Seong Chan Hong and Yasutaka Uchiyama will face off in the final of the Busan Challenger for the 4th time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Sunday at 4:00 pm on CENTER COURT. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Yasutaka Uchiyama who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Yasutaka Uchiyama is the pick to win this match.
Yasutaka Uchiyama -> 1.85
Seong Chan Hong -> 1.89
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Prediction and head to head Seong Chan Hong vs. Yasutaka Uchiyama
This will be the 4th time that Seong Chan Hong and Yasutaka Uchiyama face off. The head to head is 2-1 for Uchiyama (see full H2H stats), 2-1 on hard.
The last time that they fought against each other, Uchiyama won 2-6 6-4 6-4 in the 2nd round in the Yokohama Challenger back in 2023.
Seong Chan Hong
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 25-15 | 25-12 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 27-34 | 17-18 | 5-6 | 5-6 | 0-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 40-18 | 36-12 | 4-3 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 17-8 | 7-3 | 10-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 201, Seong reached the final after defeating Otto Virtanen 6-2 6-2, Mark Lajal 6-4 6-4, Chak Lam Coleman Wong 6-4 3-6 6-2 and Soon-Woo Kwon w/o.
In the semifinal, Chan Hong defeated Kwon (w/o). During the match, Chan Hong and Kwon scored the same amount of points (). However, the world no. 201 was stronger during the important points and that was the most significant difference in the match. The Korean was not very aggressive to strike just winners.
Talking about the service games, Chan Hong wasn’t able to score even 1 ace during the match and he was quite consistent in conceding no double faults. Seong Chan Hong conceded no breaks for the entire match to put 0% of his first serves in, win 0% (0) of the points behind his 1st serve and 0% (0) on the 2nd serve.
Overall Performance in this tournament
Chan Hong has conceded 1 set in this competition to win 55% of the points he played.
Chan Hong has a solid match record in the last 10 years having won 63% of his matches (238-138). 20-8 on hard in 2024. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this event, Chan Hong has an overall 207-101 match record in the last years on hard.
The Korean’s best result of the current season was reaching the final in the Nonthaburi 3 Challenger and the Bengaluru Challenger.
Seong has a composed 20-10 win-loss record in 2024, 20-8 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Busan Challenger
Yasutaka Uchiyama
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 16-10 | 13-7 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 29-24 | 27-22 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 23-21 | 16-13 | 0-0 | 7-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 12-26 | 9-13 | 0-3 | 1-6 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 5-13 | 4-5 | 0-2 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 241, Uchiyama got to the final after beating Sho Shimabukuro 6-3 6-0, Dane Sweeny 6-2 4-6 6-1, Paul Jubb 4-6 7-5 6-3 and James Duckworth 6-3 4-6 7-64.
In the semifinal, Uchiyama defeated Duckworth (6-3 4-6 7-64). During the match Uchiyama scored 116 points vs Duckworth’s 108. Yasutaka was pretty aggressive to blast 49 winners.
Talking about serving, Uchiyama recorded 2 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Yasutaka Uchiyama lost the serve 3 times and he saved 7 break points. Furthermore, Uchiyama put 58% of his first serves in, winning 71% (49/69) of the points behind his 1st serve and 48% (24/50) on the 2nd serve. The Japanese broke Duckworth 4 times after converting 44% of his break points (4/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Yasutaka has conceded 3 set in the tournament to win 55% of the points he played.
Uchiyama’s best result of the current year was reaching the semifinal in the Burnie 1 Challenger,the Burnie 2 Challenger and the Busan Challenger.
