Prediction of Yong-Kyu Lim vs Sho Katayama Head-to-Head, At

Wojtek Kolan

Our Predictions

H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
Y. Lim vs S. Katayama

Yong-Kyu Lim

KOR

2

Win

Played

1

Win

Age

6'1" (185 cm)

Height

Ret.

C. Rank

897

257

Best Rank

489

Total Titles

YTD Titles

Career Money

Right-Handed

Plays

Sho Katayama

JPN

2

Win

Played

1

Win

Age

6'1" (185 cm)

Height

Ret.

C. Rank

897

257

Best Rank

489

Total Titles

YTD Titles

Career Money

Right-Handed

Plays

Head-to-head: Lim 2 - 1 Katayama

They have played 6 sets in total, with Yong-Kyu Lim winning 4 and Sho Katayama winning 2. The last match between Yong-Kyu Lim and Sho Katayama was at the Thailand F1, 20-04-2015, Round: R1, Surface: Hard, with Yong-Kyu Lim getting the victory 6-4 6-3.

Players	Head To Head Match Wins
Lim	2
Katayama	1

Last 3 H2H Matches:

(R1) Thailand F1(04-20-15)

Stats

Yong-Kyu Lim

Sho Katayama

(QF) Japan F8(10-08-12)

Stats

Yong-Kyu Lim

Sho Katayama

(R1) Kyoto Challenger(03-09-11)

Stats

Sho Katayama

Yong-Kyu Lim

Y. Lim vs S. Katayama H2H Profile

Y. Lim	Stats	S. Katayama
$0	Career Prize Money	$0
61.89% (242-149)	Career Total W/L	55.52% (171-137)
2	Hard	0
0	Indoor	1
13	Titles	3
2	Total H2H Matches	1
0% (0-0)	YTD Win/Loss	0% (0-0)

Y. Lim vs S. Katayama Match Preview:

Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Yong-Kyu Lim has won 0% of points on their second serve, while Sho Katayama has won 42.51%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Yong-Kyu Lim, in recent form, has won 0% of their opponent's second serve points, while Sho Katayama has won 41.94%. The same stats for first serve returns are 0% and 28.57% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
Under pressure analysis: Yong-Kyu Lim has saved 0% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Sho Katayama has saved 37.29% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
Performance overview: Over the last year Yong-Kyu Lim has won 0% of matches played (W/L 0/0), with Sho Katayama winning 69.23% (W/L 9/4) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
Best surface: Yong-Kyu Lim has their best career surface win % on I.hard, winning 64% (W/L 7/4), and worse career win % on Clay, winning 50% (W/L 16/16). Sho Katayama has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 64% (W/L 14/9), and worse career win % on Hard, winning 55% (W/L 124/100).
Player level: In the last year, Yong-Kyu Lim has played most of their matches on the N/A, winning 0% of matches (W/L 0/0), where as Sho Katayama has played most of their matches on the Futures/Satellites/ITF tournaments $10K, winning 75.00% of matches (W/L 9/3). 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 3 times before with Yong-Kyu Lim winning 2 times and Sho Katayama being victorious 1 times. They have played 6 sets in total, with Yong-Kyu Lim winning 4 and Sho Katayama winning 2.
The last match between Yong-Kyu Lim and Sho Katayama was at the Thailand F1, 20-04-2015, Round: R1, Surface: Hard, with Yong-Kyu Lim getting the victory 6-4 6-3.
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, Yong-Kyu Lim has played against opponents with an average rank of 0 while Sho Katayama has played against players with an average rank of 438.85.
Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Yong-Kyu Lim has won 0% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Sho Katayama has won 100% in all matches played on tour.
Break point conversion: In recent form, Yong-Kyu Lim has converted 0% of breakpoint opportunities, and Sho Katayama has converted 29.41% of their chances to break their opponents serve. A telling stat for in-game live betting tips when either player has a breakpoint opportunity.

Yong-Kyu Lim vs Sho Katayama Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

Y. Lim vs S. Katayama H2H Stats Used In Our Predictions

Y. Lim	Stats	S. Katayama
2	H2H Matches Won	1
4	Sets Won	2
35	Games Won	27
0:0:0	Average Match Time	0:0:0
67% (2/3)	Best‑of‑3 Win %	33% (1/3)
100% (2/2)	1st Set Won, Won Match	100% (1/1)
0% (0/2)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	0% (0/1)
0% (0/1)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	0% (0/2)

Recent Performance Stats

Y. Lim Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
M15 Daegu - 29-08-2022
Q2 Yuta KawahashiY. Kawahashi	L	6-2 6-1	Stats
Q1 Sung Ha YeonS. Ha	W	6-3 6-1	Stats
M15 Gimcheon - 17-06-2019
R2 Ryota TanumaR. Tanuma	L	3-6 7-6(5) 6-4	Stats
R1 Uisung ParkU. Park	W	6-1 6-2	Stats
M15 Gimcheon - 10-06-2019
SF Yuta ShimizuY. Shimizu	L	3-6 6-3 6-4	Stats

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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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Y. Lim vs S. Katayama Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents

Y. Lim	Stats	S. Katayama
61.89% (242/149)	YTD Win/Loss	55.52% (171/137)
59.36% (539/369)	Sets Win/Loss	55.34% (378/305)
53.16% (4478/3945)	Games Win/Loss	52.98% (3329/2955)
63.44% (210/121)	Hard Win/Loss	55.36% (124/100)
50.00% (16/16)	Clay Win/Loss	60.87% (14/9)
57.69% (15/11)	Indoor Hard W/L	54.10% (33/28)
50.00% (1/1)	Grass Win/Loss	0% (0/0)
0.14	Aces Per Game	0.07
567	Aces Total	211
0.07	Double Faults Per Game	0.08
283	Total Double Faults	239
1st Match	Average Match Time	1st Match
610.15	Average Opponent Rank	569.08
57% (4669/8191)	1st Serve %	68% (6552/9590)
70% (3258/4669)	1st Serve Win %	64% (4177/6552)
52% (1835/3522)	2nd Serve Win %	55% (1669/3038)
44% (333/763)	Break Points Won % (Total)	48% (492/1024)
39% (3093/7916)	Return Points Win %	42% (4068/9776)
52.63% (10/9)	Cups W/L	0% (0/0)
50.43% (59/58)	Challenger W/L	48.98% (24/25)
67.84% (173/82)	Futures W/L	56.76% (147/112)
62% (232/373)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	55% (170/307)
54% (7/13)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	100% (1/1)
61% (55/90)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	42% (27/64)
58% (64/110)	Deciding Set Win %	45% (30/66)
88% (232/204)	1st Set Won, Won Match	92% (166/152)
12% (232/28)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	8% (166/14)
23% (159/37)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	13% (142/19)