Philip Sekulic and Yuta Shimizu have met 1 time since 2024; Philip Sekulic leads 1–0. Their most recent meeting: Philip Sekulic won at Yokkaichi (2024).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Sekulic
💥 Big Hitter
Shimizu
🛡️ 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 Philip Sekulic.
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
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Sekulic | Shimizu | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Philip Sekulic | Yuta Shimizu | ||
| 1 or more | 100% | 12/12 | 88% | 14/16 |
| 3 or more | 83% | 10/12 | 56% | 9/16 |
| 5 or more | 75% | 9/12 | 31% | 5/16 |
| 10 or more | 25% | 3/12 | 25% | 4/16 |
| 15 or more | 8% | 1/12 | 0% | 0/16 |
| 20 or more | 8% | 1/12 | 0% | 0/16 |
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Sekulic | Shimizu |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 7–5 | 9–7 |
| Avg odds | 1.51 | 1.95 |
| ROI % | -26.6% | +3.9% |
| Units P/L | -3.19u | +0.62u |
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Shimizu has a higher win rate against shared opponents (57% vs Sekulic's 29%).
| Opponent | Sekulic | Shimizu |
|---|---|---|
| Murphy Cassone | L 16 46 | W 67 76 76 |
| Dane Sweeny | L 26 46 | W 75 75 |
| Bernard Tomic | W 36 76 64 | L 64 67 57 |
| Evan Zhu | W 75 63 | L 16 62 36 |
| Fajing Sun | L 67 36 | W 57 64 64 |
| Alex Bolt | L 26 16 | L 36 46 |
| Renta Tokuda | L 46 46 | W 76 16 64 |
Last five matches per player
Keegan Smith
KARNATAKA OPEN · Final
May 16
Kriish Tyagi
KARNATAKA OPEN · Semifinals
May 15
Christopher Papa
KARNATAKA OPEN · Round of 16
May 13
Maximus Jones
KARNATAKA OPEN · Quarterfinals
May 11
Digvijaypratap Singh
KARNATAKA OPEN · Round of 32
May 7
Alafia Ayeni
Wuxi Open · 2nd Round Qualifying
May 4
Yuki Mochizuki
Wuxi Open · 1st Round Qualifying
May 3
Fajing Sun
WUNING OPEN 1 · Round of 16
Apr 9
Andre Ilagan
Texas Spine and Joint Men's Championship · Quarterfinals
Jun 5
Murphy Cassone
Texas Spine and Joint Men's Championship · Round of 16
Jun 4
Dane Sweeny
Texas Spine and Joint Men's Championship · Round of 32
Jun 3
Bernard Tomic
UAMS Health Little Rock Open · Round of 16
May 17
Andres Martin
UAMS Health Little Rock Open · Round of 32
May 13
Evan Zhu
Wuxi Open · 1st Round Qualifying
May 3
Sho Shimabukuro
Jiangxi Open · Round of 32
Apr 29
Yusuke Takahashi
Jiangxi Open · 2nd Round Qualifying
Apr 27
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 47–65 matches
| Metric | Sekulic | Shimizu |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 58% | 49% |
| Sets won | 54% | 49% |
| Games won | 52% | 49% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Sekulic | Shimizu |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 1 | 0 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Sekulic | Shimizu |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 0 |
