Go Soeda vs Yosuke WatanukiPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Go Soeda and Yosuke Watanuki have met 4 times since 2018; they are level 2–2. Their first meeting came at Kyoto in 2018 on hard. On hard courts Soeda leads 2–1. Across all meetings Soeda has taken 4 sets to Watanuki's 5. Their most recent meeting: Go Soeda won at Vancouver (2019).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Soeda | Watanuki | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Go Soeda | Yosuke Watanuki | ||
| Wins in straight sets | — | 71% | 10/14 | |
| Wins a set when losing | — | 45% | 5/11 | |
| Goes to a deciding set | — | 36% | 9/25 | |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | — | 53% | 9/17 | |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | — | 29% | 2/7 | |
| Tiebreak sets won | — | 71% | 5/7 | |
| Wins after taking set 1 | — | 69% | 11/16 | |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | — | 63% | 10/16 | |
Colored rows are higher-is-better: green above 50%, red below. Favorite/underdog set by book odds; cover rows count only matches with odds on record. Small sample — read with care. Head-to-head: 3 of 4 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Soeda 1, Watanuki 2).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Soeda
⚙️ Grinder
Watanuki
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 55% vs ⚙️ Grinder across 682 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Yosuke Watanuki.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the grinder's relentless consistency.
Previous meetings
4 career meetings, newest first
Aug 5, 2019
Vancouver
H Hard · Round of 64
Jul 1, 2019
Wimbledon
G Grass · 2nd Round Qualifying
Nov 12, 2018
Kobe
H Hard · Quarterfinals
Feb 10, 2018
Kyoto
H Hard · Round of 32
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Soeda | Watanuki |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | - | 3–4 |
| Avg odds | - | 1.77 |
| ROI % | - | -39.4% |
| Units P/L | - | -2.76u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Sho Shimabukuro
Tokyo · 1st Round Qualifying
Oct 1
Maximilian Neuchrist
Zagreb · 2nd Round Qualifying
May 9
Clement Tabur
Prague 2 · 1st Round Qualifying
May 1
Mats Rosenkranz
St. Brieuc Challenger · 1st Round
Mar 30
Kacper Zuk
Biel Challenger · 1st Round
Mar 21
Mikhail Kukushkin
Phoenix · 1st Round Qualifying
Mar 14
Prajnesh Gunneswaran
Monterrey Challenger · Semifinals
Mar 11
Ulises Blanch
Monterrey Challenger · Quarterfinals
Mar 10
Semen Pankin
Jinan Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Oct 11
Marat Sharipov
Shanghai Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 7
Chun-Hsin Tseng
Zhangjiagang Challenger · 2nd Round
Sep 2
Semen Pankin
Zhangjiagang Challenger · 1st Round
Aug 31
Hayato Matsuoka
Vancouver Challenger · 1st Round
Jul 29
Toby Samuel
Winnipeg Challenger · 2nd Round
Jul 23
Andre Ilagan
Winnipeg Challenger · 1st Round
Jul 20
August Holmgren
Granby Challenger · 1st Round
Jul 14
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 25–25 matches
| Metric | Soeda | Watanuki |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | - | 56% |
| Sets won | - | 56% |
| Games won | - | 52% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Soeda | Watanuki |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 0 | 1 |
| ATP Challenger Tour | 2 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Soeda | Watanuki |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 2 | 1 |
| Grass | 0 | 1 |
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