Shintaro Imai vs Zhe LiPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Shintaro Imai and Zhe Li have met 2 times since 2019; Zhe Li leads 2–0. Their first meeting came at Gwangju in 2019 on hard. On hard courts Li leads 2–0. Li has won the last 2 meetings. Across all meetings Imai has taken 0 sets to Li's 4. Their most recent meeting: Zhe Li won at Wuxi Challenger (2025).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Imai | Li | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Shintaro Imai | Zhe Li | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 82% | 14/17 | — | |
| Wins a set when losing | 62% | 8/13 | — | |
| Goes to a deciding set | 37% | 11/30 | — | |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 53% | 10/19 | — | |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 83% | 5/6 | — | |
| Tiebreak sets won | 45% | 5/11 | — | |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 75% | 15/20 | — | |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 70% | 14/20 | — | |
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: 2 of 2 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Imai 0, Li 2).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Imai
👑 The Complete Package
Li
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
👑 The Complete Package vs 💥 Big Hitter is historically tight (49% vs 51%, 532 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
2 career meetings, newest first
May 6, 2025
Wuxi Challenger
H Hard · 1st Round
May 8, 2019
Gwangju
H Hard · Round of 32
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Imai | Li |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 8–6 | - |
| Avg odds | 1.59 | - |
| ROI % | -20.8% | - |
| Units P/L | -2.91u | - |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Imai | Li |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | — |
| Events | 2 | — |
| Matches | 3 | — |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | KAZ → CHN | — |
Host country from the tournament each match was played in, over the last 30 days. Route is the order of countries visited; consecutive stops in the same country are shown once. Distance is the great-circle total between host cities, shown only when every stop in the window is geocoded. A rough fatigue signal, not a headline stat.
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Adrian Arcon
M15 Tianjin · 1st Round
Aug 12
Shunsuke Mitsui
M15 Astana · Quarterfinals
Aug 8
Dan Brand
M15 Astana · 2nd Round
Aug 7
Karan Singh
M15 Astana · 1st Round
Aug 5
Sora Fukuda
M15 Astana · 1st Round
Jul 29
Naoki Nakagawa
M15 Tokyo · Quarterfinals
Jul 10
Kokoro Isomura
M15 Tokyo · 2nd Round
Jul 9
Taki Adachi
Futures 2026
Jul 8
Makoto Ochi
M15 Hong Kong 1 · 1st Round
Aug 27
Rio Noguchi
Wuxi Challenger · 2nd Round
May 7
Shintaro Imai
Wuxi Challenger · 1st Round
May 6
Yuki Mochizuki
Wuxi · 2nd Round Qualifying
May 5
Hiroki Moriya
Wuxi · 1st Round Qualifying
May 4
Mikalai Haliak
Wuxi · 1st Round Qualifying
May 5
Dane Sweeny
Matsuyama Challenger · 1st Round
Nov 7
Omni Kumar
Matsuyama · 1st Round Qualifying
Nov 5
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 31–31 matches
| Metric | Imai | Li |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 55% | - |
| Sets won | 59% | - |
| Games won | 54% | - |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Imai | Li |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 0 | 2 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Imai | Li |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 2 |
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