Naoya Honda and Yusuke Kusuhara have met 1 time since 2025; Yusuke Kusuhara leads 1–0. Their most recent meeting: Yusuke Kusuhara won at M15 Tokyo (2025).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Honda
⚙️ Grinder
Kusuhara
🛡️ The Spoiler
Matchup analysis
⚙️ Grinder vs 🛡️ The Spoiler is historically tight (52% vs 48%, 1,642 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
1 career meeting, newest first
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Honda | Kusuhara | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Naoya Honda | Yusuke Kusuhara | ||
| 1 or more | 100% | 14/14 | 75% | 6/8 |
| 3 or more | 86% | 12/14 | 25% | 2/8 |
| 5 or more | 36% | 5/14 | 25% | 2/8 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/14 | 13% | 1/8 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/14 | 0% | 0/8 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/14 | 0% | 0/8 |
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Honda | Kusuhara |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 5–5 | 3–5 |
| Avg odds | 1.54 | 2.59 |
| ROI % | -36.4% | -46.0% |
| Units P/L | -3.64u | -3.68u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Kusuhara has a higher win rate against shared opponents (60% vs Honda's 40%).
| Opponent | Honda | Kusuhara |
|---|---|---|
| Shu Matsuoka | W | W |
| Taisei Ichikawa | W | W 46 62 76 |
| Matthew Dellavedova | L 57 76 46 | L 06 36 |
| Frederico Ferreira Silva | L 63 46 26 | L 67 76 36 |
| Colin Sinclair | L 16 46 | W 67 63 76 |
Last five matches per player
Shu Matsuoka
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 16
Eito Komada
M15 Harmon · Round of 32
Jun 1
Youssef Kadiri Hassani
M15 Harmon · Quarterfinals
Jun 1
Kazuki Nishiwaki
M15 Harmon · Round of 16
Jun 1
Yu Tanaka
M15 Karuizawa · Round of 32
May 25
Shu Matsuoka
M15 Karuizawa · Round of 16
May 25
Matthew Dellavedova
Jiangxi Open · 1st Round Qualifying
Apr 26
Leo Vithoontien
WUNING OPEN 2 · 1st Round Qualifying
Apr 12
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 30–36 matches
| Metric | Honda | Kusuhara |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 42% | 43% |
| Sets won | 49% | 41% |
| Games won | 50% | 47% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Honda | Kusuhara |
|---|---|---|
| ITF M15 | 0 | 1 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Honda | Kusuhara |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 1 |
