Rinky Hijikata and Sebastian Baez have met 2 times since 2023; they are level 1–1. Their most recent meeting: Rinky Hijikata won at Bordeaux (2025).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Hijikata
💥 Big Hitter
Baez
🪃 Counterpuncher
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 54% vs 🪃 Counterpuncher across 4,242 matches in our dataset — a stylistic lean toward Rinky Hijikata.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the counterpuncher's elite bp conversion.
2 career meetings, newest first
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Hijikata | Baez | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Rinky Hijikata | Sebastian Baez | ||
| 1 or more | 100% | 22/22 | 94% | 15/16 |
| 3 or more | 77% | 17/22 | 31% | 5/16 |
| 5 or more | 59% | 13/22 | 6% | 1/16 |
| 10 or more | 14% | 3/22 | 0% | 0/16 |
| 15 or more | 5% | 1/22 | 0% | 0/16 |
| 20 or more | 5% | 1/22 | 0% | 0/16 |
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Hijikata | Baez |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 13–9 | 8–7 |
| Avg odds | 2.56 | 2.33 |
| ROI % | +12.1% | -26.9% |
| Units P/L | +2.67u | -4.04u |
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Hijikata has a higher win rate against shared opponents (70% vs Baez's 60%).
| Opponent | Hijikata | Baez |
|---|---|---|
| Alejandro Tabilo | W 62 64 | W 76 61 |
| Jiri Lehecka | W 46 75 76 | W 64 61 |
| Marcos Giron | W 75 67 61 | W 61 64 |
| Alexander Bublik | W 67 76 63 | L 16 26 |
| Cameron Norrie | L 46 26 | L 36 46 |
| Luciano Darderi | W 46 62 64 | L 46 36 |
| Adam Walton | L 36 76 16 | L 26 26 |
| Ignacio Buse | W 36 63 64 | W 64 63 |
| Camilo Ugo Carabelli | W 76 64 | W 76 62 |
| Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard | L 64 67 67 | W 64 64 36 57 63 |
Last five matches per player
Alejandro Tabilo
HSBC Championships · Round of 32
Jun 16
Ugo Humbert
HSBC Championships · Quarterfinals
Jun 15
Dino Prizmic
HSBC Championships · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 13
Jiri Lehecka
HSBC Championships · Round of 16
Jun 12
Frances Tiafoe
BOSS OPEN · Round of 16
Jun 11
Tom Gentzsch
BOSS OPEN · Round of 32
Jun 10
Arthur Fery
Lexus Birmingham Open · Quarterfinals
Jun 5
Mackenzie McDonald
Lexus Birmingham Open · Round of 16
Jun 4
Alex Molcan
Unicredit Czech Open · Final
Jun 7
Maxim Mrva
Unicredit Czech Open · Quarterfinals
Jun 5
Tristan Boyer
Unicredit Czech Open · Round of 16
Jun 3
Sascha Gueymard Wayenburg
Unicredit Czech Open · Round of 32
Jun 2
Roman Andres Burruchaga
Roland Garros · Round of 128
May 26
Alex Michelsen
Gonet Geneva Open · Round of 32
May 18
Pablo Carreno Busta
Copa Faulconbridge · Round of 16
May 14
Roberto Carballes Baena
Copa Faulconbridge · Round of 32
May 12
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 50–76 matches
| Metric | Hijikata | Baez |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 62% | 46% |
| Sets won | 56% | 45% |
| Games won | 52% | 49% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Hijikata | Baez |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 1 | 0 |
| ATP Masters 1000 | 0 | 1 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Hijikata | Baez |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 1 |
| Clay | 1 | 0 |
