Yusuke Takahashi vs Yuta ShimizuPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Yusuke Takahashi and Yuta Shimizu have met 5 times since 2018; Yuta Shimizu leads 5–0. Their first meeting came at Shanghai in 2018 on hard. On hard courts Shimizu leads 4–0. Shimizu has won the last 5 meetings. Across all meetings Takahashi has taken 2 sets to Shimizu's 10. Their most recent meeting: Yuta Shimizu won at Jiangxi Open (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Takahashi | Shimizu | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Yusuke Takahashi | Yuta Shimizu | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 83% | 19/23 | 62% | 18/29 |
| Wins a set when losing | 39% | 12/31 | 38% | 10/26 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 30% | 16/54 | 38% | 21/55 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 43% | 10/23 | 42% | 11/26 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 60% | 15/25 | 67% | 18/27 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 50% | 9/18 | 68% | 17/25 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 75% | 21/28 | 77% | 23/30 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 68% | 19/28 | 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 5 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Takahashi 0, Shimizu 3).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Takahashi
🎾 All-Court
Shimizu
⚙️ Grinder
Matchup analysis
The 🎾 All-Court archetype wins about 54% vs ⚙️ Grinder across 143 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Yusuke Takahashi.
All-Court players often use tactical versatility and net approach ability to pressure the grinder's relentless consistency.
Previous meetings
5 career meetings, newest first
Apr 27, 2026
Jiangxi Open
? - · 2nd Round Qualifying
Nov 16, 2025
Yokohama Challenger
H Hard · 1st Round
Nov 6, 2022
Matsuyama
H Hard · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 3, 2018
Zhangjiagang
H Hard · 3rd Round Qualifying
Sep 1, 2018
Shanghai
H Hard · 1st Round Qualifying
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Takahashi | Shimizu | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Yusuke Takahashi | Yuta Shimizu | ||
| 1 or more | 81% | 13/16 | 90% | 9/10 |
| 3 or more | 63% | 10/16 | 80% | 8/10 |
| 5 or more | 19% | 3/16 | 60% | 6/10 |
| 10 or more | 6% | 1/16 | 10% | 1/10 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/16 | 0% | 0/10 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/16 | 0% | 0/10 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Takahashi | Shimizu |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 5–8 | 5–5 |
| Avg odds | 1.50 | 1.91 |
| ROI % | -50.9% | -4.1% |
| Units P/L | -6.61u | -0.41u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Takahashi | Shimizu |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | — | 2 |
| Events | — | 2 |
| Matches | — | 3 |
| Distance | — | 1,420 mi · 2,285 km |
| Route | — | 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 (50% vs Takahashi's 0%).
| Opponent | Takahashi | Shimizu |
|---|---|---|
| Hiroki Moriya | L 46 62 26 | W 57 75 76 |
| Masamichi Imamura | L 75 06 67 | W 75 64 |
| Harold Mayot | L 67 76 06 | L 46 26 |
| Kaichi Uchida | L 64 36 46 | L 16 26 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Keisuke Saitoh
Wuning 3 Challenger · 3rd Round Qualifying
Oct 5
Siddhant Banthia
Wuning 3 Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Oct 4
Jesse Delaney
Guangzhou Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 13
Hikaru Shiraishi
M25 Sapporo · 1st Round
Sep 8
Chase Ferguson
M25 Urayasu · 1st Round
Sep 2
Enzo Aguiard
M15 Maanshan · Quarterfinals
Aug 28
Chan Yeong Oh
M15 Maanshan · 2nd Round
Aug 27
Denis Vishenchuk Vishenko
M15 Maanshan · 1st Round
Aug 26
Bernard Tomic
Jingshan Challenger · 2nd Round
Oct 2
Stefanos Sakellaridis
Jingshan Challenger · 1st Round
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
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
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 54–55 matches
| Metric | Takahashi | Shimizu |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 43% | 53% |
| Sets won | 47% | 52% |
| Games won | 49% | 50% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Takahashi | Shimizu |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 0 | 5 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Takahashi | Shimizu |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 4 |
| Other | 0 | 1 |
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