Frances Tiafoe vs Yosuke Watanuki: Head-to-Head Record

Frances TiafoeUnited StatesATP #8 · 28 y
Head-to-head
2–1
Tiafoe leads · 3 meetings
Hard2–1
Yosuke WatanukiJapanATP #406 · 28 y
Tiafoe leads
Hard2–1

Frances Tiafoe and Yosuke Watanuki have met 3 times on the professional tour. Frances Tiafoe leads the head-to-head 2–1. Their most recent meeting came at Canada Masters in 2025.

How the two players compare today
Frances Tiafoe vs Yosuke Watanuki stats comparison
Today
TiafoeWatanuki
#8Official rank#406
2,132Elo1,748
7–3Last 105–5
46Serve—
31Return—
79Clutch12

Frances Tiafoe vs Yosuke Watanuki stats comparison

#8Official rank#406
2,132Elo1,748
7–3Last 105–5
46Serve—
31Return—
79Clutch12
Current form
Last 10 · most recent first
Tiafoe7–3Streak L1
LWLWLWWWWW
Watanuki5–5Streak W3
WWWLLWLLWL

Current form

Last 10 · newest first
7–3Last 105–5
L1StreakW3
Tiafoe
LWLWLWWWWW
Watanuki
WWWLLWLLWL
Surface comparison
TiafoeWatanuki
2,132Elo1,748
70%Win % · 12M52%
44–19W–L · 12M16–15
2H2H1

Surface comparison

2,132Elo1,748
70%Win % · 12M52%
44–19W–L · 12M16–15
2H2H1
Serve vs return
Umpiry ratings · 12M
Tiafoe serve46vsWatanuki return—
Watanuki serve—vsTiafoe return31
Not enough recent matches for Watanuki’s Serve and Return ratings yet.

Serve vs return

Ratings · 12M
Tiafoe serve46vsWatanuki return—
Watanuki serve—vsTiafoe return31
Not enough recent matches for Watanuki’s Serve and Return ratings yet.
Clutch
Last 12 months
TiafoeWatanuki
66%255 / 388Break points saved60%112 / 188
59%13–9Tiebreaks won83%5–1
70%14–6Deciding sets won44%4–5

Clutch

Last 12 months
66%255 / 388Break points saved60%112 / 188
59%13–9Tiebreaks won83%5–1
70%14–6Deciding sets won44%4–5
Freshness
Tiafoe · Watanuki
Last match
3 days agoShanghai Masters · R32vstodayJinan · R32
Matches · last 30 days
4vs3
Sets · last 14 days
9vs6

Freshness

3 days agoShanghai Masters · R32Last matchtodayJinan · R32
4Matches · last 30 days3
9Sets · last 14 days6
Common opponents
0 common opponents · last 12 months
No common opponents in the last 12 months.

Common opponents

0 common opponents · last 12 months
No common opponents in the last 12 months.
All 3 meetings
Last 3 of 3
27 Jul 2025Canada MastersMasters 1000Round of 64HardTiafoe d. Watanuki1–6 7–5 7–65 Mar 2025Indian Wells MastersMasters 1000Round of 32HardWatanuki d. Tiafoe6–4 7–620 Mar 2023Miami MastersMasters 1000Round of 64HardTiafoe d. Watanuki6–7 7–6 6–4

All 3 meetings

Last 3 of 3
Canada Masters · Round of 6427 Jul 2025Tiafoe d. Watanuki1–6 7–5 7–6Hard·Masters 1000Indian Wells Masters · Round of 325 Mar 2025Watanuki d. Tiafoe6–4 7–6Hard·Masters 1000Miami Masters · Round of 6420 Mar 2023Tiafoe d. Watanuki6–7 7–6 6–4Hard·Masters 1000
Career titles50
Grand Slam titles00
Career-high rank#8—
Career W–L398–289232–174
Age2828
Height188 cm180 cm
PlaysRight-handedRight-handed
BackhandTwo-handedTwo-handed
CountryUnited StatesJapan
Turned pro20152016

Career & profile

TiafoeWatanuki
Career titles50
Grand Slam titles00
Career-high rank#8—
Career W–L398–289232–174
Age2828
Height188 cm180 cm
PlaysRight-handedRight-handed
BackhandTwo-handedTwo-handed
CountryUnited StatesJapan
Turned pro20152016
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Frequently asked

Who leads the head-to-head between Frances Tiafoe and Yosuke Watanuki?

Frances Tiafoe leads the head-to-head against Yosuke Watanuki 2–1 after 3 meetings.

How many times have Frances Tiafoe and Yosuke Watanuki played each other?

Frances Tiafoe and Yosuke Watanuki have played each other 3 times on the professional tour.

When did Frances Tiafoe and Yosuke Watanuki last play each other?

Their most recent meeting came at Canada Masters in 2025, where Frances Tiafoe won.

How is the head-to-head record counted?

Every completed singles match between the two players counts once: tour level, Grand Slams, Challengers, ITF, team events and qualifying. Retirements count; walkovers do not.

What are the Serve, Return and Clutch ratings?

Umpiry ratings from 0 to 100: where a player ranks on tour over the last 52 weeks, adjusted for opponent strength. Clutch combines break points saved and converted, tiebreaks and deciding sets. A player with too few recent matches has no rating yet.

Why is there no win probability here?

This page compares the two players. The chance to win a specific match, with its surface, round and conditions, is on that match’s detail page.

Cite this

Frances Tiafoe leads the head-to-head against Yosuke Watanuki 2–1. Umpiry, "Frances Tiafoe vs Yosuke Watanuki: Head-to-Head Record", https://umpiry.com/h2h/frances-tiafoe-usa-vs-yosuke-watanuki-jpn?utm_source=cite (as of 27 July 2025).