Ajay Malik vs Yanki ErelPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Ajay Malik and Yanki Erel have met 1 time since 2025; Yanki Erel leads 1–0. Across all meetings Malik has taken 0 sets to Erel's 2. Their most recent meeting: Yanki Erel won at M25 Bali 1 (2025).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Malik | Erel | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Ajay Malik | Yanki Erel | ||
| Wins in straight sets | — | 76% | 42/55 | |
| Wins a set when losing | 0% | 0/4 | 40% | 6/15 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 0% | 0/4 | 27% | 19/70 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | — | 55% | 30/55 | |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 0% | 0/3 | 86% | 6/7 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 0% | 0/2 | 47% | 8/17 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | — | 90% | 47/52 | |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | — | 81% | 42/52 | |
Colored rows are higher-is-better: green above 50%, red below. Favorite/underdog set by book odds; cover rows count only matches with odds on record. Small sample — read with care. Head-to-head: 1 of 1 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Malik 0, Erel 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Malik
🏃 Pusher
Erel
🪃 Counterpuncher
Matchup analysis
The 🪃 Counterpuncher archetype wins about 70% vs 🏃 Pusher across 61 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Yanki Erel.
Counterpuncher players often use elite bp conversion and strong return game to pressure the pusher's extreme retrieval.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Aug 7, 2025
M25 Bali 1
H Hard · 2nd Round
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Malik | Erel |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | - | 12–4 |
| Avg odds | - | 1.45 |
| ROI % | - | +5.1% |
| Units P/L | - | +0.81u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Malik | Erel |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | — | 2 |
| Events | — | 2 |
| Matches | — | 4 |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | — | TUR → TPE |
Host country from the tournament each match was played in, over the last 30 days. Route is the order of countries visited; consecutive stops in the same country are shown once. Distance is the great-circle total between host cities, shown only when every stop in the window is geocoded. A rough fatigue signal, not a headline stat.
Common opponents
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Erel has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Malik's 0%).
| Opponent | Malik | Erel |
|---|---|---|
| Maan Kesarwani | L 26 06 | W 61 61 |
| Nitin Kumar Sinha | L 36 67 | W 61 61 |
| Koki Matsuda | L 36 46 | W 36 61 62 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Maan Kesarwani
M15 Gwalior 1 · 1st Round
Dec 2
Nitin Kumar Sinha
M25 Bhopal 2 · 1st Round
Nov 25
Sandesh Dattatray Kurale
M15 Bhubaneswar 1 · 1st Round
Nov 19
Arthur Weber
M25 Bali 4 · 1st Round
Sep 10
Koki Matsuda
M25 Bali 3 · 1st Round
Sep 2
Renta Tokuda
M25 Bali 2 · 2nd Round
Aug 14
Vadym Konovchuk
M25 Bali 2 · 1st Round
Aug 13
Yanki Erel
M25 Bali 1 · 2nd Round
Aug 7
Luca Castelnuovo
M25 Taipei · Quarterfinals
Aug 28
Hikaru Shiraishi
M25 Taipei · 2nd Round
Aug 27
Kokoro Isomura
M25 Taipei · 1st Round
Aug 26
Denis Yevseyev
Istanbul Challenger · 1st Round
Aug 4
Paul Inchauspe
Samsun Challenger · Quarterfinals
Jul 31
Radu Albot
Samsun Challenger · 2nd Round
Jul 29
Arda Azkara
Samsun Challenger · 1st Round
Jul 28
Matteo Martineau
Segovia Challenger · Quarterfinals
Jul 24
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 4–70 matches
| Metric | Malik | Erel |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 0% | 79% |
| Sets won | 0% | 73% |
| Games won | 37% | 60% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Malik | Erel |
|---|---|---|
| ITF M25 | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Malik | Erel |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 1 |
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