Yuta Shimizu vs Shintaro Imai Head-to-Head Stats, Results & Performance Comparison

Wojtek Kolan

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H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
Y. Shimizu vs S. Imai

Yuta Shimizu

JPN

2

Win

Played

3

Win

Age

5'4" (163 cm)

Height

5'10" (178 cm)

331

C. Rank

624

181

Best Rank

290

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$60.2K

Career Money

Left-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Shintaro Imai

JPN

2

Win

Played

3

Win

Age

5'4" (163 cm)

Height

5'10" (178 cm)

331

C. Rank

624

181

Best Rank

290

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$60.2K

Career Money

Left-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Head-to-head: Shimizu 2 - 3 Imai

They have played 13 sets in total, with Yuta Shimizu winning 6 and Shintaro Imai winning 7. The last match between Shintaro Imai and Yuta Shimizu was at the M25 Falun, 30-09-2021, Round: QF, Surface: I.hard, with Shintaro Imai getting the victory 6-7(6) 7-6(5) 6-4.

Players	Head To Head Match Wins
Shimizu	2
Imai	3

Last 5 H2H Matches:

(QF) M25 Falun(09-30-21)

Stats

Shintaro Imai

Yuta Shimizu

(QF) M25 Hong Kong(06-07-19)

Stats

Shintaro Imai

Yuta Shimizu

(R2) China F5 (Wuhan)(05-10-18)

Stats

Yuta Shimizu

Shintaro Imai

Y. Shimizu vs S. Imai H2H Profile

Y. Shimizu	Stats	S. Imai
$60,235	Career Prize Money	$0
62.19% (278-169)	Career Total W/L	63.18% (326-190)
2	Hard	2
0	Indoor	1
13	Titles	15
2	Total H2H Matches	3
0% (0-0)	YTD Win/Loss	0% (0-0)

Y. Shimizu vs S. Imai Match Preview:

Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Yuta Shimizu has won 44.42% of points on their second serve, while Shintaro Imai has won 45.54%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Yuta Shimizu, in recent form, has won 51.77% of their opponent's second serve points, while Shintaro Imai has won 42.83%. The same stats for first serve returns are 28.24% and 22.06% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
Under pressure analysis: Yuta Shimizu has saved 52.17% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Shintaro Imai has saved 53.73% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
Performance overview: Over the last year Yuta Shimizu has won 45.65% of matches played (W/L 21/25), with Shintaro Imai winning 63.41% (W/L 26/15) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
Best surface: Yuta Shimizu has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 69% (W/L 27/12), and worse career win % on I.hard, winning 55% (W/L 22/18). Shintaro Imai has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 69% (W/L 4/1), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 60% (W/L 3/2).
Player level: In the last year, Yuta Shimizu has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 48.72% of matches (W/L 19/20), where as Shintaro Imai has played most of their matches on the Futures/Satellites/ITF tournaments $10K, winning 65.63% of matches (W/L 21/11). 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 5 times before with Yuta Shimizu winning 2 times and Shintaro Imai being victorious 3 times. They have played 13 sets in total, with Yuta Shimizu winning 6 and Shintaro Imai winning 7.
The last match between Yuta Shimizu and Shintaro Imai was at the M25 Falun, 30-09-2021, Round: QF, Surface: I.hard, with Shintaro Imai getting the victory 6-7(6) 7-6(5) 6-4.
Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 2:24:36.
Deciding set H2H prediction: Yuta Shimizu and Shintaro Imai have played a deciding set 3 times, with Yuta Shimizu winning 1 times and Shintaro Imai 2 times. Very useful for predicting the outcome if this match goes the distance.
Head-to-Head extreme pressure situations: They have played 2 tiebreaks against each other with Yuta Shimizu winning 1, and Shintaro Imai 1.
Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Yuta Shimizu has played against opponents with an average rank of 313.33 while Shintaro Imai has played against players with an average rank of 514.98.
Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Yuta Shimizu has won 56% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Shintaro Imai has won 70% in all matches played on tour.
Break point conversion: In recent form, Yuta Shimizu has converted 41.78% of breakpoint opportunities, and Shintaro Imai has converted 32.26% of their chances to break their opponents serve. A telling stat for in-game live betting tips when either player has a breakpoint opportunity.

