Justin Boulais vs Yuta ShimizuPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Justin Boulais and Yuta Shimizu have met 1 time since 2026; Justin Boulais leads 1–0. Across all meetings Boulais has taken 2 sets to Shimizu's 0. Their most recent meeting: Justin Boulais won at Granby Challenger (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Boulais | Shimizu | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Justin Boulais | Yuta Shimizu | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 78% | 28/36 | 58% | 14/24 |
| Wins a set when losing | 35% | 9/26 | 36% | 9/25 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 27% | 17/62 | 39% | 19/49 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 56% | 15/27 | 38% | 8/21 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 63% | 19/30 | 62% | 16/26 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 60% | 9/15 | 64% | 14/22 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 81% | 29/36 | 73% | 19/26 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 78% | 28/36 | 54% | 14/26 |
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 (Boulais 1, Shimizu 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Boulais
🧱 The Wall
Shimizu
⚙️ Grinder
Matchup analysis
The ⚙️ Grinder archetype wins about 54% vs 🧱 The Wall across 318 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Yuta Shimizu.
Grinder players often use relentless consistency and deep court positioning to pressure the the wall's elite returner.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Jul 15, 2026
Granby Challenger
H Hard · 2nd Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Boulais | Shimizu | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Justin Boulais | Yuta Shimizu | ||
| 1 or more | 100% | 10/10 | 80% | 8/10 |
| 3 or more | 50% | 5/10 | 70% | 7/10 |
| 5 or more | 30% | 3/10 | 30% | 3/10 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/10 | 10% | 1/10 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/10 | 0% | 0/10 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/10 | 0% | 0/10 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Boulais | Shimizu |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 4–8 | 6–6 |
| Avg odds | 2.29 | 2.04 |
| ROI % | -28.8% | +8.2% |
| Units P/L | -3.46u | +0.98u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Boulais | Shimizu |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | 1 |
| Events | 1 | 1 |
| Matches | 1 | 1 |
| Distance | 0 mi · 0 km | 0 mi · 0 km |
| Route | CAN | GBR |
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
Shimizu has a higher win rate against shared opponents (50% vs Boulais's 40%).
| Opponent | Boulais | Shimizu |
|---|---|---|
| Johannus Monday | L 75 26 57 | L 64 36 36 |
| Liam Broady | W 76 60 | W 62 75 |
| August Holmgren | L 16 36 | L 67 46 |
| Jay Friend | L 67 64 36 | W 62 46 62 |
| Michael Mmoh | L 61 16 26 | L 67 67 |
| Trevor Svajda | W 64 64 | W 64 76 |
| Fajing Sun | L 16 16 | W 57 64 64 |
| Kaichi Uchida | W 63 64 | L 16 26 |
| Harry Wendelken | L 57 57 | L 36 46 |
| Masamichi Imamura | W 60 62 | W 75 64 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Benjamin Bonzi
Quebec City Challenger · 1st Round
Aug 19
Johannus Monday
Winnipeg Challenger · 1st Round
Jul 21
August Holmgren
Granby Challenger · Quarterfinals
Jul 17
Yuta Shimizu
Granby Challenger · 2nd Round
Jul 15
Zhizhen Zhang
Granby Challenger · 1st Round
Jul 13
Kenta Miyoshi
M25 Laval · 2nd Round
Jul 9
Millen Hurrion
M25 Laval · 1st Round
Jul 8
Tung-Lin Wu
Cary Challenger · 1st Round
Jun 30
Anton Matusevich
Roehampton 1 Challenger · 1st Round
Aug 18
Johannus Monday
Winnipeg Challenger · 2nd Round
Jul 23
Liam Broady
Winnipeg Challenger · 1st Round
Jul 21
Justin Boulais
Granby Challenger · 2nd Round
Jul 15
Jay Friend
Granby challenger
Jul 14
Jay Dylan Hara Friend
Granby Challenger · 1st Round
Jul 13
Ryan Colby
M25 Laval · 1st Round
Jul 7
Michael Mmoh
Cary Challenger · 1st Round
Jun 30
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 49–62 matches
| Metric | Boulais | Shimizu |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 58% | 49% |
| Sets won | 57% | 49% |
| Games won | 52% | 49% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Boulais | Shimizu |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Boulais | Shimizu |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 0 |
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