Nicholas David Ionel vs Rimpei KawakamiPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Nicholas David Ionel and Rimpei Kawakami have met 1 time since 2023; Nicholas David Ionel leads 1–0. Across all meetings Ionel has taken 2 sets to Kawakami's 1. Their most recent meeting: Nicholas David Ionel won at Las Franquesas del Valles Challenger (2023).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | David Ionel | Kawakami | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Nicholas David Ionel | Rimpei Kawakami | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 77% | 20/26 | — | |
| Wins a set when losing | 11% | 2/19 | — | |
| Goes to a deciding set | 18% | 8/45 | — | |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 30% | 3/10 | — | |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 17% | 1/6 | — | |
| Tiebreak sets won | 43% | 3/7 | — | |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 95% | 20/21 | — | |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 95% | 20/21 | — | |
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: 0 of 1 completed meetings ended in straight sets (David Ionel 0, Kawakami 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Ionel
⚔️ The Gladiator
Kawakami
⚔️ The Gladiator
Matchup analysis
Both Nicholas David Ionel and Rimpei Kawakami are ⚔️ The Gladiator types. Mirror matchups usually come down to execution, fitness, and surface fit, across 1,370 matches in our dataset the historical split is about even.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Mar 21, 2023
Las Franquesas del Valles Challenger
H Hard · 1st Round
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Ionel | Kawakami |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 0–1 | - |
| Avg odds | 2.17 | - |
| ROI % | -100.0% | - |
| Units P/L | -1.00u | - |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Gabriele Pennaforti
M25 Santa Margherita di Pula · 1st Round
Sep 22
Denis Yevseyev
Targu Mures Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 21
Stefan Ilie Bogdan Petre
M15 Constanta · 1st Round
Jun 17
Daniil Sarksian
M15 Tsaghkadzor · 2nd Round
Jun 4
Laurin Aerne
M15 Tsaghkadzor · Round of 32
Jun 3
Laurin Aerne
M15 Tsaghkadzor · 1st Round
Jun 2
Kacper Szymkowiak
M15 Tsaghkadzor · 1st Round
May 27
Daniel Uta
M15 Bucharest · 2nd Round
May 21
Nicholas David Ionel
Las Franquesas del Valles Challenger · 1st Round
Mar 21
Fajing Sun
Les Franqueses del Valles · 2nd Round Qualifying
Mar 20
Jordi Garcia Mestre
Les Franqueses del Valles · 1st Round Qualifying
Mar 20
Michael Vrbensky
Szekesfehervar · 1st Round Qualifying
Mar 12
Duckhee Lee
Yokkaichi · 2nd Round Qualifying
Nov 21
Yusuke Takahashi
Yokkaichi · 1st Round Qualifying
Nov 20
Shintaro Mochizuki
Kobe · 2nd Round Qualifying
Nov 14
Makoto Ochi
Kobe · 1st Round Qualifying
Nov 13
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 45–45 matches
| Metric | Ionel | Kawakami |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 58% | - |
| Sets won | 55% | - |
| Games won | 53% | - |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Ionel | Kawakami |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Ionel | Kawakami |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 0 |
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