Sho Katayama vs Taiyo YamanakaPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Sho Katayama and Taiyo Yamanaka have met 1 time since 2025; Sho Katayama leads 1–0. Across all meetings Katayama has taken 2 sets to Yamanaka's 0. Their most recent meeting: Sho Katayama won at M15 Yanagawa City 1 (2025).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Katayama | Yamanaka | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Sho Katayama | Taiyo Yamanaka | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 100% | 4/4 | 61% | 17/28 |
| Wins a set when losing | 0% | 0/2 | 37% | 10/27 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 0% | 0/6 | 38% | 21/55 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 100% | 2/2 | 55% | 12/22 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 33% | 1/3 | 54% | 15/28 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 0% | 0/1 | 67% | 10/15 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 100% | 4/4 | 78% | 25/32 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 100% | 4/4 | 53% | 17/32 |
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 (Katayama 1, Yamanaka 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Katayama
⚙️ Grinder
Yamanaka
🎾 All-Court
Matchup analysis
The 🎾 All-Court archetype wins about 54% vs ⚙️ Grinder across 143 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Taiyo Yamanaka.
All-Court players often use tactical versatility and net approach ability to pressure the grinder's relentless consistency.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Oct 29, 2025
M15 Yanagawa City 1
H Hard · 1st Round
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Katayama | Yamanaka |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | - | 7–6 |
| Avg odds | - | 2.63 |
| ROI % | - | -11.2% |
| Units P/L | - | -1.46u |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
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
Taiyo Yamanaka
M15 Yanagawa City 1 · 1st Round
Oct 29
Naoki Nakagawa
M25 Sapporo 2 · 1st Round
Sep 9
Anton Shepp
M25 Luan · 2nd Round
Oct 8
Wishaya Trongcharoenchaikul
M25 Luan · 1st Round
Oct 7
Max Purcell
M15 Luan · Quarterfinals
Oct 2
Yuta Tomida
M15 Luan · 2nd Round
Oct 1
Nikolai Barsukov
M15 Luan · 1st Round
Sep 30
Ryuki Matsuda
Phan Thiet 4 Challenger · 3rd Round Qualifying
Sep 14
Egor Agafonov
Phan Thiet 4 Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 13
Timofei Derepasko
Phan Thiet 3 Challenger · 3rd Round Qualifying
Sep 7
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 6–56 matches
| Metric | Katayama | Yamanaka |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 67% | 50% |
| Sets won | 67% | 50% |
| Games won | 58% | 50% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Katayama | Yamanaka |
|---|---|---|
| ITF M15 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Katayama | Yamanaka |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 0 |
Share this matchup
Copy the link to paste in Discord or group chats.