Dinko Dinev vs Naoki TajimaPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Dinko Dinev and Naoki Tajima have met 1 time since 2026; Dinko Dinev leads 1–0. Across all meetings Dinev has taken 2 sets to Tajima's 1. Their most recent meeting: Dinko Dinev won at Plovdiv Challenger (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Dinev | Tajima | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Dinko Dinev | Naoki Tajima | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 67% | 20/30 | 75% | 6/8 |
| Wins a set when losing | 38% | 11/29 | 9% | 1/11 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 36% | 21/59 | 16% | 3/19 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 50% | 8/16 | 25% | 1/4 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 67% | 14/21 | 25% | 2/8 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 69% | 11/16 | 0% | 0/2 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 83% | 24/29 | 89% | 8/9 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 69% | 20/29 | 67% | 6/9 |
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: 0 of 1 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Dinev 0, Tajima 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Dinev
🧱 The Wall
Tajima
🛡️ The Spoiler
Matchup analysis
The 🧱 The Wall archetype wins about 53% vs 🛡️ The Spoiler across 37 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Dinko Dinev.
The Wall players often use elite returner and low unforced errors to pressure the the spoiler's strong court coverage.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Jun 22, 2026
Plovdiv Challenger
C Clay · 3rd Round Qualifying
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Dinev | Tajima |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 0–4 | 0–2 |
| Avg odds | 3.92 | 7.06 |
| ROI % | -100.0% | -100.0% |
| Units P/L | -4.00u | -2.00u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Dinev | Tajima |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | — |
| Events | 1 | — |
| Matches | 1 | — |
| Distance | 0 mi · 0 km | — |
| Route | USA | — |
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
Dylan Dietrich
San Diego 2 Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 21
Valentin Basel
Plovdiv 2 Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 2
Andrea De Marchi
M15 Kursumlijska Banja · 1st Round
Jul 21
Elgin Khoeblal
M15 Kursumlijska Banja · Quarterfinals
Jul 17
Antoni Fabre
M15 Kursumlijska Banja · 2nd Round
Jul 16
Lorenzo Comino
M15 Kursumlijska Banja · 1st Round
Jul 15
Milan Welte
Bundesliga - men
Jul 12
Ivan Ivanov
Nottingham 3 Challenger · 3rd Round Qualifying
Jul 6
Ryan Seggerman
Wuning 3 Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Oct 4
Yu Tanaka
M25 Urayasu · 3rd Round Qualifying
Aug 31
Toshihide Matsui
M25 Urayasu · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 30
Tuncay Duran
Samsun Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Jul 26
Dinko Dinev
Plovdiv Challenger · 3rd Round Qualifying
Jun 22
Alex Ganchev
Plovdiv Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 21
Nitin Kumar Sinha
Royan Atlantique Open · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 14
Yanis Ghazouani Durand
M25 Kiseljak · 1st Round
Jun 10
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 19–59 matches
| Metric | Dinev | Tajima |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 51% | 42% |
| Sets won | 51% | 41% |
| Games won | 50% | 48% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Dinev | Tajima |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Dinev | Tajima |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 1 | 0 |
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