Shintaro Imai vs Sho KatayamaPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Shintaro Imai and Sho Katayama have met 1 time since 2015; Sho Katayama leads 1–0. Across all meetings Imai has taken 0 sets to Katayama's 2. Their most recent meeting: Sho Katayama won at Yokohama (2015).
Upcoming match
- Tournament
- Matsuyama Challenger
- Level
- ATP Challenger Tour
- Round
- 3rd Round Qualifying
- Surface
- Hard
- Date & time
- November 8 · 10:00 PM ET
Book odds
Set spread
Game spread
Record at prices like this
At 1.33 or shorter, Shintaro Imai has won 14 of 19 (74%). The price implied 77%, so Shintaro Imai has fallen 3 points short of it.
Book prices with the bookmaker margin removed, across every priced match we hold for each player. Green beats the price by 3 points or more, red falls that far short, grey is within 3 points. Samples under ten are not shown.
Shintaro Imai meets Sho Katayama in 3rd Round Qualifying at the Matsuyama Challenger on November 8. Both players arrive on hard court after competing in the qualifying rounds, with Imai ranked 938 and Katayama at 1531.
The head-to-head record sits even at 2-2 through four meetings. Imai has won 3 of his last 5 matches and 6 of his last 10, while Katayama has won 1 of 5 and 4 of 10. On hard court over a recent sample, Imai holds a 50% win rate across 20 matches; Katayama has converted 35% of his outings over 20 matches on the surface.
Imai operates as a well-rounded player who can construct points from the baseline and adjust his game within rallies. Katayama relies on consistency and grinding mentality to wear opponents down. Imai's solid touch on hard court contrasts with Katayama's recent struggles on the surface, a gap that shapes how each player must execute. The match will test whether Imai's variety and form can outpace Katayama's willingness to stay in extended points.
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Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Imai | Katayama | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Shintaro Imai | Sho Katayama | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 83% | 19/23 | 0% | 0/1 |
| Wins a set when losing | 47% | 8/17 | 0% | 0/1 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 30% | 12/40 | 50% | 1/2 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 56% | 15/27 | — | |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 75% | 6/8 | 50% | 1/2 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 54% | 7/13 | 0% | 0/2 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 81% | 21/26 | 100% | 1/1 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 73% | 19/26 | 0% | 0/1 |
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. Small sample — read with care. Head-to-head: 1 of 1 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Imai 0, Katayama 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Imai
👑 The Complete Package
Katayama
⚙️ Grinder
Matchup analysis
The 👑 The Complete Package archetype wins about 56% vs ⚙️ Grinder across 243 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Shintaro Imai.
The Complete Package players often use elite serve & return and high bp conversion to pressure the grinder's relentless consistency.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Nov 2, 2015
Yokohama
H Hard · 2nd Round Qualifying
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Imai | Katayama |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 5–5 | 1–1 |
| Avg odds | 1.55 | 2.91 |
| ROI % | -22.8% | +37.0% |
| Units P/L | -2.28u | +0.74u |
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
Imai has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Katayama's 0%).
| Opponent | Imai | Katayama |
|---|---|---|
| Hikaru Shiraishi | W 61 61 | L 67 26 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Constantin Bittoun Kouzmine
Matsuyama Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Nov 8
Yunseong Chung
Seoul Challenger · 1st Round
Oct 27
Uisung Park
Seoul Challenger · 3rd Round Qualifying
Oct 26
Kokoro Isomura
Seoul Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Oct 25
Unknown Player
M25 Darwin · 1st Round
Oct 7
Scott Jones
M25 Darwin · 2nd Round
Oct 1
Unknown Player
M25 Darwin · 1st Round
Sep 30
Pawit Sornlaksup
M15 Nonthaburi · Quarterfinals
Sep 11
Maximus Jones
Matsuyama Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Nov 8
Hikaru Shiraishi
M15 Yanagawa City · 1st Round
Oct 28
Kuan-Yi Lee
M25 Urayasu · 1st Round
Sep 1
Marc-Andrea Huesler
Matsuyama Challenger · 1st Round
Nov 3
Braden Shick
M15 Yanagawa City 1 · Semifinals
Nov 1
Taisei Ichikawa
M15 Yanagawa City 1 · Quarterfinals
Oct 31
Woong Chan Lee
M15 Yanagawa City 1 · 2nd Round
Oct 30
Woong Chan Lee
M15 Yanagawa City · Round of 16
Oct 30
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 2–41 matches
| Metric | Imai | Katayama |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 56% | 50% |
| Sets won | 59% | 40% |
| Games won | 54% | 49% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Imai | Katayama |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Imai | Katayama |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 1 |