Shintaro Imai vs Sho Katayama Head-to-Head Stats, Results & Performance Comparison

Wojtek Kolan

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H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
S. Imai vs S. Katayama

Shintaro Imai

JPN

2

Win

Played

2

Win

Age

5'10" (178 cm)

Height

622

C. Rank

897

290

Best Rank

489

Total Titles

YTD Titles

Career Money

Right-Handed

Plays

Sho Katayama

JPN

2

Win

Played

2

Win

Age

5'10" (178 cm)

Height

622

C. Rank

897

290

Best Rank

489

Total Titles

YTD Titles

Career Money

Right-Handed

Plays

Head-to-head: Imai 2 - 2 Katayama

They have played 8 sets in total, with Shintaro Imai winning 4 and Sho Katayama winning 4. The last match between Shintaro Imai and Sho Katayama was at the M15 Tokyo, 12-07-2024, Round: QF, Surface: I.hard, with Shintaro Imai getting the victory 6-4 6-2.

Players	Head To Head Match Wins
Imai	2
Katayama	2

Last 4 H2H Matches:

(QF) M15 Tokyo(07-12-24)

Stats

Shintaro Imai

Sho Katayama

(R2) M15 Nishi-Tama(03-08-19)

Stats

Shintaro Imai

Sho Katayama

(R1) Japan F1 (Nishi-Tama)(03-05-18)

Stats

Sho Katayama

Shintaro Imai

S. Imai vs S. Katayama H2H Profile

S. Imai	Stats	S. Katayama
$0	Career Prize Money	$0
63.18% (326-190)	Career Total W/L	55.52% (171-137)
1	Hard	2
1	Indoor	0
15	Titles	3
2	Total H2H Matches	2
0% (0-0)	YTD Win/Loss	0% (0-0)

S. Imai vs S. Katayama Match Preview:

Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Shintaro Imai has won 45.54% of points on their second serve, while Sho Katayama has won 42.51%. 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 42.83% of their opponent's second serve points, while Sho Katayama has won 41.94%. The same stats for first serve returns are 22.06% and 28.57% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
Under pressure analysis: Shintaro Imai has saved 53.73% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Sho Katayama has saved 37.29% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
Performance overview: Over the last year Shintaro Imai has won 63.41% of matches played (W/L 26/15), with Sho Katayama winning 69.23% (W/L 9/4) 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). Sho Katayama has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 80% (W/L 14/9), and worse career win % on Hard, winning 55% (W/L 124/100).
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 Sho Katayama has played most of their matches on the Futures/Satellites/ITF tournaments $10K, winning 75.00% of matches (W/L 9/3). 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 4 times before with Shintaro Imai winning 2 times and Sho Katayama being victorious 2 times. They have played 8 sets in total, with Shintaro Imai winning 4 and Sho Katayama winning 4.
The last match between Shintaro Imai and Sho Katayama was at the M15 Tokyo, 12-07-2024, Round: QF, Surface: I.hard, with Shintaro Imai getting the victory 6-4 6-2.
Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 1:31:56.
Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Shintaro Imai has played against opponents with an average rank of 514.76 while Sho Katayama has played against players with an average rank of 440.77.
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 70% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Sho Katayama has won 100% in all matches played on tour.
Break point conversion: In recent form, Shintaro Imai has converted 32.26% of breakpoint opportunities, and Sho Katayama has converted 29.41% 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 Sho Katayama Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

S. Imai vs S. Katayama H2H Stats Used In Our Predictions

S. Imai	Stats	S. Katayama
2	H2H Matches Won	2
4	Sets Won	4
37	Games Won	37
22	Aces (Total)	0
21	Total Double Faults	4
1:31:56	Average Match Time	1:31:56
55% (136/249)	1st Serve %	76% (188/248)
71% (96/136)	1st Serve Win %	59% (110/188)
42% (48/113)	2nd Serve Win %	52% (31/60)
37% (11/30)	Break Pts Won %	35% (11/31)
43% (107/248)	Return Points Win %	42% (105/249)
50% (2/4)	Best‑of‑3 Win %	50% (2/4)
100% (2/2)	1st Set Won, Won Match	100% (2/2)
0% (0/2)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	0% (0/2)
0% (0/2)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	0% (0/2)

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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S. Katayama Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
Matsuyama Challenger - 03-11-2025
R1 Marc-Andrea HueslerM. Huesler	L	6-4 7-6(6)	Stats
M15 Yanagawa City - 27-10-2025
SF Braden ShickB. Shick	L	6-3 6-0	Stats
QF Taisei IchikawaT. Ichikawa	W	7-5 6-2	Stats
R2 Woong Chan LeeW. Chan	W	6-1 6-2	Stats
R1 Taiyo YamanakaT. Yamanaka	W	6-4 6-2	Stats

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S. Imai vs S. Katayama Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents

S. Imai	Stats	S. Katayama
63.18% (326/190)	YTD Win/Loss	55.52% (171/137)
60.86% (706/454)	Sets Win/Loss	55.34% (378/305)
54.43% (5865/4911)	Games Win/Loss	52.98% (3329/2955)
63.33% (285/165)	Hard Win/Loss	55.36% (124/100)
80.00% (4/1)	Clay Win/Loss	60.87% (14/9)
60.71% (34/22)	Indoor Hard W/L	54.10% (33/28)
60.00% (3/2)	Grass Win/Loss	0% (0/0)
0.35	Aces Per Game	0.07
1862	Aces Total	211
0.24	Double Faults Per Game	0.08
1239	Total Double Faults	239
1:30:41	Average Match Time	1st Match
568.18	Average Opponent Rank	570.08
58% (17087/29567)	1st Serve %	68% (6552/9590)
71% (12185/17087)	1st Serve Win %	64% (4177/6552)
50% (6259/12479)	2nd Serve Win %	55% (1669/3038)
46% (1404/3072)	Break Points Won % (Total)	48% (492/1024)
41% (12360/29918)	Return Points Win %	42% (4068/9776)
0.00% (0/1)	Main Tour W/L	0% (0/0)
45.05% (41/50)	Challenger W/L	48.98% (24/25)
67.22% (285/139)	Futures W/L	56.76% (147/112)
64% (318/498)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	55% (170/307)
14% (1/7)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	100% (1/1)
54% (79/146)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	42% (27/64)
57% (77/134)	Deciding Set Win %	45% (30/66)
90% (319/287)	1st Set Won, Won Match	92% (166/152)
10% (319/32)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	8% (166/14)
19% (196/37)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	13% (142/19)