Akira Santillan vs Cheong-Eui KimPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Akira Santillan and Cheong-Eui Kim have met 1 time since 2019; Akira Santillan leads 1–0. Across all meetings Santillan has taken 2 sets to Kim's 0. Their most recent meeting: Akira Santillan won at Gwangju (2019).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Santillan | Kim | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Akira Santillan | Cheong-Eui Kim | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 77% | 40/52 | — | |
| Wins a set when losing | 31% | 10/32 | — | |
| Goes to a deciding set | 26% | 22/84 | — | |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 65% | 31/48 | — | |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 52% | 14/27 | — | |
| Tiebreak sets won | 63% | 10/16 | — | |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 94% | 45/48 | — | |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 83% | 40/48 | — | |
Colored rows are higher-is-better: green above 50%, red below. Favorite/underdog set by book odds; cover rows count only matches with odds on record. Small sample — read with care. Head-to-head: 1 of 1 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Santillan 1, Kim 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Santillan
💥 Big Hitter
Kim
👑 The Complete Package
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 53% vs 👑 The Complete Package across 1,618 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Akira Santillan.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the the complete package's elite serve & return.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
May 5, 2019
Gwangju
H Hard · Round of 64
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Santillan | Kim |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 8–10 | - |
| Avg odds | 2.26 | - |
| ROI % | -21.0% | - |
| Units P/L | -3.78u | - |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Santillan | Kim |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | — |
| Events | 3 | — |
| Matches | 4 | — |
| Distance | 1,078 mi · 1,735 km | — |
| Route | CHN | — |
Host country from each tournament in the last 30 days, including the current event even when a player arrived on a bye. Route is the order of countries visited; consecutive stops in the same country are shown once. Distance is the great-circle total between host cities, shown only when every stop in the window is geocoded. A rough fatigue signal, not a headline stat.
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Keisuke Saitoh
Wuning 3 Challenger · Quarterfinals
Oct 9
Yaroslav Demin
Wuning 3 Challenger · 2nd Round
Oct 7
Luca Castelnuovo
Wuning 3 Challenger · 1st Round
Oct 5
Luka Pavlovic
Jingshan Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 29
Alex Bolt
Hangzhou Open - Hangzhou · 3rd Round Qualifying
Sep 23
Kaigaoge Kang
Hangzhou Open - Hangzhou · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 22
Pavel Kotov
Guangzhou Challenger · 2nd Round
Sep 16
Yaojie Zeng
Guangzhou Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 14
Duckhee Lee
Jinan · Round of 16
Jun 12
Yasutaka Uchiyama
Zhangjiagang · Round of 16
May 7
Keegan Smith
Busan · 1st Round Qualifying
Oct 16
Steve Johnson
Seoul · Round of 32
Oct 11
Spencer Johnson
Seoul Challenger · 1st Round
Oct 11
Robert Galloway
Gwangju · 1st Round Qualifying
Oct 2
Maverick Banes
Busan · Round of 64
May 7
Akira Santillan
Gwangju · Round of 64
May 5
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 87–87 matches
| Metric | Santillan | Kim |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 61% | - |
| Sets won | 60% | - |
| Games won | 54% | - |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Santillan | Kim |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Santillan | Kim |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 0 |
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