Prediction of Shintaro Imai vs Cheong-Eui Kim Head-to-Head, At

Wojtek Kolan

Our Predictions

H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
S. Imai vs C. Kim

Shintaro Imai

JPN

2

Win

Played

1

Win

Age

5'10" (178 cm)

Height

630

C. Rank

Ret.

290

Best Rank

296

Total Titles

YTD Titles

Career Money

Right-Handed

Plays

Cheong-Eui Kim

KOR

2

Win

Played

1

Win

Age

5'10" (178 cm)

Height

630

C. Rank

Ret.

290

Best Rank

296

Total Titles

YTD Titles

Career Money

Right-Handed

Plays

Head-to-head: Imai 2 - 1 Kim

They have played 7 sets in total, with Shintaro Imai winning 4 and Cheong-Eui Kim winning 3. The last match between Cheong-Eui Kim and Shintaro Imai was at the Yokohama Challenger, 24-02-2019, Round: Q3, Surface: Hard, with Cheong-Eui Kim getting the victory 6-1 7-5.

Players	Head To Head Match Wins
Imai	2
Kim	1

Last 3 H2H Matches:

(Q3) Yokohama Challenger(02-24-19)

Stats

Cheong-Eui Kim

Shintaro Imai

(QF) Indonesia F5(12-09-16)

Stats

Shintaro Imai

Cheong-Eui Kim

(R1) Japan F2(03-18-13)

Stats

Shintaro Imai

Cheong-Eui Kim

S. Imai vs C. Kim H2H Profile

S. Imai	Stats	C. Kim
$0	Career Prize Money	$0
63.18% (326-190)	Career Total W/L	57.34% (375-279)
2	Hard	1
15	Titles	13
2	Total H2H Matches	1
0% (0-0)	YTD Win/Loss	0% (0-0)

S. Imai vs C. Kim 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 Cheong-Eui Kim 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 42.83% of their opponent's second serve points, while Cheong-Eui Kim has won 0%. The same stats for first serve returns are 22.06% 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 53.73% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Cheong-Eui Kim has saved 0% 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 Cheong-Eui Kim 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). Cheong-Eui Kim has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 80% (W/L 73/53), and worse career win % on I.hard, winning 57% (W/L 8/6).
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 Cheong-Eui Kim 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 3 times before with Shintaro Imai winning 2 times and Cheong-Eui Kim being victorious 1 times. They have played 7 sets in total, with Shintaro Imai winning 4 and Cheong-Eui Kim winning 3.
The last match between Shintaro Imai and Cheong-Eui Kim was at the Yokohama Challenger, 24-02-2019, Round: Q3, Surface: Hard, with Cheong-Eui Kim getting the victory 6-1 7-5.
Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 1:11:50.
Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Shintaro Imai has played against opponents with an average rank of 538.32 while Cheong-Eui Kim 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 70% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Cheong-Eui Kim has won 0% in all matches played on tour.
Break point conversion: In recent form, Shintaro Imai has converted 32.26% of breakpoint opportunities, and Cheong-Eui Kim 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 Cheong-Eui Kim Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

S. Imai vs C. Kim H2H Stats Used In Our Predictions

S. Imai	Stats	C. Kim
2	H2H Matches Won	1
4	Sets Won	3
35	Games Won	35
7	Aces (Total)	9
5	Total Double Faults	4
1:11:50	Average Match Time	1:11:50
52% (66/126)	1st Serve %	66% (113/172)
74% (49/66)	1st Serve Win %	73% (83/113)
58% (35/60)	2nd Serve Win %	37% (22/59)
29% (5/17)	Break Pts Won %	55% (6/11)
39% (67/172)	Return Points Win %	33% (42/126)
67% (2/3)	Best‑of‑3 Win %	33% (1/3)
100% (1/1)	Deciding Set Win %	0% (0/1)
100% (1/1)	1st Set Won, Won Match	50% (1/2)
0% (0/1)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	50% (1/2)
50% (1/2)	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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C. Kim Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
Busan Challenger - 17-10-2022
Q1 Keegan SmithK. Smith	L	6-1 6-1	Stats
Seoul Challenger - 10-10-2022
R1 Steve JohnsonS. Johnson	L	6-3 6-2	Stats
Gwangju Challenger - 03-10-2022
Q1 Robert GallowayR. Galloway	L	6-3 6-2	Stats
M15 Daegu - 29-08-2022
F Uisung ParkU. Park	L	6-3 6-4	Stats
SF Duckhee LeeD. Lee	W	7-5 6-1	Stats

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S. Imai vs C. Kim Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents

S. Imai	Stats	C. Kim
63.18% (326/190)	YTD Win/Loss	57.34% (375/279)
60.86% (706/454)	Sets Win/Loss	55.80% (832/659)
54.43% (5865/4911)	Games Win/Loss	52.91% (7377/6566)
63.33% (285/165)	Hard Win/Loss	57.81% (285/208)
80.00% (4/1)	Clay Win/Loss	57.94% (73/53)
60.71% (34/22)	Indoor Hard W/L	48.57% (17/18)
60.00% (3/2)	Grass Win/Loss	0% (0/0)
0.35	Aces Per Game	0.15
1862	Aces Total	1048
0.24	Double Faults Per Game	0.1
1239	Total Double Faults	649
1:30:41	Average Match Time	1st Match
571.84	Average Opponent Rank	529.48
58% (17087/29567)	1st Serve %	65% (14445/22253)
71% (12185/17087)	1st Serve Win %	68% (9794/14445)
50% (6259/12479)	2nd Serve Win %	50% (3899/7808)
46% (1404/3072)	Break Points Won % (Total)	45% (1123/2510)
41% (12360/29918)	Return Points Win %	42% (9571/22577)
0.00% (0/1)	Main Tour W/L	0.00% (0/1)
45.05% (41/50)	Challenger W/L	41.01% (57/82)
67.22% (285/139)	Futures W/L	61.87% (318/196)
64% (318/498)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	57% (363/642)
14% (1/7)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	100% (3/3)
54% (79/146)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	46% (75/163)
57% (77/134)	Deciding Set Win %	52% (98/189)
90% (319/287)	1st Set Won, Won Match	86% (355/307)
10% (319/32)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	13% (355/47)
19% (196/37)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	22% (299/67)