JiSung Nam vs Luca CastelnuovoPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
JiSung Nam and Luca Castelnuovo have met 1 time since 2026; Luca Castelnuovo leads 1–0. Across all meetings Nam has taken 0 sets to Castelnuovo's 2. Their most recent meeting: Luca Castelnuovo won at Shanghai Challenger (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Nam | Castelnuovo | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | JiSung Nam | Luca Castelnuovo | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 80% | 8/10 | 83% | 24/29 |
| Wins a set when losing | 27% | 3/11 | 33% | 8/24 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 24% | 5/21 | 25% | 13/53 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 80% | 4/5 | 63% | 15/24 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 43% | 6/14 | 55% | 12/22 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 50% | 3/6 | 53% | 8/15 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 77% | 10/13 | 90% | 26/29 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 62% | 8/13 | 83% | 24/29 |
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 (Nam 0, Castelnuovo 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Nam
🪃 Counterpuncher
Castelnuovo
💥 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
Sep 11, 2026
Shanghai Challenger
H Hard · Quarterfinals
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Nam | Castelnuovo |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 0–1 | 8–6 |
| Avg odds | 1.93 | 2.55 |
| ROI % | -100.0% | +45.9% |
| Units P/L | -1.00u | +6.43u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Nam | Castelnuovo |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | — | 1 |
| Events | — | 2 |
| Matches | — | 3 |
| Distance | — | 765 mi · 1,231 km |
| Route | — | 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.
Common opponents
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Across 3 shared opponents, both Nam and Castelnuovo posted a 67% win rate.
| Opponent | Nam | Castelnuovo |
|---|---|---|
| Tsung-Hao Huang | W 62 63 | W 64 62 |
| Jurij Rodionov | L 62 67 26 | L 16 46 |
| Takuya Kumasaka | W 62 64 | W 64 75 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Luca Castelnuovo
Shanghai Challenger · Quarterfinals
Sep 11
Denis Yevseyev
Shanghai Challenger · 2nd Round
Sep 10
Rei Sakamoto
Shanghai Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 8
Jan Kumstat
Unicredit Czech Open · 1st Round Qualifying
May 31
Laurent Lokoli
Internazionali Di Tennis - Citta'Di Vicenza · 1st Round Qualifying
May 24
Marat Sharipov
Renault Busan Open Tennis Championships · 1st Round Qualifying
Apr 12
Braden Shick
Miyazaki Challenger · 1st Round
Mar 31
Takuya Kumasaka
Koyushokucho Miyazaki Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Mar 30
Akira Santillan
Wuning 3 Challenger · 1st Round
Oct 5
Pavel Kotov
Chengdu Open - Chengdu · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 22
Elias Ymer
Guangzhou Challenger · 2nd Round
Sep 16
Omar Jasika
Guangzhou Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 15
Ilya Ivashka
Shanghai Challenger · Semifinals
Sep 12
Ji Sung Nam
Shanghai Challenger · Quarterfinals
Sep 11
Tung-Lin Wu
Shanghai Challenger · 2nd Round
Sep 10
Chun-Hsin Tseng
Shanghai Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 8
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 21–55 matches
| Metric | Nam | Castelnuovo |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 48% | 55% |
| Sets won | 49% | 55% |
| Games won | 52% | 52% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Nam | Castelnuovo |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Nam | Castelnuovo |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 1 |
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