Koji Watanabe
all rivalries →| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francois Jauffret | 0 | 2 | 2 | May 3, 1970 | H2H |
| Colin Dibley | 0 | 1 | 1 | Apr 2, 1972 | H2H |
| Charles Chang | 1 | 0 | 1 | Apr 1, 1972 | — |
| Ingo Buding | 0 | 1 | 1 | Jun 24, 1970 | — |
| Stepan Koudelka | 0 | 1 | 1 | Jun 17, 1970 | — |
H2H data updated: 2026-09-12 00:00 UTC
Andres Gimeno holds a 1–0 lead over Koji Watanabe in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Andres Gimeno leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Andres Gimeno won the 1969 Sydney International round of 32 7-5 6-2 4-6 6-2.
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| Player | Score | Player | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andres Gimeno | 7-5 6-2 4-6 6-2 | Koji Watanabe | Match data | Jan 16, 1969* | R32 | Sydney International | ATP 250 | Grass |
Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.
| Player | Current | Peak | Pts | Elo | W | L | Win % | GS | 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories | Finals | 500 including documented historical predecessor categories | 250 including documented historical predecessor categories | Titles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Koji Watanabe | — | — | — | 1,544 | 12 | 20 | 37.5% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andres Gimeno | #150 | #49 | 0 | 2,044 | 246 | 131 | 65.3% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 |
Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.
| Age | Koji Watanabe | Andres Gimeno | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 26 | 1968 | 7–6 | 53.8% | — | 1,529 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | 1969 | 4–10 | 28.6% | — | 1,471 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | 1970 | 0–3 | 0.0% | — | 1,434 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | 1972 | 1–1 | 50.0% | — | 1,445 | 0 | 0 | 1968 | 48–27 | 64.0% | — | 1,755 | 0 | 1 |
| 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1969 | 47–21 | 69.1% | — | 1,931 | 0 | 4 |
| 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1970 | 41–25 | 62.1% | — | 1,885 | 0 | 5 |
| 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1971 | 45–26 | 63.4% | — | 1,930 | 0 | 6 |
| 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1972 | 53–23 | 69.7% | — | 1,916 | 1 | 10 |
| 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1973 | 11–8 | 57.9% | #136 | 1,810 | 1 | 10 |
| 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1974 | 1–1 | 50.0% | #150 | 1,789 | 1 | 10 |
Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.
| Age | Koji Watanabe | Andres Gimeno | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | |||
| 26 | 1968 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | 10 | 60.0% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | 1969 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33.3% | 2 | 6 | 8 | 25.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | 1970 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | 1972 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1968 | 17 | 7 | 24 | 70.8% | 21 | 12 | 33 | 63.6% | 7 | 4 | 11 | 63.6% | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42.9% |
| 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1969 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 62.5% | 13 | 5 | 18 | 72.2% | 15 | 7 | 22 | 68.2% | 9 | 3 | 12 | 75.0% |
| 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1970 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 55.6% | 8 | 4 | 12 | 66.7% | 11 | 4 | 15 | 73.3% | 12 | 9 | 21 | 57.1% |
| 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1971 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 60.9% | 19 | 7 | 26 | 73.1% | 4 | 3 | 7 | 57.1% | 8 | 7 | 15 | 53.3% |
| 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1972 | 16 | 8 | 24 | 66.7% | 20 | 6 | 26 | 76.9% | 9 | 2 | 11 | 81.8% | 8 | 7 | 15 | 53.3% |
| 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1973 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 7 | 16 | 56.3% | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | — | — | — | — |
| 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1974 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 8 | 9 | 17 | 47.1% | 3 | 10 | 13 | 23.1% | — | — | — | — | — | 67 | 38 | 105 | 63.8% | 91 | 42 | 133 | 68.4% | 48 | 21 | 69 | 69.6% | 40 | 30 | 70 | 57.1% |
Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.
| Age | Koji Watanabe | Andres Gimeno | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Yr | Elo | P+ | Serve+ | Return+ | PD | TPW% | Hard Elo | Clay Elo | Grass Elo | Set Win % | Set Margin | Dec. Set | Tiebreak | Pressure+ | Schedule | Yr | Elo | P+ | Serve+ | Return+ | PD | TPW% | Hard Elo | Clay Elo | Grass Elo | Set Win % | Set Margin | Dec. Set | Tiebreak | Pressure+ | Schedule | |
| 26 | 1968 | 1529 | 104.9 | — | — | — | — | — | +37 | -47 | 51.5% | +0.03 | 1–3 (25%) | 1–0 | — | +0.48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | 1969 | 1471 | 107.4 | — | — | — | — | — | +65 | -43 | 30.8% | -1.00 | 1–1 | — | — | +0.04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | 1970 | 1435 | 99.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11.1% | -2.22 | — | — | — | -0.09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | 1972 | 1446 | 104.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50.0% | +1.00 | — | — | — | +0.35 | 1968 | 1756 | 123.0 | — | — | — | — | -44 | -36 | -165 | 61.2% | +0.85 | 13–13 (50%) | — | — | -1.68 |
| 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1969 | 1932 | 142.4 | — | — | — | — | -16 | -12 | -127 | 64.2% | +1.04 | 14–7 (67%) | — | — | -4.00 |
| 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1970 | 1885 | 146.9 | — | — | — | — | +13 | -14 | +43 | 59.9% | +0.84 | 11–9 (55%) | 0–4 (0%) | 97.5 | -4.73 |
| 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1971 | 1931 | 151.3 | — | — | — | — | +2 | +34 | -58 | 62.4% | +1.08 | 11–10 (52%) | 11–19 (37%) | 93.6 | -5.65 |
| 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1972 | 1916 | 149.5 | — | — | — | — | -29 | +158 | +37 | 67.0% | +1.31 | 9–9 (50%) | 5–4 (56%) | 99.1 | +0.63 |
| 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1973 | 1811 | 118.2 | — | — | — | — | — | +90 | +132 | 52.9% | +0.53 | 5–2 (71%) | 1–2 (33%) | 99.3 | +1.66 |
| 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1974 | 1790 | 103.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50.0% | +0.50 | — | — | — | +0.58 |
| Career | — | 1545 | 106.4 | — | — | — | — | — | +48 | -44 | 37.6% | -0.64 | 2–4 (33%) | 1–0 | — | +2.52 | — | 2044 | 145.0 | — | — | — | — | -13 | +37 | -52 | 62.4% | +1.00 | 63–50 (56%) | 17–29 (37%) | 95.0 | -3.56 |
Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francois Jauffret | 0 | 2 | 2 | May 3, 1970 | H2H |
| Colin Dibley | 0 | 1 | 1 | Apr 2, 1972 | H2H |
| Charles Chang | 1 | 0 | 1 | Apr 1, 1972 | — |
| Ingo Buding | 0 | 1 | 1 | Jun 24, 1970 | — |
| Stepan Koudelka | 0 | 1 | 1 | Jun 17, 1970 | — |
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Rosewall | 4 | 17 | 21 | Nov 5, 1971 | H2H |
| Rod Laver | 6 | 15 | 21 | Oct 15, 1971 | H2H |
| Roy Emerson | 13 | 5 | 18 | Aug 15, 1971 | H2H |
| Fred Stolle | 11 | 6 | 17 | Oct 3, 1970 | H2H |
| John Newcombe | 5 | 6 | 11 | Jul 22, 1971 | H2H |