Prediction of Yusuke Watanuki vs Shintaro Imai Head-to-Head, At

Wojtek Kolan

Our Predictions

H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
Y. Watanuki vs S. Imai

Yusuke Watanuki

JPN

2

Win

Played

1

Win

Age

5'6" (168 cm)

Height

5'10" (178 cm)

Ret.

C. Rank

615

477

Best Rank

290

Total Titles

YTD Titles

Career Money

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Shintaro Imai

JPN

2

Win

Played

1

Win

Age

5'6" (168 cm)

Height

5'10" (178 cm)

Ret.

C. Rank

615

477

Best Rank

290

Total Titles

YTD Titles

Career Money

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Head-to-head: Watanuki 2 - 1 Imai

They have played 6 sets in total, with Yusuke Watanuki winning 4 and Shintaro Imai winning 2. The last match between Shintaro Imai and Yusuke Watanuki was at the Japan F6 (Karuizawa), 29-05-2017, Round: R1, Surface: Clay, with Shintaro Imai getting the victory 6-0 7-5.

Players	Head To Head Match Wins
Watanuki	2
Imai	1

Last 3 H2H Matches:

(R1) Japan F6 (Karuizawa)(05-29-17)

Stats

Shintaro Imai

Yusuke Watanuki

(QF) Japan F5 (Kashiwa)(04-07-17)

Stats

Yusuke Watanuki

Shintaro Imai

(R1) Japan F2(03-17-14)

Stats

Yusuke Watanuki

Shintaro Imai

Y. Watanuki vs S. Imai H2H Profile

Y. Watanuki	Stats	S. Imai
$0	Career Prize Money	$0
49.14% (143-148)	Career Total W/L	63.18% (326-190)
0	Clay	1
2	Hard	0
2	Titles	15
2	Total H2H Matches	1
0% (0-0)	YTD Win/Loss	0% (0-0)

Y. Watanuki vs S. Imai Match Preview:

Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Yusuke Watanuki has won 0% 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 Yusuke Watanuki, in recent form, has won 0% of their opponent's second serve points, while Shintaro Imai has won 42.83%. The same stats for first serve returns are 0% and 22.06% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
Under pressure analysis: Yusuke Watanuki has saved 0% 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 Yusuke Watanuki has won 0% of matches played (W/L 0/0), with Shintaro Imai winning 63.41% (W/L 26/15) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
Best surface: Yusuke Watanuki has their best career surface win % on Hard, winning 50% (W/L 110/111), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 0% (W/L 0/1). Shintaro Imai has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 50% (W/L 4/1), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 60% (W/L 3/2).
Player level: In the last year, Yusuke Watanuki has played most of their matches on the N/A, winning 0% of matches (W/L 0/0), 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 3 times before with Yusuke Watanuki winning 2 times and Shintaro Imai being victorious 1 times. They have played 6 sets in total, with Yusuke Watanuki winning 4 and Shintaro Imai winning 2.
The last match between Yusuke Watanuki and Shintaro Imai was at the Japan F6 (Karuizawa), 29-05-2017, Round: R1, Surface: Clay, with Shintaro Imai getting the victory 6-0 7-5.
Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 0:57:20.
Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Yusuke Watanuki has played against opponents with an average rank of 0 while Shintaro Imai has played against players with an average rank of 515.27.
Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Yusuke Watanuki has won 0% 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, Yusuke Watanuki has converted 0% 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.

Yusuke Watanuki vs Shintaro Imai Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

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

Y. Watanuki	Stats	S. Imai
2	H2H Matches Won	1
4	Sets Won	2
29	Games Won	25
0	Aces (Total)	3
6	Total Double Faults	5
0:57:20	Average Match Time	0:57:20
52% (54/104)	1st Serve %	54% (60/112)
67% (36/54)	1st Serve Win %	65% (39/60)
40% (20/50)	2nd Serve Win %	40% (21/52)
54% (7/13)	Break Pts Won %	58% (7/12)
46% (52/112)	Return Points Win %	46% (48/104)
67% (2/3)	Best‑of‑3 Win %	33% (1/3)
100% (2/2)	1st Set Won, Won Match	100% (1/1)
0% (0/2)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	0% (0/1)
0% (0/1)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	0% (0/2)

Recent Performance Stats

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. Imai Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
M15 Singapore - 04-08-2025
QF Shu MatsuokaS. Matsuoka	L	7-6(2) ret.	Stats
R2 Justin BarkiJ. Barki	W	6-4 6-4	Stats
R1 Yuhei KonoY. Kono	W	6-1 6-1	Stats
Astana Challenger - 28-07-2025
SF Nicolai Budkov KjaerN. Budkov	L	6-3 7-5	Stats
QF Aleksandre BakshiA. Bakshi	W	2-6 6-4 6-4	Stats

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Y. Watanuki vs S. Imai Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents

Y. Watanuki	Stats	S. Imai
49.14% (143/148)	YTD Win/Loss	63.18% (326/190)
49.30% (318/327)	Sets Win/Loss	60.86% (706/454)
50.02% (2914/2912)	Games Win/Loss	54.43% (5865/4911)
49.77% (110/111)	Hard Win/Loss	63.33% (285/165)
34.62% (9/17)	Clay Win/Loss	80.00% (4/1)
55.81% (24/19)	Indoor Hard W/L	60.71% (34/22)
0.00% (0/1)	Grass Win/Loss	60.00% (3/2)
0.1	Aces Per Game	0.35
289	Aces Total	1862
0.1	Double Faults Per Game	0.24
281	Total Double Faults	1239
1st Match	Average Match Time	1:30:41
579.93	Average Opponent Rank	568.71
56% (3562/6392)	1st Serve %	58% (17087/29567)
67% (2392/3562)	1st Serve Win %	71% (12185/17087)
50% (1420/2830)	2nd Serve Win %	50% (6259/12479)
44% (289/654)	Break Points Won % (Total)	46% (1404/3072)
41% (2674/6563)	Return Points Win %	41% (12360/29918)
0.00% (0/1)	Main Tour W/L	0.00% (0/1)
41.94% (26/36)	Challenger W/L	45.05% (41/50)
51.32% (117/111)	Futures W/L	67.22% (285/139)
49% (142/287)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	64% (318/498)
0% (0/2)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	14% (1/7)
40% (22/55)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	54% (79/146)
51% (32/63)	Deciding Set Win %	57% (77/134)
86% (147/127)	1st Set Won, Won Match	90% (319/287)
14% (147/20)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	10% (319/32)
10% (144/15)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	19% (196/37)