Hikaru Shiraishi vs Nitin Kumar SinhaPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Hikaru Shiraishi and Nitin Kumar Sinha have met 1 time since 2026; Hikaru Shiraishi leads 1–0. Across all meetings Shiraishi has taken 2 sets to Sinha's 0. Their most recent meeting: Hikaru Shiraishi won at M25 Taipei (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Shiraishi | Kumar Sinha | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Hikaru Shiraishi | Nitin Kumar Sinha | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 67% | 26/39 | 73% | 11/15 |
| Wins a set when losing | 42% | 13/31 | 10% | 2/21 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 37% | 26/70 | 17% | 6/36 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 41% | 16/39 | 67% | 2/3 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 55% | 11/20 | 30% | 3/10 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 29% | 6/21 | 78% | 7/9 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 85% | 35/41 | 92% | 12/13 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 63% | 26/41 | 85% | 11/13 |
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 (Shiraishi 1, Kumar Sinha 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Shiraishi
🪃 Counterpuncher
Sinha
⚙️ 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
Aug 19, 2026
M25 Taipei
H Hard · 1st Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Shiraishi | Sinha | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Hikaru Shiraishi | Nitin Kumar Sinha | ||
| 1 or more | 73% | 11/15 | 50% | 3/6 |
| 3 or more | 27% | 4/15 | 17% | 1/6 |
| 5 or more | 0% | 0/15 | 17% | 1/6 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/15 | 0% | 0/6 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/15 | 0% | 0/6 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/15 | 0% | 0/6 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Shiraishi | Sinha |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 6–7 | 1–3 |
| Avg odds | 1.85 | 5.54 |
| ROI % | -40.6% | -53.5% |
| Units P/L | -5.28u | -2.14u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Shiraishi | Sinha |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | 1 |
| Events | 2 | 1 |
| Matches | 3 | 1 |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | TPE | 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 (71% vs Sinha's 29%).
| Opponent | Shiraishi | Sinha |
|---|---|---|
| Yanki Erel | L 67 57 | L 16 16 |
| Hyeon Chung | L 36 63 510 | L 26 16 |
| Ethan David Zapp | W 61 60 | L 46 46 |
| Shinji Hazawa | W 76 63 | L 26 26 |
| Naoki Tajima | W 64 61 | W 76 76 |
| Tomohiro Masabayashi | W 64 63 | W 64 26 76 |
| Max Basing | W 26 62 63 | L 06 26 |
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
M25 Taipei · 1st Round
Aug 19
Mathys Erhard
Iasi challenger
Jul 6
Nicolae Frunza
Iasi challenger
Jul 5
Franco Ribero
Royan Atlantique Open · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jun 15
Naoki Tajima
Royan Atlantique Open · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 14
Alex Martinez
Open Sopra Steria de Lyon · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 7
Naoya Honda
Bengaluru 3 Challenger · 1st Round
May 19
Aradhya Kshitij
S M KRISHNA MEMORIAL OPEN · 2nd Round Qualifying
May 2
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 36–70 matches
| Metric | Shiraishi | Sinha |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 56% | 42% |
| Sets won | 55% | 41% |
| Games won | 52% | 46% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Shiraishi | Sinha |
|---|---|---|
| ITF M25 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Shiraishi | Sinha |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 0 |
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