Gouichi Motomura defeated Satoshi Iwabuchi 6-2 6-4 in the Tokyo round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Satoshi Iwabuchi came in leading the head-to-head 7–4, defending last year's round of 32, but Gouichi Motomura had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 7 on hard. Gouichi Motomura narrowed the head-to-head to 7–5.
| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-03-23 | Japan F2 | QF | hard | Gouichi Motomura | 6-3 3-6 6-3 |
| 2008-09-15 | Japan F9 | F | carpet | Satoshi Iwabuchi | 6-2 6-3 |
| 2007-10-15 | Japan F10 | F | hard | Satoshi Iwabuchi | 6-3 6-3 |
| 2004-05-03 | Korea Rep F1 | QF | hard | Gouichi Motomura | 6-2 6-4 |
| 2004-04-26 | Japan F3 | SF | hard | Satoshi Iwabuchi | 7-6(3) 6-3 |
| 2002-04-22 | Japan F3 | SF | carpet | Satoshi Iwabuchi | 2-6 7-5 6-2 |
| 1996-11-04 | Japan 2 Masters 2 | F | hard | Satoshi Iwabuchi | 1-6 6-3 7-5 |
| 1996-06-09 | Japan 1 Masters 2 | F | hard | Gouichi Motomura | 6-0 5-7 6-3 |
| 1996-03-02 | Mexico 1 Masters 3 | F | hard | Satoshi Iwabuchi | 2-6 6-3 6-0 |
| 1995-11-06 | Japan Masters 2 | R16 | hard | Satoshi Iwabuchi | 6-3 4-6 6-4 |
| 1995-06-03 | Turkey 1 Masters 1 | QF | clay | Gouichi Motomura | 7-5 6-2 |
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (23 vs 13). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About