James Watt vs Ryotaro Taguchi Head-to-Head Stats, Results & Performance Comparison

Wojtek Kolan

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H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
J. Watt vs R. Taguchi

James Watt

NZL

1

Win

Played

0

Win

Age

Height

683

C. Rank

898

569

Best Rank

536

Total Titles

YTD Titles

Career Money

Plays

Ryotaro Taguchi

JPN

1

Win

Played

0

Win

Age

Height

683

C. Rank

898

569

Best Rank

536

Total Titles

YTD Titles

Career Money

Plays

Head-to-head: Watt 1 - 0 Taguchi

They have played 2 sets in total, with James Watt winning 2 and Ryotaro Taguchi winning 0. The last match between James Watt and Ryotaro Taguchi was at the Matsuyama Challenger, 02-11-2025, Round: Q1, Surface: Hard, with James Watt getting the victory 6-4 6-1.

Players	Head To Head Match Wins
Watt	1
Taguchi	0

Last 1 H2H Matches:

(Q1) Matsuyama Challenger(11-02-25)

Stats

James Watt

Ryotaro Taguchi

J. Watt vs R. Taguchi H2H Profile

J. Watt	Stats	R. Taguchi
$0	Career Prize Money	$0
49.07% (53-55)	Career Total W/L	62.50% (95-57)
1	Hard	0
1	Total H2H Matches	0
0% (0-0)	YTD Win/Loss	0% (0-0)

J. Watt vs R. Taguchi Match Preview:

Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), James Watt has won 46.88% of points on their second serve, while Ryotaro Taguchi has won 50.30%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
Return game stats recent form: Return stats show James Watt, in recent form, has won 40.12% of their opponent's second serve points, while Ryotaro Taguchi has won 42.96%. The same stats for first serve returns are 22.43% and 26.31% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
Under pressure analysis: James Watt has saved 50.81% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Ryotaro Taguchi has saved 51.00% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
Performance overview: Over the last year James Watt has won 41.46% of matches played (W/L 17/24), with Ryotaro Taguchi winning 43.33% (W/L 13/17) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
Best surface: James Watt has their best career surface win % on Grass, winning 57% (W/L 8/6), and worse career win % on Hard, winning 47% (W/L 41/46). Ryotaro Taguchi has their best career surface win % on Hard, winning 57% (W/L 92/49), and worse career win % on I.hard, winning 14% (W/L 1/6).
Player level: In the last year, James Watt has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 50.00% of matches (W/L 15/15), where as Ryotaro Taguchi has played most of their matches on the Futures/Satellites/ITF tournaments $10K, winning 38.89% of matches (W/L 7/11). When comparing stats between players to predict the favorite, it is of course all relative to the event level they have been playing at.
Direct H2H matches: They have played 1 times before with James Watt winning 1 times and Ryotaro Taguchi being victorious 0 times. They have played 2 sets in total, with James Watt winning 2 and Ryotaro Taguchi winning 0.
The last match between James Watt and Ryotaro Taguchi was at the Matsuyama Challenger, 02-11-2025, Round: Q1, Surface: Hard, with James Watt getting the victory 6-4 6-1.
Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 0:55:6.
Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, James Watt has played against opponents with an average rank of 439.27 while Ryotaro Taguchi has played against players with an average rank of 440.6.
Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, James Watt has won 29% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Ryotaro Taguchi has won 100% in all matches played on tour.
Break point conversion: In recent form, James Watt has converted 28.36% of breakpoint opportunities, and Ryotaro Taguchi has converted 31.67% of their chances to break their opponents serve. A telling stat for in-game live betting tips when either player has a breakpoint opportunity.

James Watt vs Ryotaro Taguchi Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

J. Watt vs R. Taguchi H2H Stats Used In Our Predictions

J. Watt	Stats	R. Taguchi
1	H2H Matches Won	0
2	Sets Won	0
12	Games Won	5
5	Aces (Total)	2
1	Total Double Faults	2
0:55:6	Average Match Time	0:55:6
65% (31/48)	1st Serve %	77% (36/47)
74% (23/31)	1st Serve Win %	58% (21/36)
65% (11/17)	2nd Serve Win %	45% (5/11)
67% (4/6)	Break Pts Won %	100% (1/1)
45% (21/47)	Return Points Win %	29% (14/48)
100% (1/1)	Best‑of‑3 Win %	0% (0/1)
100% (1/1)	1st Set Won, Won Match	0% (0/0)
0% (0/1)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	0% (0/0)
0% (0/0)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	0% (0/1)

Recent Performance Stats

J. Watt Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
Matsuyama Challenger - 03-11-2025
Q3 Yuki MochizukiY. Mochizuki	L	3-6 6-3 7-6(4)	Stats
Q1 Ryotaro TaguchiR. Taguchi	W	6-4 6-1	Stats
Shanghai Challenger - 01-09-2025
Q3 Filip PeliwoF. Peliwo	L	6-2 3-6 6-3	Stats
Q1 Alexandr BindaA. Binda	W	6-3 6-4	Stats
Zhangjiagang Challenger - 25-08-2025
R1 Sho ShimabukuroS. Shimabukuro	L	6-4 3-6 6-2	Stats

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R. Taguchi Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
Yokohama Challenger - 17-11-2025
Q1 Sora FukudaS. Fukuda	W	6-7(7) 6-4 7-6(5)	Stats
Kobe Challenger - 10-11-2025
R1 Renta TokudaR. Tokuda	L	6-3 6-4	Stats
Matsuyama Challenger - 03-11-2025
Q1 James WattJ. Watt	L	6-4 6-1	Stats
M25 Takasaki - 15-09-2025
R1 Sanhui ShinS. Shin	L	6-3 6-0	Stats
M25 Taipei - 18-08-2025
R2 Tsung-Hao HuangT. Huang	L	6-2 6-4	Stats

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J. Watt vs R. Taguchi Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents

J. Watt	Stats	R. Taguchi
49.07% (53/55)	YTD Win/Loss	62.50% (95/57)
51.19% (129/123)	Sets Win/Loss	60.30% (202/133)
51.44% (1302/1229)	Games Win/Loss	54.69% (1698/1407)
47.13% (41/46)	Hard Win/Loss	65.25% (92/49)
57.14% (4/3)	Clay Win/Loss	50.00% (2/2)
0% (0/0)	Indoor Hard W/L	14.29% (1/6)
57.14% (8/6)	Grass Win/Loss	0% (0/0)
0.69	Aces Per Game	0.23
849	Aces Total	344
0.17	Double Faults Per Game	0.17
207	Total Double Faults	255
1:26:46	Average Match Time	1:24:36
407.62	Average Opponent Rank	418.65
71% (4664/6598)	1st Serve %	68% (5523/8109)
74% (3435/4664)	1st Serve Win %	66% (3651/5523)
52% (1005/1934)	2nd Serve Win %	51% (1318/2586)
34% (189/552)	Break Points Won % (Total)	48% (384/805)
36% (2434/6844)	Return Points Win %	41% (3302/8082)
48.48% (16/17)	Challenger W/L	42.86% (6/8)
49.33% (37/38)	Futures W/L	64.49% (89/49)
49% (51/105)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	63% (93/148)
0% (0/0)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	100% (1/1)
40% (17/42)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	51% (18/35)
38% (15/39)	Deciding Set Win %	61% (20/33)
76% (58/44)	1st Set Won, Won Match	91% (93/85)
24% (58/14)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	9% (93/8)
20% (50/10)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	15% (59/9)