Darian King vs Masamichi ImamuraPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Darian King and Masamichi Imamura have met 1 time since 2026; Masamichi Imamura leads 1–0. Across all meetings King has taken 0 sets to Imamura's 2. Their most recent meeting: Masamichi Imamura won at Bloomfield Hills Challenger (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | King | Imamura | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Darian King | Masamichi Imamura | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 100% | 1/1 | 78% | 38/49 |
| Wins a set when losing | 50% | 2/4 | 26% | 9/35 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 40% | 2/5 | 24% | 20/84 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 0% | 0/2 | 57% | 27/47 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 0% | 0/2 | 44% | 14/32 |
| Tiebreak sets won | — | 64% | 9/14 | |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 100% | 1/1 | 93% | 43/46 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 100% | 1/1 | 83% | 38/46 |
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 (King 0, Imamura 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
King
⚔️ The Gladiator
Imamura
🪃 Counterpuncher
Matchup analysis
The 🪃 Counterpuncher archetype wins about 53% vs ⚔️ The Gladiator across 2,464 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Masamichi Imamura.
Counterpuncher players often use elite bp conversion and strong return game to pressure the the gladiator's physical intensity.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Jul 20, 2026
Bloomfield Hills Challenger
H Hard · 3rd Round Qualifying
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | King | Imamura |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 0–2 | 7–9 |
| Avg odds | 4.66 | 1.93 |
| ROI % | -100.0% | -26.1% |
| Units P/L | -2.00u | -4.17u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | King | Imamura |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | 1 |
| Events | 1 | 2 |
| Matches | 1 | 2 |
| Distance | 0 mi · 0 km | 427 mi · 687 km |
| Route | USA | 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
King has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Imamura's 0%).
| Opponent | King | Imamura |
|---|---|---|
| Noah Zamora | W 61 75 | L 46 57 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Timo Legout
San Diego 2 Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 20
Masamichi Imamura
Bloomfield Hills Challenger · 3rd Round Qualifying
Jul 20
Noah Zamora
Bloomfield Hills Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Jul 19
Dragos Nicolae Cazacu
M15 Naples 1 · 1st Round
Jan 28
Mathis Bondaz
M25 Norman 1 · 1st Round
Oct 22
Daniel Milavsky
Fairfield Challenger · 1st Round
Oct 7
Gus Grumet
Fairfield · 2nd Round Qualifying
Oct 6
Andre Ilagan
Las Vegas Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 23
Kaichi Uchida
Wuning 3 Challenger · 1st Round
Oct 6
Petr Bar Biryukov
Jingshan Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 30
Rio Noguchi
Hangzhou Open - Hangzhou · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 22
Enzo Aguiard
Phan Thiet 4 Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 14
Yunseong Chung
M25 Sapporo · 1st Round
Sep 8
Bernard Tomic
Zhangjiagang Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 1
Yu Hsiou Hsu
M25 Taipei · Semifinals
Aug 22
Hyeon Chung
M25 Taipei · Quarterfinals
Aug 21
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 5–84 matches
| Metric | King | Imamura |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 20% | 58% |
| Sets won | 33% | 57% |
| Games won | 42% | 53% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | King | Imamura |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | King | Imamura |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 1 |
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