Prediction of Sho Katayama vs Yusuke Watanuki Head-to-Head, At

Wojtek Kolan

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H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
S. Katayama vs Y. Watanuki

Sho Katayama

JPN

3

Win

Played

0

Win

Age

Height

5'6" (168 cm)

897

C. Rank

Ret.

489

Best Rank

477

Total Titles

YTD Titles

Career Money

Plays

Right-Handed

Yusuke Watanuki

JPN

3

Win

Played

0

Win

Age

Height

5'6" (168 cm)

897

C. Rank

Ret.

489

Best Rank

477

Total Titles

YTD Titles

Career Money

Plays

Right-Handed

Head-to-head: Katayama 3 - 0 Watanuki

They have played 6 sets in total, with Sho Katayama winning 6 and Yusuke Watanuki winning 0. The last match between Sho Katayama and Yusuke Watanuki was at the Japan F6, 17-06-2013, Round: R2, Surface: Carpet, with Sho Katayama getting the victory 6-2 6-2.

Players	Head To Head Match Wins
Katayama	3
Watanuki	0

Last 3 H2H Matches:

(R2) Japan F6(06-17-13)

Stats

Sho Katayama

Yusuke Watanuki

(R2) Japan F9(10-15-12)

Stats

Sho Katayama

Yusuke Watanuki

(R2) Japan F8(10-08-12)

Stats

Sho Katayama

Yusuke Watanuki

S. Katayama vs Y. Watanuki H2H Profile

S. Katayama	Stats	Y. Watanuki
$0	Career Prize Money	$0
55.52% (171-137)	Career Total W/L	49.14% (143-148)
2	Hard	0
1	Indoor	0
3	Titles	2
3	Total H2H Matches	0
0% (0-0)	YTD Win/Loss	0% (0-0)

S. Katayama vs Y. Watanuki Match Preview:

Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Sho Katayama has won 42.51% 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 Sho Katayama, in recent form, has won 41.94% of their opponent's second serve points, while Yusuke Watanuki has won 0%. The same stats for first serve returns are 28.57% and 0% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
Under pressure analysis: Sho Katayama has saved 37.29% 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 Sho Katayama has won 69.23% of matches played (W/L 9/4), with Yusuke Watanuki winning 0% (W/L 0/0) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
Best surface: Sho Katayama has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 61% (W/L 14/9), and worse career win % on Hard, winning 55% (W/L 124/100). Yusuke Watanuki has their best career surface win % on Hard, winning 61% (W/L 110/111), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 0% (W/L 0/1).
Player level: In the last year, Sho Katayama has played most of their matches on the Futures/Satellites/ITF tournaments $10K, winning 75.00% of matches (W/L 9/3), 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 Sho Katayama winning 3 times and Yusuke Watanuki being victorious 0 times. They have played 6 sets in total, with Sho Katayama winning 6 and Yusuke Watanuki winning 0.
The last match between Sho Katayama and Yusuke Watanuki was at the Japan F6, 17-06-2013, Round: R2, Surface: Carpet, with Sho Katayama getting the victory 6-2 6-2.
Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 0:0:0.
Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Sho Katayama has played against opponents with an average rank of 443.62 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, Sho Katayama has won 100% 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, Sho Katayama has converted 29.41% 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.

Sho Katayama vs Yusuke Watanuki Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

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

S. Katayama	Stats	Y. Watanuki
3	H2H Matches Won	0
6	Sets Won	0
36	Games Won	11
0:0:0	Average Match Time	0:0:0
100% (3/3)	Best‑of‑3 Win %	0% (0/3)
100% (3/3)	1st Set Won, Won Match	0% (0/0)
0% (0/3)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	0% (0/0)
0% (0/0)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	0% (0/3)

Recent Performance Stats

S. Katayama Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
Matsuyama Challenger - 03-11-2025
R1 Marc-Andrea HueslerM. Huesler	L	6-4 7-6(6)	Stats
M15 Yanagawa City - 27-10-2025
SF Braden ShickB. Shick	L	6-3 6-0	Stats
QF Taisei IchikawaT. Ichikawa	W	7-5 6-2	Stats
R2 Woong Chan LeeW. Chan	W	6-1 6-2	Stats
R1 Taiyo YamanakaT. Yamanaka	W	6-4 6-2	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. Katayama vs Y. Watanuki Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents

S. Katayama	Stats	Y. Watanuki
55.52% (171/137)	YTD Win/Loss	49.14% (143/148)
55.34% (378/305)	Sets Win/Loss	49.30% (318/327)
52.98% (3329/2955)	Games Win/Loss	50.02% (2914/2912)
55.36% (124/100)	Hard Win/Loss	49.77% (110/111)
60.87% (14/9)	Clay Win/Loss	34.62% (9/17)
54.10% (33/28)	Indoor Hard W/L	55.81% (24/19)
0% (0/0)	Grass Win/Loss	0.00% (0/1)
0.07	Aces Per Game	0.1
211	Aces Total	289
0.08	Double Faults Per Game	0.1
239	Total Double Faults	281
1st Match	Average Match Time	1st Match
570.1	Average Opponent Rank	579.93
68% (6552/9590)	1st Serve %	56% (3562/6392)
64% (4177/6552)	1st Serve Win %	67% (2392/3562)
55% (1669/3038)	2nd Serve Win %	50% (1420/2830)
48% (492/1024)	Break Points Won % (Total)	44% (289/654)
42% (4068/9776)	Return Points Win %	41% (2674/6563)
0% (0/0)	Main Tour W/L	0.00% (0/1)
48.98% (24/25)	Challenger W/L	41.94% (26/36)
56.76% (147/112)	Futures W/L	51.32% (117/111)
55% (170/307)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	49% (142/287)
100% (1/1)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	0% (0/2)
42% (27/64)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	40% (22/55)
45% (30/66)	Deciding Set Win %	51% (32/63)
92% (166/152)	1st Set Won, Won Match	86% (147/127)
8% (166/14)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	14% (147/20)
13% (142/19)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	10% (144/15)