Ivan Denisov and Taiyo Yamanaka have met 1 time since 2025; Taiyo Yamanaka leads 1–0. Their most recent meeting: Taiyo Yamanaka won at M15 Maanshan (2025).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Denisov
🏃 Pusher
Yamanaka
⚙️ Grinder
Matchup analysis
The ⚙️ Grinder archetype wins about 62% vs 🏃 Pusher across 581 matches in our dataset — a stylistic lean toward Taiyo Yamanaka.
Grinder players often use relentless consistency and deep court positioning to pressure the pusher's extreme retrieval.
1 career meeting, newest first
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Denisov | Yamanaka |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | - | 6–3 |
| Avg odds | - | 2.19 |
| ROI % | - | +45.4% |
| Units P/L | - | +4.09u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Last five matches per player
Stefan Vujic
M15 Maanshan · Round of 32
Sep 8
Taiyo Yamanaka
M15 Maanshan · Round of 16
Sep 1
Joao Victor Couto Loureiro
M15 Arad · Round of 16
Aug 18
Stefan Palosi
M15 Arad · Quarterfinals
Aug 18
Andrei Cuceu
M15 Arad · Round of 32
Aug 18
Luca Castagnola
Tampere · 1st Round Qualifying
Jul 20
Kristjan Tamm
M15 Poprad · Round of 16
Jul 14
Daniel Phillips
M15 Kayseri · Round of 32
Jun 30
Hoyoung Roh
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 18
Chase Ferguson
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 16
Ronit Karki
S M KRISHNA MEMORIAL OPEN · 2nd Round Qualifying
May 18
Adil Kalyanpur
S M KRISHNA MEMORIAL OPEN · 1st Round Qualifying
May 17
Mukund Sasikumar
S M KRISHNA MEMORIAL OPEN · Round of 16
May 13
Kriish Tyagi
KARNATAKA OPEN · Round of 32
May 12
Tomohiro Masabayashi
KARNATAKA OPEN · 2nd Round Qualifying
May 11
Takuya Kumasaka
S M KRISHNA MEMORIAL OPEN · Round of 32
May 9
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 8–39 matches
| Metric | Denisov | Yamanaka |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 25% | 46% |
| Sets won | 32% | 49% |
| Games won | 45% | 50% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Denisov | Yamanaka |
|---|---|---|
| ITF M15 | 0 | 1 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Denisov | Yamanaka |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 1 |
