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ATP · Rank #400
ATP · Rank #400
Yosuke Watanuki
28yrs
1.80 m
73 kg
Right
#72Peak Rank
72.2%Accuracy
18
Matches Analyzed
Recent Form
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C. Tseng vs Y. Watanuki, Challenger - Zhangjiagang, China, 04:00, Finished. Match winner odds: 1.78 for C. Tseng, 2.1 for Y. Watanuki. AI winner pick: Y. Watanuki, odds 2.1, confidence 3.9 out of 10. This tip lost. Predicted score: 3-6, 6-3, 4-6. Best AI tip: Y. Watanuki, odds 2.1, confidence 3.9 out of 10. This tip lost.
C. Tseng
(3)
Y. Watanuki
Y. Watanuki vs S. Pankin, Challenger - Zhangjiagang, China, 08:20, Finished. Match winner odds: 1.38 for Y. Watanuki, 3 for S. Pankin. AI winner pick: Y. Watanuki, odds 1.38, confidence 2.2 out of 10. This tip won. Predicted score: 6-2, 4-6, 6-3. Best AI tip: O19.5, odds 1.47, confidence 3.1 out of 10. This tip won.
Y. Watanuki
S. Pankin
04:00
Finished
0400
C. Tseng
(3)
Y. Watanuki
2
0
▾1.78
▴2.1
2
▴2.1
366346
2
▴2.1
3.9/10
08:20
Finished
0820
Y. Watanuki
S. Pankin
2
0
▾1.38
▴3
1
▾1.38
624663
O19.5
1.47
3.1/10
Y. Watanuki vs T. Samuel, Challenger - Winnipeg, Canada, 00:00, Finished. Match winner odds: 3.25 for Y. Watanuki, 1.37 for T. Samuel. AI winner pick: T. Samuel, odds 1.37, confidence 10.0 out of 10. This tip won. Predicted score: 1-6, 0-6. Best AI tip: T. Samuel, odds 1.37, confidence 10.0 out of 10. This tip won.
Y. Watanuki
T. Samuel
(2)
Y. Watanuki vs A. Ilagan, Challenger - Winnipeg, Canada, 18:15, Finished. Match winner odds: 1.52 for Y. Watanuki, 2.5 for A. Ilagan. AI winner pick: Y. Watanuki, odds 1.52, confidence 2.7 out of 10. This tip won. Predicted score: 2-6, 6-3, 6-4. Best AI tip: Y. Watanuki, odds 1.52, confidence 2.7 out of 10. This tip won.
Y. Watanuki
A. Ilagan
00:00
Finished
0000
Y. Watanuki
T. Samuel
(2) 0
2
▴3.25
▾1.37
2
▾1.37
1606
2
▾1.37
10.0/10
18:15
Finished
1815
Y. Watanuki
A. Ilagan
2
0
1.52
▴2.5
1
1.52
266364
1
1.52
2.7/10
J. Kennedy vs Y. Watanuki, Challenger - Cary, USA, 14:00, Finished. Match winner odds: 2.75 for J. Kennedy, 1.48 for Y. Watanuki. AI winner pick: Y. Watanuki, odds 1.48, confidence 3.7 out of 10. This tip won. Predicted score: 1-6, 6-3, 4-6. Best AI tip: Y. Watanuki, odds 1.48, confidence 3.7 out of 10. This tip won.
J. Kennedy
Y. Watanuki
Y. Watanuki vs T. Wu, Challenger - Cary, USA, 15:40, Finished. Match winner odds: 1.68 for Y. Watanuki, 2.2 for T. Wu. AI winner pick: T. Wu, odds 2.2, confidence 2.2 out of 10. This tip lost. Predicted score: 6-7, 4-6. Best AI tip: O20.5, odds 1.52, confidence 2.5 out of 10. This tip won.
