% 62.6% 55.5% 53.0% 46.9% 2021 8/8 3.8 3.9 62.0% 60.8% 42.4% 51.8% 40.6% 53.8% 39.4%
22 2022 5/5 0.0 1.6 73.6% 56.7% 46.4% 32.4% 42.5% 53.7% 44.4% 2022 29/30 2.9 2.5 64.4% 62.5% 42.5% 45.7% 43.8% 55.6% 42.9%
23 2023 10/10 0.3 2.4 66.9% 61.7% 49.9% 35.8% 55.3% 57.4% 46.6% 2023 34/34 2.4 2.8 63.8% 61.2% 44.1% 47.1% 48.9% 55.3% 41.1%
24 2024 15/15 0.9 2.7 67.1% 54.5% 43.6% 48.0% 48.2% 50.4% 42.0% 2024 6/6 1.3 2.5 62.3% 56.1% 34.2% 45.6% 56.2% 48.4% 38.7%
25 2025 1/3 4.0 4.0 63.8% 62.2% 42.9% 42.9% 16.7% 55.2% 35.6% 2025 7/8 6.6 3.9 70.0% 60.8% 40.2% 61.2% 37.5% 54.8% 40.0%
26 2026 9/9 0.6 3.6 66.6% 57.8% 48.3% 46.6% 42.7% 54.7% 44.9% 2026 16/17 3.2 2.6 71.5% 63.0% 48.5% 57.5% 45.4% 59.0% 42.5%
Career — 44/47 0.6 2.9 67.9% 57.8% 45.6% 44.7% 48.0% 53.6% 44.2% — 115/118 2.8 3.0 65.4% 60.7% 42.8% 49.7% 45.8% 54.7% 41.8%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.

Age Mai Hontama Claire Liu
Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
16 2016 1498 95.3 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2017 1447 94.6 -3.66 -1.51 0.890 47.1% — — — 20.0% -1.00 0–1 0–3 (0%) — +0.36
18 2018 1480 95.2 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2018 1554 116.3 -3.37 +0.46 0.871 46.8% -95 +102 — 41.9% -0.77 4–3 (57%) 2–2 (50%) 102.5 +0.36
19 2019 1446 97.6 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2019 1549 100.5 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2020 1502 97.4 +1.47 -4.29 0.817 45.0% — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — +0.07
21 2021 1559 121.5 -0.27 +3.46 0.999 49.8% +25 — — 50.0% +0.10 1–1 0–1 — -0.15 2021 1593 111.6 -2.02 -0.91 0.852 46.6% -87 — — 38.1% -0.90 3–2 (60%) — — -0.21
22 2022 1527 102.9 -1.32 +0.65 0.958 48.8% +6 — — 20.0% -2.00 0–2 — — +0.02 2022 1721 133.1 -0.65 +0.08 0.967 49.4% -64 +104 -123 47.7% -0.17 4–3 (57%) 2–5 (29%) 101.6 -0.48
23 2023 1653 124.3 +0.97 +1.93 1.095 51.9% +28 — — 52.2% +0.35 3–0 (100%) 0–1 — +0.32 2023 1675 129.8 -0.20 -1.03 0.921 48.2% -13 +81 — 41.9% -0.72 3–7 (30%) 5–4 (56%) 96.7 -0.49
24 2024 1574 114.9 -3.97 -1.40 0.847 46.3% +16 — — 31.4% -1.29 2–3 (40%) 1–3 (25%) 96.7 +0.36 2024 1666 124.1 -1.61 -1.39 0.750 43.8% +33 — — 27.3% -1.82 0–1 — — -1.11
25 2025 1488 115.0 -1.71 -2.21 0.794 45.3% +7 — — 25.0% -2.00 0–2 1–0 — +0.12 2025 1704 120.0 -1.96 -1.58 0.885 48.0% +38 — — 40.0% -0.85 2–2 (50%) 0–1 — +0.13
26 2026 1595 115.8 -1.92 +0.78 0.990 49.9% -8 — — 47.6% -0.24 1–2 (33%) 2–0 — +0.01 2026 1793 133.2 +1.44 -0.91 1.035 50.8% +10 -110 -87 52.9% +0.18 2–2 (50%) 3–2 (60%) 101.3 -0.09
Career — 1694 119.2 -1.74 +0.46 0.953 48.9% +14 — — 39.3% -0.72 7–10 (41%) 4–5 (44%) 97.2 +1.48 — 1793 130.3 -0.77 -0.66 0.922 48.3% -24 +70 -105 43.0% -0.57 18–21 (46%) 12–17 (41%) 99.3 -1.26

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.