Ajeet Rai and Masamichi Imamura have met 2 times since 2023; Masamichi Imamura leads 2–0. Their most recent meeting: Masamichi Imamura won at M25 Taipei (2025).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Rai
💥 Big Hitter
Imamura
⚔️ The Gladiator
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 58% vs ⚔️ The Gladiator across 2,418 matches in our dataset — a stylistic lean toward Ajeet Rai.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the the gladiator's physical intensity.
2 career meetings, newest first
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Rai | Imamura |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | - | 9–7 |
| Avg odds | - | 1.91 |
| ROI % | - | -16.8% |
| Units P/L | - | -2.69u |
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Imamura has a higher win rate against shared opponents (60% vs Rai's 40%).
| Opponent | Rai | Imamura |
|---|---|---|
| Kosuke Ogura | W 76 64 | L |
| Matthew Dellavedova | L 36 14 | L 57 61 16 |
| Anton Shepp | L 75 36 26 | W 62 61 |
| Kuan Yi Lee | W 67 42 | W 61 62 |
| Omar Jasika | L 63 57 16 | W 76 16 63 |
| Dane Sweeny | L 26 36 | L 36 26 |
| Carl Emil Overbeck | L 26 16 | L 46 75 16 |
| Ethan Cook | W 63 62 | W 64 16 62 |
| Joshua Charlton | L 46 76 26 | W 64 62 |
| Mustafa Ege Sik | W 16 62 76 | W 64 62 |
Last five matches per player
Dragos Nicolae Cazacu
PLOVDIV CHALLENGER · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 21
Robert Strombachs
M25 Sharm ElSheikh · Quarterfinals
Apr 13
Lukas Pokorny
M25 Sharm ElSheikh · Round of 32
Apr 13
Mikhail Tsapenko
M25 Sharm ElSheikh · Round of 16
Apr 13
Matthew Dellavedova
M25 Launceston · Round of 32
Mar 2
Matthew Dellavedova
M25 Burnie · Round of 32
Feb 23
Thomas Fancutt
M25 Burnie · Round of 16
Feb 23
Omar Jasika
M25 Burnie · Quarterfinals
Feb 23
Hunter Heck
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 20
Tai Sach
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 19
Jangjun Kim
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 18
Noritaka Koizumi
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 17
Kosuke Ogura
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 11
Yusuke Takahashi
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 10
Braden Shick
Texas Spine and Joint Men's Championship · Round of 16
Jun 4
Colton Smith
Texas Spine and Joint Men's Championship · Round of 32
Jun 3
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 34–70 matches
| Metric | Rai | Imamura |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 50% | 60% |
| Sets won | 50% | 59% |
| Games won | 50% | 53% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Rai | Imamura |
|---|---|---|
| ITF M25 | 0 | 1 |
| ATP Challenger Tour | 0 | 1 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Rai | Imamura |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 2 |
