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Uisung Park #753South Korea0Shintaro Imai #851Japan2

Sets 4-6 · 6-7Mon 26 Oct 2026, 02:00 Predictions gradedQ3Hard

Predictions6–367%

Player Profiles

Ranking advantageUisung Park · 98 places

Uisung Park

South Korea

South Korean right-hander, born 27 September 2000. Public profile sources place his career-best singles ranking at No. 546; no current injury or comeback report surfaced in the specified search.

Current ranking: #753
Peak ranking: #546 · 2023
Current age: 25
Preferred surface: Hard
Hand: Right handed
Height: 175 cm

Shintaro Imai

Japan

Limited reliable public profile information found. Use the form section as the main player context.

Current ranking: #851
Peak ranking: —
Current age: —
Preferred surface: Hard
Hand: Right handed
Height: 178 cm

Quick Take

Pre-match view

Context last updated 25 Oct 2026, 12:12 · Europe/Bucharest

Both men reached Seoul's final qualifying round via three-set matches on 25 October, so the quick turnaround is the immediate tension.

Shintaro Imai is the narrow pick, with a two-set finish the stronger sporting preference. No quoted price is attached to the forecasts, so there is no number to back or avoid.

Context

That result puts Imai in the same short-turnaround position as Park, who also needed three sets to reach this final qualifying round. Both played on 25 October, the day before this fixture. The record does not include match duration or a fitness update, so how much either player has left is unknown.
- Imai beat Kokoro Isomura 6-2, 2-6, 6-3 on 25 October 2026 in a completed three-set hard-court match.
That aggregate points to short matches around Park, usually decided in two sets. It covers a five-month window and does not guarantee the shape of this qualifying final. Imai's own recent three-set qualifier offers a counterweight to a quick finish.
- 13 completed hard-court matches, 17 May to 25 October 2026; average 2.08 sets; one three-set match.
The serve is a strong point when it finds the box, but the modest in-rate means Imai often starts points on his second serve, where he won 50.6%. These are aggregate figures across 15 hard-court matches, not a prediction for this qualifying final. They describe a serving pattern rather than a guaranteed edge.
- 15 hard-court matches; first serves in 482 of 907 (53.1%); first-serve points won 335 of 482 (69.5%); 4.7 aces per match.
Park's opening Seoul qualifying match went to three sets after he lost the first set. That result explains how he reached this fixture and gives his current-event route concrete context. The available match record does not provide a duration or finish time, so it cannot establish the extent of any recovery demand.
- Park defeated Ayeni 3-6, 7-6, 6-4 in Seoul qualifying .
ReportedSources checked 25 Oct 2026, 12:10 · Europe/BucharestTennis.com match recordwww.tennis.com · 25 Oct 2026

BetBugs probabilities

How likely BetBugs thought each outcome was.

Result1 of 1 landed

Signal quality Low · Uncertainty band Slight lean · Not priced
The read
Imai's stronger first-set record and mildly positive point differential give him the narrow edge in an evenly matched qualifying final.
- Imai is 9-6 in first sets on hard, against Park's 6-7.
- Imai holds 69.5% first-serve points won and 59.6% break points saved.
- Park has lost five of his last six completed matches.
BetBugs · Match WinnerwonShintaro ImaiEstimated chance54%

Games1 of 3 landed

Signal quality Low · Uncertainty band Slight lean · Not priced
The read
Both players' second sets have trended below the line, Imai's notably so.
- Imai's second sets average 8.53 total games.
- Park's second sets average 9.08 total games.
BetBugs · Set 2 Total GameslostUnder 9.5Estimated chance57%
Signal quality Low · Uncertainty band Slight lean · Not priced
The read
Combined averages sit just above the line, with Imai's longer matches pulling the expectation up.
- Imai's hard-court matches average 20.73 total games.
- Park's hard-court matches average 19.15 total games.
BetBugs · Total GameswonOver 19.5Estimated chance53%
Signal quality Low · Uncertainty band Slight lean · Not priced
The read
Opening sets for both players have tended to finish just under the line.
- Park's first sets average 9.31 total games.
- Imai's first sets average 9.27 total games.
BetBugs · Set 1 Total GameslostUnder 9.5Estimated chance53%

