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Taro Daniel vs Yuta ShimizuPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats

🇯🇵Taro Daniel

#177 · 33 yrs · R

3Lost 3 straight

2–1

3 meetings · sets 4–2

🇯🇵Yuta Shimizu

#393 · 27 yrs · L

Taro Daniel and Yuta Shimizu have met 3 times since 2020; Taro Daniel leads 2–1. Their first meeting came at Burnie Challenger in 2020 on hard. On hard courts Daniel leads 2–1. Across all meetings Daniel has taken 4 sets to Shimizu's 2. Their most recent meeting: Yuta Shimizu won at Gwangju Open (2026).

Spread & Straight-Sets Form

Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months

Indicator	Daniel	Shimizu
Indicator	Taro Daniel		Yuta Shimizu
Wins in straight sets	73%	29/40	62%	18/29
Wins a set when losing	38%	8/21	38%	10/26
Goes to a deciding set	31%	19/61	38%	21/55
Covers −1.5 sets as favorite	60%	15/25	42%	11/26
Covers +1.5 sets as underdog	77%	23/30	67%	18/27
Tiebreak sets won	53%	10/19	68%	17/25
Wins after taking set 1	83%	35/42	77%	23/30
Wins 2-0 after taking set 1	69%	29/42	60%	18/30

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. Head-to-head: 3 of 3 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Daniel 2, Shimizu 1).

Style Matchup

Playing styles and historical archetype record

Daniel

🪃 Counterpuncher

Elite BP conversionStrong return gameDefensive consistencyRally tolerance

Shimizu

⚙️ Grinder

Relentless consistencyDeep court positioningHigh rally toleranceMental fortitude

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

3 career meetings, newest first

Apr 20, 2026

Gwangju Open

H Hard · 2nd Round Qualifying

Shimizu

Oct 27, 2023

Playford Challenger

H Hard · Quarterfinals

Daniel

Jan 28, 2020

Burnie Challenger

H Hard · 2nd Round

76⁴

76⁵

Daniel

Prop Research

Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days

Outcome	Daniel	Shimizu
Outcome	Taro Daniel		Yuta Shimizu
1 or more	100%	13/13	90%	9/10
3 or more	85%	11/13	80%	8/10
5 or more	31%	4/13	60%	6/10
10 or more	0%	0/13	10%	1/10
15 or more	0%	0/13	0%	0/10
20 or more	0%	0/13	0%	0/10

Player ROI

Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days

Metric	Daniel	Shimizu
W-L	10–6	5–5
Avg odds	1.73	1.91
ROI %	+5.1%	-4.1%
Units P/L	+0.82u	-0.41u

Travel

Last 30 days

Metric	Daniel	Shimizu
Countries	2	2
Events	3	2
Matches	6	3
Distance	2,283 mi · 3,674 km	1,420 mi · 2,285 km
Route	CHN → JPN → CHN	VIE → CHN

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.

Common opponents

Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months

Shimizu has a higher win rate against shared opponents (67% vs Daniel's 56%).

Opponent	Daniel	Shimizu
Stefanos Sakellaridis	L 46 67	W 76 62
Dane Sweeny	W 76 62	W 75 75
Jake Delaney	W 63 64	W 62 76
Marat Sharipov	L 57 67	L 62 36 16
Jay Dylan Hara Friend	L 46 57	W 62 46 62
Michael Mmoh	L 64 46 36	L 67 67
Federico Cina	W 76 06 62	L 16 46
Andres Martin	W 67 63 64	W 76 76
Yasutaka Uchiyama	W 75 57 62	W

Recent Form

Last five matches per player

Daniel

LLLWWWLW

Shintaro Mochizuki

Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai · 1st Round Qualifying

Oct 5

Adolfo Daniel Vallejo

Japan Open Tennis Championships - Tokyo · 1st Round Qualifying

Sep 28

Fabian Marozsan

Hangzhou Open - Hangzhou · 2nd Round

76²

6¹7

Sep 25

Dane Sweeny

Hangzhou Open - Hangzhou · 1st Round

76⁶

Sep 24

Hayato Matsuoka

Hangzhou Open - Hangzhou · 3rd Round Qualifying

76⁹

Sep 23

Jake Delaney

Hangzhou Open - Hangzhou · 1st Round Qualifying

Sep 22

Marat Sharipov

Shanghai Challenger · 2nd Round

6⁵7

Sep 9

Matthew Dellavedova

Shanghai Challenger · 1st Round

Sep 7

Shimizu

LWLLWWWL

Bernard Tomic

Jingshan Challenger · 2nd Round

6⁵7

Oct 2

Stefanos Sakellaridis

Jingshan Challenger · 1st Round

76¹¹

Sep 29

Philip Sekulic

Phan Thiet 4 Challenger · 1st Round

Sep 15

Arthur Weber

Phan Thiet 3 Challenger · Semifinals

Sep 12

Hiroki Moriya

Phan Thiet 3 Challenger · Quarterfinals

76³

Sep 11

Kasidit Samrej

Phan Thiet 3 Challenger · 2nd Round

Sep 9

Aditya Vishal Balsekar

Phan Thiet 3 Challenger · 1st Round

Sep 8

Anton Matusevich

Roehampton 1 Challenger · 1st Round

Aug 18

Rivalry momentum

Cumulative head-to-head lead over time

↑ DanielDaniel ahead↓ Shimizu

Win rate

Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 55–61 matches

Metric	Daniel	Shimizu
Matches won	66%	53%
Sets won	62%	52%
Games won	54%	50%

Record by tier

Head-to-head record by tournament tier

Stage	Daniel	Shimizu
ATP Challenger Tour	2	1

By surface

Head-to-head record per surface

Surface	Daniel	Shimizu
Hard	2	1

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Taro Daniel vs Yuta Shimizu FAQ

Taro Daniel leads the head-to-head 2–1 over 3 meetings.

Spread & Straight-Sets Form

Style Matchup

Previous meetings

Prop Research

Player ROI

Travel

Common opponents

Recent Form

Rivalry momentum

Win rate

Record by tier

By surface

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