Yosuke Watanuki vs Sho Katayama Head-to-Head Stats, Results & Performance Comparison
Wojtek Kolan
HEAD TO HEAD
Y. Watanuki vs S. Katayama
Yosuke Watanuki
JPN
l
w
l
l
l
w
w
w
w
w
2
Win
2
Played
0
Win
27
Age
36
5'11" (180 cm)
Height
-
160
C. Rank
897
72
Best Rank
489
0
Total Titles
0
0
YTD Titles
0
$863.4K
Career Money
$0
Right-Handed
Plays
-
Sho Katayama
JPN
w
w
l
w
w
w
w
w
l
l
2
Win
2
Played
0
Win
27
Age
36
5'11" (180 cm)
Height
-
160
C. Rank
897
72
Best Rank
489
0
Total Titles
0
0
YTD Titles
0
$863.4K
Career Money
$0
Right-Handed
Plays
-
Head-to-head: Watanuki 2 - 0 Katayama
They have played 4 sets in total, with Yosuke Watanuki winning 4 and Sho Katayama winning 0. The last match between Yosuke Watanuki and Sho Katayama was at the Japan F4 (Tsukuba), 30-03-2018, Round: QF, Surface: Hard, with Yosuke Watanuki getting the victory 6-4 6-4.
| Players | Head To Head Match Wins |
|---|---|
| Watanuki | 2 |
| Katayama | 0 |
Last 2 H2H Matches:
(QF) Japan F4 (Tsukuba)(03-30-18)
Yosuke Watanuki
6
6
Sho Katayama
4
4
(R1) Japan F4(03-29-16)
Yosuke Watanuki
6
6
Sho Katayama
3
1
Y. Watanuki vs S. Katayama H2H Profile
| Stats | ||
|---|---|---|
| $863,445 | Career Prize Money | $0 |
| 60.27% (264-174) | Career Total W/L | 55.52% (171-137) |
| 2 | Hard | 0 |
| 10 | Titles | 3 |
| 2 | Total H2H Matches | 0 |
| 57.14% (4-3) | YTD Win/Loss | 0% (0-0) |
Y. Watanuki vs S. Katayama 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 Sho Katayama has won 42.51%. 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 Sho Katayama has won 41.94%. The same stats for first serve returns are 24.11% and 28.57% 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 Sho Katayama has saved 37.29% 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 Sho Katayama winning 69.23% (W/L 9/4) 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). Sho Katayama has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 71% (W/L 14/9), and worse career win % on Hard, winning 55% (W/L 124/100).
- 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 Sho Katayama has played most of their matches on the Futures/Satellites/ITF tournaments $10K, winning 75.00% of matches (W/L 9/3). 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 Sho Katayama being victorious 0 times. They have played 4 sets in total, with Yosuke Watanuki winning 4 and Sho Katayama winning 0.
- The last match between Yosuke Watanuki and Sho Katayama was at the Japan F4 (Tsukuba), 30-03-2018, Round: QF, Surface: Hard, with Yosuke Watanuki getting the victory 6-4 6-4.
- Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 1:33:30.
- Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Yosuke Watanuki has played against opponents with an average rank of 226.18 while Sho Katayama has played against players with an average rank of 438.85.
- 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 Sho Katayama has won 100% in all matches played on tour.
- Break point conversion: In recent form, Yosuke Watanuki has converted 30.87% of breakpoint opportunities, and Sho Katayama has converted 29.41% 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 Sho Katayama Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.
Y. Watanuki vs S. Katayama H2H Stats Used In Our Predictions
| Stats | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2 | H2H Matches Won | 0 |
| 4 | Sets Won | 0 |
| 24 | Games Won | 12 |
| 7 | Aces (Total) | 0 |
| 8 | Total Double Faults | 6 |
| 1:33:30 | Average Match Time | 1:33:30 |
| 61% (84/138) | 1st Serve % | 70% (73/105) |
| 68% (57/84) | 1st Serve Win % | 49% (36/73) |
| 46% (25/54) | 2nd Serve Win % | 47% (15/32) |
| 53% (9/17) | Break Pts Won % | 21% (3/14) |
| 51% (54/105) | Return Points Win % | 41% (56/138) |
| 100% (2/2) | Best‑of‑3 Win % | 0% (0/2) |
| 100% (2/2) | 1st Set Won, Won Match | 0% (0/0) |
| 0% (0/2) | 1st Set Won, Lost Match | 0% (0/0) |
| 0% (0/0) | 1st Set Lost, Won Match | 0% (0/2) |
Recent Performance Stats
2nd Serve Win %: Watanuki 51%, Katayama 58%.
