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Hiroki Moriya vs Yuta ShimizuPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats

🇯🇵Hiroki Moriya

#505 · 35 yrs · R

1–1

2 meetings · sets 3–2

🇯🇵Yuta Shimizu

#393 · 27 yrs · L

Hiroki Moriya and Yuta Shimizu have met 2 times since 2022; they are level 1–1. Their first meeting came at Rakuten Japan Open - Tokyo in 2022 on hard. On hard courts they are level 1–1. Across all meetings Moriya has taken 3 sets to Shimizu's 2. Their most recent meeting: Yuta Shimizu won at Phan Thiet 3 Challenger (2026).

Spread & Straight-Sets Form

Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months

Indicator	Moriya	Shimizu
Indicator	Hiroki Moriya		Yuta Shimizu
Wins in straight sets	53%	17/32	62%	18/29
Wins a set when losing	26%	9/34	38%	10/26
Goes to a deciding set	36%	24/66	38%	21/55
Covers −1.5 sets as favorite	31%	9/29	42%	11/26
Covers +1.5 sets as underdog	48%	14/29	67%	18/27
Tiebreak sets won	36%	10/28	68%	17/25
Wins after taking set 1	88%	23/26	77%	23/30
Wins 2-0 after taking set 1	65%	17/26	60%	18/30

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 2 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Moriya 1, Shimizu 0).

Style Matchup

Playing styles and historical archetype record

Moriya

🪃 Counterpuncher

Elite BP conversionStrong return gameDefensive consistencyRally tolerance

Shimizu

⚙️ Grinder

Relentless consistencyDeep court positioningHigh rally toleranceMental fortitude

Matchup analysis

🪃 Counterpuncher vs ⚙️ Grinder is historically tight (52% vs 48%, 708 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.

Previous meetings

2 career meetings, newest first

Sep 11, 2026

Phan Thiet 3 Challenger

H Hard · Quarterfinals

6³7

Shimizu

Oct 4, 2022

Rakuten Japan Open - Tokyo

H Hard · 1st Round

Moriya

Prop Research

Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days

Outcome	Moriya	Shimizu
Outcome	Hiroki Moriya		Yuta Shimizu
1 or more	85%	11/13	90%	9/10
3 or more	46%	6/13	80%	8/10
5 or more	23%	3/13	60%	6/10
10 or more	0%	0/13	10%	1/10
15 or more	0%	0/13	0%	0/10
20 or more	0%	0/13	0%	0/10

Player ROI

Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days

Metric	Moriya	Shimizu
W-L	6–7	5–5
Avg odds	2.05	1.91
ROI %	-22.1%	-4.1%
Units P/L	-2.87u	-0.41u

Travel

Last 30 days

Metric	Moriya	Shimizu
Countries	2	2
Events	2	2
Matches	3	3
Distance	1,420 mi · 2,285 km	1,420 mi · 2,285 km
Route	VIE → CHN	VIE → CHN

Host country from each tournament in the last 30 days, including the current event even when a player arrived on a bye. 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

Shimizu has a higher win rate against shared opponents (70% vs Moriya's 30%).

Opponent	Moriya	Shimizu
Philip Sekulic	W 64 76	L 26 62 57
Kasidit Samrej	L 16 67	W 64 64
Jay Dylan Hara Friend	L 26 06	W 62 46 62
Andre Ilagan	L 26 67	L 64 67 46
Dane Sweeny	W 75 76	W 75 75
Marat Sharipov	L 36 46	L 62 36 16
Yusuke Takahashi	W 64 26 62	W 76 62
Yasutaka Uchiyama	L 26 16	W
Yu Hsiou Hsu	L 26 36	W 75 36 61
Masamichi Imamura	L 46 26	W 75 64

Recent Form

Last five matches per player

Moriya

LWLWLLWW

Keisuke Saitoh

Wuning 3 Challenger · 2nd Round

Oct 7

Keegan Smith

Wuning 3 Challenger · 1st Round

76⁵

Oct 6

Omar Jasika

Jingshan Challenger · 3rd Round Qualifying

Sep 29

Jia Qi Huang

Jingshan Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying

Sep 28

Blake Ellis

Phan Thiet 4 Challenger · 1st Round

Sep 15

Yuta Shimizu

Phan Thiet 3 Challenger · Quarterfinals

6³7

Sep 11

Maximus Jones

Phan Thiet 3 Challenger · 2nd Round

76⁴

Sep 9

Dominik Palan

Phan Thiet 3 Challenger · 1st Round

Sep 7

Shimizu

LWLLWWWL

Bernard Tomic

Jingshan Challenger · 2nd Round

6⁵7

Oct 2

Stefanos Sakellaridis

Jingshan Challenger · 1st Round

76¹¹

Sep 29

Philip Sekulic

Phan Thiet 4 Challenger · 1st Round

Sep 15

Arthur Weber

Phan Thiet 3 Challenger · Semifinals

Sep 12

Hiroki Moriya

Phan Thiet 3 Challenger · Quarterfinals

76³

Sep 11

Kasidit Samrej

Phan Thiet 3 Challenger · 2nd Round

Sep 9

Aditya Vishal Balsekar

Phan Thiet 3 Challenger · 1st Round

Sep 8

Anton Matusevich

Roehampton 1 Challenger · 1st Round

Aug 18

Rivalry momentum

Cumulative head-to-head lead over time

↑ Moriyalevel↓ Shimizu

Win rate

Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 55–66 matches

Metric	Moriya	Shimizu
Matches won	48%	53%
Sets won	47%	52%
Games won	50%	50%

Record by tier

Head-to-head record by tournament tier

Stage	Moriya	Shimizu
ATP 500	1	0
ATP Challenger Tour	0	1

By surface

Head-to-head record per surface

Surface	Moriya	Shimizu
Hard	1	1

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Hiroki Moriya vs Yuta Shimizu FAQ

The head-to-head is level at 1–1 over 2 meetings.

Spread & Straight-Sets Form

Style Matchup

Previous meetings

Prop Research

Player ROI

Travel

Common opponents

Recent Form

Rivalry momentum

Win rate

Record by tier

By surface

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