Prediction of Sho Shimabukuro vs Kei Hontama Head-to-Head, At

Wojtek Kolan

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H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
S. Shimabukuro vs K. Hontama

Sho Shimabukuro

JPN

1

Win

Played

0

Win

Age

6'0" (183 cm)

Height

147

C. Rank

Ret.

135

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$356.1K

Career Money

Right-Handed

Plays

Kei Hontama

JPN

1

Win

Played

0

Win

Age

6'0" (183 cm)

Height

147

C. Rank

Ret.

135

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$356.1K

Career Money

Right-Handed

Plays

Head-to-head: Shimabukuro 1 - 0 Hontama

They have played 2 sets in total, with Sho Shimabukuro winning 2 and Kei Hontama winning 0. The last match between Sho Shimabukuro and Kei Hontama was at the Japan F1 (Nishi-Tama), 06-03-2017, Round: Q1, Surface: Hard, with Sho Shimabukuro getting the victory 6-1 6-2.

Players	Head To Head Match Wins
Shimabukuro	1
Hontama	0

Last 1 H2H Matches:

(Q1) Japan F1 (Nishi-Tama)(03-06-17)

Stats

Sho Shimabukuro

Kei Hontama

S. Shimabukuro vs K. Hontama H2H Profile

S. Shimabukuro	Stats	K. Hontama
$356,065	Career Prize Money	$0
61.68% (272-169)	Career Total W/L	50.00% (2-2)
1	Hard	0
8	Titles	0
1	Total H2H Matches	0
50.00% (1-1)	YTD Win/Loss	0% (0-0)

S. Shimabukuro vs K. Hontama Match Preview:

Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Sho Shimabukuro has won 49.80% of points on their second serve, while Kei Hontama has won 0%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Sho Shimabukuro, in recent form, has won 44.01% of their opponent's second serve points, while Kei Hontama has won 0%. The same stats for first serve returns are 24.75% and 0% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
Under pressure analysis: Sho Shimabukuro has saved 55.59% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Kei Hontama has saved 0% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
Performance overview: Over the last year Sho Shimabukuro has won 58.33% of matches played (W/L 35/25), with Kei Hontama winning 0% (W/L 0/0) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
Best surface: Sho Shimabukuro has their best career surface win % on Hard, winning 63% (W/L 207/122), and worse career win % on I.hard, winning 55% (W/L 24/20). Kei Hontama has their best career surface win % on Hard, winning 63% (W/L 0/1), and worse career win % on Hard, winning 0% (W/L 0/1).
Player level: In the last year, Sho Shimabukuro has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 58.82% of matches (W/L 30/21), where as Kei Hontama 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 Sho Shimabukuro winning 1 times and Kei Hontama being victorious 0 times. They have played 2 sets in total, with Sho Shimabukuro winning 2 and Kei Hontama winning 0.
The last match between Sho Shimabukuro and Kei Hontama was at the Japan F1 (Nishi-Tama), 06-03-2017, Round: Q1, Surface: Hard, with Sho Shimabukuro getting the victory 6-1 6-2.
Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 0:0:0.
Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Sho Shimabukuro has played against opponents with an average rank of 253.82 while Kei Hontama 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 Shimabukuro has won 52% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Kei Hontama has won 0% in all matches played on tour.
Break point conversion: In recent form, Sho Shimabukuro has converted 31.89% of breakpoint opportunities, and Kei Hontama 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.

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S. Shimabukuro vs K. Hontama H2H Stats Used In Our Predictions

S. Shimabukuro	Stats	K. Hontama
1	H2H Matches Won	0
2	Sets Won	0
12	Games Won	3
0:0:0	Average Match Time	0:0:0
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. Shimabukuro Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
Matsuyama Challenger - 03-11-2025
F Henrique RochaH. Rocha	L	7-5 3-6 6-2	Stats
SF Ryan PenistonR. Peniston	W	6-3 6-2	Stats
QF Hugo GrenierH. Grenier	W	4-6 6-3 6-2	Stats
R2 Garrett JohnsG. Johns	W	6-2 6-2	Stats
R1 Yuki MochizukiY. Mochizuki	W	6-4 6-2	Stats

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K. Hontama Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
Japan F1 (Nishi-Tama) - 06-03-2017
Q1 Sho ShimabukuroS. Shimabukuro	L	6-1 6-2	Stats
Japan F8 - 13-06-2016
Q2 Motoaki KitaM. Kita	W	6-3 1-2 ret.	Stats
Q3 Masakatsu NoguchiM. Noguchi	L	6-2 6-0	Stats
Q1 Sou TakahashiS. Takahashi	W	4-6 6-1 7-5	Stats

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S. Shimabukuro vs K. Hontama Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents

S. Shimabukuro	Stats	K. Hontama
61.68% (272/169)	YTD Win/Loss	50.00% (2/2)
58.78% (609/427)	Sets Win/Loss	33.33% (3/6)
53.43% (5334/4649)	Games Win/Loss	41.43% (29/41)
62.92% (207/122)	Hard Win/Loss	0.00% (0/1)
60.71% (17/11)	Clay Win/Loss	0% (0/0)
55.17% (32/26)	Indoor Hard W/L	66.67% (2/1)
61.54% (16/10)	Grass Win/Loss	0% (0/0)
0.36	Aces Per Game	0
1757	Aces Total	0
0.25	Double Faults Per Game	0
1205	Total Double Faults	0
1:31:57	Average Match Time	1st Match
430.79	Average Opponent Rank	36.75
56% (16054/28539)	1st Serve %	0% (0/0)
71% (11353/16054)	1st Serve Win %	0% (0/0)
52% (6454/12485)	2nd Serve Win %	0% (0/0)
44% (1229/2776)	Break Points Won % (Total)	0% (0/0)
40% (11431/28658)	Return Points Win %	0% (0/0)
52.63% (10/9)	Slam W/L	0% (0/0)
33.33% (1/2)	Masters W/L	0% (0/0)
50.00% (2/2)	Cups W/L	0% (0/0)
43.48% (10/13)	Main Tour W/L	0% (0/0)
58.51% (110/78)	Challenger W/L	0% (0/0)
68.14% (139/65)	Futures W/L	50.00% (2/2)
62% (267/430)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	33% (1/3)
50% (4/8)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	0% (0/0)
44% (70/159)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	0% (0/0)
56% (84/149)	Deciding Set Win %	100% (2/2)
87% (266/231)	1st Set Won, Won Match	0% (1/0)
13% (266/34)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	0% (1/0)
23% (175/40)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	33% (3/1)