Brandon Holt vs Rinky Hijikata — Houston Qualifying Round 1
Houston · ATP · Qualifying Round 1
USA#669ATP
1537ELO
1354Clay ELO
28 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 3 April 2023 ·
clay
AUS2#95ATP
1748ELO
1577Clay ELO
$601kYTD
$4.1MCAREER
25 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Holt B.6-7 6-3 6-2
Hijikata R.
Holt B.
6662
Hijikata R.
7321
Brandon Holt defeated Rinky Hijikata 6-7 6-3 6-2 in the Houston qualifying round 1 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Rinky Hijikata came in ranked #95, leading the head-to-head 2–1. Brandon Holt narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.
Key context
- Match story: Brandon Holt dropped the opening set before beating Rinky Hijikata 6–7 6–3 6–2.
Head to head
1–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-17 | Hangzhou | Q2 | hard | Rinky Hijikata | 6-2 7-5 |
| 2023-04-01 | Houston | Q16 | clay | Brandon Holt | 6-7(4) 6-3 6-2 |
| 2022-03-05 | M25 Santo Domingo 2 | SF | hard | Rinky Hijikata | 6-4 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
50%
Service points won·Even
63%
62%
Return points won·Even
39%
38%
Break points saved·Even
60%
61%
Aces / match·Even
4.8
4.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.0
2.7
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (187 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
58
46
Break points saved·Even
85
86
Break points won·Clear edge
31
12
Deciding sets·Clear edge
79
60
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
69
92
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
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78
Hijikata R.: 3 days rest · 3 matches, 67 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast