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 | 85% | 17/20 | — | |
| Wins a set when losing | 50% | 8/16 | — | |
| Goes to a deciding set | 31% | 11/36 | — | |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 52% | 13/25 | — | |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 83% | 5/6 | — | |
| Tiebreak sets won | 50% | 6/12 | — | |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 78% | 18/23 | — | |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 74% | 17/23 | — | |
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 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 53% vs 👑 The Complete Package across 1,618 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Zhe Li.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the the complete package's elite serve & return.
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 | 4–6 | - |
| Avg odds | 1.41 | - |
| ROI % | -48.7% | - |
| Units P/L | -4.87u | - |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
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
Jordan Hasson
M15 Nonthaburi · 2nd Round
Sep 10
Tanapatt Nirundorn
M15 Nonthaburi · 1st Round
Sep 9
Yuto Oki
M25 Urayasu · 1st Round
Sep 1
Adrian Arcon
M15 Tianjin · 1st Round
Aug 12
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 · 37–37 matches
| Metric | Imai | Li |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 54% | - |
| Sets won | 58% | - |
| 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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