Yosuke Watanuki vs Ben Shelton Head-to-Head Stats, Results & Performance Comparison

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H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
Y. Watanuki vs B. Shelton

Yosuke Watanuki

JPN

1

Win

Played

0

Win

Age

5'11" (180 cm)

Height

147

C. Rank

Best Rank

Total Titles

Ytd Titles

$863.4K

Career Money

$9.0M

Right-Handed

Plays

Ben Shelton

USA

1

Win

Played

0

Win

Age

5'11" (180 cm)

Height

147

C. Rank

Best Rank

Total Titles

Ytd Titles

$863.4K

Career Money

$9.0M

Right-Handed

Plays

Head-To-Head: Watanuki 1 - 0 Shelton

They have played 2 sets in total, with Yosuke Watanuki winning 2 and Ben Shelton winning 0. The last match between Yosuke Watanuki and Ben Shelton was at the Champaign Challenger, 19-11-2021, Round: QF, Surface: I.hard, with Yosuke Watanuki getting the victory 6-2 6-1.

Players	Head To Head Match Wins
Watanuki	1
Shelton	0

Last H2H Matches:

(QF) Champaign Challenger(11-19-21)

Stats

Yosuke Watanuki

Ben Shelton

Y. Watanuki vs B. Shelton H2H Profile

Y. Watanuki	Stats	B. Shelton
$863,445	Career Prize Money	$9,029,850
60.09% (259-172)	Career Total W/L	65.22% (165-88)
1	Indoor	0
9	Titles	7
1	Total H2H Matches	0
57.14% (4-3)	YTD Win/Loss	67.27% (37-18)
0	YTD Titles	1

Y. Watanuki vs B. Shelton Match Preview

Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Yosuke Watanuki has won 48.42% of points on their second serve, while Ben Shelton has won 47.81%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Yosuke Watanuki, in recent form, has won 45.91% of their opponent's second serve points, while Ben Shelton has won 41.08%. The same stats for first serve returns are 23.53% and 21.81% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
Under pressure analysis: Yosuke Watanuki has saved 61.31% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Ben Shelton has saved 56.20% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
Performance overview: Over the last year Yosuke Watanuki has won 56.67% of matches played (W/L 34/ 26), with Ben Shelton winning 66.67% (W/L 34/ 22) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
Best surface: Yosuke Watanuki has their best career surface win % on I.hard, winning 69% (W/L 56/ 25), and worse career win % on Clay, winning 41% (W/L 18/ 26). Ben Shelton has their best career surface win % on I.hard, winning 77% (W/L 40/ 12), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 52% (W/L 12/ 11).
Player level: In the last year, Yosuke Watanuki has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 60.00% of matches (W/L 18/ 12), where as Ben Shelton has played most of their matches on the Main tour, winning 62.50% of matches (W/L 15/ 9). 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 Yosuke Watanuki winning 1 times and Ben Shelton being victorious 0 times. They have played 2 sets in total, with Yosuke Watanuki winning 2 and Ben Shelton winning 0. The last match between Yosuke Watanuki and Ben Shelton was at the Champaign Challenger, 19-11-2021, Round: QF, Surface: I.hard, with Yosuke Watanuki getting the victory 6-2 6-1.
Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 1:4:36.
Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Yosuke Watanuki has played against opponents with an average rank of 213.93 while Ben Shelton has played against players with an average rank of 56.97.
Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Yosuke Watanuki has won 55% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Ben Shelton has won 64% in all matches played on tour.
Break point conversion: In recent form, Yosuke Watanuki has converted 34.13% of breakpoint opportunities, and Ben Shelton has converted 27.78% of their chances to break their opponents serve. A telling stat for in-game live betting tips when either player has a breakpoint opportunity.

