Ryotaro Taguchi and Takuya Kumasaka have met 2 times since 2025; Ryotaro Taguchi leads 2–0. Their most recent meeting: Ryotaro Taguchi won at Bengaluru Open (2026).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Taguchi
⚙️ Grinder
Kumasaka
⚔️ The Gladiator
Matchup analysis
⚙️ Grinder vs ⚔️ The Gladiator is historically tight (51% vs 49%, 2,579 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
2 career meetings, newest first
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Taguchi | Kumasaka | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Ryotaro Taguchi | Takuya Kumasaka | ||
| 1 or more | 89% | 8/9 | 69% | 11/16 |
| 3 or more | 78% | 7/9 | 44% | 7/16 |
| 5 or more | 44% | 4/9 | 31% | 5/16 |
| 10 or more | 22% | 2/9 | 6% | 1/16 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/9 | 6% | 1/16 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/9 | 0% | 0/16 |
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Taguchi | Kumasaka |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 3–3 | 5–6 |
| Avg odds | 2.84 | 1.63 |
| ROI % | -20.0% | -24.4% |
| Units P/L | -1.20u | -2.68u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Kumasaka has a higher win rate against shared opponents (30% vs Taguchi's 20%).
| Opponent | Taguchi | Kumasaka |
|---|---|---|
| Naoya Honda | W 36 75 63 | L |
| Mitsuki Wei Kang Leong | L 36 61 26 | L 64 36 46 |
| Kaichi Uchida | L 46 46 | L 26 36 |
| Yuta Kikuchi | W 46 63 63 | L 06 67 |
| Jake Delaney | L 46 46 | L 26 26 |
| Omar Jasika | L 67 36 | W 75 64 |
| Aziz Ouakaa | L 62 46 36 | L 57 76 46 |
| Dominik Palan | L 36 67 | L 26 46 |
| Uisung Park | L 16 57 | W 46 62 76 |
| Orel Kimhi | L 67 12 | W 61 61 |
Last five matches per player
Tsung-Hao Huang
Futures 2026 ·
May 27
Tsung Hao Huang
M15 Luan · Round of 32
May 25
Keegan Smith
KARNATAKA OPEN · Round of 32
May 12
Naoya Honda
KARNATAKA OPEN · 2nd Round Qualifying
May 11
Grigoriy Lomakin
S M KRISHNA MEMORIAL OPEN · 2nd Round Qualifying
May 2
Sai Karteek Reddy Ganta
KARNATAKA OPEN · 1st Round Qualifying
May 1
Yuta Kawahashi
S M KRISHNA MEMORIAL OPEN · 1st Round Qualifying
May 1
Mitsuki Wei Kang Leong
M25 Nakhon Pathom · Round of 32
Apr 27
Naoya Honda
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 18
Yuki Mochizuki
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 17
Taisei Ichikawa
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 11
Naoki Nakagawa
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 9
Wishaya Trongcharoenchaikul
M15 Nakhon Pathom · Round of 16
May 11
Julien De Cuyper
M15 Nakhon Pathom · Round of 32
May 11
Taiyo Yamanaka
S M KRISHNA MEMORIAL OPEN · Round of 32
May 9
Jumpei Yamasaki
M25 Nakhon Pathom · Round of 32
May 4
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 32–62 matches
| Metric | Taguchi | Kumasaka |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 38% | 58% |
| Sets won | 36% | 56% |
| Games won | 47% | 52% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Taguchi | Kumasaka |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 1 | 0 |
| ITF M25 | 1 | 0 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Taguchi | Kumasaka |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 2 | 0 |