Y. Watanuki
T. Wu
Y. Watanuki vs A. Ilagan, Challenger - Cary, USA, 00:00, Finished. Match winner odds: 1.8 for Y. Watanuki, 2.05 for A. Ilagan. AI winner pick: A. Ilagan, odds 2.05, confidence 1.0 out of 10. This tip lost. Predicted score: 6-3, 4-6, 3-6. Best AI tip: U24.5, odds 1.67, confidence 1.0 out of 10. This tip won.
Y. Watanuki
A. Ilagan
14:00
Finished
1400
J. Kennedy
Y. Watanuki
0
2
▾2.75
▴1.48
2
▴1.48
166346
2
▴1.48
3.7/10
15:40
Finished
1540
Y. Watanuki
T. Wu
2
1
▾1.68
▴2.2
2
▴2.2
6746
O20.5
▴1.52
2.5/10
00:00
Finished
0000
Y. Watanuki
A. Ilagan
2
1
▴1.8
▾2.05
2
▾2.05
634636
U24.5
▾1.67
1.0/10
Y. Watanuki vs F. Broska, Challenger - Thionville, France, Qualifying, 10:00, Finished. Match winner odds: 1.36 for Y. Watanuki, 3 for F. Broska. AI winner pick: Y. Watanuki, odds 1.36, confidence 8.0 out of 10. This tip won. Predicted score: 4-6, 6-4, 6-2. Best AI tip: Y. Watanuki, odds 1.36, confidence 8.0 out of 10. This tip won.
Y. Watanuki
(1)
F. Broska
(12)
Y. Watanuki vs A. Nagel, Challenger - Thionville, France, Qualifying, 10:20, Finished. Match winner odds: 1.18 for Y. Watanuki, 4.55 for A. Nagel. AI winner pick: Y. Watanuki, odds 1.18, confidence 7.7 out of 10. This tip won. Predicted score: 6-4, 6-3. Best AI tip: Y. Watanuki, odds 1.18, confidence 7.7 out of 10. This tip won.
Y. Watanuki
A. Nagel
10:00
Finished
1000
Y. Watanuki
(1)
F. Broska
(12) 2
0
▾1.36
▴3
1
▾1.36
466462
1
▾1.36
8.0/10
10:20
Finished
1020
Y. Watanuki
A. Nagel
2
0
1.18
▾4.55
1
1.18
6463
1
1.18
7.7/10
ATP Australian Open Melbourne Australia Qualif
Hard ATP Australian Open Melbourne Australia Qualif (Hard)
1
Y. Watanuki vs E. Ymer, Challenger - Kobe, Japan, 04:00, Finished. Match winner odds: 1.46 for Y. Watanuki, 2.68 for E. Ymer. AI winner pick: E. Ymer, odds 2.68, confidence 1.0 out of 10. This tip lost. Predicted score: 6-1, 3-6, 2-6. Best AI tip: E. Ymer, odds 2.68, confidence 1.0 out of 10. This tip lost.
Y. Watanuki
(4)
E. Ymer
(7)
C. Tseng vs Y. Watanuki, Challenger - Kobe, Japan, 04:20, Finished. Match winner odds: 2.38 for C. Tseng, 1.53 for Y. Watanuki. AI winner pick: Y. Watanuki, odds 1.53, confidence 2.9 out of 10. This tip won. Predicted score: 6-1, 3-6, 5-7. Best AI tip: Y. Watanuki, odds 1.53, confidence 2.9 out of 10. This tip won.
C. Tseng
(1)
Y. Watanuki
(4)
04:00
Finished
0400
Y. Watanuki
(4)
E. Ymer
(7) 2
1
▾1.46
▴2.68
2
2.68
613626
2
2.68
1.0/10
04:20
Finished
0420
C. Tseng
(1)
Y. Watanuki
(4) 1
2
2.38
1.53
2
1.53
613657
2
1.53
2.9/10
Record by surface
Hard
12-8
Clay
0-3
Overall
12-11
Our AI on this player
13 correct of 18
From the matches in our database
About Yosuke Watanuki
Yosuke Watanuki is a 28-year-old right-handed professional tennis player, currently ranked world No. 400. That is below a career-high of world No. 72. The serve is the main weapon: 7.8 aces per match and 71% of first-serve points won over the last 52 weeks. Breaking is the real weapon here: 25.5% of break chances get taken. The best surface is comfortably hard: 12-8 there, against 0-3 on everything else.
