Go Soeda vs Sho ShimabukuroPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Go Soeda and Sho Shimabukuro have met 2 times since 2019; they are level 1–1. Their first meeting came at Kobe in 2019 on hard. On hard courts they are level 1–1. Across all meetings Soeda has taken 2 sets to Shimabukuro's 3. Their most recent meeting: Sho Shimabukuro won at Tokyo (2022).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Soeda | Shimabukuro | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Go Soeda | Sho Shimabukuro | ||
| Wins in straight sets | — | 68% | 30/44 | |
| Wins a set when losing | — | 38% | 11/29 | |
| Goes to a deciding set | — | 34% | 25/73 | |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | — | 52% | 22/42 | |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | — | 52% | 15/29 | |
| Tiebreak sets won | — | 65% | 15/23 | |
| Wins after taking set 1 | — | 87% | 39/45 | |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | — | 67% | 30/45 | |
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 2 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Soeda 0, Shimabukuro 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Soeda
⚙️ Grinder
Shimabukuro
🤖 Servebot
Matchup analysis
The 🤖 Servebot archetype wins about 56% vs ⚙️ Grinder across 720 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Sho Shimabukuro.
Servebot players often use high ace rate and dominant service to pressure the grinder's relentless consistency.
Previous meetings
2 career meetings, newest first
Oct 1, 2022
Tokyo
H Hard · 1st Round Qualifying
Nov 7, 2019
Kobe
H Hard · Round of 16
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Soeda | Shimabukuro |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | - | 4–9 |
| Avg odds | - | 2.31 |
| ROI % | - | -58.3% |
| Units P/L | - | -7.58u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Soeda | Shimabukuro |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | — | 2 |
| Events | — | 3 |
| Matches | — | 3 |
| Distance | — | 2,283 mi · 3,674 km |
| Route | — | CHN → JPN → 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.
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Sho Shimabukuro
Tokyo · 1st Round Qualifying
Oct 1
Maximilian Neuchrist
Zagreb · 2nd Round Qualifying
May 9
Clement Tabur
Prague 2 · 1st Round Qualifying
May 1
Mats Rosenkranz
St. Brieuc Challenger · 1st Round
Mar 30
Kacper Zuk
Biel Challenger · 1st Round
Mar 21
Mikhail Kukushkin
Phoenix · 1st Round Qualifying
Mar 14
Prajnesh Gunneswaran
Monterrey Challenger · Semifinals
Mar 11
Ulises Blanch
Monterrey Challenger · Quarterfinals
Mar 10
Miomir Kecmanovic
Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai · 1st Round
Oct 7
Denis Shapovalov
Japan Open Tennis Championships - Tokyo · 1st Round
Oct 1
Hugo Gaston
Hangzhou Open - Hangzhou · 1st Round
Sep 24
Anton Shepp
Davis Cup, Group I, 1R, NZL-JPN 1-3 · Rubber 4
Sep 20
James Watt
Davis Cup, Group I, 1R, NZL-JPN 1-3 · Rubber 2
Sep 19
Arthur Rinderknech
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round
Aug 30
Miomir Kecmanovic
Winston-Salem Open - Winston-Salem · 1st Round
Aug 23
Hubert Hurkacz
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 1st Round
Aug 14
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 75–75 matches
| Metric | Soeda | Shimabukuro |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | - | 59% |
| Sets won | - | 56% |
| Games won | - | 52% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Soeda | Shimabukuro |
|---|---|---|
| ATP 500 | 0 | 1 |
| ATP Challenger Tour | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Soeda | Shimabukuro |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 1 |
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