Alex Knaff vs Fares ZakariaPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Alex Knaff and Fares Zakaria have met 1 time since 2026; Alex Knaff leads 1–0. Across all meetings Knaff has taken 2 sets to Zakaria's 1. Their most recent meeting: Alex Knaff won at M25+H Bagneres-de-Bigorre (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Knaff | Zakaria | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Alex Knaff | Fares Zakaria | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 58% | 15/26 | 68% | 28/41 |
| Wins a set when losing | 47% | 8/17 | 34% | 10/29 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 44% | 19/43 | 33% | 23/70 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 45% | 9/20 | 61% | 22/36 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 71% | 15/21 | 52% | 17/33 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 57% | 8/14 | 60% | 12/20 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 90% | 19/21 | 83% | 34/41 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 71% | 15/21 | 68% | 28/41 |
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. Head-to-head: 0 of 1 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Knaff 0, Zakaria 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Knaff
🏹 Frontrunner
Zakaria
👑 The Complete Package
Matchup analysis
🏹 Frontrunner vs 👑 The Complete Package is historically tight (51% vs 49%, 411 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Sep 4, 2026
M25+H Bagneres-de-Bigorre
H Hard · Quarterfinals
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Knaff | Zakaria | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Alex Knaff | Fares Zakaria | ||
| 1 or more | 100% | 6/6 | 96% | 21/22 |
| 3 or more | 83% | 5/6 | 77% | 17/22 |
| 5 or more | 17% | 1/6 | 55% | 12/22 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/6 | 23% | 5/22 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/6 | 0% | 0/22 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/6 | 0% | 0/22 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Knaff | Zakaria |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 2–4 | 12–9 |
| Avg odds | 3.12 | 2.35 |
| ROI % | -38.5% | -16.5% |
| Units P/L | -2.31u | -3.47u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Common opponents
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Knaff has a higher win rate against shared opponents (50% vs Zakaria's 0%).
| Opponent | Knaff | Zakaria |
|---|---|---|
| Karol Filar | L 36 36 | L 26 06 |
| Matisse Bobichon | W 63 67 61 | L 36 26 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Zsombor Piros
Davis Cup, Group I, 1R, LUX-HUN 0-4 · Rubber 2
Sep 18
Karl Friberg
M25 Plaisir · 1st Round
Sep 8
Raphael Perot
M25+H Bagneres-de-Bigorre · Semifinals
Sep 5
Fares Zakaria
M25+H Bagneres-de-Bigorre · Quarterfinals
Sep 4
Guillaume Dalmasso
M25+H Bagneres-de-Bigorre · 2nd Round
Sep 3
Juan Carlos Manuel Aguilar
M25+H Bagneres-de-Bigorre · 1st Round
Sep 1
Conor Gannon
M15 Rognac · 1st Round
Jul 21
Millen Hurrion
M25 Nottingham · 2nd Round
May 7
Paul Jubb
M15 Sharm ElSheikh · Final
Oct 4
Karan Singh
M15 Sharm ElSheikh · Semifinals
Oct 3
Romain Faucon
M15 Sharm ElSheikh · Quarterfinals
Oct 2
Gawad El Feky
M15 Sharm ElSheikh · 2nd Round
Oct 1
Karim Ibrahim
M15 Sharm ElSheikh · 1st Round
Sep 30
Robert Strombachs
M25 Sharm ElSheikh · Quarterfinals
Sep 25
Luca Castagnola
M25 Sharm ElSheikh · 2nd Round
Sep 24
Andriy Poritskyy
M25 Sharm ElSheikh · 1st Round
Sep 23
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 43–70 matches
| Metric | Knaff | Zakaria |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 60% | 59% |
| Sets won | 57% | 56% |
| Games won | 52% | 51% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Knaff | Zakaria |
|---|---|---|
| ITF M25 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Knaff | Zakaria |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 0 |
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