Min-Kyu Song vs Yuta ShimizuPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Min-Kyu Song and Yuta Shimizu have met 1 time since 2019; Yuta Shimizu leads 1–0. Across all meetings Song has taken 0 sets to Shimizu's 2. Their most recent meeting: Yuta Shimizu won at Yokkaichi (2019).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Song | Shimizu | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Min-Kyu Song | Yuta Shimizu | ||
| Wins in straight sets | — | 62% | 18/29 | |
| Wins a set when losing | — | 38% | 10/26 | |
| Goes to a deciding set | — | 38% | 21/55 | |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | — | 42% | 11/26 | |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | — | 67% | 18/27 | |
| Tiebreak sets won | — | 68% | 17/25 | |
| Wins after taking set 1 | — | 77% | 23/30 | |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | — | 60% | 18/30 | |
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. Small sample — read with care. Head-to-head: 1 of 1 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Song 0, Shimizu 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Song
💥 Big Hitter
Shimizu
⚙️ Grinder
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 55% vs ⚙️ Grinder across 682 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Min-Kyu Song.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the grinder's relentless consistency.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Aug 6, 2019
Yokkaichi
H Hard · Round of 64
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Song | Shimizu |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | - | 5–5 |
| Avg odds | - | 1.91 |
| ROI % | - | -4.1% |
| Units P/L | - | -0.41u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Song | Shimizu |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | — | 2 |
| Events | — | 2 |
| Matches | — | 3 |
| Distance | — | 1,420 mi · 2,285 km |
| Route | — | VIE → 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.
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Martyn Pawelski
Davis Cup, World Group I, 1R, POL-KOR 1-3 · Rubber 4
Sep 14
Seongchan Hong
Nur Sultan · 1st Round Qualifying
Jul 17
Naoki Tajima
Bendigo Challenger · 1st Round
Jan 12
James Duckworth
Baotou · Round of 32
Aug 28
Luke Saville
Baotou · Round of 64
Aug 27
Yuta Shimizu
Yokkaichi · Round of 64
Aug 6
Jason Jung
Gwangju · Round of 32
May 8
Evan King
Busan · Round of 64
May 7
Bernard Tomic
Jingshan Challenger · 2nd Round
Oct 2
Stefanos Sakellaridis
Jingshan Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 29
Philip Sekulic
Phan Thiet 4 Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 15
Arthur Weber
Phan Thiet 3 Challenger · Semifinals
Sep 12
Hiroki Moriya
Phan Thiet 3 Challenger · Quarterfinals
Sep 11
Kasidit Samrej
Phan Thiet 3 Challenger · 2nd Round
Sep 9
Aditya Vishal Balsekar
Phan Thiet 3 Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 8
Anton Matusevich
Roehampton 1 Challenger · 1st Round
Aug 18
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 55–55 matches
| Metric | Song | Shimizu |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | - | 53% |
| Sets won | - | 52% |
| Games won | - | 50% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Song | Shimizu |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Song | Shimizu |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 1 |
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