Yosuke Watanuki vs Ben Shelton Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

Y. Watanuki vs B. Shelton H2H Stats Used In Our Predictions

Y. Watanuki	Stats	B. Shelton
1	H2H Matches Won	0
2	Sets Won	0
12	Games Won	3
4	Aces (Total)	1
6	Total Double Faults	6
1:4:36	Avg. Match Time	1:4:36
54% (27/50)	1st Serve %	65% (31/48)
67% (18/27)	1st Serve Win %	48% (15/31)
52% (12/23)	2nd Serve Win %	24% (4/17)
50% (6/12)	Break Pts Won %	20% (1/5)
60% (29/48)	Return Pts Won %	40% (20/50)
100% (1/1)	Best‑of‑3 Win %	0% (0/1)
100% (1/1)	1st Set Won → Match Won	0% (0/0)
0% (0/1)	1st Set Won → Match Lost	0% (0/0)
0% (0/0)	1st Set Lost → Match Won	0% (0/1)

Recent Performance Stats

Y. Watanuki Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai - 29-09-2025
Q3 Dalibor SvrcinaD. Svrcina	L	6-4 6-0	Stats
Q1 Hanyi LiuH. Liu	W	7-6(3) 6-2	Stats
Japan Open Tennis Championships - Tokyo - 22-09-2025
R1 Nuno BorgesN. Borges	L	2-6 6-4 6-1	Stats
Shanghai Challenger - 01-09-2025
R1 Rio NoguchiR. Noguchi	L	6-4 7-5	Stats
U.S. Open - New York - 25-08-2025
Q1 Cristian GarinC. Garin	L	6-4 6-4	Stats

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B. Shelton Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
U.S. Open - New York - 25-08-2025
R3 Adrian MannarinoA. Mannarino	L	3-6 6-3 4-6 6-4 ret.	Stats
R2 Pablo Carreno-BustaP. Carreno-Busta	W	6-4 6-2 6-4	Stats
R1 Ignacio BuseI. Buse	W	6-3 6-2 6-4	Stats
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati - 04-08-2025
QF Alexander ZverevA. Zverev	L	6-2 6-2	Stats
R4 Jiri LeheckaJ. Lehecka	W	6-4 6-4	Stats

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Y. Watanuki vs B. Shelton Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents

Y. Watanuki	Stats	B. Shelton
60.09% (259/172)	YTD Win/Loss	65.22% (165/88)
57.35% (581/432)	Sets Win/Loss	60.88% (403/259)
52.49% (5165/4675)	Games Win/Loss	52.74% (3561/3191)
61.63% (159/99)	Hard Win/Loss	65.93% (89/46)
40.91% (18/26)	Clay Win/Loss	55.81% (24/19)
65.66% (65/34)	Indoor Hard W/L	76.92% (40/12)
56.67% (17/13)	Grass Win/Loss	52.17% (12/11)
0.62	Aces Per Game	0.68
2971	Aces Total	2265
0.32	Double Faults Per Game	0.27
1548	Total Double Faults	902
1:35:50	Average Match Time	1:55:27
441.74	Average Opponent Rank	185.33
56% (16317/29386)	1st Serve %	65% (13183/20418)
74% (12033/16317)	1st Serve Win %	75% (9939/13183)
50% (6582/13069)	2nd Serve Win %	54% (3920/7235)
42% (1238/2949)	Break Points Won % (Total)	40% (584/1475)
40% (11964/30213)	Return Points Win %	34% (7000/20367)
51.52% (17/16)	Slam W/L	70.21% (33/14)
64.52% (20/11)	Masters W/L	57.89% (33/24)
60.00% (3/2)	Cups W/L	50.00% (2/2)
46.77% (29/33)	Main Tour W/L	55.41% (41/33)
61.63% (151/94)	Challenger W/L	80.00% (44/11)
70.91% (39/16)	Futures W/L	75.00% (12/4)
61% (247/407)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	64% (131/206)
36% (5/14)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	71% (32/45)
51% (87/171)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	55% (87/159)
56% (80/142)	Deciding Set Win %	56% (49/87)
87% (246/215)	1st Set Won, Won Match	87% (142/124)
13% (246/31)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	12% (142/17)
22% (184/41)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	36% (111/40)