Hikaru Shiraishi vs Kazuki NishiwakiPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Hikaru Shiraishi and Kazuki Nishiwaki have met 1 time since 2026; Hikaru Shiraishi leads 1–0. Across all meetings Shiraishi has taken 2 sets to Nishiwaki's 1. Their most recent meeting: Hikaru Shiraishi won at M15 Tokyo (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Shiraishi | Nishiwaki | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Hikaru Shiraishi | Kazuki Nishiwaki | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 67% | 26/39 | 38% | 5/13 |
| Wins a set when losing | 42% | 13/31 | 14% | 2/14 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 37% | 26/70 | 37% | 10/27 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 41% | 16/39 | 40% | 2/5 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 55% | 11/20 | 42% | 5/12 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 29% | 6/21 | 44% | 4/9 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 85% | 35/41 | 100% | 9/9 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 63% | 26/41 | 56% | 5/9 |
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 (Shiraishi 0, Nishiwaki 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Shiraishi
🪃 Counterpuncher
Nishiwaki
⚙️ Grinder
Matchup analysis
🪃 Counterpuncher vs ⚙️ Grinder is historically tight (50% vs 50%, 1,208 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Jul 1, 2026
M15 Tokyo
H Hard · 1st Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Shiraishi | Nishiwaki | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Hikaru Shiraishi | Kazuki Nishiwaki | ||
| 1 or more | 73% | 11/15 | 100% | 4/4 |
| 3 or more | 27% | 4/15 | 100% | 4/4 |
| 5 or more | 0% | 0/15 | 100% | 4/4 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/15 | 0% | 0/4 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/15 | 0% | 0/4 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/15 | 0% | 0/4 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Shiraishi | Nishiwaki |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 6–7 | 1–3 |
| Avg odds | 1.85 | 2.81 |
| ROI % | -40.6% | -68.0% |
| Units P/L | -5.28u | -2.72u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Shiraishi | Nishiwaki |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | — |
| Events | 2 | — |
| Matches | 3 | — |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | TPE | — |
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
Shiraishi has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Nishiwaki's 50%).
| Opponent | Shiraishi | Nishiwaki |
|---|---|---|
| Ethan David Zapp | W 61 60 | W 63 61 |
| Yusuke Kusuhara | W 64 46 63 | L 67 57 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Yanki Erel
M25 Taipei · 2nd Round
Aug 27
Hyeon Chung
M25 Taipei · 2nd Round
Aug 20
Nitin Kumar Sinha
M25 Taipei · 1st Round
Aug 19
Asahi Harazaki
M15 Bali · 1st Round
Jul 28
Isaac Becroft
M15 Bali · 2nd Round
Jul 23
Ethan David Zapp
M15 Bali · 1st Round
Jul 22
Ethan David Zapp
M15 Bali · 1st Round
Jul 22
Taiyo Yamanaka
M15 Tokyo · 2nd Round
Jul 9
Hikaru Shiraishi
M15 Tokyo · 1st Round
Jul 1
Shu Muto
Futures 2026
Jun 30
Azuma Visaya
Futures 2026
Jun 14
Hayden Jones
Futures 2026
Jun 8
Reiya Komagata
Futures 2026
Jun 7
Yusuke Kusuhara
M15 Harmon · 2nd Round
Jun 4
Heimanarii Lai San
M15 Harmon · Round of 32
Jun 3
Heimanarii Lai San
M15 Harmon · 1st Round
Jun 2
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 28–70 matches
| Metric | Shiraishi | Nishiwaki |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 56% | 46% |
| Sets won | 55% | 43% |
| Games won | 52% | 48% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Shiraishi | Nishiwaki |
|---|---|---|
| ITF M15 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Shiraishi | Nishiwaki |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 0 |
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