Colton Smith vs Rinky Hijikata — Birmingham CH Semi-final

Birmingham CH · CHALLENGER · Semi-final
USA
Colton Smith
#181ATP
1577ELO
1543Grass ELO
$154kYTD
$480kCAREER
23 yrs
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 2 June 2025
grass
Rinky Hijikata
AUS3
Rinky Hijikata
#97ATP
1748ELO
1682Grass ELO
$601kYTD
$4.1MCAREER
25 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Smith C.
6-3 6-4
Hijikata R.
Smith C.
662
Hijikata R.
340

Colton Smith defeated Rinky Hijikata 6-3 6-4 in the Birmingham CH semi-final on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Rinky Hijikata came in ranked #97.

Key context

  • Match story: Colton Smith closed it out in two sets, 6–3 6–4.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Smith C.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Hijikata R.

Hijikata R.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Smith C.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Smith C.Hijikata R.
1st serve in·Even
65%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
52%
Service points won·Even
63%
62%
Return points won·Even
39%
38%
Break points saved·Even
63%
62%
Aces / match·Slight edge
5.0
4.3
Double faults / match·Even
2.3
2.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (80 vs 102). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Smith C.Hijikata R.
Clutch Rating·Even
62
66
Break points saved·Even
94
95
Break points won·Dominant
52
26
Deciding sets·Slight edge
92
81
Tiebreaks·Dominant
8
95

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Smith C.
4.7
Heavy underdogUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
  • Surface jump clay↔grass (−0.8)
Hijikata R.
5.3
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
  • Surface jump clay↔grass (−0.8)
Form & Matchup
3.7Grass Elo 1543
Surface ELO
6.3+139 Grass Elo edge
2.2Overall Elo 1577
ELO gap
7.8Overall Elo 1748
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
Surface form
4.5
0.0
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
7.0
3-set count
7.0
3.0
Surface transition
3.0
Context
5.0
Defending pts
5.0

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Freshness

Recent load
Smith C.Hijikata R.
Freshness·Slight edge
100
95

Smith C.: 19 days rest · Hijikata R.: 14 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Final
Virtanen O.
Smith C.
6-46-4
Semi-finals
Smith C.
Hijikata R.[3]
6-36-4
Virtanen O.
Holt B.
6-44-67-63
Quarter-finals
Smith C.
Harris L.
6-36-736-4
Virtanen O.
Wong C.
6-27-5
Holt B.
Mannarino A.
6-46-3
Hijikata R.[3]
Bolt A.
7-626-4
R16
Smith C.
Moreno De Alboran N.
6-30-1
Mannarino A.
Jarry N.
7-666-3
Wong C.
Svajda Z.
4-66-36-2
Hijikata R.[3]
Watanuki Y.
6-16-3
Bolt A.
Tu L.
6-26-3
Virtanen O.
Huesler M.
6-36-766-1
Harris L.
Landaluce M.
6-46-2
Holt B.
Cassone M.
6-26-2
R32
Mannarino A.
Nishioka Y.[2]
7-613-2
Cassone M.
Evans D.
7-657-65
Harris L.
Clarke J.
6-43-66-4
Moreno De Alboran N.
Oconnell C.[5]
6-46-3
Bolt A.
Mcdonald M.[8]
6-47-63
Svajda Z.
Majchrzak K.[7]
6-47-63
Huesler M.
Mayot H.
7-616-4
Holt B.
Duckworth J.[6]
6-27-5
Watanuki Y.
Blockx A.
6-46-4
Wong C.
Monday J.
6-15-76-3
Virtanen O.
Vukic A.[4]
7-646-3
Tu L.
Spizzirri E.
6-36-3
Hijikata R.[3]
Harris B.
6-13-66-4
Landaluce M.
Bellucci M.[1]
4-66-47-65
Smith C.
Uchiyama Y.
6-26-736-4
Jarry N.
Schoolkate T.
6-786-46-4