Jakub Paul vs Rinky HijikataPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Jakub Paul and Rinky Hijikata have met 1 time since 2025; Rinky Hijikata leads 1–0. Across all meetings Paul has taken 0 sets to Hijikata's 2. Their most recent meeting: Rinky Hijikata won at Almaty (2025).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Paul | Hijikata | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Jakub Paul | Rinky Hijikata | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 56% | 5/9 | 57% | 25/44 |
| Wins a set when losing | 22% | 2/9 | 26% | 8/31 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 33% | 6/18 | 36% | 27/75 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 50% | 2/4 | 46% | 17/37 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 42% | 5/12 | 57% | 20/35 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 80% | 4/5 | 65% | 24/37 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 78% | 7/9 | 91% | 31/34 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 56% | 5/9 | 74% | 25/34 |
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 1 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Paul 0, Hijikata 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Paul
🪃 Counterpuncher
Hijikata
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
🪃 Counterpuncher vs 💥 Big Hitter is historically tight (48% vs 52%, 3,969 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Oct 11, 2025
Almaty
H Hard · 1st Round Qualifying
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Paul | Hijikata |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 2–1 | 6–8 |
| Avg odds | 2.53 | 2.81 |
| ROI % | +86.7% | -17.5% |
| Units P/L | +2.60u | -2.45u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Paul | Hijikata |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | — | 2 |
| Events | — | 3 |
| Matches | — | 5 |
| Distance | — | 2,283 mi · 3,674 km |
| Route | — | CHN → JPN → 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.
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Niels McDonald
Roanne Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Oct 11
Rudolf Molleker
Prague Challenger · 3rd Round Qualifying
Aug 17
Svyatoslav Gulin
Prague Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 16
Enrico Dalla Valle
Emilia-Romagna Tennis Cup · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jun 15
Michele Mecarelli
Emilia-Romagna Tennis Cup · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 14
Nicolai Budkov Kjaer
Valencia Challenger · 3rd Round Qualifying
May 12
Stefano Napolitano
Copa Faulconbridge · 1st Round Qualifying
May 11
Dusan Lajovic
Grand Prix Hassan II - Marrakech · 1st Round Qualifying
Mar 29
Roman Safiullin
Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai · 1st Round
Oct 7
Stefanos Tsitsipas
Japan Open Tennis Championships - Tokyo · 3rd Round Qualifying
Sep 29
Camilo Ugo Carabelli
Japan Open Tennis Championships - Tokyo · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 28
Andrey Rublev
Hangzhou Open - Hangzhou · 2nd Round
Sep 25
Dalibor Svrcina
Hangzhou Open - Hangzhou · 1st Round
Sep 24
Felix Auger Aliassime
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round
Sep 1
Benjamin Bonzi
Winston-Salem Open - Winston-Salem · 3rd Round
Aug 26
Raphael Collignon
Winston-Salem Open - Winston-Salem · 2nd Round
Aug 25
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 18–80 matches
| Metric | Paul | Hijikata |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 50% | 56% |
| Sets won | 48% | 53% |
| Games won | 50% | 50% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Paul | Hijikata |
|---|---|---|
| ATP 250 | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Paul | Hijikata |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 1 |
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