Hikaru Shiraishi and Yusuke Kusuhara have met 2 times since 2025; Hikaru Shiraishi leads 2–0. Their most recent meeting: Hikaru Shiraishi won at Kobe (2025).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Shiraishi
⚔️ The Gladiator
Kusuhara
🛡️ The Spoiler
Matchup analysis
The ⚔️ The Gladiator archetype wins about 59% vs 🛡️ The Spoiler across 1,493 matches in our dataset — a stylistic lean toward Hikaru Shiraishi.
The Gladiator players often use physical intensity and balanced game to pressure the the spoiler's strong court coverage.
2 career meetings, newest first
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Shiraishi | Kusuhara | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Hikaru Shiraishi | Yusuke Kusuhara | ||
| 1 or more | 69% | 11/16 | 75% | 6/8 |
| 3 or more | 38% | 6/16 | 25% | 2/8 |
| 5 or more | 0% | 0/16 | 25% | 2/8 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/16 | 13% | 1/8 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/16 | 0% | 0/8 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/16 | 0% | 0/8 |
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Shiraishi | Kusuhara |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 3–3 | 3–5 |
| Avg odds | 1.56 | 2.59 |
| ROI % | -31.5% | -46.0% |
| Units P/L | -1.89u | -3.68u |
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 (67% vs Kusuhara's 50%).
| Opponent | Shiraishi | Kusuhara |
|---|---|---|
| Leo Vithoontien | W | L 36 57 |
| Hiromasa Koyama | L 67 62 36 | W 26 75 63 |
| Matthew Dellavedova | W 76 62 | L 06 36 |
| Taisei Ichikawa | W 62 64 | W 46 62 76 |
| Kokoro Isomura | W 62 06 61 | W 75 63 |
| Charles Broom | L 26 16 | L 46 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
Shu Matsuoka
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 16
Eito Komada
M15 Harmon · Round of 32
Jun 1
Youssef Kadiri Hassani
M15 Harmon · Quarterfinals
Jun 1
Kazuki Nishiwaki
M15 Harmon · Round of 16
Jun 1
Yu Tanaka
M15 Karuizawa · Round of 32
May 25
Shu Matsuoka
M15 Karuizawa · Round of 16
May 25
Matthew Dellavedova
Jiangxi Open · 1st Round Qualifying
Apr 26
Leo Vithoontien
WUNING OPEN 2 · 1st Round Qualifying
Apr 12
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 30–60 matches
| Metric | Shiraishi | Kusuhara |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 58% | 43% |
| Sets won | 56% | 41% |
| Games won | 53% | 47% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Shiraishi | Kusuhara |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 1 | 0 |
| ITF M15 | 1 | 0 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Shiraishi | Kusuhara |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 2 | 0 |
