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Masamichi Imamura vs Yuta ShimizuPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats

Masamichi Imamura

🇯🇵Masamichi Imamura

#412 · 27 yrs · R

7
0–3

3 meetings · sets 0–6

Yuta Shimizu

🇯🇵Yuta Shimizu

#393 · 27 yrs · L

Masamichi Imamura and Yuta Shimizu have met 3 times since 2024; Yuta Shimizu leads 3–0. Their first meeting came at Yokohama Challenger in 2024 on hard. On hard courts Shimizu leads 3–0. Shimizu has won the last 3 meetings. Across all meetings Imamura has taken 0 sets to Shimizu's 6. Their most recent meeting: Yuta Shimizu won at Seoul Challenger (2025).

Spread & Straight-Sets Form

Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months

IndicatorImamuraShimizu
Wins in straight sets78%62%
Wins a set when losing26%41%
Goes to a deciding set24%39%
Covers −1.5 sets as favorite57%41%
Covers +1.5 sets as underdog44%67%
Tiebreak sets won64%68%
Wins after taking set 193%74%
Wins 2-0 after taking set 183%58%

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: 3 of 3 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Imamura 0, Shimizu 3).

Style Matchup

Playing styles and historical archetype record

Imamura

🪃 Counterpuncher

Elite BP conversionStrong return gameDefensive consistencyRally tolerance
vs

Shimizu

⚙️ Grinder

Relentless consistencyDeep court positioningHigh rally toleranceMental fortitude

Matchup analysis

🪃 Counterpuncher vs ⚙️ Grinder is historically tight (52% vs 48%, 708 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.

Previous meetings

3 career meetings, newest first

Oct 28, 2025

Seoul Challenger

H Hard · 1st Round

57
46
Shimizu

Jan 28, 2025

Brisbane 1 Challenger

H Hard · 1st Round

46
46
Shimizu

Nov 21, 2024

Yokohama Challenger

H Hard · 2nd Round

46
647
Shimizu

Prop Research

Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days

OutcomeImamuraShimizu
1 or more71%82%
3 or more50%73%
5 or more14%55%
10 or more0%9%
15 or more0%0%
20 or more0%0%

Player ROI

Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days

MetricImamuraShimizu
W-L7–95–6
Avg odds1.931.89
ROI %-26.1%-12.8%
Units P/L-4.17u-1.41u

Travel

Last 30 days

MetricImamuraShimizu
Countries22
Events32
Matches33
Distance1,972 mi · 3,173 km1,420 mi · 2,285 km
RouteVIE → CHNVIE → 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

Shimizu has a higher win rate against shared opponents (70% vs Imamura's 30%).

OpponentImamuraShimizu
Kaichi Uchida
L
67
26
L
16
26
Bernard Tomic
L
46
63
46
L
75
26
67
Hiroki Moriya
W
64
62
W
57
75
76
Yu Hsiou Hsu
L
16
16
W
75
36
61
Justin Boulais
L
06
26
L
57
16
Jake Delaney
L
16
46
W
62
76
Yusuke Takahashi
W
57
60
76
W
76
62
Dane Sweeny
L
36
26
W
75
75
Taisei Ichikawa
W
63
67
75
W
36
76
64
Fajing Sun
L
63
36
46
W
57
64
64

Recent Form

Last five matches per player

Imamura
LLLLLLLW
L

Kaichi Uchida

Wuning 3 Challenger · 1st Round

687
26

Oct 6

L

Petr Bar Biryukov

Jingshan Challenger · 1st Round

57
46

Sep 30

L

Rio Noguchi

Hangzhou Open - Hangzhou · 1st Round Qualifying

16
46

Sep 22

L

Enzo Aguiard

Phan Thiet 4 Challenger · 1st Round

36
26

Sep 14

L

Yunseong Chung

M25 Sapporo · 1st Round

36
63
36

Sep 8

L

Bernard Tomic

Zhangjiagang Challenger · 1st Round

46
63
46

Sep 1

L

Yu Hsiou Hsu

M25 Taipei · Semifinals

16
16

Aug 22

W

Hyeon Chung

M25 Taipei · Quarterfinals

36
60
102

Aug 21

Shimizu
LWLLWWWL
L

Bernard Tomic

Jingshan Challenger · 2nd Round

75
26
657

Oct 2

W

Stefanos Sakellaridis

Jingshan Challenger · 1st Round

7611
62

Sep 29

L

Philip Sekulic

Phan Thiet 4 Challenger · 1st Round

26
62
57

Sep 15

L

Arthur Weber

Phan Thiet 3 Challenger · Semifinals

46
46

Sep 12

W

Hiroki Moriya

Phan Thiet 3 Challenger · Quarterfinals

57
75
763

Sep 11

W

Kasidit Samrej

Phan Thiet 3 Challenger · 2nd Round

64
64

Sep 9

W

Aditya Vishal Balsekar

Phan Thiet 3 Challenger · 1st Round

61
61

Sep 8

L

Anton Matusevich

Roehampton 1 Challenger · 1st Round

46
57

Aug 18

Rivalry momentum

Cumulative head-to-head lead over time

↑ ImamuraShimizu ahead↓ Shimizu

Win rate

Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 56–84 matches

MetricImamuraShimizu
Matches won58%52%
Sets won57%51%
Games won53%50%

Record by tier

Head-to-head record by tournament tier

StageImamuraShimizu
ATP Challenger Tour03

By surface

Head-to-head record per surface

SurfaceImamuraShimizu
Hard03

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Masamichi Imamura vs Yuta Shimizu FAQ

Yuta Shimizu leads the head-to-head 3–0 over 3 meetings.