Ajeet Rai and Yuta Shimizu have met 1 time since 2024; Yuta Shimizu leads 1–0. Their most recent meeting: Yuta Shimizu won at Sydney (2024).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Rai
💥 Big Hitter
Shimizu
🛡️ The Spoiler
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 57% vs 🛡️ The Spoiler across 1,522 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 spoiler's strong court coverage.
1 career meeting, newest first
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Rai | Shimizu |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | - | 9–7 |
| Avg odds | - | 1.95 |
| ROI % | - | +3.9% |
| Units P/L | - | +0.62u |
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Shimizu has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Rai's 0%).
| Opponent | Rai | Shimizu |
|---|---|---|
| Dane Sweeny | L 26 36 | W 75 75 |
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
Andre Ilagan
Texas Spine and Joint Men's Championship · Quarterfinals
Jun 5
Murphy Cassone
Texas Spine and Joint Men's Championship · Round of 16
Jun 4
Dane Sweeny
Texas Spine and Joint Men's Championship · Round of 32
Jun 3
Bernard Tomic
UAMS Health Little Rock Open · Round of 16
May 17
Andres Martin
UAMS Health Little Rock Open · Round of 32
May 13
Evan Zhu
Wuxi Open · 1st Round Qualifying
May 3
Sho Shimabukuro
Jiangxi Open · Round of 32
Apr 29
Yusuke Takahashi
Jiangxi Open · 2nd Round Qualifying
Apr 27
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 34–47 matches
| Metric | Rai | Shimizu |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 50% | 49% |
| Sets won | 50% | 49% |
| Games won | 50% | 49% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Rai | Shimizu |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 0 | 1 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Rai | Shimizu |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 1 |
