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 | 63% | 15/24 |
| Wins a set when losing | 0% | 0/3 | 38% | 10/26 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 0% | 0/7 | 38% | 19/50 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 100% | 2/2 | 55% | 12/22 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 25% | 1/4 | 58% | 15/26 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 0% | 0/1 | 57% | 8/14 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 100% | 4/4 | 74% | 20/27 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 100% | 4/4 | 56% | 15/27 |
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
🏃 Pusher
Yamanaka
⚙️ Grinder
Matchup analysis
The ⚙️ Grinder archetype wins about 70% vs 🏃 Pusher across 41 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Taiyo Yamanaka.
Grinder players often use relentless consistency and deep court positioning to pressure the pusher's extreme retrieval.
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 | - | 5–6 |
| Avg odds | - | 2.47 |
| ROI % | - | -20.3% |
| Units P/L | - | -2.23u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Katayama | Yamanaka |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
Common opponents
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 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
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
Terence Atmane
Matsuyama Challenger · 1st Round
Nov 4
Weiyi Kong
M15 Tianjin · 1st Round
Aug 11
Shunsuke Mitsui
M15 Astana · 2nd Round
Aug 7
Sergey Petrov
M15 Astana · 1st Round
Aug 6
Andrei Kunitsyn
M15 Astana · 1st Round
Jul 29
Matthew Dellavedova
M15 Tokyo · Quarterfinals
Jul 10
Hikaru Shiraishi
M15 Tokyo · 2nd Round
Jul 9
Ren Nakamura
M15 Tokyo · 1st Round
Jul 8
Moerani Bouzige
M15 Wuning · 1st Round
Jun 30
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 7–51 matches
| Metric | Katayama | Yamanaka |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 57% | 47% |
| Sets won | 57% | 48% |
| Games won | 55% | 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 |
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