Nicholas David Ionel and Shintaro Imai have met 1 time since 2022; Nicholas David Ionel leads 1–0. Their most recent meeting: Nicholas David Ionel won at Yokkaichi (2022).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Ionel
⚔️ The Gladiator
Imai
🪃 Counterpuncher
Matchup analysis
The 🪃 Counterpuncher archetype wins about 54% vs ⚔️ The Gladiator across 3,919 matches in our dataset — a stylistic lean toward Shintaro Imai.
Counterpuncher players often use elite bp conversion and strong return game to pressure the the gladiator's physical intensity.
1 career meeting, newest first
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Ionel | Imai | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Nicholas David Ionel | Shintaro Imai | ||
| 1 or more | 18% | 2/11 | 90% | 9/10 |
| 3 or more | 0% | 0/11 | 80% | 8/10 |
| 5 or more | 0% | 0/11 | 50% | 5/10 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/11 | 10% | 1/10 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/11 | 0% | 0/10 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/11 | 0% | 0/10 |
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Ionel | Imai |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 1–1 | 4–1 |
| Avg odds | 1.32 | 1.31 |
| ROI % | -49.0% | +7.8% |
| Units P/L | -0.98u | +0.39u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Last five matches per player
Daniil Sarksian
M15 Tsaghkadzor · Round of 16
Jun 1
Laurin Aerne
M15 Tsaghkadzor · Round of 32
Jun 1
Kacper Szymkowiak
M15 Tsaghkadzor · Round of 32
May 25
Mircea Mortasifu
M15 Bucharest · Round of 32
May 18
Daniel Uta
M15 Bucharest · Round of 16
May 18
Philip Henning
M25 Santa Margherita di Pula · Round of 16
Apr 13
Max Houkes
M25 Santa Margherita di Pula · Round of 32
Apr 6
Gabriele Maria Noce
M25 Santa Margherita di Pula · Quarterfinals
Mar 30
Mitsuki Wei Kang Leong
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 18
Tianhui Zhang
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 16
Uisung Park
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 9
Ye Chen
Futures 2026 ·
May 30
Kai-I Wang
Futures 2026 ·
May 27
Yan Cheng Chen
M15 Luan · Semifinals
May 25
Fanming Meng
M15 Luan · Round of 16
May 25
Lachlan Mcfadzean
M15 Luan · Quarterfinals
May 25
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 28–50 matches
| Metric | Ionel | Imai |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 50% | 64% |
| Sets won | 50% | 65% |
| Games won | 51% | 53% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Ionel | Imai |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 1 | 0 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Ionel | Imai |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 0 |
