JiSung Nam vs Yuta KikuchiPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
JiSung Nam and Yuta Kikuchi have met 1 time since 2026; JiSung Nam leads 1–0. Across all meetings Nam has taken 2 sets to Kikuchi's 0. Their most recent meeting: JiSung Nam won at Koyushokucho Miyazaki Challenger (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Nam | Kikuchi | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | JiSung Nam | Yuta Kikuchi | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 80% | 8/10 | 75% | 15/20 |
| Wins a set when losing | 27% | 3/11 | 29% | 6/21 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 24% | 5/21 | 27% | 11/41 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 80% | 4/5 | 40% | 8/20 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 43% | 6/14 | 53% | 9/17 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 50% | 3/6 | 67% | 4/6 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 77% | 10/13 | 89% | 17/19 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 62% | 8/13 | 79% | 15/19 |
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 1, Kikuchi 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Nam
🪃 Counterpuncher
Kikuchi
🧱 The Wall
Matchup analysis
The 🪃 Counterpuncher archetype wins about 55% vs 🧱 The Wall across 685 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward JiSung Nam.
Counterpuncher players often use elite bp conversion and strong return game to pressure the the wall's elite returner.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Mar 30, 2026
Koyushokucho Miyazaki Challenger
? - · 2nd Round Qualifying
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Nam | Kikuchi |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 0–1 | 5–4 |
| Avg odds | 1.93 | 3.23 |
| ROI % | -100.0% | +17.2% |
| Units P/L | -1.00u | +1.55u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Nam | Kikuchi |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | — | 1 |
| Events | — | 1 |
| Matches | — | 1 |
| Distance | — | 0 mi · 0 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 Kikuchi posted a 67% win rate.
| Opponent | Nam | Kikuchi |
|---|---|---|
| Tsung-Hao Huang | W 62 63 | W 75 61 |
| Uisung Park | L 46 16 | L 16 26 |
| Takuya Kumasaka | W 62 64 | W 60 76 |
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
Jay Dylan Hara Friend
Wuning 3 Challenger · 1st Round
Oct 6
Ryuki Matsuda
Wuning 3 Challenger · 3rd Round Qualifying
Oct 5
Kosuke Ogura
Wuning 3 Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Oct 4
Bernard Tomic
Guangzhou Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 15
Tsung-Hao Huang
Guangzhou Challenger · 3rd Round Qualifying
Sep 14
Mikalai Haliak
Guangzhou Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 13
Yunseong Chung
M25 Sapporo · 2nd Round
Sep 10
Sena Okabe
M25 Sapporo · 1st Round
Sep 8
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 21–41 matches
| Metric | Nam | Kikuchi |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 48% | 49% |
| Sets won | 49% | 49% |
| Games won | 52% | 48% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Nam | Kikuchi |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Nam | Kikuchi |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 1 | 0 |
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