Prediction of Sho Katayama vs Takuto Niki Head-to-Head, At

Wojtek Kolan

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H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
S. Katayama vs T. Niki

Sho Katayama

JPN

3

Win

Played

5

Win

Age

Height

6'0" (183 cm)

897

C. Rank

Ret.

489

Best Rank

278

Total Titles

YTD Titles

Career Money

$7.2K

Plays

Right-Handed

Takuto Niki

JPN

3

Win

Played

5

Win

Age

Height

6'0" (183 cm)

897

C. Rank

Ret.

489

Best Rank

278

Total Titles

YTD Titles

Career Money

$7.2K

Plays

Right-Handed

Head-to-head: Katayama 3 - 5 Niki

They have played 19 sets in total, with Sho Katayama winning 7 and Takuto Niki winning 12. The last match between Takuto Niki and Sho Katayama was at the M25 Matsuyama, 10-04-2019, Round: R1, Surface: Hard, with Takuto Niki getting the victory 6-2 6-3.

Players	Head To Head Match Wins
Katayama	3
Niki	5

Last 9 H2H Matches:

(R1) M25 Matsuyama(04-10-19)

Stats

Takuto Niki

Sho Katayama

(R2) M15 Kofu(03-21-19)

Stats

Takuto Niki

Sho Katayama

(R2) Japan F7 (Tokyo)(06-07-17)

Stats

Takuto Niki

w/o

Sho Katayama

S. Katayama vs T. Niki H2H Profile

S. Katayama	Stats	T. Niki
$0	Career Prize Money	$7,195
55.52% (171-137)	Career Total W/L	56.67% (361-276)
2	Hard	4
1	Indoor	1
3	Titles	10
3	Total H2H Matches	5
0% (0-0)	YTD Win/Loss	0% (0-0)

S. Katayama vs T. Niki 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 Takuto Niki has won 0%. 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 Takuto Niki has won 0%. The same stats for first serve returns are 28.57% and 0% 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 Takuto Niki has saved 0% 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 Takuto Niki winning 0% (W/L 0/0) 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). Takuto Niki has their best career surface win % on Grass, winning 61% (W/L 7/1), and worse career win % on I.hard, winning 33% (W/L 5/10).
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 Takuto Niki 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 8 times before with Sho Katayama winning 3 times and Takuto Niki being victorious 5 times. They have played 19 sets in total, with Sho Katayama winning 7 and Takuto Niki winning 12.
The last match between Sho Katayama and Takuto Niki was at the M25 Matsuyama, 10-04-2019, Round: R1, Surface: Hard, with Takuto Niki getting the victory 6-2 6-3.
Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 1:4:22.
Deciding set H2H prediction: Sho Katayama and Takuto Niki have played a deciding set 3 times, with Sho Katayama winning 2 times and Takuto Niki 1 times. Very useful for predicting the outcome if this match goes the distance.
Head-to-Head extreme pressure situations: They have played 5 tiebreaks against each other with Sho Katayama winning 1, and Takuto Niki 4.
Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Sho Katayama has played against opponents with an average rank of 443.62 while Takuto Niki 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, Sho Katayama has won 100% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Takuto Niki has won 0% in all matches played on tour.
Break point conversion: In recent form, Sho Katayama has converted 29.41% of breakpoint opportunities, and Takuto Niki 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.

Sho Katayama vs Takuto Niki Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

S. Katayama vs T. Niki H2H Stats Used In Our Predictions

S. Katayama	Stats	T. Niki
3	H2H Matches Won	5
7	Sets Won	12
93	Games Won	102
0	Aces (Total)	21
9	Total Double Faults	8
1:4:22	Average Match Time	1:4:22
69% (265/383)	1st Serve %	63% (222/352)
65% (171/265)	1st Serve Win %	65% (144/222)
47% (55/118)	2nd Serve Win %	51% (66/130)
53% (16/30)	Break Pts Won %	42% (18/43)
40% (142/352)	Return Points Win %	41% (157/383)
38% (3/8)	Best‑of‑3 Win %	63% (5/8)
67% (2/3)	Deciding Set Win %	33% (1/3)
50% (1/2)	1st Set Won, Won Match	67% (4/6)
50% (1/2)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	33% (2/6)
33% (2/6)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	50% (1/2)

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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T. Niki Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
M25 Kashiwa - 26-09-2022
R1 Issei OkamuraI. Okamura	L	6-3 7-6(3)	Stats
M25 Sapporo - 05-09-2022
R2 Yuki MochizukiY. Mochizuki	L	6-2 7-6(6)	Stats
R1 Kazuma KawachiK. Kawachi	W	3-6 6-1 6-1	Stats
M25 Sapporo - 29-08-2022
R2 Yamato SueokaY. Sueoka	L	6-3 7-5	Stats
R1 Rimpei KawakamiR. Kawakami	W	6-3 1-6 7-5	Stats

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S. Katayama vs T. Niki Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents

S. Katayama	Stats	T. Niki
55.52% (171/137)	YTD Win/Loss	56.67% (361/276)
55.34% (378/305)	Sets Win/Loss	55.04% (803/656)
52.98% (3329/2955)	Games Win/Loss	52.53% (7225/6530)
55.36% (124/100)	Hard Win/Loss	57.68% (293/215)
60.87% (14/9)	Clay Win/Loss	57.81% (37/27)
54.10% (33/28)	Indoor Hard W/L	42.11% (24/33)
0% (0/0)	Grass Win/Loss	87.50% (7/1)
0.07	Aces Per Game	0.2
211	Aces Total	1365
0.08	Double Faults Per Game	0.11
239	Total Double Faults	752
1st Match	Average Match Time	1st Match
570.1	Average Opponent Rank	553.73
68% (6552/9590)	1st Serve %	62% (14666/23752)
64% (4177/6552)	1st Serve Win %	69% (10076/14666)
55% (1669/3038)	2nd Serve Win %	50% (4553/9086)
48% (492/1024)	Break Points Won % (Total)	42% (1053/2479)
42% (4068/9776)	Return Points Win %	41% (10101/24914)
0% (0/0)	Main Tour W/L	45.45% (5/6)
48.98% (24/25)	Challenger W/L	41.73% (53/74)
56.76% (147/112)	Futures W/L	60.72% (303/196)
55% (170/307)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	56% (352/626)
100% (1/1)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	67% (2/3)
42% (27/64)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	46% (96/208)
45% (30/66)	Deciding Set Win %	54% (103/190)
92% (166/152)	1st Set Won, Won Match	87% (349/303)
8% (166/14)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	13% (349/46)
13% (142/19)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	20% (288/57)