Sets3 of 3 landed

Signal quality Medium · Uncertainty band Strong lean · Not priced
The read
Both players usually finish in straight sets, and the recent scorelines support a two-set match.
- Park's matches average 2.08 sets; only one of 13 went to three.
- Imai's matches average 2.27 sets, with four of 15 going to three.
BetBugs · Total SetswonUnder 2.5Estimated chance82%
Signal quality Low · Uncertainty band Slight lean · Not priced
The read
Imai starts sets better than Park on hard and holds a clear edge in the opening-set record.
- Imai has won 9 of 15 first sets on hard.
- Imai averages 4.93 games won and 4.33 lost in first sets.
BetBugs · Set 1 WinnerwonShintaro ImaiEstimated chance56%
Signal quality Low · Uncertainty band Slight lean · Not priced
The read
Imai has a modest but consistent second-set edge on hard across 15 matches.
- Imai has won 7 of 15 second sets on hard.
- Imai averages 4.33 games won and 4.20 lost in second sets.
BetBugs · Set 2 WinnerwonShintaro ImaiEstimated chance53%

Match stats0 of 1 landed

Signal quality Medium · Uncertainty band Strong lean · Not priced
The read
Most of both players' recent hard-court matches finished without a tiebreak.
- Imai had a tiebreak in 4 of 15 tracked hard matches.
- Park had a tiebreak in 2 of 13 tracked hard matches.
BetBugs · Tiebreak in MatchlostNoEstimated chance70%

Previous match context available

Uisung Park

6W 9L

7-6(3) 4-6 6-4#434Alafia Ayeni

6-3 6-4—Thijmen Loof

7-5 6-4#657Kokoro Isomura

7-5 6-2#1581Zhao Zhao

6-2 6-2#657Kokoro Isomura

6-0 6-4—Yua Taka

6-2 6-1#480Hiroki Moriya

6-1 6-4#1330Thantub Suksumrarn

7-5 ret.#898Chan-Yeong Oh

6-1 6-2—Stefan Storch

7-5 7-6(2)#851Shintaro Imai

3-1 ret.#250Matthew Dellavedova

6-1 6-1#874Yeongseok Jeong

6-2 6-1#877Makoto Ochi

7-5 6-4#357Jake Delaney

Shintaro Imai

7W 8L

6-2 2-6 6-3#657Kokoro Isomura

7-6(4) 6-2—Unknown Player

6-1 6-2#829Scott Jones

6-4 6-2—Unknown Player

6-4 6-3#750Pawit Sornlaksup

6-0 7-6(1)#1229Jordan Hasson

6-4 6-0—Tanapatt Nirundorn

6-1 6-4—Yuto Oki

2-6 6-2 7-6(8)—Adrian Arcon

4-6 6-2 6-4#589Shunsuke Mitsui

6-2 6-1—Dan Brand

7-6(6) 7-5#437Karan Singh

6-3 6-4#891Sora Fukuda

6-4 1-6 7-5#669Naoki Nakagawa

6-4 6-0#657Kokoro Isomura

Stat Battle

Last 15 match performance, compared side by side.

UPUisung ParkPark

Last 15

3–6

9 core stats · 0 even

Shintaro ImaiImaiSI

Shintaro Imai carries the stronger recent form — Uisung Park's route runs through serve.

Serve · 2–3

1st Serve In57.4%+4.3pp53.1%

1st Serve Won70.9%+1.4pp69.5%

2nd Serve Won47.0%+3.6pp50.6%

Aces / Match3.9+0.84.7

Double Faults / Match3.10.6 fewer2.5

Return · 0–1

Return Pts Won37.0%+4.2pp41.2%

Pressure · 1–1

Break Pts Converted45.2%+5.3pp50.5%

Break Pts Saved62.4%+2.8pp59.6%

Points · 0–1

Total Pts Won49.7%+1.1pp50.8%

Serve · 2–3

57.4%1st Serve In+4.3pp53.1%

70.9%1st Serve Won+1.4pp69.5%

47.0%2nd Serve Won+3.6pp50.6%

3.9Aces / Match+0.84.7

3.1Double Faults / Match0.6 fewer2.5

Return · 0–1

37.0%Return Pts Won+4.2pp41.2%

Pressure · 1–1

45.2%Break Pts Converted+5.3pp50.5%

62.4%Break Pts Saved+2.8pp59.6%

Points · 0–1

49.7%Total Pts Won+1.1pp50.8%