Shintaro Imai vs Vasil Kirkov Head-to-Head Stats, Results & Performance Comparison

Wojtek Kolan

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H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
S. Imai vs V. Kirkov

Shintaro Imai

JPN

1

Win

Played

0

Win

Age

5'10" (178 cm)

Height

6'1" (185 cm)

624

C. Rank

833

290

Best Rank

439

Total Titles

YTD Titles

Career Money

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Vasil Kirkov

USA

1

Win

Played

0

Win

Age

5'10" (178 cm)

Height

6'1" (185 cm)

624

C. Rank

833

290

Best Rank

439

Total Titles

YTD Titles

Career Money

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Head-to-head: Imai 1 - 0 Kirkov

They have played 2 sets in total, with Shintaro Imai winning 2 and Vasil Kirkov winning 0. The last match between Shintaro Imai and Vasil Kirkov was at the M25 Falun, 01-10-2021, Round: SF, Surface: I.hard, with Shintaro Imai getting the victory 6-2 7-5.

Players	Head To Head Match Wins
Imai	1
Kirkov	0

Last 1 H2H Matches:

(SF) M25 Falun(10-01-21)

Stats

Shintaro Imai

Vasil Kirkov

S. Imai vs V. Kirkov H2H Profile

S. Imai	Stats	V. Kirkov
$0	Career Prize Money	$0
63.18% (326-190)	Career Total W/L	61.05% (163-104)
1	Indoor	0
15	Titles	2
1	Total H2H Matches	0
0% (0-0)	YTD Win/Loss	0% (0-0)

S. Imai vs V. Kirkov 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 Vasil Kirkov 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 Vasil Kirkov 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 Vasil Kirkov 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 Vasil Kirkov 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). Vasil Kirkov has their best career surface win % on I.hard, winning 80% (W/L 20/12), and worse career win % on Clay, winning 58% (W/L 52/38).
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 Vasil Kirkov 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 Vasil Kirkov being victorious 0 times. They have played 2 sets in total, with Shintaro Imai winning 2 and Vasil Kirkov winning 0.
The last match between Shintaro Imai and Vasil Kirkov was at the M25 Falun, 01-10-2021, Round: SF, Surface: I.hard, with Shintaro Imai getting the victory 6-2 7-5.
Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 1:26:0.
Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Shintaro Imai has played against opponents with an average rank of 514.98 while Vasil Kirkov 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 Vasil Kirkov 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 Vasil Kirkov 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 Vasil Kirkov Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

S. Imai vs V. Kirkov H2H Stats Used In Our Predictions

S. Imai	Stats	V. Kirkov
1	H2H Matches Won	0
2	Sets Won	0
13	Games Won	7
3	Aces (Total)	1
1	Total Double Faults	2
1:26:0	Average Match Time	1:26:0
68% (36/53)	1st Serve %	64% (37/58)
78% (28/36)	1st Serve Win %	59% (22/37)
65% (11/17)	2nd Serve Win %	48% (10/21)
57% (4/7)	Break Pts Won %	50% (1/2)
45% (26/58)	Return Points Win %	26% (14/53)
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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V. Kirkov Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
Danderyd Challenger - 13-11-2023
Q1 Pierre-Hugues HerbertP. Herbert	L	6-4 6-2	Stats
M15 Naples - 07-02-2022
QF Murkel DellienM. Dellien	L	6-4 6-4	Stats
R2 Alexander CozbinovA. Cozbinov	W	3-6 6-3 7-5	Stats
R1 Preston StearnsP. Stearns	W	7-5 6-1	Stats
Puerto Vallarta Challenger - 22-11-2021
Q3 Liam DraxlL. Draxl	L	5-1 ret.	Stats

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S. Imai vs V. Kirkov Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents

S. Imai	Stats	V. Kirkov
63.18% (326/190)	YTD Win/Loss	61.05% (163/104)
60.86% (706/454)	Sets Win/Loss	58.68% (355/250)
54.43% (5865/4911)	Games Win/Loss	54.25% (2966/2501)
63.33% (285/165)	Hard Win/Loss	63.19% (91/53)
80.00% (4/1)	Clay Win/Loss	57.78% (52/38)
60.71% (34/22)	Indoor Hard W/L	60.61% (20/13)
60.00% (3/2)	Grass Win/Loss	0% (0/0)
0.35	Aces Per Game	0.18
1862	Aces Total	489
0.24	Double Faults Per Game	0.16
1239	Total Double Faults	430
1:30:41	Average Match Time	1:7:58
568.64	Average Opponent Rank	479.08
58% (17087/29567)	1st Serve %	65% (7782/12036)
71% (12185/17087)	1st Serve Win %	65% (5070/7782)
50% (6259/12479)	2nd Serve Win %	50% (2115/4258)
46% (1404/3072)	Break Points Won % (Total)	41% (540/1318)
41% (12360/29918)	Return Points Win %	41% (5056/12243)
0% (0/0)	Slam W/L	0.00% (0/1)
0% (0/0)	Masters W/L	0.00% (0/1)
0.00% (0/1)	Main Tour W/L	0% (0/0)
45.05% (41/50)	Challenger W/L	40.00% (6/9)
67.22% (285/139)	Futures W/L	62.80% (157/93)
64% (318/498)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	61% (157/258)
14% (1/7)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	75% (3/4)
54% (79/146)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	58% (34/59)
57% (77/134)	Deciding Set Win %	55% (41/74)
90% (319/287)	1st Set Won, Won Match	86% (148/128)
10% (319/32)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	12% (148/18)
19% (196/37)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	27% (118/32)