James McCabe vs Masamichi ImamuraPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
James McCabe and Masamichi Imamura have met 2 times since 2025; James McCabe leads 2–0. Their first meeting came at Taipei Challenger in 2025 on hard. On hard courts McCabe leads 2–0. McCabe has won the last 2 meetings. Across all meetings McCabe has taken 4 sets to Imamura's 1. Their most recent meeting: James McCabe won at Lincoln Challenger (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | McCabe | Imamura | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | James McCabe | Masamichi Imamura | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 69% | 24/35 | 83% | 43/52 |
| Wins a set when losing | 33% | 10/30 | 24% | 8/33 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 32% | 21/65 | 20% | 17/85 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 46% | 19/41 | 63% | 29/46 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 58% | 14/24 | 48% | 15/31 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 47% | 16/34 | 69% | 9/13 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 82% | 27/33 | 92% | 46/50 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 73% | 24/33 | 86% | 43/50 |
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 2 completed meetings ended in straight sets (McCabe 1, Imamura 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
McCabe
🤖 Servebot
Imamura
⚔️ The Gladiator
Matchup analysis
The 🤖 Servebot archetype wins about 58% vs ⚔️ The Gladiator across 927 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward James McCabe.
Servebot players often use high ace rate and dominant service to pressure the the gladiator's physical intensity.
Previous meetings
2 career meetings, newest first
Jul 15, 2026
Lincoln Challenger
H Hard · 1st Round
Nov 7, 2025
Taipei Challenger
H Hard · Quarterfinals
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | McCabe | Imamura | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | James McCabe | Masamichi Imamura | ||
| 1 or more | 100% | 12/12 | 71% | 12/17 |
| 3 or more | 100% | 12/12 | 41% | 7/17 |
| 5 or more | 58% | 7/12 | 24% | 4/17 |
| 10 or more | 17% | 2/12 | 6% | 1/17 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/12 | 0% | 0/17 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/12 | 0% | 0/17 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | McCabe | Imamura |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 4–9 | 13–8 |
| Avg odds | 1.90 | 1.90 |
| ROI % | -48.1% | +15.1% |
| Units P/L | -6.25u | +3.16u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | McCabe | Imamura |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | 2 |
| Events | 2 | 2 |
| Matches | 2 | 7 |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | USA | 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
McCabe has a higher win rate against shared opponents (50% vs Imamura's 40%).
| Opponent | McCabe | Imamura |
|---|---|---|
| Yu Hsiou Hsu | L 46 06 | L 16 16 |
| Shinji Hazawa | W 64 64 | W 64 61 |
| Noah Zamora | L 64 36 67 | L 46 57 |
| Hayato Matsuoka | L 57 46 | W 64 75 |
| Matthew Dellavedova | W 62 67 63 | L 57 61 16 |
| Cruz Hewitt | L 63 36 67 | W 36 62 63 |
| Dane Sweeny | W 67 61 76 | L 36 26 |
| Kaichi Uchida | W 64 75 | L 63 57 36 |
| Fajing Sun | L 46 46 | L 63 36 46 |
| Joshua Charlton | W 76 63 | W 64 62 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Noah Zamora
M25 East Lansing · 1st Round
Aug 12
Dusan Lajovic
Lexington Challenger · 1st Round
Aug 4
Duncan Chan
Winnipeg Challenger · 1st Round
Jul 22
Bernard Tomic
Lincoln Challenger · 2nd Round
Jul 16
Masamichi Imamura
Lincoln Challenger · 1st Round
Jul 15
Jason Jung
Newport Challenger · 1st Round
Jul 8
Roman Safiullin
Wimbledon · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 29
Remy Bertola
Lexus Nottingham Open · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jun 14
Yu Hsiou Hsu
M25 Taipei · Semifinals
Aug 22
Noritaka Koizumi
M25 Taipei · 2nd Round
Aug 21
Hyeon Chung
M25 Taipei · Quarterfinals
Aug 21
Shinji Hazawa
M25 Taipei · 1st Round
Aug 19
Sergey Fomin
Astana Challenger · Quarterfinals
Aug 14
Erik Arutiunian
Astana Challenger · 2nd Round
Aug 13
Antoine Ghibaudo
Astana Challenger · 1st Round
Aug 11
Roger Pascual Ferra
Bloomfield Hills Challenger · 1st Round
Jul 21
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 65–85 matches
| Metric | McCabe | Imamura |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 54% | 61% |
| Sets won | 53% | 60% |
| Games won | 51% | 54% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | McCabe | Imamura |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 2 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | McCabe | Imamura |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 2 | 0 |
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