Hikaru Shiraishi vs Seita WatanabePrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Hikaru Shiraishi and Seita Watanabe have met 1 time since 2024; Hikaru Shiraishi leads 1–0. Across all meetings Shiraishi has taken 2 sets to Watanabe's 1. Their most recent meeting: Hikaru Shiraishi won at Nonthaburi 1 (2024).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Shiraishi | Watanabe | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Hikaru Shiraishi | Seita Watanabe | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 73% | 24/33 | — | |
| Wins a set when losing | 45% | 15/33 | 50% | 1/2 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 36% | 24/66 | 50% | 1/2 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 38% | 14/37 | — | |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 55% | 11/20 | 50% | 1/2 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 27% | 6/22 | — | |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 82% | 31/38 | — | |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 63% | 24/38 | — | |
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: 0 of 1 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Shiraishi 0, Watanabe 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Shiraishi
🪃 Counterpuncher
Watanabe
🧱 The Wall
Matchup analysis
The 🪃 Counterpuncher archetype wins about 55% vs 🧱 The Wall across 685 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Hikaru Shiraishi.
Counterpuncher players often use elite bp conversion and strong return game to pressure the the wall's elite returner.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Dec 29, 2024
Nonthaburi 1
H Hard · 1st Round Qualifying
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Shiraishi | Watanabe |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 2–9 | - |
| Avg odds | 2.80 | - |
| ROI % | -70.5% | - |
| Units P/L | -7.76u | - |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Shiraishi | Watanabe |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | — |
| Events | 2 | — |
| Matches | 2 | — |
| Distance | 542 mi · 872 km | — |
| Route | CHN | — |
Host country from each tournament in the last 30 days, including the current event even when a player arrived on a bye. Route is the order of countries visited; consecutive stops in the same country are shown once. Distance is the great-circle total between host cities, shown only when every stop in the window is geocoded. A rough fatigue signal, not a headline stat.
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Ryan Seggerman
Wuning 3 Challenger · 1st Round
Oct 6
Adam Walton
Jingshan Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 28
Jake Delaney
Guangzhou Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 15
Seongchan Hong
M25 Sapporo · Quarterfinals
Sep 11
Chan Yeong Oh
M25 Sapporo · 2nd Round
Sep 10
Yusuke Takahashi
M25 Sapporo · 1st Round
Sep 8
Ryota Tanuma
M25 Urayasu · 2nd Round
Sep 3
Saki Tange
M25 Urayasu · 1st Round
Sep 2
Samuele Pieri
Rwanda Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Mar 1
Takuya Kumasaka
Suzhou · 1st Round Qualifying
Oct 19
Ramkumar Ramanathan
Guangzhou (Huangpu) · 2nd Round Qualifying
Sep 8
James Watt
Zhangjiagang · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 24
Cannon Kingsley
San Luis Potosi · 1st Round Qualifying
Apr 13
Paulo Andre Saraiva Dos Santos
Concepcion · 1st Round Qualifying
Mar 23
Conner Huertas del Pino
Asuncion · 1st Round Qualifying
Mar 16
Kilian Feldbausch
Santiago · 1st Round Qualifying
Mar 9
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 2–66 matches
| Metric | Shiraishi | Watanabe |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 50% | 0% |
| Sets won | 52% | 20% |
| Games won | 51% | 40% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Shiraishi | Watanabe |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Shiraishi | Watanabe |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 0 |
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