Dong Ju Kim vs Naoki TajimaPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Dong Ju Kim and Naoki Tajima have met 1 time since 2026; Naoki Tajima leads 1–0. Across all meetings Kim has taken 1 sets to Tajima's 2. Their most recent meeting: Naoki Tajima won at M15 Gimcheon (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Ju Kim | Tajima | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Dong Ju Kim | Naoki Tajima | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 84% | 27/32 | 75% | 6/8 |
| Wins a set when losing | 35% | 8/23 | 0% | 0/10 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 24% | 13/55 | 11% | 2/18 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 50% | 7/14 | 40% | 2/5 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 75% | 9/12 | 22% | 2/9 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 73% | 11/15 | 0% | 0/3 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 85% | 29/34 | 100% | 8/8 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 79% | 27/34 | 75% | 6/8 |
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 (Ju Kim 0, Tajima 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Kim
⚔️ The Gladiator
Tajima
🪃 Counterpuncher
Matchup analysis
⚔️ The Gladiator vs 🪃 Counterpuncher is historically tight (51% vs 49%, 1,935 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
May 27, 2026
M15 Gimcheon
H Hard · 1st Round
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Kim | Tajima |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 2–2 | 0–2 |
| Avg odds | 1.74 | 2.55 |
| ROI % | -37.2% | -100.0% |
| Units P/L | -1.49u | -2.00u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Kim | Tajima |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | — |
| Events | 3 | — |
| Matches | 3 | — |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | 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
Kim has a higher win rate against shared opponents (40% vs Tajima's 20%).
| Opponent | Kim | Tajima |
|---|---|---|
| Matthew Dellavedova | L 36 06 | L 36 26 |
| San Hui Sin | W 63 75 | L 26 46 |
| Sanhui Shin | W 63 75 | L 26 46 |
| Hikaru Shiraishi | L 57 36 | L 46 16 |
| Kokoro Isomura | L 46 36 | W 63 64 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Fumin Jiang
M15 Maanshan · 1st Round
Aug 26
Ku Keon Kang
M15 Maanshan · 1st Round
Aug 19
Eito Komada
M15 Tianjin · 1st Round
Aug 4
Max Purcell
M15 Wuning · Quarterfinals
Jun 26
Yua Taka
M15 Wuning · 2nd Round
Jun 25
Ryo Minakata
M15 Wuning · 1st Round
Jun 24
Moerani Bouzige
M15 Maanshan · 1st Round
Jun 17
Matthew Dellavedova
M15 Maanshan · Quarterfinals
Jun 12
Nitin Kumar Sinha
Royan Atlantique Open · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 14
Yanis Ghazouani Durand
M25 Kiseljak · 1st Round
Jun 10
Sanhui Shin
M15 Gimcheon · 2nd Round
May 28
San Hui Sin
M15 Gimcheon · Round of 16
May 28
Dongjae Kim
M15 Gimcheon · Round of 32
May 27
Dong Ju Kim
M15 Gimcheon · 1st Round
May 27
Jangjun Kim
Futures 2026
May 25
Bumpei Sato
Futures 2026
May 25
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 18–55 matches
| Metric | Kim | Tajima |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 58% | 44% |
| Sets won | 59% | 42% |
| Games won | 53% | 50% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Kim | Tajima |
|---|---|---|
| ITF M15 | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Kim | Tajima |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 1 |
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