Carlos Sanchez Jover vs Riccardo BalzeraniPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Carlos Sanchez Jover and Riccardo Balzerani have met 2 times since 2023; Carlos Sanchez Jover leads 2–0. Their first meeting came at Zadar in 2023 on clay. On clay courts Jover leads 2–0. Jover has won the last 2 meetings. Across all meetings Jover has taken 4 sets to Balzerani's 0. Their most recent meeting: Carlos Sanchez Jover won at San Benedetto Del Tronto (2023).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Sanchez Jover | Balzerani | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Carlos Sanchez Jover | Riccardo Balzerani | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 69% | 31/45 | — | |
| Wins a set when losing | 25% | 7/28 | — | |
| Goes to a deciding set | 29% | 21/73 | — | |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 53% | 24/45 | — | |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 58% | 14/24 | — | |
| Tiebreak sets won | 68% | 17/25 | — | |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 93% | 38/41 | — | |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 76% | 31/41 | — | |
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. Small sample — read with care. Head-to-head: 2 of 2 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Sanchez Jover 2, Balzerani 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Jover
🧱 The Wall
Balzerani
🧱 The Wall
Matchup analysis
Both Carlos Sanchez Jover and Riccardo Balzerani are 🧱 The Wall types. Mirror matchups usually come down to execution, fitness, and surface fit, across 276 matches in our dataset the historical split is about even.
Previous meetings
2 career meetings, newest first
Jul 9, 2023
San Benedetto Del Tronto
C Clay · 1st Round Qualifying
Mar 19, 2023
Zadar
C Clay · 1st Round Qualifying
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Jover | Balzerani |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 11–5 | - |
| Avg odds | 1.89 | - |
| ROI % | +9.3% | - |
| Units P/L | +1.48u | - |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Jover | Balzerani |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | — |
| Events | 3 | — |
| Matches | 8 | — |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | BUL → ESP | — |
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.
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Alexander Ritschard
M25 Oviedo · 1st Round
Aug 25
Alejandro Juan Mano
M25 Santander · Semifinals
Aug 22
Imanol Lopez Morillo
M25 Santander · Quarterfinals
Aug 21
Oscar Jose Gutierrez
M25 Santander · 2nd Round
Aug 19
Carles Cordoba
M25 Santander · 1st Round
Aug 18
Gabriele Piraino
Plovdiv 2 Challenger · Semifinals
Aug 8
George Lazarov
Plovdiv 2 Challenger · Quarterfinals
Aug 7
Valerio Aboian
Plovdiv 2 Challenger · 1st Round
Aug 3
Carlos Sanchez Jover
San Benedetto Del Tronto · 1st Round Qualifying
Jul 9
Sumit Nagal
Roseto Degli Abruzzi · 2nd Round Qualifying
Apr 18
Khumoyun Sultanov
Roseto Degli Abruzzi · 1st Round Qualifying
Apr 16
Carlos Sanchez Jover
Zadar · 1st Round Qualifying
Mar 19
Elmar Ejupovic
San Marino · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 7
Mattia Bellucci
Cordenons · 1st Round Qualifying
Jul 31
Giovanni Fonio
San Benedetto Del Tronto · 1st Round Qualifying
Jul 24
Raul Brancaccio
Perugia · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 5
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 73–73 matches
| Metric | Jover | Balzerani |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 62% | - |
| Sets won | 58% | - |
| Games won | 52% | - |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Jover | Balzerani |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 2 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Jover | Balzerani |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 2 | 0 |
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