Uchiyama has an overall 14-6 win-loss record in 2024, 12-4 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Busan Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the semifinal in 2019. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Chan Hong | Uchiyama |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 7 | 11 |
| Tot Games | 63 | 103 |
| Pts | 217-177 | 370-308 |
| Total Points | 394 | 678 |
| Winners | 83 | 160 |
| %Winners | 38% | 43% |
Chan Hong played 3 matches while Uchiyama competed in 4 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Seong Chan Hong dropped 1 set, while Yasutaka Uchiyama conceded 3 sets. Chan Hong has played 4 set(s) less than Uchiyama (7 vs 11). Therefore, Chan Hong played 40 games less than Uchiyama. Chan Hong scored 83 winners (38% of the total points). On the other side, The Japanese bagged 160 winners (43%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Chan Hong | Uchiyama |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 9 | 28 |
| Avg per match | 3 | 7 |
| 1st in | 112/193 | 215/356 |
| %1st in | 58% | 60% |
| 1st pts | 83/112 | 160/215 |
| %1st pts | 74% | 74% |
| 2nd pts | 45/81 | 60/141 |
| %2nd pts | 56% | 43% |
Chan Hong blasted 9 aces (3 per match). Uchiyama blasted 28 aces (7 per match). Chan Hong won 74% points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 56% of the points. On the other side, Uchiyama won 74% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 43% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Chan Hong | Uchiyama |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 12 | 21 |
| Converted | 12/24 | 21/40 |
| % Converted | 50% | 53% |
| Conceded | 10 | 33 |
| Saved | 6 | 22 |
| % Saved | 60% | 67% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 11 |
Chan Hong broke his opponents 12 times with a 50% conversion rate. Chan Hong lost his serve 4 times and he saved 60% of the break points that he conceded. Uchiyama broke his opponents 21 times with a 53% conversion rate. Uchiyama conceded his serve 11 times and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded.
| Chan Hong | ||||||
| R1 Virtanen |
R2 Lajal |
1/4 Lam Coleman Wong |
1/2 Kwon |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-2 | 6-4 6-4 | 6-4 3-6 6-2 | w/o | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | – | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 16 | 20 | 27 | – | 63 | |
| pts | 59-39 | 72-60 | 86-78 | – | 217-177 | |
| Total points | 98 | 132 | 164 | – | 394 | |
| Winners | 18 | 36 | 29 | – | 83 | |
| %Winners | 31% | 50% | 34% | – | 38% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 2 | 2 | 5 | – | 9 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 4 | 2 | – | 8 | |
| 1st in | 25/43 | 44/68 | 43/82 | – | 112/193 | |
| % 1st in | 58% | 65% | 52% | – | 58% | |
| 1st pts | 18/25 | 36/44 | 29/43 | – | 83/112 | |
| % 1st pts | 72% | 82% | 67% | – | 74% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/18 | 11/24 | 22/39 | – | 45/81 | |
| % 2nd pts | 67% | 46% | 56% | – | 56% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 5 | 2 | 5 | – | 12 | |
| Converted | 5/11 | 2/6 | 5/7 | – | 12/24 | |
| Converted % | 45% | 33% | 71% | – | 50% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 2 | 6 | – | 10 | |
| Saved | 1/2 | 2/2 | 3/6 | – | 6 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 100% | 50% | – | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | |
| Uchiyama | ||||||
| R1 Shimabukuro |
R2 Sweeny |
1/4 Jubb |
1/2 Duckworth |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-0 | 6-2 4-6 6-1 | 4-6 7-5 6-3 | 6-3 4-6 7-64 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | |
| Tot Games | 15 | 25 | 31 | 32 | 103 | |
| pts | 58-32 | 98-83 | 98-85 | 116-108 | 370-308 | |
| Total points | 90 | 181 | 183 | 224 | 678 | |
| Winners | 26 | 42 | 43 | 49 | 160 | |
| %Winners | 45% | 43% | 44% | 42% | 43% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 5 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 28 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 14 | |
| 1st in | 34/53 | 58/95 | 54/89 | 69/119 | 215/356 | |
| % 1st in | 64% | 61% | 61% | 58% | 60% | |
| 1st pts | 26/34 | 42/58 | 43/54 | 49/69 | 160/215 | |
| % 1st pts | 76% | 72% | 80% | 71% | 74% | |
| 2nd pts | 6/19 | 14/37 | 16/35 | 24/50 | 60/141 | |
| % 2nd pts | 32% | 38% | 46% | 48% | 43% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 21 | |
| Converted | 6/7 | 7/17 | 4/7 | 4/9 | 21/40 | |
| Converted % | 86% | 41% | 57% | 44% | 53% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 33 | |
| Saved | 2/4 | 6/9 | 7/10 | 7/10 | 22 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 67% | 70% | 70% | 64% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | |
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