Alexander Bernard vs Ilija PalavestraPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Alexander Bernard and Ilija Palavestra have met 1 time since 2026; Alexander Bernard leads 1–0. Across all meetings Bernard has taken 2 sets to Palavestra's 0. Their most recent meeting: Alexander Bernard won at M15 Rochester (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Bernard | Palavestra | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Alexander Bernard | Ilija Palavestra | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 80% | 4/5 | 86% | 6/7 |
| Wins a set when losing | 33% | 3/9 | 23% | 3/13 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 29% | 4/14 | 20% | 4/20 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 60% | 3/5 | 67% | 2/3 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 29% | 2/7 | 27% | 3/11 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 50% | 1/2 | 33% | 2/6 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 57% | 4/7 | 88% | 7/8 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 57% | 4/7 | 75% | 6/8 |
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: 1 of 1 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Bernard 1, Palavestra 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Bernard
🧱 The Wall
Palavestra
⚙️ Grinder
Matchup analysis
🧱 The Wall vs ⚙️ Grinder is historically tight (50% vs 50%, 98 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Jul 16, 2026
M15 Rochester
C Clay · 2nd Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Bernard | Palavestra | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Alexander Bernard | Ilija Palavestra | ||
| 1 or more | 33% | 2/6 | 100% | 4/4 |
| 3 or more | 17% | 1/6 | 25% | 1/4 |
| 5 or more | 0% | 0/6 | 0% | 0/4 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/6 | 0% | 0/4 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/6 | 0% | 0/4 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/6 | 0% | 0/4 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Bernard | Palavestra |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 3–3 | 2–3 |
| Avg odds | 2.67 | 2.35 |
| ROI % | -26.2% | -36.2% |
| Units P/L | -1.57u | -1.81u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Bernard | Palavestra |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | — | 1 |
| Events | — | 1 |
| Matches | — | 1 |
| Distance | — | 0 mi · 0 km |
| Route | — | USA |
Host country from each tournament in the last 30 days, including the current event even when a player arrived on a bye. 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
Across 1 shared opponent, both Bernard and Palavestra posted a 100% win rate.
| Opponent | Bernard | Palavestra |
|---|---|---|
| Alex Cairo | W 64 61 | W 63 62 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Max Dahlin
M15 Ann Arbor · 2nd Round
Oct 1
Gustavo Albieri
M15 Ann Arbor · 1st Round
Sep 30
Matisse Farzam
M15 Ann Arbor · 3rd Round Qualifying
Sep 29
Alex Cairo
M15 Ann Arbor · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 28
John Hallquist Lithen
M15 Columbia · 1st Round
Sep 23
Max Stenzer
M15 Columbia · 3rd Round Qualifying
Sep 22
Iker Urribarrens Ramirez
M15 Columbia · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 21
Tyler Bowers
M15 Champaign · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 24
Daniil Ostapenkov
Columbus Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 27
Joshua Peck
M15 Champaign · 3rd Round Qualifying
Aug 25
Alejandro Jacome Jaramillo
M15 Champaign · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 24
Vignesh Gogineni
M25 Edwardsville · 2nd Round
Jul 30
Leo Vithoontien
M25 Edwardsville · 1st Round
Jul 29
Malhar Patel
M25 Edwardsville · 3rd Round Qualifying
Jul 28
Kostiantyn Zviahintsev
M25 Edwardsville · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jul 26
Alexander Bernard
M15 Rochester · 2nd Round
Jul 16
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 14–20 matches
| Metric | Bernard | Palavestra |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 36% | 35% |
| Sets won | 41% | 39% |
| Games won | 45% | 49% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Bernard | Palavestra |
|---|---|---|
| ITF M15 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Bernard | Palavestra |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 1 | 0 |
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