Cezar Cretu and Niels McDonald have met 1 time since 2026; Cezar Cretu leads 1–0. Their most recent meeting: Cezar Cretu won at Intaro Open (2026).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Cretu
⚔️ The Gladiator
McDonald
⚙️ 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
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Cretu | McDonald | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Cezar Cretu | Niels McDonald | ||
| 1 or more | 57% | 12/21 | 71% | 10/14 |
| 3 or more | 29% | 6/21 | 29% | 4/14 |
| 5 or more | 14% | 3/21 | 21% | 3/14 |
| 10 or more | 5% | 1/21 | 0% | 0/14 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/21 | 0% | 0/14 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/21 | 0% | 0/14 |
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Cretu | McDonald |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 14–8 | 5–3 |
| Avg odds | 2.19 | 1.96 |
| ROI % | +28.7% | +34.8% |
| Units P/L | +6.31u | +2.78u |
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 (33% vs McDonald's 0%).
| Opponent | Cretu | McDonald |
|---|---|---|
| Marcel Zielinski | L 63 26 06 | L 76 16 57 |
| Yanaki Milev | W 64 62 | L 64 46 46 |
| Titouan Droguet | L 16 57 | 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
Cezar Cretu
Intaro Open · Quarterfinals
Jun 25
Francesco Passaro
Intaro Open · Round of 16
Jun 24
Michele Ribecai
Intaro Open · Round of 32
Jun 23
Sandro Kopp
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 14
Aristotelis Thanos
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 13
Anton Shepp
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 12
Eric Vanshelboim
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 11
Cruz Hewitt
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 10
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 34–74 matches
| Metric | Cretu | McDonald |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 73% | 41% |
| Sets won | 70% | 44% |
| Games won | 58% | 48% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Cretu | McDonald |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 1 | 0 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Cretu | McDonald |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 1 | 0 |
