John-Patrick Smith vs Yosuke WatanukiPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
John-Patrick Smith and Yosuke Watanuki have met 2 times since 2018; Yosuke Watanuki leads 2–0. Their first meeting came at Busan in 2018 on hard. On hard courts Watanuki leads 2–0. Watanuki has won the last 2 meetings. Across all meetings Smith has taken 0 sets to Watanuki's 4. Their most recent meeting: Yosuke Watanuki won at Seoul (2022).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Smith | Watanuki | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | John-Patrick Smith | Yosuke Watanuki | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 100% | 1/1 | 69% | 9/13 |
| Wins a set when losing | — | 42% | 5/12 | |
| Goes to a deciding set | 0% | 0/1 | 36% | 9/25 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 100% | 1/1 | 50% | 8/16 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | — | 38% | 3/8 | |
| Tiebreak sets won | — | 67% | 4/6 | |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 100% | 1/1 | 67% | 10/15 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 100% | 1/1 | 60% | 9/15 |
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: 2 of 2 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Smith 0, Watanuki 2).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Smith
👑 The Complete Package
Watanuki
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
👑 The Complete Package vs 💥 Big Hitter is historically tight (49% vs 51%, 532 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
2 career meetings, newest first
Sep 24, 2022
Seoul
H Hard · 1st Round Qualifying
May 11, 2018
Busan
H Hard · Round of 16
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Smith | Watanuki |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | - | 4–4 |
| Avg odds | - | 2.01 |
| ROI % | - | -19.8% |
| Units P/L | - | -1.58u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Pedro Martinez
Tiburon · Round of 32
Oct 27
Kyle Seelig
Santo Domingo · 2nd Round Qualifying
Aug 8
Kiranpal Pannu
Santo Domingo · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 6
Yosuke Watanuki
Seoul · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 24
Billy Harris
Indianapolis · 1st Round Qualifying
Jul 17
Thomas Fabbiano
Phoenix · 1st Round Qualifying
Mar 14
Roberto Carballes Baena
Adelaide 2 · 1st Round Qualifying
Jan 9
Radu Albot
Adelaide 1 · 1st Round Qualifying
Jan 2
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
Jack Kennedy
Cary Challenger · Quarterfinals
Jul 3
Tung-Lin Wu
Cary Challenger · 2nd Round
Jul 1
Andre Ilagan
Cary Challenger · 1st Round
Jun 29
Vitaliy Sachko
Bratislava Challenger · 1st Round
Jun 8
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 1–25 matches
| Metric | Smith | Watanuki |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 100% | 52% |
| Sets won | 100% | 53% |
| Games won | 67% | 51% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Smith | Watanuki |
|---|---|---|
| ATP 250 | 0 | 1 |
| ATP Challenger Tour | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Smith | Watanuki |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 2 |
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