Yosuke Watanuki vs Ben Shelton Head-to-Head Stats, Results & Performance Comparison
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HEAD TO HEAD
Y. Watanuki vs B. Shelton
Yosuke Watanuki
JPN
w
w
w
l
l
l
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l
w
l
1
Win
1
Played
0
Win
27
Age
22
5'11" (180 cm)
Height
-
148
C. Rank
6
72
Best Rank
6
0
Total Title
0
0
YTD Titles
0
$863.4K
Career Money
$9.0M
Right-Handed
Plays
-
Ben Shelton
USA
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w
w
w
w
l
w
w
l
l
1
Win
1
Played
0
Win
27
Age
22
5'11" (180 cm)
Height
-
148
C. Rank
6
72
Best Rank
6
0
Total Title
0
0
YTD Titles
0
$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)
Yosuke Watanuki
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6
Ben Shelton
2
1
Y. Watanuki vs B. Shelton H2H Profile
| Stats | ||
|---|---|---|
| $863,445 | Career Prize Money | $9,029,850 |
| 60.09% (259-172) | Career Total W/L | 64.96% (165-89) |
| 1 | Indoor | 0 |
| 9 | Titles | 7 |
| 1 | Total H2H Matches | 0 |
| 57.14% (4-3) | YTD Win/Loss | 66.07% (37-19) |
| 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 47.88%. 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 41.14%. The same stats for first serve returns are 23.53% and 21.74% 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 55.91% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
- Performance overview: Over the last year Yosuke Watanuki has won 55.17% of matches played (W/L 32/26), with Ben Shelton winning 65.15% (W/L 43/23) 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 69% (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 206.93 while Ben Shelton has played against players with an average rank of 57.36.
- 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 52% 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 27.21% 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
| Stats | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Average 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 Points Win % | 40% (20/50) |
| 100% (1/1) | Best‑of‑3 Win % | 0% (0/1) |
| 100% (1/1) | 1st Set Won, Won Match | 0% (0/0) |
| 0% (0/1) | 1st Set Won, Lost Match | 0% (0/0) |
| 0% (0/0) | 1st Set Lost, Won Match | 0% (0/1) |
Recent Performance Stats
2nd Serve Win %: Watanuki 51%, Shelton 55%.
Opp 2nd Serve Pts Won: Watanuki 49%, Shelton 47%.
Break Points Saved %: Watanuki 59%, Shelton 68%.
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 | ||
Q1  Hanyi LiuH. Liu | W | 7-6(3) 6-2 | ||
| Japan Open Tennis Championships - Tokyo - 22-09-2025 | ||||
R1  Nuno BorgesN. Borges | L | 2-6 6-4 6-1 | ||
| Shanghai Challenger - 01-09-2025 | ||||
R1 Rio NoguchiR. Noguchi | L | 6-4 7-5 | ||
| U.S. Open - New York - 25-08-2025 | ||||
Q1  Cristian GarinC. Garin | L | 6-4 6-4 | ||
B. Shelton Recent Matches Played
| OPPONENT | RESULT | SCORE | H2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai - 29-09-2025 | ||||
R2  David GoffinD. Goffin | L | 6-2 6-4 | ||
| U.S. Open - New York - 25-08-2025 | ||||
R3  Adrian MannarinoA. Mannarino | L | 3-6 6-3 4-6 6-4 ret. | ||
R2  Pablo Carreno-BustaP. Carreno-Busta | W | 6-4 6-2 6-4 | ||
R1  Ignacio BuseI. Buse | W | 6-3 6-2 6-4 | ||
| Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati - 04-08-2025 | ||||
QF  Alexander ZverevA. Zverev | L | 6-2 6-2 | ||
Y. Watanuki vs B. Shelton Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents
| Stats | ||
|---|---|---|
| 60.09% (259/172) | YTD Win/Loss | 64.96% (165/89) |
| 57.35% (581/432) | Sets Win/Loss | 60.69% (403/261) |
| 52.49% (5165/4675) | Games Win/Loss | 52.69% (3567/3203) |
| 61.63% (159/99) | Hard Win/Loss | 65.44% (89/47) |
| 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 | 2271 |
| 0.32 | Double Faults Per Game | 0.27 |
| 1548 | Total Double Faults | 902 |
| 1:35:50 | Average Match Time | 1:55:21 |
| 444.45 | Average Opponent Rank | 185.83 |
| 56% (16317/29386) | 1st Serve % | 65% (13213/20461) |
| 74% (12033/16317) | 1st Serve Win % | 75% (9959/13213) |
| 50% (6582/13069) | 2nd Serve Win % | 54% (3927/7248) |
| 42% (1238/2949) | Break Points Won % (Total) | 40% (584/1478) |
| 40% (11964/30213) | Return Points Win % | 34% (7013/20419) |
| 51.52% (17/16) | Slam W/L | 70.21% (33/14) |
| 64.52% (20/11) | Masters W/L | 56.90% (33/25) |
| 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 % | 63% (131/207) |
| 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% (112/40) |
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