Opp 2nd Serve Pts Won: Watanuki 49%, Katayama 58%.
Break Points Saved %: Watanuki 61%, Katayama 55%.
Y. Watanuki Recent Matches Played
| OPPONENT | RESULT | SCORE | H2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kobe Challenger - 10-11-2025 | ||||
F  Elias YmerE. Ymer | W | 3-6 6-1 6-4 | ||
SF  Chun Hsin TsengC. Hsin | W | 2-6 6-2 6-1 | ||
QF  Hugo GrenierH. Grenier | W | 7-6(11) 6-3 | ||
R2  Frederico Ferreira SilvaF. Ferreira | W | 6-4 6-4 | ||
R1  Kaylan BigunK. Bigun | W | 6-4 6-2 | ||
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) | ||
| M15 Yanagawa City - 27-10-2025 | ||||
SF Braden ShickB. Shick | L | 6-3 6-0 | ||
QF Taisei IchikawaT. Ichikawa | W | 7-5 6-2 | ||
R2  Woong Chan LeeW. Chan | W | 6-1 6-2 | ||
R1 Taiyo YamanakaT. Yamanaka | W | 6-4 6-2 | ||
Y. Watanuki vs S. Katayama Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents
| Stats | ||
|---|---|---|
| 60.27% (264/174) | YTD Win/Loss | 55.52% (171/137) |
| 57.53% (592/437) | Sets Win/Loss | 55.34% (378/305) |
| 52.55% (5244/4736) | Games Win/Loss | 52.98% (3329/2955) |
| 61.15% (159/101) | Hard Win/Loss | 55.36% (124/100) |
| 40.91% (18/26) | Clay Win/Loss | 60.87% (14/9) |
| 67.31% (70/34) | Indoor Hard W/L | 54.10% (33/28) |
| 56.67% (17/13) | Grass Win/Loss | 0% (0/0) |
| 0.62 | Aces Per Game | 0.07 |
| 3040 | Aces Total | 211 |
| 0.32 | Double Faults Per Game | 0.08 |
| 1565 | Total Double Faults | 239 |
| 1:35:47 | Average Match Time | 1st Match |
| 448.06 | Average Opponent Rank | 569.08 |
| 56% (16608/29849) | 1st Serve % | 68% (6552/9590) |
| 74% (12256/16608) | 1st Serve Win % | 64% (4177/6552) |
| 50% (6667/13241) | 2nd Serve Win % | 55% (1669/3038) |
| 42% (1254/2977) | Break Points Won % (Total) | 48% (492/1024) |
| 40% (12122/30639) | Return Points Win % | 42% (4068/9776) |
| 51.52% (17/16) | Slam W/L | 0% (0/0) |
| 64.52% (20/11) | Masters W/L | 0% (0/0) |
| 60.00% (3/2) | Cups W/L | 0% (0/0) |
| 46.77% (29/33) | Main Tour W/L | 0% (0/0) |
| 61.90% (156/96) | Challenger W/L | 48.98% (24/25) |
| 70.91% (39/16) | Futures W/L | 56.76% (147/112) |
| 61% (252/413) | Best of 3 Sets Win % | 55% (170/307) |
| 36% (5/14) | Best of 5 Sets Win % | 100% (1/1) |
| 51% (88/172) | Tiebreaks Win % (Total) | 42% (27/64) |
| 57% (82/145) | Deciding Set Win % | 45% (30/66) |
| 87% (250/218) | 1st Set Won, Won Match | 92% (166/152) |
| 13% (250/32) | 1st Set Won, Lost Match | 8% (166/14) |
| 23% (187/43) | 1st Set Lost, Won Match | 13% (142/19) |
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