Taisei Ichikawa vs Takuto NikiPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Taisei Ichikawa and Takuto Niki have met 1 time since 2018; Taisei Ichikawa leads 1–0. Across all meetings Ichikawa has taken 2 sets to Niki's 1. Their most recent meeting: Taisei Ichikawa won at Kobe (2018).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Ichikawa | Niki | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Taisei Ichikawa | Takuto Niki | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 66% | 29/44 | — | |
| Wins a set when losing | 45% | 18/40 | — | |
| Goes to a deciding set | 39% | 33/84 | — | |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 42% | 16/38 | — | |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 65% | 22/34 | — | |
| Tiebreak sets won | 51% | 18/35 | — | |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 79% | 37/47 | — | |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 62% | 29/47 | — | |
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: 0 of 1 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Ichikawa 0, Niki 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Ichikawa
🪃 Counterpuncher
Niki
⚙️ Grinder
Matchup analysis
🪃 Counterpuncher vs ⚙️ Grinder is historically tight (52% vs 48%, 708 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Nov 1, 2018
Kobe
H Hard · 1st Round Qualifying
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Ichikawa | Niki |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 8–10 | - |
| Avg odds | 1.85 | - |
| ROI % | -23.8% | - |
| Units P/L | -4.29u | - |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Ichikawa | Niki |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | — |
| Events | 1 | — |
| Matches | 1 | — |
| Distance | 0 mi · 0 km | — |
| Route | VIE | — |
Host country from each tournament in the last 30 days, including the current event even when a player arrived on a bye. 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
Blake Bayldon
Wuning 3 Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Oct 4
Nino Ehrenschneider
M15 Luan · Quarterfinals
Oct 2
Yuquan Jin
M15 Luan · 2nd Round
Oct 1
Anthony Susanto
M15 Luan · 1st Round
Sep 30
Timofei Derepasko
Phan Thiet 4 Challenger · 3rd Round Qualifying
Sep 14
Nikita Ianin
Phan Thiet 4 Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 13
Benjamin O'Connell
Phan Thiet 3 Challenger · 3rd Round Qualifying
Sep 7
Noritaka Koizumi
Phan Thiet 3 Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 6
Liam Caruana
Burnie Challenger · 1st Round
Jan 28
Harri Heliovaara
Burnie · 1st Round Qualifying
Jan 27
Ryota Tanuma
Kobe · Round of 64
Nov 5
Yun seong Chung
Liuzhou · Round of 64
Oct 8
Taisei Ichikawa
Kobe · 1st Round Qualifying
Nov 1
Ho-Gi Kang
Seoul · 1st Round Qualifying
Apr 30
N.Sriram Balaji
Yokohama · 1st Round Qualifying
Feb 26
Yun seong Chung
Yokohama · 2nd Round Qualifying
Feb 26
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 84–84 matches
| Metric | Ichikawa | Niki |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 52% | - |
| Sets won | 53% | - |
| Games won | 50% | - |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Ichikawa | Niki |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Ichikawa | Niki |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 0 |
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