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

Wojtek Kolan

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H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
S. Katayama vs S. Imai

Sho Katayama

JPN

2

Win

Played

2

Win

Age

Height

5'10" (178 cm)

897

C. Rank

622

489

Best Rank

290

Total Titles

YTD Titles

Career Money

Plays

Right-Handed

Shintaro Imai

JPN

2

Win

Played

2

Win

Age

Height

5'10" (178 cm)

897

C. Rank

622

489

Best Rank

290

Total Titles

YTD Titles

Career Money

Plays

Right-Handed

Head-to-head: Katayama 2 - 2 Imai

They have played 8 sets in total, with Sho Katayama winning 4 and Shintaro Imai 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
Katayama	2
Imai	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. Katayama vs S. Imai H2H Profile

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

S. Katayama vs S. Imai Match Preview:

Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Sho Katayama has won 42.51% of points on their second serve, while Shintaro Imai has won 45.54%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Sho Katayama, in recent form, has won 41.94% of their opponent's second serve points, while Shintaro Imai has won 42.83%. The same stats for first serve returns are 28.57% and 22.06% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
Under pressure analysis: Sho Katayama has saved 37.29% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Shintaro Imai has saved 53.73% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
Performance overview: Over the last year Sho Katayama has won 69.23% of matches played (W/L 9/4), with Shintaro Imai winning 63.41% (W/L 26/15) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
Best surface: Sho Katayama has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 61% (W/L 14/9), and worse career win % on Hard, winning 55% (W/L 124/100). Shintaro Imai has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 61% (W/L 4/1), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 60% (W/L 3/2).
Player level: In the last year, Sho Katayama has played most of their matches on the Futures/Satellites/ITF tournaments $10K, winning 75.00% of matches (W/L 9/3), where as Shintaro Imai has played most of their matches on the Futures/Satellites/ITF tournaments $10K, winning 65.63% of matches (W/L 21/11). 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 Sho Katayama winning 2 times and Shintaro Imai being victorious 2 times. They have played 8 sets in total, with Sho Katayama winning 4 and Shintaro Imai winning 4.
The last match between Sho Katayama and Shintaro Imai 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, Sho Katayama has played against opponents with an average rank of 440.77 while Shintaro Imai has played against players with an average rank of 514.76.
Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Sho Katayama has won 100% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Shintaro Imai has won 70% in all matches played on tour.
Break point conversion: In recent form, Sho Katayama has converted 29.41% of breakpoint opportunities, and Shintaro Imai has converted 32.26% of their chances to break their opponents serve. A telling stat for in-game live betting tips when either player has a breakpoint opportunity.

Sho Katayama vs Shintaro Imai Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

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

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

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