Prediction of Shintaro Imai vs Yusuke Watanuki Head-to-Head, At

Wojtek Kolan

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H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
S. Imai vs Y. Watanuki

Shintaro Imai

JPN

1

Win

Played

2

Win

Age

5'10" (178 cm)

Height

5'6" (168 cm)

624

C. Rank

Ret.

290

Best Rank

477

Total Titles

YTD Titles

Career Money

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Yusuke Watanuki

JPN

1

Win

Played

2

Win

Age

5'10" (178 cm)

Height

5'6" (168 cm)

624

C. Rank

Ret.

290

Best Rank

477

Total Titles

YTD Titles

Career Money

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Head-to-head: Imai 1 - 2 Watanuki

They have played 6 sets in total, with Shintaro Imai winning 2 and Yusuke Watanuki winning 4. The last match between Shintaro Imai and Yusuke Watanuki was at the Japan F6 (Karuizawa), 29-05-2017, Round: R1, Surface: Clay, with Shintaro Imai getting the victory 6-0 7-5.

Players	Head To Head Match Wins
Imai	1
Watanuki	2

Last 3 H2H Matches:

(R1) Japan F6 (Karuizawa)(05-29-17)

Stats

Shintaro Imai

Yusuke Watanuki

(QF) Japan F5 (Kashiwa)(04-07-17)

Stats

Yusuke Watanuki

Shintaro Imai

(R1) Japan F2(03-17-14)

Stats

Yusuke Watanuki

Shintaro Imai

S. Imai vs Y. Watanuki H2H Profile

S. Imai	Stats	Y. Watanuki
$0	Career Prize Money	$0
63.18% (326-190)	Career Total W/L	49.14% (143-148)
1	Clay	0
0	Hard	2
15	Titles	2
1	Total H2H Matches	2
0% (0-0)	YTD Win/Loss	0% (0-0)

S. Imai vs Y. Watanuki Match Preview:

Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Shintaro Imai has won 45.54% of points on their second serve, while Yusuke Watanuki has won 0%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Shintaro Imai, in recent form, has won 42.83% of their opponent's second serve points, while Yusuke Watanuki has won 0%. The same stats for first serve returns are 22.06% and 0% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
Under pressure analysis: Shintaro Imai has saved 53.73% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Yusuke Watanuki has saved 0% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
Performance overview: Over the last year Shintaro Imai has won 63.41% of matches played (W/L 26/15), with Yusuke Watanuki winning 0% (W/L 0/0) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
Best surface: Shintaro Imai has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 80% (W/L 4/1), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 60% (W/L 3/2). Yusuke Watanuki has their best career surface win % on Hard, winning 80% (W/L 110/111), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 0% (W/L 0/1).
Player level: In the last year, Shintaro Imai has played most of their matches on the Futures/Satellites/ITF tournaments $10K, winning 65.63% of matches (W/L 21/11), where as Yusuke Watanuki has played most of their matches on the N/A, winning 0% of matches (W/L 0/0). 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 3 times before with Shintaro Imai winning 1 times and Yusuke Watanuki being victorious 2 times. They have played 6 sets in total, with Shintaro Imai winning 2 and Yusuke Watanuki winning 4.
The last match between Shintaro Imai and Yusuke Watanuki was at the Japan F6 (Karuizawa), 29-05-2017, Round: R1, Surface: Clay, with Shintaro Imai getting the victory 6-0 7-5.
Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 0:57:20.
Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Shintaro Imai has played against opponents with an average rank of 514.98 while Yusuke Watanuki has played against players with an average rank of 0.
Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Shintaro Imai has won 70% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Yusuke Watanuki has won 0% in all matches played on tour.
Break point conversion: In recent form, Shintaro Imai has converted 32.26% of breakpoint opportunities, and Yusuke Watanuki has converted 0% of their chances to break their opponents serve. A telling stat for in-game live betting tips when either player has a breakpoint opportunity.

