Cezar Cretu and Kirill Kivattsev have met 1 time since 2025; Kirill Kivattsev leads 1–0. Their most recent meeting: Kirill Kivattsev won at M25 Targu Mures (2025).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Cretu
⚔️ The Gladiator
Kivattsev
🪃 Counterpuncher
Matchup analysis
The 🪃 Counterpuncher archetype wins about 54% vs ⚔️ The Gladiator across 3,919 matches in our dataset — a stylistic lean toward Kirill Kivattsev.
Counterpuncher players often use elite bp conversion and strong return game to pressure the the gladiator's physical intensity.
1 career meeting, newest first
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Cretu | Kivattsev | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Cezar Cretu | Kirill Kivattsev | ||
| 1 or more | 57% | 12/21 | 67% | 6/9 |
| 3 or more | 29% | 6/21 | 44% | 4/9 |
| 5 or more | 14% | 3/21 | 11% | 1/9 |
| 10 or more | 5% | 1/21 | 0% | 0/9 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/21 | 0% | 0/9 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/21 | 0% | 0/9 |
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Cretu | Kivattsev |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 14–8 | 2–2 |
| Avg odds | 2.19 | 1.50 |
| ROI % | +28.7% | -46.0% |
| Units P/L | +6.31u | -1.84u |
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 Kivattsev's 25%).
| Opponent | Cretu | Kivattsev |
|---|---|---|
| Dusan Obradovic | W 36 61 75 | W |
| Radu Mihai Papoe | W 63 60 | L 26 26 |
| Federico Bondioli | W 76 63 | L 67 36 |
| Samuele Pieri | W 62 75 | L 46 36 |
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
Fausto Tabacco
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 16
Marat Sharipov
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 13
Matias Ponce De Leon Gomila
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 12
Dusan Obradovic
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 10
Radu Mihai Papoe
M25 Bistrita · Semifinals
Jun 1
Edward Ayan Neagos
M25 Bistrita · Round of 32
Jun 1
Pablo Perez Navarro
M25 Bistrita · Quarterfinals
Jun 1
Cezar Stefan Bentzel
M25 Bistrita · Round of 16
Jun 1
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 64–74 matches
| Metric | Cretu | Kivattsev |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 73% | 59% |
| Sets won | 70% | 58% |
| Games won | 58% | 53% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Cretu | Kivattsev |
|---|---|---|
| ITF M25 | 0 | 1 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Cretu | Kivattsev |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 0 | 1 |
