# Sho Shimabukuro vs Roman Safiullin — Head-to-Head

Source: https://tennis-db.com/rivalries/sho-shimabukuro-vs-roman-safiullin?player1_id=247&player2_id=270
Tour: ATP

Sho Shimabukuro holds a 1–0 lead over Roman Safiullin in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Sho Shimabukuro leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Sho Shimabukuro won the 2026 Almaty Open first round 6-7(4) 6-4 6-4.

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## Overall
- Sho Shimabukuro: 1 wins
- Roman Safiullin: 0 wins
- Total meetings: 1

## By surface
- Hard: Sho Shimabukuro 1 - 0 Roman Safiullin

## By tournament category
- ATP 250: Sho Shimabukuro 1 - 0 Roman Safiullin

## Advanced statistics comparison
Career aggregates from the precomputed Advanced table. Surface Elo values are relative to overall Elo; career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches and lower means tougher opposition.

| Player | Peak Elo | P+ | Serve+ | Return+ | PD | TPW% | Hard Elo | Clay Elo | Grass Elo | Set Win% | Set Margin | Dec. Set | Tiebreak | Pressure+ | Schedule |
| :--- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| Sho Shimabukuro | 1709 | 119.7 | -1.32 | -1.94 | 0.846 | 47.1% | -24 | - | 116 | 32.0% | -1.23 | 3-6 (33%) | 7-9 (44%) | 98.1 | -1.9 |
| Roman Safiullin | 1931 | 145.8 | 0.9 | 0.62 | 1.034 | 50.5% | -14 | -72 | -24 | 47.5% | 0.05 | 18-34 (35%) | 26-48 (35%) | 83.2 | -3.4 |

## Recent meetings (last 10)
| Date | Tournament | Category | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| 2026-10-20 | Almaty Open | ATP 250 | R32 | Hard | Sho Shimabukuro | 6-7(4) 6-4 6-4 |

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