Jakub Paul and Rinky Hijikata have met 1 time since 2025; Rinky Hijikata leads 1–0. Their most recent meeting: Rinky Hijikata won at Almaty (2025).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Paul
🪃 Counterpuncher
Hijikata
🤖 Servebot
Matchup analysis
The 🤖 Servebot archetype wins about 57% vs 🪃 Counterpuncher across 4,469 matches in our dataset — a stylistic lean toward Rinky Hijikata.
Servebot players often use high ace rate and dominant service to pressure the counterpuncher's elite bp conversion.
1 career meeting, newest first
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Paul | Hijikata | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Jakub Paul | Rinky Hijikata | ||
| 1 or more | 60% | 3/5 | 100% | 21/21 |
| 3 or more | 20% | 1/5 | 81% | 17/21 |
| 5 or more | 0% | 0/5 | 62% | 13/21 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/5 | 14% | 3/21 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/5 | 5% | 1/21 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/5 | 5% | 1/21 |
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Paul | Hijikata |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 2–3 | 13–8 |
| Avg odds | 2.79 | 2.57 |
| ROI % | -13.6% | +17.5% |
| Units P/L | -0.68u | +3.67u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Across 2 shared opponents, both Paul and Hijikata posted a 100% win rate.
| Opponent | Paul | Hijikata |
|---|---|---|
| Stefano Napolitano | W 62 64 | W 63 62 |
| Blaise Bicknell | W 63 46 60 | W 64 57 62 |
Last five matches per player
Enrico Dalla Valle
Emilia-Romagna Tennis Cup · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jun 15
Michele Mecarelli
Emilia-Romagna Tennis Cup · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 14
Stefano Napolitano
Copa Faulconbridge · 1st Round Qualifying
May 11
Nicolai Budkov Kjaer
Copa Faulconbridge · 2nd Round Qualifying
May 1
Dusan Lajovic
Grand Prix Hassan II · 1st Round Qualifying
Mar 30
Alexandre Muller
Guerri Napoli Tennis Cup · Round of 32
Mar 12
John Sperle
Guerri Napoli Tennis Cup · 2nd Round Qualifying
Mar 3
Laurent Lokoli
Guerri Napoli Tennis Cup · 1st Round Qualifying
Mar 2
Alejandro Tabilo
HSBC Championships · Round of 32
Jun 16
Ugo Humbert
HSBC Championships · Quarterfinals
Jun 15
Dino Prizmic
HSBC Championships · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 13
Jiri Lehecka
HSBC Championships · Round of 16
Jun 12
Frances Tiafoe
BOSS OPEN · Round of 16
Jun 11
Tom Gentzsch
BOSS OPEN · Round of 32
Jun 10
Arthur Fery
Lexus Birmingham Open · Quarterfinals
Jun 5
Mackenzie McDonald
Lexus Birmingham Open · Round of 16
Jun 4
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 34–77 matches
| Metric | Paul | Hijikata |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 56% | 61% |
| Sets won | 58% | 56% |
| Games won | 52% | 51% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Paul | Hijikata |
|---|---|---|
| ATP 250 | 0 | 1 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Paul | Hijikata |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 1 |
