Sam Ryan Ziegann and Shintaro Imai have met 1 time since 2026; Sam Ryan Ziegann leads 1–0. Their most recent meeting: Sam Ryan Ziegann won at M15 Luan (2026).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Ziegann
⚙️ Grinder
Imai
🪃 Counterpuncher
Matchup analysis
⚙️ Grinder vs 🪃 Counterpuncher is historically tight (48% vs 52%, 4,082 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
1 career meeting, newest first
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Ziegann | Imai | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Sam Ryan Ziegann | Shintaro Imai | ||
| 1 or more | 100% | 11/11 | 90% | 9/10 |
| 3 or more | 73% | 8/11 | 80% | 8/10 |
| 5 or more | 46% | 5/11 | 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 | Ziegann | Imai |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 3–2 | 4–1 |
| Avg odds | 2.24 | 1.31 |
| ROI % | +55.6% | +7.8% |
| Units P/L | +2.78u | +0.39u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Last five matches per player
John Hallquist Lithen
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 18
Stefan Seifert
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 16
Jeremy Gschwendtner
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 10
Alexey Aleshchev
M15 Luan · Round of 32
Jun 1
Imran Daniel Abdul Hazli
M15 Luan · Round of 16
Jun 1
He Ziheng
M15 Luan · Round of 32
May 25
Shu Muto
M15 Luan · Round of 16
May 25
Noritaka Koizumi
M15 Luan · Quarterfinals
May 18
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 · 28–32 matches
| Metric | Ziegann | Imai |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 44% | 64% |
| Sets won | 42% | 65% |
| Games won | 49% | 53% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Ziegann | Imai |
|---|---|---|
| ITF M15 | 1 | 0 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Ziegann | Imai |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 0 |
