Keisuke Saitoh vs Ren NakamuraPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
๐ฏ๐ตKeisuke Saitoh
#550 ยท 25 yrs ยท L
Title1 meeting ยท sets 2โ0
๐ฏ๐ตRen Nakamura
#1882 ยท 31 yrs ยท R
5wKeisuke Saitoh and Ren Nakamura have met 1 time since 2026; Keisuke Saitoh leads 1โ0. Across all meetings Saitoh has taken 2 sets to Nakamura's 0. Their most recent meeting: Keisuke Saitoh won at M15 Bali (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches ยท Last 12 months
| Indicator | Saitoh | Nakamura | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Keisuke Saitoh | Ren Nakamura | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 69% | 36/52 | 60% | 6/10 |
| Wins a set when losing | 13% | 3/24 | 6% | 1/18 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 25% | 19/76 | 18% | 5/28 |
| Covers โ1.5 sets as favorite | 59% | 22/37 | 100% | 2/2 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 62% | 18/29 | 12% | 2/17 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 58% | 11/19 | 50% | 2/4 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 98% | 42/43 | 90% | 9/10 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 84% | 36/43 | 60% | 6/10 |
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 (Saitoh 1, Nakamura 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Saitoh
โ๏ธ The Gladiator
Nakamura
๐ Pusher
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Jul 22, 2026
M15 Bali
H Hard ยท 1st Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets ยท Last 90 days
| Outcome | Saitoh | Nakamura | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Keisuke Saitoh | Ren Nakamura | ||
| 1 or more | 75% | 18/24 | 50% | 2/4 |
| 3 or more | 33% | 8/24 | 0% | 0/4 |
| 5 or more | 0% | 0/24 | 0% | 0/4 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/24 | 0% | 0/4 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/24 | 0% | 0/4 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/24 | 0% | 0/4 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches ยท Last 90 days
| Metric | Saitoh | Nakamura |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 16โ7 | 2โ6 |
| Avg odds | 2.29 | 4.96 |
| ROI % | +18.2% | -51.0% |
| Units P/L | +4.18u | -4.08u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Saitoh | Nakamura |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | โ |
| Events | 1 | โ |
| Matches | 2 | โ |
| Distance | 0 mi ยท 0 km | โ |
| Route | CHN | โ |
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 ยท Last 12 months
Saitoh has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Nakamura's 33%).
| Opponent | Saitoh | Nakamura |
|---|---|---|
| Koki Matsuda | W 63 62 | L 46 16 |
| Sena Okabe | W 61 64 | W 60 60 |
| Joshua Charlton | W 63 75 | L 36 36 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Jay Dylan Hara Friend
Wuning 3 Challenger ยท Semifinals
Oct 10
Akira Santillan
Wuning 3 Challenger ยท Quarterfinals
Oct 9
Hiroki Moriya
Wuning 3 Challenger ยท 2nd Round
Oct 7
Dominik Palan
Wuning 3 Challenger ยท 1st Round
Oct 6
Yusuke Takahashi
Wuning 3 Challenger ยท 3rd Round Qualifying
Oct 5
Zhicheng Wang
Wuning 3 Challenger ยท 1st Round Qualifying
Oct 4
Mattia Bellucci
Jingshan Challenger ยท 3rd Round Qualifying
Sep 29
Koki Matsuda
Jingshan Challenger ยท 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 28
Hanyi Liu
Shanghai Challenger ยท 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 6
Azuma Visaya
M15 Bali ยท 3rd Round Qualifying
Aug 31
Kristjan Tamm
M25 Taipei ยท 1st Round
Aug 26
Aniketh Venkataraman
M25 Taipei ยท 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 23
Ryuki Matsuda
M25 Taipei ยท 3rd Round Qualifying
Aug 17
Aditya Kothari
M25 Taipei ยท 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 16
Corban Crowther
M15 Bali ยท 3rd Round Qualifying
Jul 27
Diordan Macababbad
M15 Bali ยท 1st Round Qualifying
Jul 26
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won ยท Last 12 months ยท 28โ76 matches
| Metric | Saitoh | Nakamura |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 68% | 36% |
| Sets won | 63% | 34% |
| Games won | 54% | 45% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Saitoh | Nakamura |
|---|---|---|
| ITF M15 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Saitoh | Nakamura |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 0 |
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