Alexander Zverev vs Gilles SimonPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Alexander Zverev and Gilles Simon have met 4 times since 2016; Alexander Zverev leads 4–0. Their first meeting came at Rotterdam in 2016 on hard. On hard courts Zverev leads 3–0. Zverev has won the last 4 meetings. Across all meetings Zverev has taken 8 sets to Simon's 2. Their most recent meeting: Alexander Zverev won at Vienna (2017).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Zverev | Simon | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Alexander Zverev | Gilles Simon | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 68% | 30/44 | — | |
| Wins a set when losing | 47% | 8/17 | — | |
| Goes to a deciding set | 36% | 22/61 | — | |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 56% | 29/52 | — | |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 25% | 2/8 | — | |
| Tiebreak sets won | 70% | 23/33 | — | |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 85% | 39/46 | — | |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 65% | 30/46 | — | |
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: 2 of 4 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Zverev 2, Simon 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Zverev
💥 Big Hitter
Simon
🪃 Counterpuncher
Matchup analysis
💥 Big Hitter vs 🪃 Counterpuncher is historically tight (52% vs 48%, 3,969 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
4 career meetings, newest first
Oct 16, 2017
Vienna
H Hard · Round of 16
May 15, 2016
Nice
C Clay · Quarterfinals
Mar 8, 2016
ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells
H Hard · Round of 32
Feb 11, 2016
Rotterdam
H Hard · Round of 16
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Zverev | Simon |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 16–4 | - |
| Avg odds | 1.19 | - |
| ROI % | -6.8% | - |
| Units P/L | -1.35u | - |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Zverev | Simon |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | — |
| Events | 3 | — |
| Matches | 7 | — |
| Distance | 5,722 mi · 9,208 km | — |
| Route | GBR → CHN | — |
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.
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Quentin Halys
Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai · 3rd Round
Oct 11
Yibing Wu
Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai · 2nd Round
Oct 9
Novak Djokovic
China Open - Beijing · Quarterfinals
Oct 4
Juncheng Shang
China Open - Beijing · 2nd Round
Oct 3
Cameron Norrie
China Open - Beijing · 1st Round
Oct 1
Learner Tien
Laver Cup - London · Round Robin
Sep 27
Alex de Minaur
Laver Cup - London · Round Robin
Sep 26
Dino Prizmic
Davis Cup, World Group, Q2, GER-CRO · Rubber 4
Sep 20
Felix Auger-Aliassime
Rolex Paris Masters - Paris · 3rd Round
Nov 3
Taylor Fritz
Rolex Paris Masters - Paris · 2nd Round
Nov 2
Andy Murray
Rolex Paris Masters - Paris · 1st Round
Oct 31
Matteo Arnaldi
Brest Challenger · 2nd Round
Oct 27
Laurent Lokoli
Brest Challenger · 1st Round
Oct 25
Lorenzo Sonego
Moselle Open - Metz · 2nd Round
Sep 22
David Goffin
Moselle Open - Metz · 1st Round
Sep 20
Dominic Thiem
Rennes Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 13
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 88–88 matches
| Metric | Zverev | Simon |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 78% | - |
| Sets won | 72% | - |
| Games won | 56% | - |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Zverev | Simon |
|---|---|---|
| ATP 500 | 2 | 0 |
| ATP 250 | 1 | 0 |
| ATP Masters 1000 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Zverev | Simon |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 3 | 0 |
| Clay | 1 | 0 |
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