Hikaru Shiraishi and Naoki Nakagawa have met 1 time since 2025; Naoki Nakagawa leads 1–0. Their most recent meeting: Naoki Nakagawa won at M25 Sapporo (2025).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Shiraishi
⚔️ The Gladiator
Nakagawa
💥 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 Naoki Nakagawa.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the the gladiator's physical intensity.
1 career meeting, newest first
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Shiraishi | Nakagawa |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 3–3 | 0–1 |
| Avg odds | 1.56 | 1.65 |
| ROI % | -31.5% | -100.0% |
| Units P/L | -1.89u | -1.00u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Shiraishi has a higher win rate against shared opponents (75% vs Nakagawa's 38%).
| Opponent | Shiraishi | Nakagawa |
|---|---|---|
| Leo Vithoontien | W | W |
| Cruz Hewitt | W 63 61 | L 46 63 16 |
| Jumpei Yamasaki | W 63 67 75 | L 36 16 |
| Emile Hudd | W 75 76 | L 67 46 |
| Yusuke Takahashi | L 62 36 36 | L 46 46 |
| Ryuki Matsuda | W 64 36 75 | W 61 64 |
| Ryo Tabata | W 67 75 60 | W 61 64 |
| Kaichi Uchida | L 46 36 | L 63 36 36 |
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
Colin Sinclair
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 18
Leo Vithoontien
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 16
Takuya Kumasaka
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 9
Yusuke Takahashi
Koyushokucho Miyazaki Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Mar 30
Yuta Kikuchi
M15 Tsukuba · Round of 32
Mar 23
Leo Vithoontien
M15 Nishi-Tokyo · Round of 16
Mar 16
Emile Hudd
M15 Nishi-Tokyo · Quarterfinals
Mar 16
Ryuki Matsuda
M15 Nishi-Tokyo · Round of 32
Mar 16
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 30–60 matches
| Metric | Shiraishi | Nakagawa |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 58% | 47% |
| Sets won | 56% | 51% |
| Games won | 53% | 51% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Shiraishi | Nakagawa |
|---|---|---|
| ITF M25 | 0 | 1 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Shiraishi | Nakagawa |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 1 |
