Akira Santillan vs Keisuke SaitohPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Akira Santillan and Keisuke Saitoh have met 1 time since 2026; Keisuke Saitoh leads 1–0. Across all meetings Santillan has taken 1 sets to Saitoh's 2. Their most recent meeting: Keisuke Saitoh won at Wuning 3 Challenger (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Santillan | Saitoh | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Akira Santillan | Keisuke Saitoh | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 77% | 40/52 | 69% | 36/52 |
| Wins a set when losing | 31% | 10/32 | 13% | 3/23 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 26% | 22/84 | 25% | 19/75 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 65% | 31/48 | 59% | 22/37 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 52% | 14/27 | 64% | 18/28 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 63% | 10/16 | 58% | 11/19 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 94% | 45/48 | 98% | 42/43 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 83% | 40/48 | 84% | 36/43 |
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. Head-to-head: 0 of 1 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Santillan 0, Saitoh 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Santillan
💥 Big Hitter
Saitoh
⚔️ The Gladiator
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 55% vs ⚔️ The Gladiator across 1,310 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 gladiator's physical intensity.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Oct 9, 2026
Wuning 3 Challenger
H Hard · Quarterfinals
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Santillan | Saitoh | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Akira Santillan | Keisuke Saitoh | ||
| 1 or more | 100% | 19/19 | 78% | 18/23 |
| 3 or more | 79% | 15/19 | 35% | 8/23 |
| 5 or more | 47% | 9/19 | 0% | 0/23 |
| 10 or more | 16% | 3/19 | 0% | 0/23 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/19 | 0% | 0/23 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/19 | 0% | 0/23 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Santillan | Saitoh |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 9–10 | 16–6 |
| Avg odds | 2.19 | 2.20 |
| ROI % | -19.4% | +23.6% |
| Units P/L | -3.68u | +5.18u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Santillan | Saitoh |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | 1 |
| Events | 3 | 1 |
| Matches | 5 | 2 |
| Distance | 1,078 mi · 1,735 km | 0 mi · 0 km |
| Route | CHN | 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.
Common opponents
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Saitoh has a higher win rate against shared opponents (67% vs Santillan's 33%).
| Opponent | Santillan | Saitoh |
|---|---|---|
| Chase Ferguson | W 64 61 | W 62 63 |
| Sanhui Shin | L 36 46 | W 67 60 75 |
| Enzo Aguiard | L 57 36 | L 36 16 |
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
Akira Santillan
Wuning 3 Challenger · Quarterfinals
Oct 9
Hiroki Moriya
Wuning 3 Challenger · 2nd Round
Oct 7
Dominik Palan
Wuning 3 Challenger · 1st Round
Oct 6
Yusuke Takahashi
Wuning 3 Challenger · 3rd Round Qualifying
Oct 5
Zhicheng Wang
Wuning 3 Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Oct 4
Mattia Bellucci
Jingshan Challenger · 3rd Round Qualifying
Sep 29
Koki Matsuda
Jingshan Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 28
Jerry Roddick
M25 Sapporo · Final
Sep 13
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 75–87 matches
| Metric | Santillan | Saitoh |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 61% | 69% |
| Sets won | 60% | 63% |
| Games won | 54% | 55% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Santillan | Saitoh |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Santillan | Saitoh |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 1 |
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