Hunter Heck vs Taisei IchikawaPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Hunter Heck and Taisei Ichikawa have met 2 times since 2026; they are level 1–1. Their first meeting came at M15 Nishi-Tokyo 1 in 2026 on hard. On hard courts they are level 1–1. Across all meetings Heck has taken 2 sets to Ichikawa's 2. Their most recent meeting: Taisei Ichikawa won at M15 Tokyo (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Heck | Ichikawa | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Hunter Heck | Taisei Ichikawa | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 93% | 27/29 | 63% | 20/32 |
| Wins a set when losing | 19% | 3/16 | 44% | 16/36 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 11% | 5/45 | 41% | 28/68 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 59% | 16/27 | 38% | 10/26 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 67% | 8/12 | 61% | 20/33 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 67% | 6/9 | 50% | 15/30 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 90% | 28/31 | 79% | 26/33 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 87% | 27/31 | 61% | 20/33 |
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: 2 of 2 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Heck 1, Ichikawa 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Heck
🧱 The Wall
Ichikawa
🎾 All-Court
Matchup analysis
The 🎾 All-Court archetype wins about 58% vs 🧱 The Wall across 131 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Taisei Ichikawa.
All-Court players often use tactical versatility and net approach ability to pressure the the wall's elite returner.
Previous meetings
2 career meetings, newest first
Jun 30, 2026
M15 Tokyo
H Hard · 1st Round
Mar 20, 2026
M15 Nishi-Tokyo 1
H Hard · Quarterfinals
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Heck | Ichikawa | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Hunter Heck | Taisei Ichikawa | ||
| 1 or more | 100% | 5/5 | 92% | 11/12 |
| 3 or more | 60% | 3/5 | 75% | 9/12 |
| 5 or more | 20% | 1/5 | 25% | 3/12 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/5 | 0% | 0/12 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/5 | 0% | 0/12 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/5 | 0% | 0/12 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Heck | Ichikawa |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 3–4 | 4–9 |
| Avg odds | 1.85 | 2.23 |
| ROI % | -25.1% | -29.9% |
| Units P/L | -1.76u | -3.88u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Heck | Ichikawa |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | — | 2 |
| Events | — | 2 |
| Matches | — | 2 |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | — | KAZ → 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
Across 8 shared opponents, both Heck and Ichikawa posted a 50% win rate.
| Opponent | Heck | Ichikawa |
|---|---|---|
| Kokoro Isomura | L 60 46 16 | L 26 16 |
| Masamichi Imamura | L 36 46 | L 36 76 57 |
| Naoya Honda | W 76 63 | L 16 62 46 |
| Dong Ju Kim | L 64 26 26 | L 16 62 16 |
| Yuta Kikuchi | W 64 62 | W 63 36 61 |
| Ryan Cozad | W 61 64 | W 60 62 |
| Emile Hudd | L 62 57 16 | W 62 67 76 |
| Karol Filar | W 64 61 | W 64 57 63 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Kokoro Isomura
Granby challenger
Jul 12
Taisei Ichikawa
M15 Tokyo · 1st Round
Jun 30
Masamichi Imamura
M15 Tokyo · Semifinals
Jun 20
Naoya Honda
M15 Tokyo · Quarterfinals
Jun 19
Maximus Jones
M15 Tokyo · 1st Round
Jun 17
Yua Taka
Futures 2026
Jun 15
Sergey Petrov
Futures 2026
Jun 14
Naoya Honda
M15 Tokyo · 1st Round
Jun 9
Tung-Lin Wu
M25 Taipei · 1st Round
Aug 19
Petr Bar Biryukov
Astana Challenger · 1st Round
Aug 11
Ryuki Matsuda
M15 Bali · 1st Round
Jul 29
Ryuki Matsuda
M15 Bali · Quarterfinals
Jul 24
Mukund Sasikumar
M15 Bali · 2nd Round
Jul 23
Makoto Ochi
M15 Tokyo · 1st Round
Jul 8
Kasidit Samrej
M15 Tokyo · 2nd Round
Jul 2
Hunter Heck
M15 Tokyo · 1st Round
Jun 30
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 45–68 matches
| Metric | Heck | Ichikawa |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 64% | 47% |
| Sets won | 64% | 49% |
| Games won | 54% | 49% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Heck | Ichikawa |
|---|---|---|
| ITF M15 | 1 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Heck | Ichikawa |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 1 |
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