Alex Bolt and Yuta Shimizu have met 5 times since 2023; Yuta Shimizu leads 3–2. Their most recent meeting: Alex Bolt won at Brisbane Tennis International #1 (2026).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Bolt
🤖 Servebot
Shimizu
⚙️ Grinder
Matchup analysis
The 🤖 Servebot archetype wins about 58% vs ⚙️ Grinder across 5,334 matches in our dataset — a stylistic lean toward Alex Bolt.
Servebot players often use high ace rate and dominant service to pressure the grinder's relentless consistency.
5 career meetings, newest first
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Bolt | Shimizu | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Alex Bolt | Yuta Shimizu | ||
| 1 or more | 100% | 20/20 | 88% | 14/16 |
| 3 or more | 85% | 17/20 | 56% | 9/16 |
| 5 or more | 70% | 14/20 | 31% | 5/16 |
| 10 or more | 30% | 6/20 | 25% | 4/16 |
| 15 or more | 5% | 1/20 | 0% | 0/16 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/20 | 0% | 0/16 |
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Bolt | Shimizu |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 11–9 | 8–6 |
| Avg odds | 2.37 | 2.07 |
| ROI % | +1.6% | +18.6% |
| Units P/L | +0.32u | +2.60u |
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Bolt has a higher win rate against shared opponents (80% vs Shimizu's 60%).
| Opponent | Bolt | Shimizu |
|---|---|---|
| Dane Sweeny | W 63 64 | W 75 75 |
| Fajing Sun | L 76 36 36 | W 57 64 64 |
| Evan Zhu | W 63 36 63 | L 16 62 36 |
| Aoran Wang | W 63 76 | L 63 57 36 |
| Sho Shimabukuro | L 26 76 36 | L 36 06 |
| Yusuke Takahashi | W 63 76 | W 76 62 |
| Tung-Lin Wu | W 46 64 76 | W 64 16 75 |
| Moerani Bouzige | W 64 62 | W 64 63 |
| Takuya Kumasaka | W 63 64 | W 60 57 76 |
| Harold Mayot | W 63 64 | L 46 26 |
Last five matches per player
Keegan Smith
Lexus Ilkley Open · Round of 32
Jun 10
Arthur Fery
Lexus Birmingham Open · Round of 16
Jun 4
Mattia Bellucci
Terra Wortmann Open · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jun 2
Mattia Bellucci
Lexus Birmingham Open · Round of 32
Jun 2
Jamie Mackenzie
Terra Wortmann Open · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 1
Lukas Neumayer
Roland Garros · 1st Round Qualifying
May 18
Fajing Sun
Wuxi Open · Round of 32
May 6
Adam Walton
Jiangxi Open · Semifinals
May 2
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
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 47–62 matches
| Metric | Bolt | Shimizu |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 58% | 49% |
| Sets won | 57% | 49% |
| Games won | 52% | 49% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Bolt | Shimizu |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 2 | 3 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Bolt | Shimizu |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 2 | 3 |
