Cezar Cretu vs Maxim MrvaPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Cezar Cretu and Maxim Mrva have met 1 time since 2026; Maxim Mrva leads 1–0. Across all meetings Cretu has taken 0 sets to Mrva's 2. Their most recent meeting: Maxim Mrva won at Prague Challenger (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Cretu | Mrva | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Cezar Cretu | Maxim Mrva | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 78% | 31/40 | 54% | 19/35 |
| Wins a set when losing | 39% | 9/23 | 39% | 11/28 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 29% | 18/63 | 43% | 27/63 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 63% | 19/30 | 44% | 14/32 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 69% | 20/29 | 62% | 18/29 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 83% | 10/12 | 39% | 7/18 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 88% | 36/41 | 90% | 26/29 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 76% | 31/41 | 66% | 19/29 |
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: 1 of 1 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Cretu 0, Mrva 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Cretu
⚔️ The Gladiator
Mrva
⚔️ The Gladiator
Matchup analysis
Both Cezar Cretu and Maxim Mrva are ⚔️ The Gladiator types. Mirror matchups usually come down to execution, fitness, and surface fit, across 1,370 matches in our dataset the historical split is about even.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Aug 19, 2026
Prague Challenger
C Clay · 2nd Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Cretu | Mrva | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Cezar Cretu | Maxim Mrva | ||
| 1 or more | 82% | 9/11 | 87% | 13/15 |
| 3 or more | 46% | 5/11 | 53% | 8/15 |
| 5 or more | 27% | 3/11 | 27% | 4/15 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/11 | 0% | 0/15 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/11 | 0% | 0/15 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/11 | 0% | 0/15 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Cretu | Mrva |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 6–5 | 11–6 |
| Avg odds | 2.20 | 1.63 |
| ROI % | +0.4% | -0.9% |
| Units P/L | +0.04u | -0.16u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Cretu | Mrva |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | 1 |
| Events | 1 | 1 |
| Matches | 1 | 2 |
| Distance | 0 mi · 0 km | 0 mi · 0 km |
| Route | POR | BUL |
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
Mrva has a higher win rate against shared opponents (67% vs Cretu's 56%).
| Opponent | Cretu | Mrva |
|---|---|---|
| Marvin Moeller | W 64 63 | L |
| Gustavo Heide | L 62 57 36 | L 36 36 |
| Federico Bondioli | W 76 63 | L 57 06 |
| Olle Wallin | L 57 16 | W 63 63 |
| Akira Santillan | W 64 63 | W 63 62 |
| Dalibor Svrcina | L 36 16 | W 57 63 64 |
| Stefanos Sakellaridis | L 76 36 36 | W 75 46 62 |
| Radu Albot | W 62 46 62 | W 63 61 |
| Jonas Forejtek | W 36 63 62 | W 46 64 62 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Henrique Rocha
Porto Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 29
Harold Mayot
Istanbul Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 7
Facundo Mena
Augsburg Challenger · Final
Aug 29
Sandro Kopp
Augsburg Challenger · Semifinals
Aug 28
Marvin Moeller
Augsburg Challenger · Quarterfinals
Aug 27
Miguel Damas
Augsburg Challenger · 2nd Round
Aug 26
Niels McDonald
Augsburg Challenger · 1st Round
Aug 25
Maxim Mrva
Prague Challenger · 2nd Round
Aug 19
Izan Almazan Valiente
Plovdiv 4 Challenger · 2nd Round
Sep 24
Nikita Mashtakov
Plovdiv 4 Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 22
Marvin Moeller
Tulln Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 7
Federico Iannaccone
Plovdiv 3 Challenger · 2nd Round
Sep 3
Oleg Prihodko
Plovdiv 3 Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 1
Jan Kumstat
Prague Challenger · Quarterfinals
Aug 20
Cezar Cretu
Prague Challenger · 2nd Round
Aug 19
Nerman Fatic
Prague Challenger · 1st Round
Aug 18
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 63–63 matches
| Metric | Cretu | Mrva |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 63% | 56% |
| Sets won | 62% | 53% |
| Games won | 54% | 51% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Cretu | Mrva |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Cretu | Mrva |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 0 | 1 |
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