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 | 57% | 8/14 | 62% | 18/29 |
| Wins a set when losing | 48% | 10/21 | 38% | 10/26 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 46% | 16/35 | 38% | 21/55 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 40% | 4/10 | 42% | 11/26 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 62% | 13/21 | 67% | 18/27 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 52% | 12/23 | 68% | 17/25 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 56% | 10/18 | 77% | 23/30 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 44% | 8/18 | 60% | 18/30 |
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 720 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 | 0–1 | 5–5 |
| Avg odds | 2.31 | 1.91 |
| ROI % | -100.0% | -4.1% |
| Units P/L | -1.00u | -0.41u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Jones | Shimizu |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | — | 2 |
| Events | — | 2 |
| Matches | — | 3 |
| Distance | — | 1,420 mi · 2,285 km |
| Route | — | VIE → 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
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
Kokoro Isomura
Winnipeg Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Jul 19
Yi Zhou
Ilkley Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 8
Oliver Okonkwo
Lexus Ilkley Open · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jun 8
Filippo Romano
Lexus Birmingham Open · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jun 1
Keegan Smith
Lexus Birmingham Open · 1st Round Qualifying
May 31
Marat Sharipov
Jiujiang Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Apr 26
Yuta Shimizu
Renault Busan Open Tennis Championships · 1st Round Qualifying
Apr 12
Yuki Mochizuki
Wuning 1 Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Apr 5
Bernard Tomic
Jingshan Challenger · 2nd Round
Oct 2
Stefanos Sakellaridis
Jingshan Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 29
Philip Sekulic
Phan Thiet 4 Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 15
Arthur Weber
Phan Thiet 3 Challenger · Semifinals
Sep 12
Hiroki Moriya
Phan Thiet 3 Challenger · Quarterfinals
Sep 11
Kasidit Samrej
Phan Thiet 3 Challenger · 2nd Round
Sep 9
Aditya Vishal Balsekar
Phan Thiet 3 Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 8
Anton Matusevich
Roehampton 1 Challenger · 1st Round
Aug 18
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 35–55 matches
| Metric | Jones | Shimizu |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 40% | 53% |
| Sets won | 44% | 52% |
| Games won | 48% | 50% |
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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