Shintaro Imai vs Yusuke Watanuki Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

S. Imai vs Y. Watanuki H2H Stats Used In Our Predictions

S. Imai	Stats	Y. Watanuki
1	H2H Matches Won	2
2	Sets Won	4
25	Games Won	29
3	Aces (Total)	0
5	Total Double Faults	6
0:57:20	Average Match Time	0:57:20
54% (60/112)	1st Serve %	52% (54/104)
65% (39/60)	1st Serve Win %	67% (36/54)
40% (21/52)	2nd Serve Win %	40% (20/50)
58% (7/12)	Break Pts Won %	54% (7/13)
46% (48/104)	Return Points Win %	46% (52/112)
33% (1/3)	Best‑of‑3 Win %	67% (2/3)
100% (1/1)	1st Set Won, Won Match	100% (2/2)
0% (0/1)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	0% (0/2)
0% (0/2)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	0% (0/1)

Recent Performance Stats

S. Imai Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
M15 Singapore - 04-08-2025
QF Shu MatsuokaS. Matsuoka	L	7-6(2) ret.	Stats
R2 Justin BarkiJ. Barki	W	6-4 6-4	Stats
R1 Yuhei KonoY. Kono	W	6-1 6-1	Stats
Astana Challenger - 28-07-2025
SF Nicolai Budkov KjaerN. Budkov	L	6-3 7-5	Stats
QF Aleksandre BakshiA. Bakshi	W	2-6 6-4 6-4	Stats

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Y. Watanuki Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
Australia F5 (Brisbane) - 25-09-2017
R1 Maverick BanesM. Banes	L	2-6 6-2 6-0	Stats
Thailand F6 (Nonthaburi) - 14-08-2017
R1 Tung-Lin WuT. Wu	L	6-2 6-2	Stats
Thailand F5 (Nonthaburi) - 07-08-2017
R1 Chien-Hsun LoC. Lo	L	6-4 6-4	Stats
Thailand F4 (Nonthaburi) - 31-07-2017
R2 Sora FukudaS. Fukuda	L	6-2 6-2	Stats
R1 Hong Kit WongH. Kit	W	6-3 7-5	Stats

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S. Imai vs Y. Watanuki Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents

S. Imai	Stats	Y. Watanuki
63.18% (326/190)	YTD Win/Loss	49.14% (143/148)
60.86% (706/454)	Sets Win/Loss	49.30% (318/327)
54.43% (5865/4911)	Games Win/Loss	50.02% (2914/2912)
63.33% (285/165)	Hard Win/Loss	49.77% (110/111)
80.00% (4/1)	Clay Win/Loss	34.62% (9/17)
60.71% (34/22)	Indoor Hard W/L	55.81% (24/19)
60.00% (3/2)	Grass Win/Loss	0.00% (0/1)
0.35	Aces Per Game	0.1
1862	Aces Total	289
0.24	Double Faults Per Game	0.1
1239	Total Double Faults	281
1:30:41	Average Match Time	1st Match
568.64	Average Opponent Rank	131.91
58% (17087/29567)	1st Serve %	56% (3562/6392)
71% (12185/17087)	1st Serve Win %	67% (2392/3562)
50% (6259/12479)	2nd Serve Win %	50% (1420/2830)
46% (1404/3072)	Break Points Won % (Total)	44% (289/654)
41% (12360/29918)	Return Points Win %	41% (2674/6563)
0.00% (0/1)	Main Tour W/L	0.00% (0/1)
45.05% (41/50)	Challenger W/L	41.94% (26/36)
67.22% (285/139)	Futures W/L	51.32% (117/111)
64% (318/498)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	49% (142/287)
14% (1/7)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	0% (0/2)
54% (79/146)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	40% (22/55)
57% (77/134)	Deciding Set Win %	51% (32/63)
90% (319/287)	1st Set Won, Won Match	86% (147/127)
10% (319/32)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	14% (147/20)
19% (196/37)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	10% (144/15)