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: 2026-09-07 00:00 UTC
Ingo Buding holds a 1–0 lead over Koji Watanabe in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Ingo Buding leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Ingo Buding won the 1970 Wimbledon round of 128 7-5 6-3 4-6 6-3.
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| Player | Score | Player | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingo Buding | 7-5 6-3 4-6 6-3 | Koji Watanabe | Match data | Jun 24, 1970* | R128 | Wimbledon | Grand Slam | 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 |
| Ingo Buding | — | — | — | 1,615 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 | Ingo Buding | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | Ingo Buding | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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% | — | — | — | — | 1968 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.0% | 7 | 6 | 13 | 53.8% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 27 | 1969 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33.3% | 2 | 6 | 8 | 25.0% | — | — | — | — | 1969 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | 8 | 6 | 14 | 57.1% | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | 1970 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 1970 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33.3% | 4 | 4 | 8 | 50.0% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% |
| 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1971 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 30 | 1972 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 8 | 9 | 17 | 47.1% | 3 | 10 | 13 | 23.1% | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 15 | 19 | 21.1% | 20 | 19 | 39 | 51.3% | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14.3% | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16.7% |
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 | Ingo Buding | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 1968 | 1521 | 104.8 | — | — | — | — | -108 | +65 | — | 42.9% | -0.38 | 4–6 (40%) | — | — | -0.27 |
| 27 | 1969 | 1471 | 107.4 | — | — | — | — | — | +65 | -43 | 30.8% | -1.00 | 1–1 | — | — | +0.04 | 1969 | 1563 | 110.5 | — | — | — | — | -161 | +116 | -92 | 42.2% | -0.80 | 2–2 (50%) | — | — | +0.20 |
| 28 | 1970 | 1435 | 99.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11.1% | -2.22 | — | — | — | -0.08 | 1970 | 1554 | 116.3 | — | — | — | — | -120 | +113 | -99 | 45.5% | -0.29 | 4–8 (33%) | — | — | +1.30 |
| 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1971 | 1471 | 97.8 | — | — | — | — | -78 | +102 | — | 25.0% | -1.25 | 1–2 (33%) | 1–4 (20%) | 97.4 | +0.90 |
| 30 | 1972 | 1446 | 104.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50.0% | +1.00 | — | — | — | +0.35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 1545 | 106.4 | — | — | — | — | — | +48 | -44 | 37.6% | -0.64 | 2–4 (33%) | 1–0 | — | +2.55 | — | 1615 | 110.5 | — | — | — | — | -117 | +97 | -96 | 41.2% | -0.60 | 11–18 (38%) | 1–4 (20%) | 95.1 | +3.13 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Edlefsen | 1 | 2 | 3 | Apr 1, 1970 | — |
| Herb Fitzgibbon | 0 | 3 | 3 | Feb 4, 1970 | — |
| J. Mandarino | 3 | 0 | 3 | Nov 15, 1969 | — |
| Peter Szoke | 0 | 2 | 2 | Jul 9, 1971 | — |
| Terry Addison | 1 | 1 | 2 | Feb 23, 1971 | — |