Prediction of Sho Katayama vs Gengo Kikuchi Head-to-Head, At

Wojtek Kolan

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H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
S. Katayama vs G. Kikuchi

Sho Katayama

JPN

1

Win

Played

3

Win

Age

Height

6'0" (183 cm)

897

C. Rank

Ret.

489

Best Rank

638

Total Titles

YTD Titles

Career Money

Plays

Right-Handed

Gengo Kikuchi

JPN

1

Win

Played

3

Win

Age

Height

6'0" (183 cm)

897

C. Rank

Ret.

489

Best Rank

638

Total Titles

YTD Titles

Career Money

Plays

Right-Handed

Head-to-head: Katayama 1 - 3 Kikuchi

They have played 9 sets in total, with Sho Katayama winning 3 and Gengo Kikuchi winning 6. The last match between Gengo Kikuchi and Sho Katayama was at the Japan F8 (Akishima), 15-06-2018, Round: SF, Surface: Carpet, with Gengo Kikuchi getting the victory 6-4 7-5.

Players	Head To Head Match Wins
Katayama	1
Kikuchi	3

Last 4 H2H Matches:

(SF) Japan F8 (Akishima)(06-15-18)

Stats

Gengo Kikuchi

Sho Katayama

(Q2) Toyota Challenger(11-12-16)

Stats

Gengo Kikuchi

Sho Katayama

(QF) Japan F5(06-02-14)

Stats

Gengo Kikuchi

Sho Katayama

S. Katayama vs G. Kikuchi H2H Profile

S. Katayama	Stats	G. Kikuchi
$0	Career Prize Money	$0
55.52% (171-137)	Career Total W/L	55.65% (138-110)
1	Clay	1
0	Indoor	2
3	Titles	2
1	Total H2H Matches	3
0% (0-0)	YTD Win/Loss	0% (0-0)

S. Katayama vs G. Kikuchi 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 Gengo Kikuchi 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 Gengo Kikuchi 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 Gengo Kikuchi 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 Gengo Kikuchi 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). Gengo Kikuchi has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 61% (W/L 22/18), and worse career win % on I.hard, winning 43% (W/L 3/4).
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 Gengo Kikuchi 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 4 times before with Sho Katayama winning 1 times and Gengo Kikuchi being victorious 3 times. They have played 9 sets in total, with Sho Katayama winning 3 and Gengo Kikuchi winning 6.
The last match between Sho Katayama and Gengo Kikuchi was at the Japan F8 (Akishima), 15-06-2018, Round: SF, Surface: Carpet, with Gengo Kikuchi getting the victory 6-4 7-5.
Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 0:50:7.
Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Sho Katayama has played against opponents with an average rank of 443.62 while Gengo Kikuchi 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 Gengo Kikuchi 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 Gengo Kikuchi 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 Gengo Kikuchi Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

S. Katayama vs G. Kikuchi H2H Stats Used In Our Predictions

S. Katayama	Stats	G. Kikuchi
1	H2H Matches Won	3
3	Sets Won	6
44	Games Won	51
6	Aces (Total)	11
7	Total Double Faults	2
0:50:7	Average Match Time	0:50:7
63% (95/150)	1st Serve %	62% (105/169)
64% (61/95)	1st Serve Win %	66% (69/105)
47% (26/55)	2nd Serve Win %	56% (36/64)
28% (5/18)	Break Pts Won %	53% (8/15)
38% (64/169)	Return Points Win %	42% (63/150)
25% (1/4)	Best‑of‑3 Win %	75% (3/4)
0% (0/1)	Deciding Set Win %	100% (1/1)
100% (1/1)	1st Set Won, Won Match	100% (3/3)
0% (0/1)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	0% (0/3)
0% (0/3)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	0% (0/1)

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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G. Kikuchi Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
M15 Antalya - 04-04-2022
Q3 Lorenzo GagliardoL. Gagliardo	L	6-2 6-4	Stats
Q2 Sergis KyratzisS. Kyratzis	W	6-4 6-1	Stats
Q1 Besir DurgutiB. Durguti	W	6-3 6-2	Stats
M15 Akishima - 10-06-2019
R2 Keisuke SaitohK. Saitoh	L	7-5 6-0	Stats
R1 Ken OnodaK. Onoda	W	7-5 2-0 ret.	Stats

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S. Katayama vs G. Kikuchi Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents

S. Katayama	Stats	G. Kikuchi
55.52% (171/137)	YTD Win/Loss	55.65% (138/110)
55.34% (378/305)	Sets Win/Loss	55.46% (310/249)
52.98% (3329/2955)	Games Win/Loss	51.79% (2747/2557)
55.36% (124/100)	Hard Win/Loss	54.66% (88/73)
60.87% (14/9)	Clay Win/Loss	55.00% (22/18)
54.10% (33/28)	Indoor Hard W/L	60.47% (26/17)
0% (0/0)	Grass Win/Loss	50.00% (2/2)
0.07	Aces Per Game	0.11
211	Aces Total	289
0.08	Double Faults Per Game	0.07
239	Total Double Faults	183
1st Match	Average Match Time	1st Match
570.1	Average Opponent Rank	510.87
68% (6552/9590)	1st Serve %	66% (4658/7078)
64% (4177/6552)	1st Serve Win %	66% (3093/4658)
55% (1669/3038)	2nd Serve Win %	51% (1238/2420)
48% (492/1024)	Break Points Won % (Total)	40% (302/763)
42% (4068/9776)	Return Points Win %	40% (2936/7298)
48.98% (24/25)	Challenger W/L	36.36% (8/14)
56.76% (147/112)	Futures W/L	57.52% (130/96)
55% (170/307)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	56% (135/243)
100% (1/1)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	100% (1/1)
42% (27/64)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	44% (36/81)
45% (30/66)	Deciding Set Win %	45% (30/66)
92% (166/152)	1st Set Won, Won Match	84% (142/119)
8% (166/14)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	16% (142/23)
13% (142/19)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	18% (106/19)