Ben Jones vs Yuta ShimizuPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Ben Jones and Yuta Shimizu have met 1 time since 2026; Yuta Shimizu leads 1–0. Across all meetings Jones has taken 0 sets to Shimizu's 2. Their most recent meeting: Yuta Shimizu won at Renault Busan Open Tennis Championships (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Jones | Shimizu | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Ben Jones | Yuta Shimizu | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 63% | 10/16 | 58% | 14/24 |
| Wins a set when losing | 39% | 9/23 | 36% | 9/25 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 38% | 15/39 | 39% | 19/49 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 38% | 5/13 | 38% | 8/21 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 57% | 12/21 | 62% | 16/26 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 52% | 13/25 | 64% | 14/22 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 63% | 12/19 | 73% | 19/26 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 53% | 10/19 | 54% | 14/26 |
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 (Jones 0, Shimizu 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Jones
🤖 Servebot
Shimizu
⚙️ Grinder
Matchup analysis
The 🤖 Servebot archetype wins about 56% vs ⚙️ Grinder across 1,470 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Ben Jones.
Servebot players often use high ace rate and dominant service to pressure the grinder's relentless consistency.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Apr 12, 2026
Renault Busan Open Tennis Championships
H Hard · 1st Round Qualifying
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Jones | Shimizu |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 1–1 | 6–6 |
| Avg odds | 1.87 | 2.04 |
| ROI % | +9.0% | +8.2% |
| Units P/L | +0.18u | +0.98u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Jones | Shimizu |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | — | 1 |
| Events | — | 1 |
| Matches | — | 1 |
| Distance | — | 0 mi · 0 km |
| Route | — | GBR |
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.
Common opponents
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Across 1 shared opponent, both Jones and Shimizu posted a 0% win rate.
| Opponent | Jones | Shimizu |
|---|---|---|
| Marat Sharipov | L 76 26 46 | L 62 36 16 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Oliver Okonkwo
Lexus Ilkley Open · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jun 8
Yi Zhou
Lexus Ilkley Open · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 7
Filippo Romano
Lexus Birmingham Open · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jun 1
Keegan Smith
Lexus Birmingham Open · 1st Round Qualifying
May 31
Marat Sharipov
Jiangxi Open · 1st Round Qualifying
Apr 27
Yuta Shimizu
Renault Busan Open Tennis Championships · 1st Round Qualifying
Apr 12
Yuki Mochizuki
WUNING OPEN 1 · 1st Round Qualifying
Apr 6
Filippo Romano
Challenger Cherbourg La Manche · 2nd Round Qualifying
Mar 9
Anton Matusevich
Roehampton 1 Challenger · 1st Round
Aug 18
Johannus Monday
Winnipeg Challenger · 2nd Round
Jul 23
Liam Broady
Winnipeg Challenger · 1st Round
Jul 21
Justin Boulais
Granby Challenger · 2nd Round
Jul 15
Jay Friend
Granby challenger
Jul 14
Jay Dylan Hara Friend
Granby Challenger · 1st Round
Jul 13
Ryan Colby
M25 Laval · 1st Round
Jul 7
Michael Mmoh
Cary Challenger · 1st Round
Jun 30
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 39–49 matches
| Metric | Jones | Shimizu |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 41% | 49% |
| Sets won | 44% | 49% |
| Games won | 48% | 49% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Jones | Shimizu |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Jones | Shimizu |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 1 |
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