Cezar Cretu and Khumoyun Sultanov have met 1 time since 2021; Cezar Cretu leads 1–0. Their most recent meeting: Cezar Cretu won at Antalya 4 (2021).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Cretu
⚔️ The Gladiator
Sultanov
⚙️ Grinder
Matchup analysis
⚔️ The Gladiator vs ⚙️ Grinder is historically tight (49% vs 51%, 2,579 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
1 career meeting, newest first
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Cretu | Sultanov |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 14–8 | 3–1 |
| Avg odds | 2.19 | 1.54 |
| ROI % | +28.7% | -2.5% |
| Units P/L | +6.31u | -0.10u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Cretu has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Sultanov's 0%).
| Opponent | Cretu | Sultanov |
|---|---|---|
| Tiago Pereira | W 61 63 | L 16 16 |
Last five matches per player
Niels McDonald
Intaro Open · Quarterfinals
Jun 25
Alvaro Guillen Meza
Intaro Open · Round of 16
Jun 24
Akira Santillan
Intaro Open · Round of 32
Jun 22
Jacopo Vasami
Internazionali di Tennis Città di Perugia | G.I.MA. Tennis Cup · Round of 32
Jun 2
Radu Albot
Moldova Open · Semifinals
May 30
Liam Broady
Moldova Open · Quarterfinals
May 29
Stefanos Sakellaridis
Moldova Open · Final
May 29
Pavel Kotov
Moldova Open · Round of 16
May 28
Fajing Sun
WUNING OPEN 2 · Round of 16
Apr 16
Yuki Mochizuki
WUNING OPEN 2 · 1st Round Qualifying
Apr 12
Aoran Wang
WUNING OPEN 2 · Round of 32
Apr 8
Tai Sach
WUNING OPEN 2 · 2nd Round Qualifying
Apr 1
Tung-Lin Wu
Suzhou · Round of 32
Oct 21
Zurui Zhang
Suzhou · 1st Round Qualifying
Oct 20
Ye Cong Mo
Shenzhen (Futian) · Round of 32
Oct 14
Luca Castelnuovo
Jingshan · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 22
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 12–74 matches
| Metric | Cretu | Sultanov |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 73% | 42% |
| Sets won | 70% | 44% |
| Games won | 58% | 46% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Cretu | Sultanov |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 1 | 0 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Cretu | Sultanov |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 1 | 0 |
