Prediction of Shintaro Imai vs Naoto Kai Head-to-Head, At

Wojtek Kolan

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H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
S. Imai vs N. Kai

Shintaro Imai

JPN

1

Win

Played

0

Win

Age

5'10" (178 cm)

Height

548

C. Rank

Ret.

290

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

Career Money

Right-Handed

Plays

Naoto Kai

JPN

1

Win

Played

0

Win

Age

5'10" (178 cm)

Height

548

C. Rank

Ret.

290

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

Career Money

Right-Handed

Plays

Head-to-head: Imai 1 - 0 Kai

They have played 2 sets in total, with Shintaro Imai winning 2 and Naoto Kai winning 0. The last match between Shintaro Imai and Naoto Kai was at the Japan F7 (Tokyo), 06-06-2017, Round: R1, Surface: Hard, with Shintaro Imai getting the victory 6-1 6-2.

Players	Head To Head Match Wins
Imai	1
Kai	0

Last 1 H2H Matches:

(R1) Japan F7 (Tokyo)(06-06-17)

Stats

Shintaro Imai

Naoto Kai

S. Imai vs N. Kai H2H Profile

S. Imai	Stats	N. Kai
$0	Career Prize Money	$0
63.18% (326-190)	Career Total W/L	12.50% (2-14)
1	Hard	0
15	Titles	0
1	Total H2H Matches	0
0% (0-0)	YTD Win/Loss	0% (0-0)

S. Imai vs N. Kai Match Preview:

Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Shintaro Imai has won 44.63% of points on their second serve, while Naoto Kai has won 0%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Shintaro Imai, in recent form, has won 44.94% of their opponent's second serve points, while Naoto Kai has won 0%. The same stats for first serve returns are 23.97% and 0% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
Under pressure analysis: Shintaro Imai has saved 51.87% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Naoto Kai has saved 0% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
Performance overview: Over the last year Shintaro Imai has won 59.18% of matches played (W/L 29/20), with Naoto Kai winning 0% (W/L 0/0) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
Best surface: Shintaro Imai has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 80% (W/L 4/1), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 60% (W/L 3/2). Naoto Kai has their best career surface win % on Hard, winning 80% (W/L 2/9), and worse career win % on Clay, winning 0% (W/L 0/2).
Player level: In the last year, Shintaro Imai has played most of their matches on the Futures/Satellites/ITF tournaments $10K, winning 65.63% of matches (W/L 21/11), where as Naoto Kai has played most of their matches on the N/A, winning 0% of matches (W/L 0/0). When comparing stats between players to predict the favorite, it is of course all relative to the event level they have been playing at.
Direct H2H matches: They have played 1 times before with Shintaro Imai winning 1 times and Naoto Kai being victorious 0 times. They have played 2 sets in total, with Shintaro Imai winning 2 and Naoto Kai winning 0.
The last match between Shintaro Imai and Naoto Kai was at the Japan F7 (Tokyo), 06-06-2017, Round: R1, Surface: Hard, with Shintaro Imai getting the victory 6-1 6-2.
Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 1:22:0.
Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Shintaro Imai has played against opponents with an average rank of 510.08 while Naoto Kai has played against players with an average rank of 0.
Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Shintaro Imai has won 57% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Naoto Kai has won 0% in all matches played on tour.
Break point conversion: In recent form, Shintaro Imai has converted 26.32% of breakpoint opportunities, and Naoto Kai has converted 0% of their chances to break their opponents serve. A telling stat for in-game live betting tips when either player has a breakpoint opportunity.

Shintaro Imai vs Naoto Kai Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

S. Imai vs N. Kai H2H Stats Used In Our Predictions

S. Imai	Stats	N. Kai
1	H2H Matches Won	0
2	Sets Won	0
12	Games Won	3
3	Aces (Total)	1
1	Total Double Faults	3
1:22:0	Average Match Time	1:22:0
49% (19/39)	1st Serve %	45% (29/64)
84% (16/19)	1st Serve Win %	38% (11/29)
60% (12/20)	2nd Serve Win %	46% (16/35)
55% (6/11)	Break Pts Won %	100% (1/1)
58% (37/64)	Return Points Win %	28% (11/39)
100% (1/1)	Best‑of‑3 Win %	0% (0/1)
100% (1/1)	1st Set Won, Won Match	0% (0/0)
0% (0/1)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	0% (0/0)
0% (0/0)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	0% (0/1)

Recent Performance Stats

S. Imai Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
M15 Singapore - 04-08-2025
QF Shu MatsuokaS. Matsuoka	L	7-6(2) ret.	Stats
R2 Justin BarkiJ. Barki	W	6-4 6-4	Stats
R1 Yuhei KonoY. Kono	W	6-1 6-1	Stats
Astana Challenger - 28-07-2025
SF Nicolai Budkov KjaerN. Budkov	L	6-3 7-5	Stats
QF Aleksandre BakshiA. Bakshi	W	2-6 6-4 6-4	Stats

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N. Kai Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
Yokohama Challenger - 25-02-2019
R1 Cheong-Eui KimC. Kim	L	6-1 6-3	Stats
Japan F1 (Nishi-Tama) - 05-03-2018
Q3 Rio NoguchiR. Noguchi	L	6-1 4-6 6-2	Stats
Q2 Kaito ItsusakiK. Itsusaki	W	6-7(7) 6-2 6-3	Stats
Q1 Kosuke OkagakiK. Okagaki	W	4-6 6-0 6-2	Stats
Yokohama Challenger - 26-02-2018
Q1 Takanyi GarangangaT. Garanganga	L	6-3 4-6 7-6(5)	Stats

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S. Imai vs N. Kai Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents

S. Imai	Stats	N. Kai
63.18% (326/190)	YTD Win/Loss	12.50% (2/14)
60.86% (706/454)	Sets Win/Loss	21.05% (8/30)
54.43% (5865/4911)	Games Win/Loss	37.95% (126/206)
63.33% (285/165)	Hard Win/Loss	18.18% (2/9)
80.00% (4/1)	Clay Win/Loss	0.00% (0/2)
60.71% (34/22)	Indoor Hard W/L	0.00% (0/3)
60.00% (3/2)	Grass Win/Loss	0% (0/0)
0.35	Aces Per Game	0.07
1862	Aces Total	12
0.24	Double Faults Per Game	0.08
1239	Total Double Faults	13
1:30:41	Average Match Time	1st Match
568.08	Average Opponent Rank	320.31
58% (17087/29567)	1st Serve %	51% (144/285)
71% (12185/17087)	1st Serve Win %	63% (90/144)
50% (6259/12479)	2nd Serve Win %	43% (60/141)
46% (1404/3072)	Break Points Won % (Total)	50% (5/10)
41% (12360/29918)	Return Points Win %	29% (66/224)
0.00% (0/1)	Main Tour W/L	0% (0/0)
45.05% (41/50)	Challenger W/L	0.00% (0/2)
67.22% (285/139)	Futures W/L	14.29% (2/12)
64% (318/498)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	13% (2/16)
14% (1/7)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	0% (0/0)
54% (79/146)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	0% (0/3)
57% (77/134)	Deciding Set Win %	33% (2/6)
90% (319/287)	1st Set Won, Won Match	0% (1/0)
10% (319/32)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	100% (1/1)
19% (196/37)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	13% (15/2)