Heerae Im vs Sera NishimotoPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Heerae Im and Sera Nishimoto have met 1 time since 2026; Heerae Im leads 1–0. Across all meetings Im has taken 2 sets to Nishimoto's 0. Their most recent meeting: Heerae Im won at W35 Kyoto (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Im | Nishimoto | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Heerae Im | Sera Nishimoto | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 82% | 18/22 | 83% | 20/24 |
| Wins a set when losing | 21% | 4/19 | 32% | 6/19 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 20% | 8/41 | 23% | 10/43 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 56% | 5/9 | 60% | 6/10 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 53% | 8/15 | 50% | 8/16 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 43% | 3/7 | 57% | 4/7 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 91% | 20/22 | 88% | 22/25 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 82% | 18/22 | 80% | 20/25 |
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 (Im 1, Nishimoto 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Im
🧱 The Wall
Nishimoto
🛡️ The Spoiler
Matchup analysis
The 🧱 The Wall archetype wins about 53% vs 🛡️ The Spoiler across 737 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Heerae Im.
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
Sep 15, 2026
W35 Kyoto
H Hard · 3rd Round Qualifying
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Im | Nishimoto | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Heerae Im | Sera Nishimoto | ||
| 1 or more | 67% | 8/12 | 40% | 2/5 |
| 3 or more | 8% | 1/12 | 0% | 0/5 |
| 5 or more | 8% | 1/12 | 0% | 0/5 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/12 | 0% | 0/5 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/12 | 0% | 0/5 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/12 | 0% | 0/5 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Im | Nishimoto |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 6–5 | 2–5 |
| Avg odds | 2.56 | 2.44 |
| ROI % | +29.6% | -51.4% |
| Units P/L | +3.26u | -3.60u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Im | Nishimoto |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 3 | 4 |
| Events | 3 | 4 |
| Matches | 9 | 6 |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | ESP → POR → COL | ESP → AUT → ECU → POR |
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
Nishimoto has a higher win rate against shared opponents (75% vs Im's 25%).
| Opponent | Im | Nishimoto |
|---|---|---|
| Patcharin Cheapchadej | L 57 67 | W 64 60 |
| Shihomi Li Xuan Leong | L 46 36 | L |
| Nina Sozaonova | L 16 26 | W 64 76 |
| Suzuna Oigawa | W 63 62 | W 64 36 61 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Kim Chiarello
W35 Villeneuve d'Ascq · 3rd Round Qualifying
Oct 5
Lola Collin
W35 Villeneuve d'Ascq · 1st Round Qualifying
Oct 4
Isis Louise Van Den Broek
W35 Reims · 2nd Round
Oct 1
Seda Baslilar
W35 Reims · 1st Round
Sep 30
Hanna Bougouffa
W35 Reims · 3rd Round Qualifying
Sep 29
Savine Erler
W35 Reims · 2nd Round Qualifying
Sep 28
Haruna Arakawa
W35 Kyoto · 1st Round
Sep 16
Sera Nishimoto
W35 Kyoto · 3rd Round Qualifying
Sep 15
Olivia Quigley
W35 Wagga Wagga · 2nd Round Qualifying
Oct 5
Rira Kosaka
W35 Wagga Wagga · 3rd Round Qualifying
Oct 5
Nana Onozawa
W35 Wagga Wagga · 2nd Round Qualifying
Sep 28
Tiana Tian Deng
W50 Nanao · 3rd Round Qualifying
Sep 22
Ichina Miyashita
W50 Nanao · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 21
Heerae Im
W35 Kyoto · 3rd Round Qualifying
Sep 15
Yuzuha Negishi
W35 Kyoto · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 14
Shihomi Li Xuan Leong
W15 Tianjin · 1st Round
Aug 12
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 41–43 matches
| Metric | Im | Nishimoto |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 54% | 56% |
| Sets won | 53% | 56% |
| Games won | 51% | 53% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Im | Nishimoto |
|---|---|---|
| ITF W35 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Im | Nishimoto |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 0 |
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