Naoki Nakagawa vs Shintaro ImaiPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Naoki Nakagawa and Shintaro Imai have met 1 time since 2026; Naoki Nakagawa leads 1–0. Across all meetings Nakagawa has taken 2 sets to Imai's 1. Their most recent meeting: Naoki Nakagawa won at M15 Tokyo (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Nakagawa | Imai | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Naoki Nakagawa | Shintaro Imai | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 68% | 13/19 | 85% | 17/20 |
| Wins a set when losing | 29% | 4/14 | 50% | 8/16 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 30% | 10/33 | 31% | 11/36 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 52% | 11/21 | 52% | 13/25 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 75% | 9/12 | 83% | 5/6 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 50% | 4/8 | 50% | 6/12 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 89% | 16/18 | 78% | 18/23 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 72% | 13/18 | 74% | 17/23 |
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: 0 of 1 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Nakagawa 0, Imai 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Nakagawa
💥 Big Hitter
Imai
👑 The Complete Package
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 53% vs 👑 The Complete Package across 1,618 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Naoki Nakagawa.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the the complete package's elite serve & return.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Jul 10, 2026
M15 Tokyo
H Hard · Quarterfinals
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Nakagawa | Imai | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Naoki Nakagawa | Shintaro Imai | ||
| 1 or more | 100% | 8/8 | 92% | 11/12 |
| 3 or more | 100% | 8/8 | 75% | 9/12 |
| 5 or more | 75% | 6/8 | 50% | 6/12 |
| 10 or more | 13% | 1/8 | 8% | 1/12 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/8 | 0% | 0/12 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/8 | 0% | 0/12 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Nakagawa | Imai |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 6–2 | 4–6 |
| Avg odds | 1.93 | 1.41 |
| ROI % | +9.3% | -48.7% |
| Units P/L | +0.74u | -4.87u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Common opponents
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Across 1 shared opponent, both Nakagawa and Imai posted a 100% win rate.
| Opponent | Nakagawa | Imai |
|---|---|---|
| Leo Vithoontien | W 64 64 | W 62 76 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Ryuki Matsuda
M25 Urayasu · Final
Sep 6
Kuan-Yi Lee
M25 Urayasu · Semifinals
Sep 5
Ryota Tanuma
M25 Urayasu · Quarterfinals
Sep 4
Naoya Honda
M25 Urayasu · 2nd Round
Sep 3
Yua Taka
M25 Urayasu · 1st Round
Sep 2
Max Sheldon
M25 East Lansing · 2nd Round
Aug 13
Cooper Woestendick
M25 East Lansing · 1st Round
Aug 12
Clement Chidekh
M25 Southaven · 1st Round
Aug 5
Unknown Player
M25 Darwin · 1st Round
Oct 7
Scott Jones
M25 Darwin · 2nd Round
Oct 1
Unknown Player
M25 Darwin · 1st Round
Sep 30
Pawit Sornlaksup
M15 Nonthaburi · Quarterfinals
Sep 11
Jordan Hasson
M15 Nonthaburi · 2nd Round
Sep 10
Tanapatt Nirundorn
M15 Nonthaburi · 1st Round
Sep 9
Yuto Oki
M25 Urayasu · 1st Round
Sep 1
Adrian Arcon
M15 Tianjin · 1st Round
Aug 12
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 33–37 matches
| Metric | Nakagawa | Imai |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 58% | 54% |
| Sets won | 55% | 58% |
| Games won | 53% | 54% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Nakagawa | Imai |
|---|---|---|
| ITF M15 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Nakagawa | Imai |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 0 |
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