Hanyi Liu vs Yuta KawahashiPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Hanyi Liu and Yuta Kawahashi have met 1 time since 2026; Hanyi Liu leads 1–0. Across all meetings Liu has taken 2 sets to Kawahashi's 0. Their most recent meeting: Hanyi Liu won at M15 Wuning (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Liu | Kawahashi | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Hanyi Liu | Yuta Kawahashi | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 79% | 19/24 | 75% | 18/24 |
| Wins a set when losing | 31% | 5/16 | 52% | 12/23 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 25% | 10/40 | 38% | 18/47 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 82% | 9/11 | 38% | 12/32 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 59% | 13/22 | 64% | 7/11 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 56% | 5/9 | 57% | 4/7 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 83% | 19/23 | 63% | 19/30 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 83% | 19/23 | 60% | 18/30 |
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: 1 of 1 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Liu 1, Kawahashi 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Liu
🪃 Counterpuncher
Kawahashi
🪃 Counterpuncher
Matchup analysis
Both Hanyi Liu and Yuta Kawahashi are 🪃 Counterpuncher types. Mirror matchups usually come down to execution, fitness, and surface fit, across 5,190 matches in our dataset the historical split is about even.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Jun 30, 2026
M15 Wuning
H Hard · 1st Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Liu | Kawahashi | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Hanyi Liu | Yuta Kawahashi | ||
| 1 or more | 78% | 7/9 | 57% | 4/7 |
| 3 or more | 67% | 6/9 | 0% | 0/7 |
| 5 or more | 33% | 3/9 | 0% | 0/7 |
| 10 or more | 11% | 1/9 | 0% | 0/7 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/9 | 0% | 0/7 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/9 | 0% | 0/7 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Liu | Kawahashi |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 3–5 | 1–5 |
| Avg odds | 3.07 | 1.67 |
| ROI % | -17.4% | -82.8% |
| Units P/L | -1.39u | -4.97u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Liu | Kawahashi |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | — |
| Events | 1 | — |
| Matches | 1 | — |
| Distance | 0 mi · 0 km | — |
| Route | 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
Kawahashi has a higher win rate against shared opponents (67% vs Liu's 50%).
| Opponent | Liu | Kawahashi |
|---|---|---|
| Evan Zhu | L 36 46 | W 63 63 |
| Ryota Tanuma | W 76 61 | L 61 46 16 |
| Chase Ferguson | L 36 26 | W 63 64 |
| Xing Dao Chen | W 62 61 | W 16 75 62 |
| Matthew Dellavedova | L 16 26 | L 26 26 |
| Zi Hui Chen | W 64 63 | W 63 36 64 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Evan Zhu
Jingshan Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 30
Mitsuki Wei Kang Leong
Guangzhou Challenger · 3rd Round Qualifying
Sep 14
Yaroslav Demin
Guangzhou Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 13
Denis Yevseyev
Shanghai Challenger · 3rd Round Qualifying
Sep 7
Ren Nakamura
Shanghai Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 6
Fajing Sun
Zhangjiagang Challenger · 2nd Round
Sep 3
Kaichi Uchida
Zhangjiagang Challenger · 1st Round
Aug 31
Chase Ferguson
M15 Maanshan · 2nd Round
Aug 27
Martin Borisiouk
Phan Thiet 4 Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 13
Sam Ryan Ziegann
Phan Thiet 3 Challenger · 3rd Round Qualifying
Sep 7
Abhishek Bastola
Phan Thiet 3 Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 6
Ryota Tanuma
M25 Urayasu · 1st Round
Sep 1
Qian Sun
M15 Tianjin · 1st Round
Aug 12
Sam Ryan Ziegann
M15 Bali · 1st Round
Jul 28
Ryotaro Taguchi
M15 Bali · 1st Round
Jul 21
Noritaka Koizumi
M15 Wuning · 1st Round
Jul 7
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 40–47 matches
| Metric | Liu | Kawahashi |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 60% | 51% |
| Sets won | 59% | 54% |
| Games won | 54% | 51% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Liu | Kawahashi |
|---|---|---|
| ITF M15 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Liu | Kawahashi |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 0 |
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