Botic van de Zandschulp vs Christopher O'ConnellPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇳🇱Botic van de Zandschulp
#41 · 31 yrs · R
4 meetings · sets 5–5
🇦🇺Christopher O'Connell
#117 · 32 yrs · R
7w3Botic van de Zandschulp and Christopher O'Connell have met 4 times since 2023; they are level 2–2. Their first meeting came at Grand Prix Hassan II - Marrakech in 2023 on clay. On hard courts Zandschulp leads 2–1. Across all meetings Zandschulp has taken 5 sets to O'Connell's 5. Their most recent meeting: Botic van de Zandschulp won at Beijing (2025).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | van de Zandschulp | O'Connell | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Botic van de Zandschulp | Christopher O'Connell | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 71% | 20/28 | 75% | 18/24 |
| Wins a set when losing | 44% | 11/25 | 30% | 6/20 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 36% | 19/53 | 27% | 12/44 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 52% | 13/25 | 59% | 10/17 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 70% | 16/23 | 54% | 13/24 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 57% | 13/23 | 50% | 12/24 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 79% | 22/28 | 90% | 19/21 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 71% | 20/28 | 86% | 18/21 |
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: 2 of 4 completed meetings ended in straight sets (van de Zandschulp 1, O'Connell 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Zandschulp
💥 Big Hitter
O'Connell
🤖 Servebot
Matchup analysis
💥 Big Hitter vs 🤖 Servebot is historically tight (49% vs 51%, 4,932 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
4 career meetings, newest first
Sep 23, 2025
Beijing
H Hard · 1st Round Qualifying
Feb 23, 2025
Dubai
H Hard · 2nd Round Qualifying
Oct 5, 2023
Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai
H Hard · 1st Round
Apr 6, 2023
Grand Prix Hassan II - Marrakech
C Clay · 2nd Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Zandschulp | O'Connell | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Botic van de Zandschulp | Christopher O'Connell | ||
| 1 or more | 91% | 19/21 | 100% | 6/6 |
| 3 or more | 76% | 16/21 | 100% | 6/6 |
| 5 or more | 57% | 12/21 | 33% | 2/6 |
| 10 or more | 29% | 6/21 | 17% | 1/6 |
| 15 or more | 14% | 3/21 | 0% | 0/6 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/21 | 0% | 0/6 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Zandschulp | O'Connell |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 15–7 | 6–3 |
| Avg odds | 2.23 | 2.42 |
| ROI % | +30.4% | +26.8% |
| Units P/L | +6.70u | +2.41u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Zandschulp | O'Connell |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | — |
| Events | 3 | — |
| Matches | 6 | — |
| Distance | 1,611 mi · 2,592 km | — |
| Route | 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.
Common opponents
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
O'Connell has a higher win rate against shared opponents (56% vs Zandschulp's 22%).
| Opponent | Zandschulp | O'Connell |
|---|---|---|
| Valentin Royer | W 46 62 64 | W 64 46 76 |
| Nikoloz Basilashvili | L 46 57 | W 64 64 |
| Benjamin Bonzi | L 67 46 | W 64 64 |
| Taylor Fritz | L 36 76 36 | L 46 36 |
| Aleksandr Shevchenko | W 64 64 | W 64 61 |
| Jaime Faria | L 36 46 | W 67 62 64 |
| Quentin Halys | L 16 02 | L 36 46 |
| Mariano Navone | L 75 67 57 | L 46 67 |
| Ugo Humbert | L 36 46 | L 46 16 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Alex Michelsen
Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai · 2nd Round
Oct 10
Daniel Merida Aguilar
Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai · 1st Round
Oct 8
Francisco Cerundolo
China Open - Beijing · 1st Round
Oct 1
Jie Cui
China Open - Beijing · 3rd Round Qualifying
Sep 29
Valentin Royer
China Open - Beijing · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 28
Nikoloz Basilashvili
Chengdu Open - Chengdu · 2nd Round
Sep 25
Johan Alexander Rodriguez
Davis Cup, Group I, 1R, NED-COL 4-0 · Rubber 1
Sep 18
Alexander Zverev
U.S. Open - New York · Quarterfinals
Sep 10
Zsombor Piros
U.S. Open - New York · 3rd Round Qualifying
Aug 28
Nicolai Budkov Kjaer
U.S. Open - New York · 2nd Round Qualifying
Aug 26
Stefanos Sakellaridis
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 25
Taylor Fritz
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 4th Round
Aug 20
Casper Ruud
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 2nd Round
Aug 16
Kamil Majchrzak
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 1st Round
Aug 14
Aleksandr Shevchenko
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 3rd Round Qualifying
Aug 12
Dane Sweeny
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 11
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 46–64 matches
| Metric | Zandschulp | O'Connell |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 55% | 52% |
| Sets won | 54% | 52% |
| Games won | 51% | 50% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Zandschulp | O'Connell |
|---|---|---|
| ATP 500 | 1 | 1 |
| ATP 250 | 0 | 1 |
| ATP Masters 1000 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Zandschulp | O'Connell |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 2 | 1 |
| Clay | 0 | 1 |
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