Andrei Kunitsyn vs Taiyo YamanakaPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Andrei Kunitsyn and Taiyo Yamanaka have met 1 time since 2026; Andrei Kunitsyn leads 1–0. Across all meetings Kunitsyn has taken 2 sets to Yamanaka's 0. Their most recent meeting: Andrei Kunitsyn won at M15 Astana (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Kunitsyn | Yamanaka | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Andrei Kunitsyn | Taiyo Yamanaka | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 100% | 2/2 | 63% | 15/24 |
| Wins a set when losing | 36% | 4/11 | 38% | 10/26 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 31% | 4/13 | 38% | 19/50 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 0% | 0/1 | 55% | 12/22 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 60% | 6/10 | 58% | 15/26 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 25% | 2/8 | 57% | 8/14 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 67% | 2/3 | 74% | 20/27 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 67% | 2/3 | 56% | 15/27 |
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: 1 of 1 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Kunitsyn 1, Yamanaka 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Kunitsyn
💥 Big Hitter
Yamanaka
⚙️ Grinder
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 55% vs ⚙️ Grinder across 1,211 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Andrei Kunitsyn.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the grinder's relentless consistency.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Jul 29, 2026
M15 Astana
H Hard · 1st Round
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Kunitsyn | Yamanaka |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 1–2 | 5–6 |
| Avg odds | 3.21 | 2.47 |
| ROI % | -31.7% | -20.3% |
| Units P/L | -0.95u | -2.23u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Kunitsyn | Yamanaka |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | — | 2 |
| Events | — | 2 |
| Matches | — | 3 |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | — | KAZ → CHN |
Host country from the tournament each match was played in, over the last 30 days. 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
Petr Bar Biryukov
M15 Astana · 2nd Round
Jul 30
Taiyo Yamanaka
M15 Astana · 1st Round
Jul 29
Ye Chen
M15 Wuning · 1st Round
Jun 24
Grigoriy Lomakin
M15 Islamabad · 1st Round
May 5
Samir Hamza Reguig
M15 Islamabad · 1st Round
Apr 29
Samuel Vincent Ruggeri
M25 Sharm ElSheikh · 1st Round
Apr 22
Michael Bassem Sobhy
M25 Sharm ElSheikh · 1st Round
Apr 15
Marek Gengel
M25 Sharm ElSheikh · 1st Round
Apr 8
Weiyi Kong
M15 Tianjin · 1st Round
Aug 11
Shunsuke Mitsui
M15 Astana · 2nd Round
Aug 7
Sergey Petrov
M15 Astana · 1st Round
Aug 6
Andrei Kunitsyn
M15 Astana · 1st Round
Jul 29
Matthew Dellavedova
M15 Tokyo · Quarterfinals
Jul 10
Hikaru Shiraishi
M15 Tokyo · 2nd Round
Jul 9
Ren Nakamura
M15 Tokyo · 1st Round
Jul 8
Moerani Bouzige
M15 Wuning · 1st Round
Jun 30
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 13–51 matches
| Metric | Kunitsyn | Yamanaka |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 15% | 47% |
| Sets won | 27% | 48% |
| Games won | 44% | 50% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Kunitsyn | Yamanaka |
|---|---|---|
| ITF M15 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Kunitsyn | Yamanaka |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 0 |
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