Alexey Vatutin vs Jelle SelsPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Alexey Vatutin and Jelle Sels have met 4 times since 2021; Jelle Sels leads 3–1. Their first meeting came at Amersfoort Challenger in 2021 on clay. On hard courts Sels leads 2–1. Sels has won the last 2 meetings. Across all meetings Vatutin has taken 2 sets to Sels's 6. Their most recent meeting: Jelle Sels won at Andria (2022).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Vatutin | Sels | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Alexey Vatutin | Jelle Sels | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 64% | 7/11 | 56% | 15/27 |
| Wins a set when losing | 50% | 6/12 | 33% | 9/27 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 43% | 10/23 | 39% | 21/54 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 43% | 6/14 | 53% | 10/19 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 86% | 6/7 | 48% | 15/31 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 40% | 2/5 | 47% | 9/19 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 75% | 9/12 | 83% | 19/23 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 58% | 7/12 | 65% | 15/23 |
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: 4 of 4 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Vatutin 1, Sels 3).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Vatutin
🧱 The Wall
Sels
⚙️ Grinder
Matchup analysis
The ⚙️ Grinder archetype wins about 54% vs 🧱 The Wall across 318 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Jelle Sels.
Grinder players often use relentless consistency and deep court positioning to pressure the the wall's elite returner.
Previous meetings
4 career meetings, newest first
Nov 22, 2022
Andria
H Hard · Round of 32
Dec 3, 2021
Forli 2 Challenger
H Hard · Quarterfinals
Nov 8, 2021
Roanne
H Hard · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jul 14, 2021
Amersfoort Challenger
C Clay · 2nd Round
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Vatutin | Sels |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | - | 3–4 |
| Avg odds | - | 2.55 |
| ROI % | - | -1.4% |
| Units P/L | - | -0.10u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Vatutin | Sels |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | — | 1 |
| Events | — | 1 |
| Matches | — | 2 |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | — | NED |
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
Vatutin has a higher win rate against shared opponents (50% vs Sels's 0%).
| Opponent | Vatutin | Sels |
|---|---|---|
| Mae Malige | L 46 62 46 | L 06 57 |
| Leo Raquillet | W 64 64 | L 63 36 26 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Alexander Donski
Bundesliga - men
Jul 12
Andrej Martin
Maia Challenger · Quarterfinals
Nov 28
Henrique Rocha
Maia Challenger · 2nd Round
Nov 27
Franco Agamenone
Maia Challenger · 1st Round
Nov 25
Carlos Lopez Montagud
Maia · 2nd Round Qualifying
Nov 24
Tomas Serrano Luis
Maia · 1st Round Qualifying
Nov 23
Mark Lajal
Bergamo Challenger · 1st Round
Nov 19
Andrea Guerrieri
Bergamo · 2nd Round Qualifying
Nov 17
Pieter De Lange
M25 Oldenzaal · 2nd Round
Aug 27
Stijn Paardekooper
M25 Oldenzaal · 1st Round
Aug 25
Abel Forger
M25 The Hague · 2nd Round
Jul 9
Kirill Kivattsev
M25 Nivelles · 2nd Round
Jul 1
Yuichiro Inui
Futures 2026
Jun 30
Yuichiro Inui
M25 Nivelles · 1st Round
Jun 30
Dimitar Kuzmanov
Plovdiv Challenger · 1st Round
Jun 23
Francesco Forti
Perugia Challenger · 1st Round
Jun 2
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 23–55 matches
| Metric | Vatutin | Sels |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 48% | 51% |
| Sets won | 50% | 49% |
| Games won | 50% | 48% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Vatutin | Sels |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 1 | 3 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Vatutin | Sels |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 2 |
| Clay | 0 | 1 |
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