Sho Shimabukuro and Yosuke Watanuki have met 3 times since 2020; Yosuke Watanuki leads 2–1. Their most recent meeting: Yosuke Watanuki won at Kobe (2022).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Shimabukuro
🎯 Baseliner
Watanuki
🤖 Servebot
Matchup analysis
🎯 Baseliner vs 🤖 Servebot is historically tight (49% vs 51%, 4,120 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
3 career meetings, newest first
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Shimabukuro | Watanuki |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 9–8 | 0–3 |
| Avg odds | 2.22 | 3.47 |
| ROI % | -4.2% | -100.0% |
| Units P/L | -0.72u | -3.00u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Shimabukuro has a higher win rate against shared opponents (71% vs Watanuki's 43%).
| Opponent | Shimabukuro | Watanuki |
|---|---|---|
| Frances Tiafoe | L 46 57 | L 61 57 67 |
| Elias Ymer | W 63 63 | W 36 61 64 |
| Colton Smith | W 76 75 | W 76 63 |
| Zachary Svajda | L 46 16 | L 36 61 67 |
| Omar Jasika | W 63 57 76 | L 62 36 57 |
| Hugo Grenier | W 46 63 62 | W 76 63 |
| Rio Noguchi | W 64 63 | L 46 57 |
Last five matches per player
Frances Tiafoe
Terra Wortmann Open · Round of 16
Jun 17
Tallon Griekspoor
Terra Wortmann Open · Round of 32
Jun 16
Ben Shelton
BOSS OPEN · Quarterfinals
Jun 13
Nick Kyrgios
BOSS OPEN · Round of 16
Jun 11
Quentin Halys
BOSS OPEN · Round of 32
Jun 9
Jurij Rodionov
BOSS OPEN · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jun 8
Stefanos Sakellaridis
BOSS OPEN · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 6
Kamil Majchrzak
Lexus Birmingham Open · Quarterfinals
Jun 5
Vitaliy Sachko
Bratislava Open · Round of 32
Jun 10
Cezar Cretu
Moldova Open · Round of 32
May 26
Federico Cina
Roland Garros · 1st Round Qualifying
May 18
Florian Broska
Thionville Open · 2nd Round Qualifying
Mar 2
Arthur Nagel
Thionville Open · 1st Round Qualifying
Mar 1
Omar Jasika
NovaWorld Phan Thiet Challenger 1 · Round of 32
Jan 20
Nicolai Budkov Kjaer
Australian Open · 1st Round Qualifying
Jan 18
Mitchell Krueger
Workday Canberra International · 1st Round Qualifying
Jan 4
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 32–82 matches
| Metric | Shimabukuro | Watanuki |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 66% | 50% |
| Sets won | 62% | 52% |
| Games won | 53% | 51% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Shimabukuro | Watanuki |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 1 | 2 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Shimabukuro | Watanuki |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 2 |
