Colton Smith and Rei Sakamoto have met 1 time since 2026; Rei Sakamoto leads 1–0. Their most recent meeting: Rei Sakamoto won at Australian Open (2026).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Smith
⚙️ Grinder
Sakamoto
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 55% vs ⚙️ Grinder across 4,745 matches in our dataset — a stylistic lean toward Rei Sakamoto.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the grinder's relentless consistency.
1 career meeting, newest first
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Smith | Sakamoto | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Colton Smith | Rei Sakamoto | ||
| 1 or more | 94% | 15/16 | 100% | 15/15 |
| 3 or more | 56% | 9/16 | 67% | 10/15 |
| 5 or more | 25% | 4/16 | 53% | 8/15 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/16 | 7% | 1/15 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/16 | 7% | 1/15 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/16 | 0% | 0/15 |
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Smith | Sakamoto |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 8–8 | 8–7 |
| Avg odds | 2.46 | 2.07 |
| ROI % | -0.9% | -5.9% |
| Units P/L | -0.14u | -0.89u |
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Sakamoto has a higher win rate against shared opponents (57% vs Smith's 43%).
| Opponent | Smith | Sakamoto |
|---|---|---|
| Yibing Wu | L 57 16 | L 57 16 |
| Tyler Zink | W 64 76 | W 46 75 76 |
| Roberto Carballes Baena | L 67 36 | W 64 63 |
| Tristan Schoolkate | W 64 64 | L 36 46 |
| Patrick Kypson | L 67 06 | W 76 76 |
| Mackenzie McDonald | L 46 16 | W 64 63 |
| Nikoloz Basilashvili | W 75 61 | L 26 63 16 |
Last five matches per player
Clement Chidekh
Dublin Challenger · Round of 32
Jun 15
Jurij Rodionov
Dublin Challenger · Round of 16
Jun 11
Masamichi Imamura
Texas Spine and Joint Men's Championship · Round of 32
Jun 3
Michael Mmoh
UAMS Health Little Rock Open · Final
May 31
Andre Ilagan
UAMS Health Little Rock Open · Semifinals
May 31
Trevor Svajda
UAMS Health Little Rock Open · Round of 32
May 27
Daniel Milavsky
UAMS Health Little Rock Open · Round of 16
May 27
Tyler Zink
UAMS Health Little Rock Open · Quarterfinals
May 22
Yibing Wu
Lexus Nottingham Open · Round of 32
Jun 14
Pedro Martinez
Roland Garros · 1st Round Qualifying
May 19
Alex Molcan
BNP Paribas Primrose Bordeaux · Round of 16
May 14
Alexandre Muller
BNP Paribas Primrose Bordeaux · Round of 32
May 13
Chun-Hsin Tseng
BNP Paribas Primrose Bordeaux · 2nd Round Qualifying
May 12
Matteo Martineau
BNP Paribas Primrose Bordeaux · 1st Round Qualifying
May 1
Nicola Porcu
Sardegna Open · 1st Round Qualifying
Apr 28
Ryan Seggerman
Sardegna Open · 2nd Round Qualifying
Apr 28
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 52–65 matches
| Metric | Smith | Sakamoto |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 52% | 60% |
| Sets won | 51% | 55% |
| Games won | 50% | 51% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Smith | Sakamoto |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 0 | 1 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Smith | Sakamoto |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 1 |
