Jozef Kovalik vs Yosuke Watanuki Head-to-Head Stats, Results & Performance Comparison

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H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
J. Kovalik vs Y. Watanuki

Jozef Kovalik

SVK

1

Win

Played

1

Win

Age

6'0" (183 cm)

Height

5'11" (180 cm)

595

C. Rank

159

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$787.8K

Career Money

$863.4K

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Yosuke Watanuki

JPN

1

Win

Played

1

Win

Age

6'0" (183 cm)

Height

5'11" (180 cm)

595

C. Rank

159

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$787.8K

Career Money

$863.4K

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Head-to-head: Kovalik 1 - 1 Watanuki

They have played 4 sets in total, with Jozef Kovalik winning 2 and Yosuke Watanuki winning 2. The last match between Yosuke Watanuki and Jozef Kovalik was at the Open 13 Provence - Marseille, 09-02-2025, Round: Q1, Surface: I.hard, with Yosuke Watanuki getting the victory 7-5 6-2.

Players	Head To Head Match Wins
Kovalik	1
Watanuki	1

Last 2 H2H Matches:

(Q1) Open 13 Provence - Marseille(02-09-25)

Stats

Yosuke Watanuki

Jozef Kovalik

(R1) Heilbronn Challenger(05-13-19)

Stats

Jozef Kovalik

Yosuke Watanuki

J. Kovalik vs Y. Watanuki H2H Profile

J. Kovalik	Stats	Y. Watanuki
$787,770	Career Prize Money	$863,445
56.84% (511-388)	Career Total W/L	60.27% (264-174)
1	Clay	0
0	Indoor	1
18	Titles	10
1	Total H2H Matches	1
0.00% (0-1)	YTD Win/Loss	57.14% (4-3)

J. Kovalik vs Y. Watanuki Match Preview:

Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Jozef Kovalik has won 44.63% of points on their second serve, while Yosuke Watanuki has won 48.96%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Jozef Kovalik, in recent form, has won 46.61% of their opponent's second serve points, while Yosuke Watanuki has won 45.78%. The same stats for first serve returns are 27.61% and 23.88% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
Under pressure analysis: Jozef Kovalik has saved 47.26% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Yosuke Watanuki has saved 52.76% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
Performance overview: Over the last year Jozef Kovalik has won 37.84% of matches played (W/L 14/23), with Yosuke Watanuki winning 56.36% (W/L 31/24) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
Best surface: Jozef Kovalik has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 61% (W/L 394/248), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 24% (W/L 4/13). Yosuke Watanuki has their best career surface win % on I.hard, winning 61% (W/L 61/25), and worse career win % on Clay, winning 41% (W/L 18/26).
Player level: In the last year, Jozef Kovalik has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 44.00% of matches (W/L 11/14), where as Yosuke Watanuki has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 62.07% of matches (W/L 18/11). 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 2 times before with Jozef Kovalik winning 1 times and Yosuke Watanuki being victorious 1 times. They have played 4 sets in total, with Jozef Kovalik winning 2 and Yosuke Watanuki winning 2.
The last match between Jozef Kovalik and Yosuke Watanuki was at the Open 13 Provence - Marseille, 09-02-2025, Round: Q1, Surface: I.hard, with Yosuke Watanuki getting the victory 7-5 6-2.
Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 1:16:52.
Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Jozef Kovalik has played against opponents with an average rank of 275.81 while Yosuke Watanuki has played against players with an average rank of 226.95.
Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Jozef Kovalik has won 23% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Yosuke Watanuki has won 57% in all matches played on tour.
Break point conversion: In recent form, Jozef Kovalik has converted 31.91% of breakpoint opportunities, and Yosuke Watanuki has converted 32.77% of their chances to break their opponents serve. A telling stat for in-game live betting tips when either player has a breakpoint opportunity.

