Hikaru Shiraishi vs Tomohiro MasabayashiPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
๐ฏ๐ตHikaru Shiraishi
#517 ยท 26 yrs ยท R
3 meetings ยท sets 6โ0
๐ฏ๐ตTomohiro Masabayashi
#1380 ยท 28 yrs ยท R
6wHikaru Shiraishi and Tomohiro Masabayashi have met 3 times since 2025; Hikaru Shiraishi leads 3โ0. Their first meeting came at M25 Takasaki 1 in 2025 on hard. On hard courts Shiraishi leads 2โ0. Shiraishi has won the last 3 meetings. Across all meetings Shiraishi has taken 6 sets to Masabayashi's 0. Their most recent meeting: Hikaru Shiraishi won at M15 Karuizawa (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches ยท Last 12 months
| Indicator | Shiraishi | Masabayashi | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Hikaru Shiraishi | Tomohiro Masabayashi | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 67% | 26/39 | 80% | 4/5 |
| Wins a set when losing | 42% | 13/31 | 33% | 8/24 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 37% | 26/70 | 31% | 9/29 |
| Covers โ1.5 sets as favorite | 41% | 16/39 | 67% | 2/3 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 55% | 11/20 | 19% | 3/16 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 29% | 6/21 | 56% | 5/9 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 85% | 35/41 | 63% | 5/8 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 63% | 26/41 | 50% | 4/8 |
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: 3 of 3 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Shiraishi 3, Masabayashi 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Shiraishi
๐ช Counterpuncher
Masabayashi
๐ Pusher
Matchup analysis
The ๐ช Counterpuncher archetype wins about 70% vs ๐ Pusher across 61 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Hikaru Shiraishi.
Counterpuncher players often use elite bp conversion and strong return game to pressure the pusher's extreme retrieval.
Previous meetings
3 career meetings, newest first
May 28, 2026
M15 Karuizawa
C Clay ยท 2nd Round
Mar 27, 2026
M15 Tsukuba 1
H Hard ยท 2nd Round
Sep 17, 2025
M25 Takasaki 1
H Hard ยท 1st Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets ยท Last 90 days
| Outcome | Shiraishi | Masabayashi | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Hikaru Shiraishi | Tomohiro Masabayashi | ||
| 1 or more | 73% | 11/15 | 25% | 1/4 |
| 3 or more | 27% | 4/15 | 0% | 0/4 |
| 5 or more | 0% | 0/15 | 0% | 0/4 |
| 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 ยท Last 90 days
| Metric | Shiraishi | Masabayashi |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 6โ7 | 0โ4 |
| Avg odds | 1.85 | 7.62 |
| ROI % | -40.6% | -100.0% |
| Units P/L | -5.28u | -4.00u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Shiraishi | Masabayashi |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | โ |
| Events | 2 | โ |
| Matches | 3 | โ |
| Distance | โ | โ |
| Route | TPE | โ |
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 ยท Last 12 months
Shiraishi has a higher win rate against shared opponents (40% vs Masabayashi's 0%).
| Opponent | Shiraishi | Masabayashi |
|---|---|---|
| Nitin Kumar Sinha | W 64 62 | L 46 62 67 |
| Isaac Becroft | L 63 46 26 | L 63 57 06 |
| Ethan David Zapp | W 61 60 | L 67 16 |
| Taiyo Yamanaka | L 67 26 | L 26 16 |
| Kasidit Samrej | L 36 46 | L 16 26 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Yanki Erel
M25 Taipei ยท 2nd Round
Aug 27
Hyeon Chung
M25 Taipei ยท 2nd Round
Aug 20
Nitin Kumar Sinha
M25 Taipei ยท 1st Round
Aug 19
Asahi Harazaki
M15 Bali ยท 1st Round
Jul 28
Isaac Becroft
M15 Bali ยท 2nd Round
Jul 23
Ethan David Zapp
M15 Bali ยท 1st Round
Jul 22
Ethan David Zapp
M15 Bali ยท 1st Round
Jul 22
Taiyo Yamanaka
M15 Tokyo ยท 2nd Round
Jul 9
Vladyslav Orlov
M25 Ollersbach ยท 1st Round
Jul 22
Alex Huszar
M25 Kramsach ยท 1st Round
Jul 15
Leo Raquillet
Liege challenger
Jul 5
Nico Hipfl
M25 Nivelles ยท 1st Round
Jun 30
David Tixhon
M25 Brussels ยท 1st Round
Jun 24
David Tixhon
Futures 2026
Jun 24
Saki Tange
Futures 2026
Jun 14
Hikaru Shiraishi
M15 Karuizawa ยท 2nd Round
May 28
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won ยท Last 12 months ยท 29โ70 matches
| Metric | Shiraishi | Masabayashi |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 56% | 17% |
| Sets won | 55% | 27% |
| Games won | 52% | 39% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Shiraishi | Masabayashi |
|---|---|---|
| ITF M15 | 2 | 0 |
| ITF M25 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Shiraishi | Masabayashi |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 2 | 0 |
| Clay | 1 | 0 |
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