ATP Challenger Tour · 1st Round Qualifying · Shanghai
Final score
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Shimizu
⚙️ Grinder
Takahashi
🎾 All-Court
Matchup analysis
⚙️ Grinder vs 🎾 All-Court is historically tight (50% vs 50%, 1,026 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and H2H matter most when Yuta Shimizu plays Yusuke Takahashi.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Shimizu | Takahashi |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 9–5 | 6–8 |
| Avg odds | 2.10 | 2.17 |
| ROI % | +19.7% | -17.8% |
| Units P/L | +2.76u | -2.49u |
Prior meetings and scores · 5 career meetings
5
Shimizu
0
Takahashi
Apr 27, 2026
Jiangxi Open
H Hard · 2nd Round Qualifying
Nov 17, 2025
Yokohama
H Hard · Round of 32
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
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Takahashi has a higher win rate against shared opponents (25% vs Shimizu's 0%).
| Opponent | Shimizu | Takahashi |
|---|---|---|
| Andre Ilagan | L 57 36 | W 76 46 63 |
| Yi Zhou | L 36 46 | L 16 36 |
| Alex Bolt | L 36 46 | L 36 67 |
| Kaichi Uchida | L 16 26 | L 64 36 46 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Shimizu | Takahashi |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 61.7% | 62.7% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 69.4% | 70% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 50.9% | 54.1% |
| Aces / Match | 4.4 | 4.7 |
| Double Faults / Match | 2.4 | 1.5 |
| Break Points Saved % | 68.1% | 46.5% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 29% | 31.8% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 43.1% | 48.6% |
| BP Converted % | 29% | 34.6% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 20.5 | 18.9 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 33.1 | 32.8 |
| Net Pts Won % | 65.4% | 67.4% |
| Total Pts Won % | 48.1% | 50.5% |
| Surface (Hard) | ||
| Hard Win % | 64% | 43% |
Last five matches per player
Yuta Shimizu
Jiangxi Open · 2nd Round Qualifying
Apr 27
Beibit Zhukayev
Jiangxi Open · 1st Round Qualifying
Apr 26
Enzo Aguiard
WUNING OPEN 2 · 2nd Round Qualifying
Apr 13
Ryo Tabata
WUNING OPEN 2 · 1st Round Qualifying
Apr 12
Ethan Cook
WUNING OPEN 1 · 2nd Round Qualifying
Apr 6
Matchup overview
Yuta Shimizu and Yusuke Takahashi face off in the 1st Round Qualifying at Shanghai on Hard.
Yuta Shimizu leads 5-0 over 5 previous meetings.
Yuta Shimizu is 4-1 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: W vs Yusuke Takahashi (Apr 27).
Yusuke Takahashi is 2-3 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Yuta Shimizu (Apr 27).
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