Hikaru Shiraishi and Marc Polmans have met 2 times since 2022; they are level 1–1. Their most recent meeting: Hikaru Shiraishi won at Sydney (2024).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Shiraishi
⚔️ The Gladiator
Polmans
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 58% vs ⚔️ The Gladiator across 2,418 matches in our dataset — a stylistic lean toward Marc Polmans.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the the gladiator's physical intensity.
2 career meetings, newest first
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Shiraishi | Polmans | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Hikaru Shiraishi | Marc Polmans | ||
| 1 or more | 69% | 11/16 | 100% | 5/5 |
| 3 or more | 38% | 6/16 | 40% | 2/5 |
| 5 or more | 0% | 0/16 | 40% | 2/5 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/16 | 0% | 0/5 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/16 | 0% | 0/5 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/16 | 0% | 0/5 |
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Shiraishi | Polmans |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 3–3 | 2–3 |
| Avg odds | 1.56 | 2.86 |
| ROI % | -31.5% | -53.8% |
| Units P/L | -1.89u | -2.69u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Polmans has a higher win rate against shared opponents (80% vs Shiraishi's 40%).
| Opponent | Shiraishi | Polmans |
|---|---|---|
| Leo Vithoontien | W | W 63 63 |
| Cruz Hewitt | W 63 61 | W 62 76 |
| Dane Sweeny | L 26 46 | W 16 76 63 |
| Kaichi Uchida | L 46 36 | W 36 64 76 |
| Charles Broom | L 26 16 | L 67 67 |
Last five matches per player
Max Purcell
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 18
Jangjun Kim
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 13
Kosuke Ogura
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 12
Shinji Hazawa
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 11
Leo Vithoontien
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 10
Tomohiro Masabayashi
M15 Karuizawa · Round of 16
May 25
Hiromasa Koyama
M15 Karuizawa · Quarterfinals
May 25
Kosuke Ogura
M15 Karuizawa · Round of 32
May 25
Grigor Dimitrov
Vanda Pharmaceuticals Mallorca Championships · Round of 32
Jun 23
Abdullah Shelbayh
Vanda Pharmaceuticals Mallorca Championships · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jun 21
Jamie Mackenzie
Vanda Pharmaceuticals Mallorca Championships · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 20
Benjamin Bonzi
Libema Open · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 8
Henri Squire
Neckarcup 2.0 · Round of 32
Jun 2
Jeremy Schifris
Neckarcup 2.0 · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 1
Daniel Elahi Galan
Neckarcup 2.0 · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jun 1
Tristan Schoolkate
Mexico City Open presentado por Banco BX+ · Round of 16
Apr 9
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 60–60 matches
| Metric | Shiraishi | Polmans |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 58% | 63% |
| Sets won | 56% | 60% |
| Games won | 53% | 54% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Shiraishi | Polmans |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 1 | 1 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Shiraishi | Polmans |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 1 |