Yuta Shimizu vs Shintaro Imai Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

Y. Shimizu vs S. Imai H2H Stats Used In Our Predictions

Y. Shimizu	Stats	S. Imai
2	H2H Matches Won	3
6	Sets Won	7
68	Games Won	71
6	Aces (Total)	27
12	Total Double Faults	18
2:24:36	Average Match Time	2:24:36
61% (276/456)	1st Serve %	57% (240/421)
61% (167/276)	1st Serve Win %	71% (171/240)
51% (92/180)	2nd Serve Win %	45% (82/181)
50% (21/42)	Break Pts Won %	39% (22/56)
40% (168/421)	Return Points Win %	43% (197/456)
40% (2/5)	Best‑of‑3 Win %	60% (3/5)
33% (1/3)	Deciding Set Win %	67% (2/3)
50% (2/4)	1st Set Won, Won Match	100% (1/1)
50% (2/4)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	0% (0/1)
0% (0/1)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	50% (2/4)

Recent Performance Stats

Y. Shimizu Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
Yokohama Challenger - 17-11-2025
R2 Yusuke KusuharaY. Kusuhara	L	6-3 6-3	Stats
R1 Yusuke TakahashiY. Takahashi	W	6-2 6-2	Stats
Kobe Challenger - 10-11-2025
R1 Yu Hsiou HsuY. Hsiou	L	7-6(5) 6-4	Stats
Taipei Challenger - 03-11-2025
R2 Kaichi UchidaK. Uchida	L	6-1 6-2	Stats
R1 Marek GengelM. Gengel	W	6-0 7-6(8)	Stats

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S. Imai Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
M15 Singapore - 04-08-2025
QF Shu MatsuokaS. Matsuoka	L	7-6(2) ret.	Stats
R2 Justin BarkiJ. Barki	W	6-4 6-4	Stats
R1 Yuhei KonoY. Kono	W	6-1 6-1	Stats
Astana Challenger - 28-07-2025
SF Nicolai Budkov KjaerN. Budkov	L	6-3 7-5	Stats
QF Aleksandre BakshiA. Bakshi	W	2-6 6-4 6-4	Stats

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Y. Shimizu vs S. Imai Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents

Y. Shimizu	Stats	S. Imai
62.19% (278/169)	YTD Win/Loss	63.18% (326/190)
59.26% (608/418)	Sets Win/Loss	60.86% (706/454)
53.36% (5157/4508)	Games Win/Loss	54.43% (5865/4911)
62.68% (220/131)	Hard Win/Loss	63.33% (285/165)
69.23% (27/12)	Clay Win/Loss	80.00% (4/1)
54.00% (27/23)	Indoor Hard W/L	60.71% (34/22)
57.14% (4/3)	Grass Win/Loss	60.00% (3/2)
0.23	Aces Per Game	0.35
1102	Aces Total	1862
0.2	Double Faults Per Game	0.24
936	Total Double Faults	1239
1:34:6	Average Match Time	1:30:41
493.87	Average Opponent Rank	568.64
62% (18106/29274)	1st Serve %	58% (17087/29567)
68% (12259/18106)	1st Serve Win %	71% (12185/17087)
50% (5577/11168)	2nd Serve Win %	50% (6259/12479)
46% (1470/3203)	Break Points Won % (Total)	46% (1404/3072)
42% (12600/29987)	Return Points Win %	41% (12360/29918)
33.33% (3/6)	Slam W/L	0% (0/0)
0.00% (0/1)	Masters W/L	0% (0/0)
100.00% (1/0)	Cups W/L	0% (0/0)
40.00% (2/3)	Main Tour W/L	0.00% (0/1)
53.92% (110/94)	Challenger W/L	45.05% (41/50)
71.37% (162/65)	Futures W/L	67.22% (285/139)
61% (264/430)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	64% (318/498)
100% (6/6)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	14% (1/7)
54% (68/125)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	54% (79/146)
56% (77/138)	Deciding Set Win %	57% (77/134)
87% (265/231)	1st Set Won, Won Match	90% (319/287)
12% (265/33)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	10% (319/32)
24% (182/44)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	19% (196/37)