Prediction of Yusuke Watanuki vs Sho Shimabukuro Head-to-Head, At

Wojtek Kolan

Our Predictions

H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
Y. Watanuki vs S. Shimabukuro

Yusuke Watanuki

JPN

2

Win

Played

0

Win

Age

5'6" (168 cm)

Height

6'0" (183 cm)

Ret.

C. Rank

146

477

Best Rank

135

Total Titles

YTD Titles

Career Money

$356.1K

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Sho Shimabukuro

JPN

2

Win

Played

0

Win

Age

5'6" (168 cm)

Height

6'0" (183 cm)

Ret.

C. Rank

146

477

Best Rank

135

Total Titles

YTD Titles

Career Money

$356.1K

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Head-to-head: Watanuki 2 - 0 Shimabukuro

They have played 4 sets in total, with Yusuke Watanuki winning 4 and Sho Shimabukuro winning 0. The last match between Yusuke Watanuki and Sho Shimabukuro was at the Japan F8 (Akishima), 16-06-2017, Round: QF, Surface: Carpet, with Yusuke Watanuki getting the victory 6-4 6-4.

Players	Head To Head Match Wins
Watanuki	2
Shimabukuro	0

Last 2 H2H Matches:

(QF) Japan F8 (Akishima)(06-16-17)

Stats

Yusuke Watanuki

Sho Shimabukuro

(QF) Japan F8(06-17-16)

Stats

Yusuke Watanuki

Sho Shimabukuro

Y. Watanuki vs S. Shimabukuro H2H Profile

Y. Watanuki	Stats	S. Shimabukuro
$0	Career Prize Money	$356,065
49.14% (143-148)	Career Total W/L	61.71% (274-170)
2	Indoor	0
2	Titles	8
2	Total H2H Matches	0
0% (0-0)	YTD Win/Loss	50.00% (1-1)

Y. Watanuki vs S. Shimabukuro 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 Sho Shimabukuro has won 49.82%. 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 Sho Shimabukuro has won 44.59%. The same stats for first serve returns are 0% and 24.60% 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 Sho Shimabukuro has saved 55.19% 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 Sho Shimabukuro winning 59.65% (W/L 34/23) 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). Sho Shimabukuro has their best career surface win % on Hard, winning 50% (W/L 207/122), and worse career win % on I.hard, winning 55% (W/L 26/21).
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 Sho Shimabukuro has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 60.42% of matches (W/L 29/19). 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 Yusuke Watanuki winning 2 times and Sho Shimabukuro being victorious 0 times. They have played 4 sets in total, with Yusuke Watanuki winning 4 and Sho Shimabukuro winning 0.
The last match between Yusuke Watanuki and Sho Shimabukuro was at the Japan F8 (Akishima), 16-06-2017, Round: QF, Surface: Carpet, with Yusuke 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 1:46:30.
Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Yusuke Watanuki has played against opponents with an average rank of 0 while Sho Shimabukuro has played against players with an average rank of 256.35.
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 Sho Shimabukuro has won 57% in all matches played on tour.
Break point conversion: In recent form, Yusuke Watanuki has converted 0% of breakpoint opportunities, and Sho Shimabukuro has converted 31.10% 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 Sho Shimabukuro Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

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

Y. Watanuki	Stats	S. Shimabukuro
2	H2H Matches Won	0
4	Sets Won	0
25	Games Won	15
5	Aces (Total)	7
12	Total Double Faults	5
1:46:30	Average Match Time	1:46:30
44% (68/156)	1st Serve %	49% (61/125)
68% (46/68)	1st Serve Win %	66% (40/61)
53% (47/88)	2nd Serve Win %	41% (26/64)
50% (8/16)	Break Pts Won %	31% (4/13)
47% (59/125)	Return Points Win %	40% (63/156)
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

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. Shimabukuro Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
Kobe Challenger - 10-11-2025
QF Kaichi UchidaK. Uchida	L	7-6(3) 5-7 2-0 ret.	Stats
R2 Maximus JonesM. Jones	W	3-6 6-3 6-4	Stats
R1 Kokoro IsomuraK. Isomura	W	7-6(1) 6-4	Stats
Matsuyama Challenger - 03-11-2025
F Henrique RochaH. Rocha	L	7-5 3-6 6-2	Stats
SF Ryan PenistonR. Peniston	W	6-3 6-2	Stats

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

Y. Watanuki	Stats	S. Shimabukuro
49.14% (143/148)	YTD Win/Loss	61.71% (274/170)
49.30% (318/327)	Sets Win/Loss	58.81% (614/430)
50.02% (2914/2912)	Games Win/Loss	53.42% (5375/4686)
49.77% (110/111)	Hard Win/Loss	62.92% (207/122)
34.62% (9/17)	Clay Win/Loss	60.71% (17/11)
55.81% (24/19)	Indoor Hard W/L	55.74% (34/27)
0.00% (0/1)	Grass Win/Loss	61.54% (16/10)
0.1	Aces Per Game	0.36
289	Aces Total	1789
0.1	Double Faults Per Game	0.25
281	Total Double Faults	1217
1st Match	Average Match Time	1:32:3
579.44	Average Opponent Rank	429.25
56% (3562/6392)	1st Serve %	56% (16207/28783)
67% (2392/3562)	1st Serve Win %	71% (11472/16207)
50% (1420/2830)	2nd Serve Win %	52% (6496/12576)
44% (289/654)	Break Points Won % (Total)	44% (1237/2794)
41% (2674/6563)	Return Points Win %	40% (11518/28899)
0% (0/0)	Slam W/L	52.63% (10/9)
0% (0/0)	Masters W/L	33.33% (1/2)
0% (0/0)	Cups W/L	50.00% (2/2)
0.00% (0/1)	Main Tour W/L	43.48% (10/13)
41.94% (26/36)	Challenger W/L	58.64% (112/79)
51.32% (117/111)	Futures W/L	68.14% (139/65)
49% (142/287)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	62% (269/432)
0% (0/2)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	44% (4/9)
40% (22/55)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	44% (71/161)
51% (32/63)	Deciding Set Win %	57% (85/150)
86% (147/127)	1st Set Won, Won Match	87% (267/232)
14% (147/20)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	13% (267/34)
10% (144/15)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	23% (177/41)