Naoki Tajima vs Yu TanakaPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Naoki Tajima and Yu Tanaka have met 1 time since 2026; Yu Tanaka leads 1–0. Their most recent meeting: Yu Tanaka won at M25 Urayasu (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Tajima | Tanaka | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Naoki Tajima | Yu Tanaka | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 75% | 6/8 | 89% | 8/9 |
| Wins a set when losing | 9% | 1/11 | 33% | 3/9 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 16% | 3/19 | 22% | 4/18 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 25% | 1/4 | 100% | 3/3 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 25% | 2/8 | 38% | 3/8 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 0% | 0/2 | 0% | 0/5 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 89% | 8/9 | 80% | 8/10 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 67% | 6/9 | 80% | 8/10 |
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.
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Tajima
🛡️ The Spoiler
Tanaka
⚙️ Grinder
Matchup analysis
🛡️ The Spoiler vs ⚙️ Grinder is historically tight (49% vs 51%, 31 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Aug 31, 2026
M25 Urayasu
H Hard · 3rd Round Qualifying
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Tajima | Tanaka |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 0–2 | 4–3 |
| Avg odds | 7.06 | 2.57 |
| ROI % | -100.0% | +10.1% |
| Units P/L | -2.00u | +0.71u |
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 Tajima and Tanaka posted a 100% win rate.
| Opponent | Tajima | Tanaka |
|---|---|---|
| Justin Ilic | W 62 60 | W 63 63 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Ryan Seggerman
Wuning 3 Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Oct 4
Yu Tanaka
M25 Urayasu · 3rd Round Qualifying
Aug 31
Toshihide Matsui
M25 Urayasu · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 30
Tuncay Duran
Samsun Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Jul 26
Dinko Dinev
Plovdiv Challenger · 3rd Round Qualifying
Jun 22
Alex Ganchev
Plovdiv Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 21
Nitin Kumar Sinha
Royan Atlantique Open · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 14
Yanis Ghazouani Durand
M25 Kiseljak · 1st Round
Jun 10
Keisuke Saitoh
M25 Sapporo · 2nd Round
Sep 10
Ryuki Matsuda
M25 Sapporo · 1st Round
Sep 9
Yuichiro Inui
M25 Sapporo · 3rd Round Qualifying
Sep 7
Kotaro Matsumura
M25 Sapporo · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 6
Makoto Ochi
M25 Urayasu · 1st Round
Sep 1
Naoki Tajima
M25 Urayasu · 3rd Round Qualifying
Aug 31
Kaede Katayama
M25 Urayasu · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 30
Shunsuke Mitsui
M15 Astana · 1st Round
Aug 6
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 18–19 matches
| Metric | Tajima | Tanaka |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 42% | 50% |
| Sets won | 41% | 53% |
| Games won | 48% | 52% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Tajima | Tanaka |
|---|---|---|
| ITF M25 | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Tajima | Tanaka |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 1 |
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