ITF M · Futures 2026
Final score
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Hazawa
⚙️ Grinder
Kikuchi
🧱 The Wall
Matchup analysis
The ⚙️ Grinder archetype wins about 54% vs 🧱 The Wall across 1,762 matches in our dataset. That is a small stylistic lean for Shinji Hazawa here.
Grinder players often use relentless consistency and deep court positioning to pressure the the wall's elite returner. On Hard, that can swing with conditions.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Hazawa | Kikuchi |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 4–4 | 4–6 |
| Avg odds | 2.36 | 2.19 |
| ROI % | -44.3% | -49.6% |
| Units P/L | -3.54u | -4.96u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 3 career meetings
2
Hazawa
1
Kikuchi
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Kikuchi has a higher win rate against shared opponents (33% vs Hazawa's 0%).
| Opponent | Hazawa | Kikuchi |
|---|---|---|
| Taisei Ichikawa | L 64 67 36 | L 36 63 16 |
| Sungbeen Sim | L 16 26 | L 46 46 |
| San Hui Sin | L 46 46 | W 62 26 76 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Hazawa | Kikuchi |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 61.8% | 58.7% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 67.1% | 64.4% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 49% | 49.8% |
| Aces / Match | 3.6 | 1.9 |
| Double Faults / Match | 3.5 | 3.7 |
| Break Points Saved % | 52.1% | 44.8% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 34.1% | 29.3% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 48.5% | 48.2% |
| BP Converted % | 62.3% | 39.9% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 9 | 21 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 28 | 31.5 |
| Net Pts Won % | 54.5% | 74% |
| Total Pts Won % | 50.3% | 47.7% |
| Surface (Hard) | ||
| Hard Win % | 53% | 50% |
Last five matches per player
Matchup overview
Shinji Hazawa and Yuta Kikuchi face off in the match at Futures 2026 on Hard.
Shinji Hazawa leads 2-1 over 3 previous meetings.
Shinji Hazawa is 2-3 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Yuto Oki (Jun 16).
Yuta Kikuchi is 2-3 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Shinji Hazawa (Jun 9).
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