Naoki Nakagawa and Sho Katayama have met 1 time since 2025; Naoki Nakagawa leads 1–0. Their most recent meeting: Naoki Nakagawa won at M25 Sapporo (2025).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Nakagawa
💥 Big Hitter
Katayama
🛡️ The Spoiler
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 57% vs 🛡️ The Spoiler across 1,522 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 spoiler's strong court coverage.
1 career meeting, newest first
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Nakagawa | Katayama |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 0–1 | - |
| Avg odds | 1.65 | - |
| ROI % | -100.0% | - |
| Units P/L | -1.00u | - |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Katayama has a higher win rate against shared opponents (50% vs Nakagawa's 0%).
| Opponent | Nakagawa | Katayama |
|---|---|---|
| Yuta Kikuchi | L 36 62 46 | L 36 36 |
| Taiyo Yamanaka | L 63 46 46 | W 64 62 |
Last five matches per player
Colin Sinclair
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 18
Leo Vithoontien
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 16
Takuya Kumasaka
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 9
Yusuke Takahashi
Koyushokucho Miyazaki Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Mar 30
Yuta Kikuchi
M15 Tsukuba · Round of 32
Mar 23
Leo Vithoontien
M15 Nishi-Tokyo · Round of 16
Mar 16
Ryuki Matsuda
M15 Nishi-Tokyo · Round of 32
Mar 16
Emile Hudd
M15 Nishi-Tokyo · Quarterfinals
Mar 16
Marc-Andrea Huesler
Matsuyama · Round of 32
Nov 3
Braden Shick
M15 Yanagawa City · Semifinals
Oct 27
Taisei Ichikawa
M15 Yanagawa City · Quarterfinals
Oct 27
Woong Chan Lee
M15 Yanagawa City · Round of 16
Oct 27
Taiyo Yamanaka
M15 Yanagawa City · Round of 32
Oct 27
Naoki Nakagawa
M25 Sapporo · Round of 32
Sep 8
Yuta Kikuchi
M15 Tokyo · Round of 32
Jul 7
Terence Atmane
Matsuyama · Round of 32
Nov 4
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 7–30 matches
| Metric | Nakagawa | Katayama |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 47% | 43% |
| Sets won | 51% | 43% |
| Games won | 51% | 49% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Nakagawa | Katayama |
|---|---|---|
| ITF M25 | 1 | 0 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Nakagawa | Katayama |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 0 |
