Sho Katayama and Taiyo Yamanaka have met 1 time since 2025; Sho Katayama leads 1–0. Their most recent meeting: Sho Katayama won at M15 Yanagawa City (2025).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Katayama
🛡️ The Spoiler
Yamanaka
⚙️ Grinder
Matchup analysis
🛡️ The Spoiler vs ⚙️ Grinder is historically tight (48% vs 52%, 1,642 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
1 career meeting, newest first
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Katayama | Yamanaka |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | - | 6–3 |
| Avg odds | - | 2.19 |
| ROI % | - | +45.4% |
| Units P/L | - | +4.09u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Yamanaka has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Katayama's 0%).
| Opponent | Katayama | Yamanaka |
|---|---|---|
| Naoki Nakagawa | L 46 26 | W 36 64 64 |
Last five matches per player
Marc-Andrea Huesler
Matsuyama · Round of 32
Nov 3
Braden Shick
M15 Yanagawa City · Semifinals
Oct 27
Taisei Ichikawa
M15 Yanagawa City · Quarterfinals
Oct 27
Woong Chan Lee
M15 Yanagawa City · Round of 16
Oct 27
Taiyo Yamanaka
M15 Yanagawa City · Round of 32
Oct 27
Naoki Nakagawa
M25 Sapporo · Round of 32
Sep 8
Yuta Kikuchi
M15 Tokyo · Round of 32
Jul 7
Terence Atmane
Matsuyama · Round of 32
Nov 4
Hoyoung Roh
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 18
Chase Ferguson
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 16
Ronit Karki
S M KRISHNA MEMORIAL OPEN · 2nd Round Qualifying
May 18
Adil Kalyanpur
S M KRISHNA MEMORIAL OPEN · 1st Round Qualifying
May 17
Mukund Sasikumar
S M KRISHNA MEMORIAL OPEN · Round of 16
May 13
Kriish Tyagi
KARNATAKA OPEN · Round of 32
May 12
Tomohiro Masabayashi
KARNATAKA OPEN · 2nd Round Qualifying
May 11
Takuya Kumasaka
S M KRISHNA MEMORIAL OPEN · Round of 32
May 9
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 7–39 matches
| Metric | Katayama | Yamanaka |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 43% | 46% |
| Sets won | 43% | 49% |
| Games won | 49% | 50% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Katayama | Yamanaka |
|---|---|---|
| ITF M15 | 1 | 0 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Katayama | Yamanaka |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 0 |
