Yosuke Watanuki vs Shintaro Imai Head-to-Head Stats, Results & Performance Comparison

Wojtek Kolan

Wojtek Kolan

HEAD TO HEAD

Y. Watanuki vs S. Imai

Yosuke Watanuki
Yosuke Watanuki

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Shintaro Imai
Shintaro Imai

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2

Win

2

Played

0

Win

27
Age
32
5'11" (180 cm)
Height
5'10" (178 cm)
160
C. Rank
624
72
Best Rank
290
0
Total Titles
0
0
YTD Titles
0
$863.4K
Career Money
$0
Right-Handed
Plays
Right-Handed

Head-to-head: Watanuki 2 - 0 Imai

They have played 6 sets in total, with Yosuke Watanuki winning 4 and Shintaro Imai winning 2. The last match between Yosuke Watanuki and Shintaro Imai was at the Japan F7 (Tokyo), 07-06-2017, Round: R2, Surface: Hard, with Yosuke Watanuki getting the victory 6-7(5) 6-3 6-1.

PlayersHead To Head Match Wins
Watanuki2
Imai0
Last 2 H2H Matches:

(R2Japan F7 (Tokyo)(06-07-17)

Hard
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Yosuke Watanuki
6
6
6
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Shintaro Imai
7
3
1

(FJapan F4(04-03-16)

Hard
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Yosuke Watanuki
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6
6
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Shintaro Imai
6
4
2

Y. Watanuki vs S. Imai H2H Profile

Stats
$863,445Career Prize Money$0
60.27% (264-174)Career Total W/L63.18% (326-190)
2Hard0
10Titles15
2Total H2H Matches0
57.14% (4-3)YTD Win/Loss0% (0-0)

Y. Watanuki vs S. Imai Match Preview:

  • Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Yosuke Watanuki has won 48.49% of points on their second serve, while Shintaro Imai has won 45.54%. 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 45.41% of their opponent's second serve points, while Shintaro Imai has won 42.83%. The same stats for first serve returns are 24.11% and 22.06% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
  • Under pressure analysis: Yosuke Watanuki has saved 55.71% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Shintaro Imai has saved 53.73% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
  • Performance overview: Over the last year Yosuke Watanuki has won 56.36% of matches played (W/L 31/24), with Shintaro Imai winning 63.41% (W/L 26/15) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
  • Best surface: Yosuke Watanuki has their best career surface win % on I.hard, winning 71% (W/L 61/25), and worse career win % on Clay, winning 41% (W/L 18/26). Shintaro Imai has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 71% (W/L 4/1), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 60% (W/L 3/2).
  • Player level: In the last year, Yosuke Watanuki has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 62.07% of matches (W/L 18/11), where as Shintaro Imai has played most of their matches on the Futures/Satellites/ITF tournaments $10K, winning 65.63% of matches (W/L 21/11). 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 Yosuke Watanuki winning 2 times and Shintaro Imai being victorious 0 times. They have played 6 sets in total, with Yosuke Watanuki winning 4 and Shintaro Imai winning 2.
  • The last match between Yosuke Watanuki and Shintaro Imai was at the Japan F7 (Tokyo), 07-06-2017, Round: R2, Surface: Hard, with Yosuke Watanuki getting the victory 6-7(5) 6-3 6-1.
  • Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 2:12:0.
  • Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Yosuke Watanuki has played against opponents with an average rank of 226.18 while Shintaro Imai has played against players with an average rank of 514.98.
  • 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 57% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Shintaro Imai has won 70% in all matches played on tour.
  • Break point conversion: In recent form, Yosuke Watanuki has converted 30.87% of breakpoint opportunities, and Shintaro Imai has converted 32.26% 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 Shintaro Imai Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

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

Stats
2H2H Matches Won0
4Sets Won2
31Games Won23
4Aces (Total)3
9Total Double Faults9
2:12:0Average Match Time2:12:0
51% (83/162)1st Serve %52% (84/163)
67% (56/83)1st Serve Win %62% (52/84)
58% (46/79)2nd Serve Win %52% (41/79)
45% (10/22)Break Pts Won %55% (6/11)
43% (70/163)Return Points Win %37% (60/162)
100% (2/2)Best‑of‑3 Win %0% (0/2)
100% (2/2)Deciding Set Win %0% (0/2)
0% (0/0)1st Set Won, Won Match0% (0/2)
0% (0/0)1st Set Won, Lost Match100% (2/2)
100% (2/2)1st Set Lost, Won Match0% (0/0)

Recent Performance Stats

2nd Serve Win %: Watanuki 51%, Imai 50%.
Opp 2nd Serve Pts Won: Watanuki 49%, Imai 54%.
Break Points Saved %: Watanuki 61%, Imai 66%.

Y. Watanuki Recent Matches Played

OPPONENTRESULTSCOREH2H
I.hardKobe Challenger - 10-11-2025

F

SWEE. Ymer
W
3-6 6-1 6-4

SF

TPEC. Hsin
W
2-6 6-2 6-1

QF

FRAH. Grenier
W
7-6(11) 6-3

R2

PORF. Ferreira
W
6-4 6-4

R1

USAK. Bigun
W
6-4 6-2

S. Imai Recent Matches Played

OPPONENTRESULTSCOREH2H
I.hardM15 Singapore - 04-08-2025

QF

JPNS. Matsuoka
L
7-6(2) ret.

R2

INAJ. Barki
W
6-4 6-4

R1

JPNY. Kono
W
6-1 6-1
HardAstana Challenger - 28-07-2025

SF

NORN. Budkov
L
6-3 7-5

QF

GEOA. Bakshi
W
2-6 6-4 6-4
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Y. Watanuki vs S. Imai Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents

Stats
60.27% (264/174)YTD Win/Loss63.18% (326/190)
57.53% (592/437)Sets Win/Loss60.86% (706/454)
52.55% (5244/4736)Games Win/Loss54.43% (5865/4911)
61.15% (159/101)Hard Win/Loss63.33% (285/165)
40.91% (18/26)Clay Win/Loss80.00% (4/1)
67.31% (70/34)Indoor Hard W/L60.71% (34/22)
56.67% (17/13)Grass Win/Loss60.00% (3/2)
0.62Aces Per Game0.35
3040Aces Total1862
0.32Double Faults Per Game0.24
1565Total Double Faults1239
1:35:47Average Match Time1:30:41
448.06Average Opponent Rank568.64
56% (16608/29849)1st Serve %58% (17087/29567)
74% (12256/16608)1st Serve Win %71% (12185/17087)
50% (6667/13241)2nd Serve Win %50% (6259/12479)
42% (1254/2977)Break Points Won % (Total)46% (1404/3072)
40% (12122/30639)Return Points Win %41% (12360/29918)
51.52% (17/16)Slam W/L0% (0/0)
64.52% (20/11)Masters W/L0% (0/0)
60.00% (3/2)Cups W/L0% (0/0)
46.77% (29/33)Main Tour W/L0.00% (0/1)
61.90% (156/96)Challenger W/L45.05% (41/50)
70.91% (39/16)Futures W/L67.22% (285/139)
61% (252/413)Best of 3 Sets Win %64% (318/498)
36% (5/14)Best of 5 Sets Win %14% (1/7)
51% (88/172)Tiebreaks Win % (Total)54% (79/146)
57% (82/145)Deciding Set Win %57% (77/134)
87% (250/218)1st Set Won, Won Match90% (319/287)
13% (250/32)1st Set Won, Lost Match10% (319/32)
23% (187/43)1st Set Lost, Won Match19% (196/37)

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