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 | 86% | 6/7 | 56% | 27/48 |
| Wins a set when losing | 36% | 4/11 | 29% | 9/31 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 28% | 5/18 | 38% | 30/79 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 80% | 4/5 | 47% | 20/43 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 36% | 4/11 | 60% | 18/30 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 71% | 5/7 | 67% | 26/39 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 60% | 6/10 | 92% | 34/37 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 60% | 6/10 | 73% | 27/37 |
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
⚙️ Grinder
Matchup analysis
🪃 Counterpuncher vs ⚙️ Grinder is historically tight (50% vs 50%, 1,208 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 | 1–1 | 11–8 |
| Avg odds | 1.83 | 2.15 |
| ROI % | -40.0% | +15.7% |
| Units P/L | -0.80u | +2.98u |
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 | — | 7 |
| Distance | — | 1,024 mi · 1,648 km |
| Route | — | CAN → USA |
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 1 shared opponent, both Paul and Hijikata posted a 100% win rate.
| Opponent | Paul | Hijikata |
|---|---|---|
| Stefano Napolitano | W 62 64 | W 63 62 |
Recent Form
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
Naples Challenger · 1st Round
Mar 24
John Sperle
Guerri Napoli Tennis Cup · 2nd Round Qualifying
Mar 3
Laurent Lokoli
Guerri Napoli Tennis Cup · 1st Round Qualifying
Mar 2
Benjamin Bonzi
Winston-Salem Open - Winston-Salem · 3rd Round
Aug 26
Raphael Collignon
Winston-Salem Open - Winston-Salem · 2nd Round
Aug 25
Darwin Blanch
Winston-Salem Open - Winston-Salem · 1st Round
Aug 24
Jakub Mensik
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 3rd Round
Aug 18
Luciano Darderi
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 2nd Round
Aug 16
Gael Monfils
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 1st Round
Aug 14
Jaume Munar
National Bank Open - Montreal · 1st Round
Aug 2
Denis Shapovalov
Mifel Tennis Open - Los Cabos · 1st Round
Jul 29
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 18–83 matches
| Metric | Paul | Hijikata |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 39% | 59% |
| Sets won | 44% | 55% |
| Games won | 48% | 51% |
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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