Head to Head
| All England Open | 2018/06/28 05:00 | Saina Nehwal v Akane Yamaguchi | L | 0-2 |
| Indonesia Masters XD | 2018/05/23 07:00 | Akane Yamaguchi v Saina Nehwal | L | 2-1 |
| All England Open | 2017/11/16 05:00 | Akane Yamaguchi v Saina Nehwal | L | 2-0 |
| French Open Women | 2017/10/26 13:40 | Saina Nehwal v Akane Yamaguchi | L | 0-2 |
| Denmark Open Women | 2017/10/20 15:00 | Saina Nehwal v Akane Yamaguchi | L | 0-2 |
| All England Open | 2017/04/05 07:20 | Saina Nehwal v Akane Yamaguchi | L | 1-2 |
Home History
| All England Open | 2018/09/18 06:15 | Saina Nehwal v Ji Hyun Sung | L | 1-2 |
| World Championships Women | 2018/08/03 04:00 | Saina Nehwal v Carolina Marin | L | 0-2 |
| World Championships Women | 2018/08/02 07:20 | Ratchanok Intanon v Saina Nehwal | W | 0-2 |
| World Championships Women | 2018/07/31 04:40 | Saina Nehwal v Aliye Demirbag | W | 2-0 |
| All England Open | 2018/07/05 08:00 | Saina Nehwal v Yufei Chen | L | 0-2 |
| All England Open | 2018/07/03 11:00 | Saina Nehwal v Dinar Dyah Ayustine | W | 2-0 |
| All England Open | 2018/06/28 05:00 | Saina Nehwal v Akane Yamaguchi | L | 0-2 |
| All England Open | 2018/06/26 06:20 | Saina Nehwal v Pui Yin Yip | W | 2-0 |
Away History
| All England Open | 2018/09/18 09:15 | Jin Wei Goh v Akane Yamaguchi | W | 1-2 |
| Japan Open Women | 2018/09/14 02:00 | Yufei Chen v Akane Yamaguchi | L | 2-1 |
| Japan Open Women | 2018/09/13 05:30 | Yanyan Cai v Akane Yamaguchi | W | 0-2 |
| Japan Open Women | 2018/09/11 02:00 | Yu Po Pai v Akane Yamaguchi | W | 0-2 |
| World Championships Women | 2018/08/04 11:30 | Pusarla V. Sindhu v Akane Yamaguchi | L | 2-0 |
| World Championships Women | 2018/08/03 11:00 | Yufei Chen v Akane Yamaguchi | W | 1-2 |
| World Championships Women | 2018/08/02 04:00 | Nitchaon Jindapol v Akane Yamaguchi | W | 0-2 |
| World Championships Women | 2018/08/01 04:20 | Fabienne Deprez v Akane Yamaguchi | W | 0-2 |