Prediction of Sho Shimabukuro vs Shoma Kato Head-to-Head, At

Wojtek Kolan

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H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
S. Shimabukuro vs S. Kato

Sho Shimabukuro

JPN

1

Win

Played

0

Win

Age

6'0" (183 cm)

Height

5'8" (173 cm)

146

C. Rank

Ret.

135

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$356.1K

Career Money

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Shoma Kato

JPN

1

Win

Played

0

Win

Age

6'0" (183 cm)

Height

5'8" (173 cm)

146

C. Rank

Ret.

135

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$356.1K

Career Money

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Head-to-head: Shimabukuro 1 - 0 Kato

They have played 2 sets in total, with Sho Shimabukuro winning 2 and Shoma Kato winning 0. The last match between Sho Shimabukuro and Shoma Kato was at the M15 Nishi-Tama, 06-03-2019, Round: R1, Surface: Hard, with Sho Shimabukuro getting the victory 6-2 6-3.

Players	Head To Head Match Wins
Shimabukuro	1
Kato	0

Last 1 H2H Matches:

(R1) M15 Nishi-Tama(03-06-19)

Stats

Sho Shimabukuro

Shoma Kato

S. Shimabukuro vs S. Kato H2H Profile

S. Shimabukuro	Stats	S. Kato
$356,065	Career Prize Money	$0
61.71% (274-170)	Career Total W/L	40.63% (13-19)
1	Hard	0
8	Titles	0
1	Total H2H Matches	0
50.00% (1-1)	YTD Win/Loss	0% (0-0)

S. Shimabukuro vs S. Kato Match Preview:

Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Sho Shimabukuro has won 49.82% of points on their second serve, while Shoma Kato 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 44.59% of their opponent's second serve points, while Shoma Kato has won 0%. The same stats for first serve returns are 24.60% 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 55.19% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Shoma Kato has saved 0% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
Performance overview: Over the last year Sho Shimabukuro has won 59.32% of matches played (W/L 35/24), with Shoma Kato 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 26/21). Shoma Kato has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 63% (W/L 1/1), and worse career win % on I.hard, winning 0% (W/L 0/2).
Player level: In the last year, Sho Shimabukuro has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 60.00% of matches (W/L 30/20), where as Shoma Kato 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 Shoma Kato being victorious 0 times. They have played 2 sets in total, with Sho Shimabukuro winning 2 and Shoma Kato winning 0.
The last match between Sho Shimabukuro and Shoma Kato was at the M15 Nishi-Tama, 06-03-2019, Round: R1, Surface: Hard, with Sho Shimabukuro 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 1:5:0.
Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Sho Shimabukuro has played against opponents with an average rank of 265.47 while Shoma Kato 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 54% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Shoma Kato has won 0% in all matches played on tour.
Break point conversion: In recent form, Sho Shimabukuro has converted 31.10% of breakpoint opportunities, and Shoma Kato 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 Shimabukuro vs Shoma Kato Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

S. Shimabukuro vs S. Kato H2H Stats Used In Our Predictions

S. Shimabukuro	Stats	S. Kato
1	H2H Matches Won	0
2	Sets Won	0
12	Games Won	5
3	Aces (Total)	1
0	Total Double Faults	2
1:5:0	Average Match Time	1:5:0
69% (38/55)	1st Serve %	49% (23/47)
74% (28/38)	1st Serve Win %	70% (16/23)
71% (12/17)	2nd Serve Win %	46% (11/24)
75% (3/4)	Break Pts Won %	0% (0/1)
43% (20/47)	Return Points Win %	27% (15/55)
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
Kobe Challenger - 10-11-2025
QF Kaichi UchidaK. Uchida	L	7-6(3) 5-7 2-0 ret.	Stats
R2 Maximus JonesM. Jones	W	3-6 6-3 6-4	Stats
R1 Kokoro IsomuraK. Isomura	W	7-6(1) 6-4	Stats
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

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S. Kato Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
M15 Nishi-Tama - 04-03-2019
R1 Sho ShimabukuroS. Shimabukuro	L	6-2 6-3	Stats
Japan F1 (Nishi-Tama) - 05-03-2018
R1 Daniel NguyenD. Nguyen	L	6-0 6-2	Stats
Hong Kong F6 (Hong Kong) - 01-01-2018
R1 Fabien ReboulF. Reboul	L	6-1 6-2	Stats
Q3 Yuanfeng LiY. Li	W	6-0 7-5	Stats
Q1 Jesse DelaneyJ. Delaney	W	3-6 6-3 6-2	Stats

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S. Shimabukuro vs S. Kato Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents

S. Shimabukuro	Stats	S. Kato
61.71% (274/170)	YTD Win/Loss	40.63% (13/19)
58.81% (614/430)	Sets Win/Loss	38.24% (26/42)
53.42% (5375/4686)	Games Win/Loss	44.56% (258/321)
62.92% (207/122)	Hard Win/Loss	33.33% (7/14)
60.71% (17/11)	Clay Win/Loss	50.00% (1/1)
55.74% (34/27)	Indoor Hard W/L	55.56% (5/4)
61.54% (16/10)	Grass Win/Loss	0% (0/0)
0.36	Aces Per Game	0.01
1789	Aces Total	4
0.25	Double Faults Per Game	0.04
1217	Total Double Faults	12
1:32:3	Average Match Time	1st Match
429.25	Average Opponent Rank	421.47
56% (16207/28783)	1st Serve %	60% (255/423)
71% (11472/16207)	1st Serve Win %	53% (134/255)
52% (6496/12576)	2nd Serve Win %	38% (63/168)
44% (1237/2794)	Break Points Won % (Total)	21% (6/28)
40% (11518/28899)	Return Points Win %	32% (132/412)
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)
58.64% (112/79)	Challenger W/L	0.00% (0/2)
68.14% (139/65)	Futures W/L	43.33% (13/17)
62% (269/432)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	41% (13/32)
44% (4/9)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	0% (0/0)
44% (71/161)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	50% (1/2)
57% (85/150)	Deciding Set Win %	100% (4/4)
87% (267/232)	1st Set Won, Won Match	100% (12/12)
13% (267/34)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	0% (12/0)
23% (177/41)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	5% (20/1)