Riku Takahata vs Yusuke KusuharaPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Riku Takahata and Yusuke Kusuhara have met 1 time since 2026; Riku Takahata leads 1–0. Across all meetings Takahata has taken 2 sets to Kusuhara's 0. Their most recent meeting: Riku Takahata won at M15 Tokyo (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Takahata | Kusuhara | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Riku Takahata | Yusuke Kusuhara | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 88% | 15/17 | 86% | 12/14 |
| Wins a set when losing | 35% | 7/20 | 22% | 4/18 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 24% | 9/37 | 19% | 6/32 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 60% | 3/5 | 58% | 7/12 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 44% | 8/18 | 56% | 10/18 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 67% | 6/9 | 45% | 5/11 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 88% | 15/17 | 92% | 12/13 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 88% | 15/17 | 92% | 12/13 |
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. Head-to-head: 1 of 1 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Takahata 1, Kusuhara 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Takahata
⚙️ Grinder
Kusuhara
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 55% vs ⚙️ Grinder across 682 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Yusuke Kusuhara.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the grinder's relentless consistency.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Jul 1, 2026
M15 Tokyo
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 | Takahata | Kusuhara |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 3–4 | 0–1 |
| Avg odds | 2.84 | 2.74 |
| ROI % | -44.9% | -100.0% |
| Units P/L | -3.14u | -1.00u |
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
Kusuhara has a higher win rate against shared opponents (25% vs Takahata's 0%).
| Opponent | Takahata | Kusuhara |
|---|---|---|
| Jake Delaney | L 46 16 | L 67 46 |
| Youssef Kadiri Hassani | L 46 75 36 | L 46 16 |
| Youssef Kadiri Hassani | L 46 75 36 | L 46 16 |
| Taketo Takamisawa | L 26 06 | W 63 64 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Chase Ferguson
M25 Sapporo · 1st Round
Sep 8
Takumi Katsuda
M25 Sapporo · 3rd Round Qualifying
Sep 7
Tokitaka Ito
M25 Sapporo · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 6
Noritaka Koizumi
M25 Urayasu · 1st Round
Sep 1
Masaki Ishikawa
M25 Urayasu · 3rd Round Qualifying
Aug 31
Kotaro Matsumura
M25 Urayasu · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 30
Ofek Shimanov
M15 Astana · 3rd Round Qualifying
Aug 4
Mikhail Khodorchenko
M15 Astana · 2nd Round Qualifying
Aug 3
Sora Fukuda
M25 Urayasu · 1st Round
Sep 2
Matthew Dellavedova
M15 Tokyo · 2nd Round
Jul 9
Ryotaro Taguchi
M15 Tokyo · 1st Round
Jul 8
Riku Takahata
M15 Tokyo · 1st Round
Jul 1
Jake Delaney
M15 Tokyo · 2nd Round
Jun 18
Shu Matsuoka
M15 Tokyo · 1st Round
Jun 16
Youssef Kadiri Hassani
M15 Harmon · Quarterfinals
Jun 5
Youssef Kadiri Hassani
M15 Harmon · Quarterfinals
Jun 5
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 32–37 matches
| Metric | Takahata | Kusuhara |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 46% | 44% |
| Sets won | 49% | 46% |
| Games won | 50% | 49% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Takahata | Kusuhara |
|---|---|---|
| ITF M15 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Takahata | Kusuhara |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 0 |
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