Lately it has not been coming together — 4 defeats in the last 5 outings. The longest match we have on record ran to 35 games, against A. Holmgren. More of the matches we cover came at Challenger Cary USA than anywhere else — 3 of them. Predictions cover match winner and score, alongside serve, return and break-point statistics. Most recently seen in our data at Challenger Shanghai China.
Serve & Return
First Serve %
53.8%
1st Serve Won
72.8%
2nd Serve Won
45%
Aces / Match
7.9
Double Faults / Match
2.9
Break Pts Saved
62.5%
Break Pts Converted
25.2%
Return Pts Won
38.6%
Service Hold %
59.9%
Total Pts Won
49.6%
Records
Last 12 months
1
Titles
1
Finals
2
Semis or better
19
Events played
Tournament Results
Kobe, Japan
Challenger
Winner
Cary, USA
Challenger
Semi-Finals
Australian Open Asia-Pacific Wildcard Playoff
ATP
Quarter-Finals
Winnipeg, Canada
Challenger
Round of 16
Zhangjiagang, China
Challenger
Round of 16
Tokyo
ATP
Round of 32
Bratislava, Slovakia
Challenger
Round of 32
Chisinau, Moldova
Challenger
Round of 32
Granby, Canada
Challenger
Round of 32
Jinan China
Challenger
Round of 32
Phan Thiet, Vietnam
Challenger
Round of 32
Prostejov, Czech Republic
Challenger
Round of 32
Seoul, South Korea
Challenger
Round of 32
Thionville, France
Challenger
Round of 32
Vancouver, Canada Men Singles
Challenger
Round of 32
Shanghai
ATP
Qualifying
Australian Open, Men
ATP
Qualifying
Roland Garros, Men
ATP
Qualifying
Canberra, Australia
Challenger
Qualifying
Deepest runs first, not by date
Season by season
2026so far
5–11
Won-lost
16
Matches
3–3
Tiebreaks
6.6
Aces / Match
3.3
Double Faults / Match
First Serve %
55.4%
1st Serve Won
68%
2nd Serve Won
42.7%
Break points won
45.1%
Break Pts Saved
52%
2025
26–24
Won-lost
50
Matches
12–6
Tiebreaks
8.6
Aces / Match
3.1
Double Faults / Match
First Serve %
53.9%
1st Serve Won
76.2%
2nd Serve Won
51.7%
Break points won
36.8%
Break Pts Saved
62.2%
2024
11–10
Won-lost
21
Matches
2–5
Tiebreaks
7.2
Aces / Match
4.3
Double Faults / Match
First Serve %
56.1%
1st Serve Won
74.4%
2nd Serve Won
50.4%
Break points won
41.5%
Break Pts Saved
53.3%
2023
14–13
Won-lost
27
Matches
14–7
Tiebreaks
11
Aces / Match
3.9
Double Faults / Match
First Serve %
57.6%
1st Serve Won
74.2%
2nd Serve Won
50.9%
Break points won
33.1%
Break Pts Saved
62.9%
Season totals from the tour feed, singles only. The won-lost line is the tour's own count and can differ from the record under Predictions, which counts the matches we cover. A dash means the season holds nothing to measure that figure from.
Frequently Asked Questions
How accurate are the AI predictions for Yosuke Watanuki?
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Our model has graded 18 matches involving Yosuke Watanuki and got 13 right — a hit rate of 72.2%. Every completed pick stays on the page, so the figure can be checked.
Who has Yosuke Watanuki played most often?
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Of the matches we cover, Yosuke Watanuki has met Andre Ilagan most often — 2 times, with a 2-0 record.