Jozef Kovalik vs Yosuke Watanuki Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

J. Kovalik vs Y. Watanuki H2H Stats Used In Our Predictions

J. Kovalik	Stats	Y. Watanuki
1	H2H Matches Won	1
2	Sets Won	2
19	Games Won	17
5	Aces (Total)	7
13	Total Double Faults	10
1:16:52	Average Match Time	1:16:52
49% (59/121)	1st Serve %	53% (53/100)
71% (42/59)	1st Serve Win %	74% (39/53)
50% (31/62)	2nd Serve Win %	45% (21/47)
50% (6/12)	Break Pts Won %	33% (5/15)
40% (40/100)	Return Points Win %	40% (48/121)
50% (1/2)	Best‑of‑3 Win %	50% (1/2)
100% (1/1)	1st Set Won, Won Match	100% (1/1)
0% (0/1)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	0% (0/1)
0% (0/1)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	0% (0/1)

Recent Performance Stats

J. Kovalik Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
Hersonissos 6 Challenger - 13-10-2025
Q1 Alberto Barroso CamposA. Barroso	L	6-4 3-0 ret.	Stats
Bad Waltersdorf Challenger - 15-09-2025
R1 Sebastian SorgerS. Sorger	L	6-4 5-7 6-4	Stats
Q3 Marvin MoellerM. Moeller	W	6-2 7-5	Stats
Q1 Marco CecchinatoM. Cecchinato	W	7-6(3) 6-2	Stats
Szczecin Challenger - 08-09-2025
R2 Thiago Agustin TiranteT. Agustin	L	6-3 4-6 7-5	Stats

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Y. Watanuki Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
Kobe Challenger - 10-11-2025
F Elias YmerE. Ymer	W	3-6 6-1 6-4	Stats
SF Chun Hsin TsengC. Hsin	W	2-6 6-2 6-1	Stats
QF Hugo GrenierH. Grenier	W	7-6(11) 6-3	Stats
R2 Frederico Ferreira SilvaF. Ferreira	W	6-4 6-4	Stats
R1 Kaylan BigunK. Bigun	W	6-4 6-2	Stats

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J. Kovalik vs Y. Watanuki Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents

J. Kovalik	Stats	Y. Watanuki
56.84% (511/388)	YTD Win/Loss	60.27% (264/174)
54.92% (1166/957)	Sets Win/Loss	57.53% (592/437)
52.49% (10651/9642)	Games Win/Loss	52.55% (5244/4736)
53.29% (89/78)	Hard Win/Loss	61.15% (159/101)
61.37% (394/248)	Clay Win/Loss	40.91% (18/26)
32.88% (24/49)	Indoor Hard W/L	67.31% (70/34)
23.53% (4/13)	Grass Win/Loss	56.67% (17/13)
0.22	Aces Per Game	0.62
2205	Aces Total	3040
0.17	Double Faults Per Game	0.32
1693	Total Double Faults	1565
1:21:26	Average Match Time	1:35:47
529.98	Average Opponent Rank	448.98
59% (30371/51200)	1st Serve %	56% (16608/29849)
69% (20881/30371)	1st Serve Win %	74% (12256/16608)
52% (10883/20829)	2nd Serve Win %	50% (6667/13241)
42% (2106/5074)	Break Points Won % (Total)	42% (1254/2977)
40% (20285/51151)	Return Points Win %	40% (12122/30639)
39.73% (29/44)	Slam W/L	51.52% (17/16)
27.78% (5/13)	Masters W/L	64.52% (20/11)
27.27% (3/8)	Cups W/L	60.00% (3/2)
50.00% (75/75)	Main Tour W/L	46.77% (29/33)
58.12% (272/196)	Challenger W/L	61.90% (156/96)
70.95% (127/52)	Futures W/L	70.91% (39/16)
57% (499/871)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	61% (252/413)
30% (6/20)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	36% (5/14)
50% (167/332)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	51% (88/172)
54% (163/304)	Deciding Set Win %	57% (82/145)
84% (501/421)	1st Set Won, Won Match	87% (250/218)
16% (501/80)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	13% (250/32)
22% (398/89)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	23% (187/43)