Brandon Walkin vs Shintaro ImaiPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Brandon Walkin and Shintaro Imai have met 1 time since 2024; Shintaro Imai leads 1–0. Across all meetings Walkin has taken 0 sets to Imai's 2. Their most recent meeting: Shintaro Imai won at Burnie (2024).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Walkin | Imai | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Brandon Walkin | Shintaro Imai | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 100% | 1/1 | 82% | 14/17 |
| Wins a set when losing | 75% | 3/4 | 62% | 8/13 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 60% | 3/5 | 37% | 11/30 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | — | 53% | 10/19 | |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 100% | 3/3 | 83% | 5/6 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 0% | 0/1 | 45% | 5/11 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 33% | 1/3 | 75% | 15/20 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 33% | 1/3 | 70% | 14/20 |
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. Small sample — read with care. Head-to-head: 1 of 1 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Walkin 0, Imai 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Walkin
⚙️ Grinder
Imai
👑 The Complete Package
Matchup analysis
The 👑 The Complete Package archetype wins about 53% vs ⚙️ Grinder across 233 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Shintaro Imai.
The Complete Package players often use elite serve & return and high bp conversion to pressure the grinder's relentless consistency.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Jan 29, 2024
Burnie
H Hard · 2nd Round Qualifying
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Walkin | Imai |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | - | 8–6 |
| Avg odds | - | 1.59 |
| ROI % | - | -20.8% |
| Units P/L | - | -2.91u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Walkin | Imai |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
Common opponents
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Imai has a higher win rate against shared opponents (50% vs Walkin's 0%).
| Opponent | Walkin | Imai |
|---|---|---|
| Shunsuke Mitsui | L 64 26 36 | L 64 26 46 |
| Yuki Mochizuki | L 63 57 16 | W 76 36 61 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Maties Torres Ramis
M15 Kursumlijska Banja · Round of 32
May 20
Yuki Mochizuki
Brisbane Tennis International #2 · 1st Round Qualifying
Feb 8
Shunsuke Mitsui
Brisbane Tennis International #1 · 1st Round Qualifying
Feb 1
Filip Peliwo
M25 Brisbane 2 · 2nd Round
Oct 30
Benjamin O'Connell
M25 Brisbane 2 · 1st Round
Oct 29
Corey Gaal
Burnie 2 · 1st Round Qualifying
Feb 4
Shintaro Imai
Burnie · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jan 29
Tomislav Edward Papac
Burnie · 1st Round Qualifying
Jan 28
Adrian Arcon
M15 Tianjin · 1st Round
Aug 12
Shunsuke Mitsui
M15 Astana · Quarterfinals
Aug 8
Dan Brand
M15 Astana · 2nd Round
Aug 7
Karan Singh
M15 Astana · 1st Round
Aug 5
Sora Fukuda
M15 Astana · 1st Round
Jul 29
Naoki Nakagawa
M15 Tokyo · Quarterfinals
Jul 10
Kokoro Isomura
M15 Tokyo · 2nd Round
Jul 9
Taki Adachi
Futures 2026
Jul 8
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 5–31 matches
| Metric | Walkin | Imai |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 20% | 55% |
| Sets won | 38% | 59% |
| Games won | 45% | 54% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Walkin | Imai |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Walkin | Imai |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 1 |
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