Evan Zhu and Yuta Kawahashi have met 2 times since 2025; Yuta Kawahashi leads 2–0. Their most recent meeting: Yuta Kawahashi won at M25 Anning (2026).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Zhu
⚙️ Grinder
Kawahashi
🪃 Counterpuncher
Matchup analysis
The 🪃 Counterpuncher archetype wins about 54% vs ⚙️ Grinder across 3,822 matches in our dataset — a stylistic lean toward Yuta Kawahashi.
Counterpuncher players often use elite bp conversion and strong return game to pressure the grinder's relentless consistency.
2 career meetings, newest first
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Zhu | Kawahashi | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Evan Zhu | Yuta Kawahashi | ||
| 1 or more | 100% | 18/18 | 71% | 10/14 |
| 3 or more | 72% | 13/18 | 43% | 6/14 |
| 5 or more | 39% | 7/18 | 14% | 2/14 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/18 | 7% | 1/14 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/18 | 0% | 0/14 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/18 | 0% | 0/14 |
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Zhu | Kawahashi |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 7–2 | 2–4 |
| Avg odds | 2.84 | 1.77 |
| ROI % | +96.8% | -35.0% |
| Units P/L | +8.71u | -2.10u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Kawahashi has a higher win rate against shared opponents (50% vs Zhu's 25%).
| Opponent | Zhu | Kawahashi |
|---|---|---|
| Kosuke Ogura | W 64 63 | L 36 57 |
| Shinji Hazawa | L 26 46 | W 26 63 76 |
| Karol Filar | L 63 36 46 | L 36 67 |
| Makoto Ochi | L 67 46 | W 64 62 |
Last five matches per player
Hoyoung Roh
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 16
Kokoro Isomura
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 11
Geun Jun Kim
M15 Harmon · Round of 16
Jun 1
Kosuke Ogura
M15 Harmon · Round of 32
Jun 1
Sora Fukuda
M15 Karuizawa · Semifinals
May 25
Colin Sinclair
M15 Karuizawa · Round of 32
May 25
Shu Matsuoka
M15 Karuizawa · Quarterfinals
May 25
Jake Delaney
M15 Karuizawa · Final
May 25
Youssef Kadiri Hassani
M15 Harmon · Round of 16
Jun 1
Kazuma Kawachi
M15 Harmon · Round of 32
Jun 1
Noritaka Koizumi
M15 Karuizawa · Round of 32
May 25
Kriish Tyagi
KARNATAKA OPEN · Round of 16
May 13
Alex Hernandez
KARNATAKA OPEN · Round of 32
May 11
Ryotaro Taguchi
S M KRISHNA MEMORIAL OPEN · 1st Round Qualifying
May 1
Matt Hulme
M15 Singapore · Round of 32
Apr 20
Evan Zhu
M25 Anning · Round of 32
Apr 13
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 43–53 matches
| Metric | Zhu | Kawahashi |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 47% | 60% |
| Sets won | 46% | 60% |
| Games won | 49% | 54% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Zhu | Kawahashi |
|---|---|---|
| ITF M25 | 0 | 1 |
| ITF M15 | 0 | 1 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Zhu | Kawahashi |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 1 |
| Clay | 0 | 1 |
