Benjamin Willwerth vs Sho ShimabukuroPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇺🇸Benjamin Willwerth
#859 · 19 yrs · R
Title1 meeting · sets 0–2
🇯🇵Sho Shimabukuro
#109 · 29 yrs · R
3Benjamin Willwerth and Sho Shimabukuro have met 1 time since 2026; Sho Shimabukuro leads 1–0. Across all meetings Willwerth has taken 0 sets to Shimabukuro's 2. Their most recent meeting: Sho Shimabukuro won at Delray Beach Open (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Willwerth | Shimabukuro | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Benjamin Willwerth | Sho Shimabukuro | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 86% | 18/21 | 67% | 29/43 |
| Wins a set when losing | 57% | 12/21 | 38% | 11/29 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 36% | 15/42 | 35% | 25/72 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 61% | 14/23 | 51% | 21/41 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 71% | 10/14 | 52% | 15/29 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 38% | 5/13 | 65% | 15/23 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 72% | 18/25 | 86% | 38/44 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 72% | 18/25 | 66% | 29/44 |
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 (Willwerth 0, Shimabukuro 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Willwerth
🪃 Counterpuncher
Shimabukuro
🤖 Servebot
Matchup analysis
The 🤖 Servebot archetype wins about 55% vs 🪃 Counterpuncher across 3,438 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Sho Shimabukuro.
Servebot players often use high ace rate and dominant service to pressure the counterpuncher's elite bp conversion.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Feb 14, 2026
Delray Beach Open
H Hard · 1st Round Qualifying
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Willwerth | Shimabukuro | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Benjamin Willwerth | Sho Shimabukuro | ||
| 1 or more | 82% | 9/11 | 100% | 8/8 |
| 3 or more | 36% | 4/11 | 75% | 6/8 |
| 5 or more | 9% | 1/11 | 50% | 4/8 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/11 | 13% | 1/8 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/11 | 0% | 0/8 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/11 | 0% | 0/8 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Willwerth | Shimabukuro |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 6–5 | 4–9 |
| Avg odds | 1.99 | 2.31 |
| ROI % | -7.6% | -58.3% |
| Units P/L | -0.84u | -7.58u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Willwerth | Shimabukuro |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | — | 2 |
| Events | — | 3 |
| Matches | — | 3 |
| Distance | — | 2,283 mi · 3,674 km |
| Route | — | CHN → JPN → 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.
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Hugo Coquelin
M15 Ann Arbor · 1st Round
Sep 30
Kasra Rahmani
M15 Monastir · Final
Sep 20
Jacopo Bilardo
M15 Monastir · Semifinals
Sep 19
Damien Salvestre
M15 Monastir · Quarterfinals
Sep 18
Maxi Carrascosa Diaz
M15 Monastir · 2nd Round
Sep 17
Cesar Bouchelaghem
M15 Monastir · 1st Round
Sep 16
Maxence Bertimon
M15 Monastir · 1st Round
Sep 8
Aidan Mayo
Kingston 2 Challenger · 2nd Round
Aug 26
Miomir Kecmanovic
Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai · 1st Round
Oct 7
Denis Shapovalov
Japan Open Tennis Championships - Tokyo · 1st Round
Oct 1
Hugo Gaston
Hangzhou Open - Hangzhou · 1st Round
Sep 24
Anton Shepp
Davis Cup, Group I, 1R, NZL-JPN 1-3 · Rubber 4
Sep 20
James Watt
Davis Cup, Group I, 1R, NZL-JPN 1-3 · Rubber 2
Sep 19
Arthur Rinderknech
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round
Aug 30
Miomir Kecmanovic
Winston-Salem Open - Winston-Salem · 1st Round
Aug 23
Hubert Hurkacz
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 1st Round
Aug 14
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 42–74 matches
| Metric | Willwerth | Shimabukuro |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 50% | 58% |
| Sets won | 55% | 56% |
| Games won | 52% | 51% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Willwerth | Shimabukuro |
|---|---|---|
| ATP 250 | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Willwerth | Shimabukuro |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 1 |
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