Cezar Cretu and Nikolas Sanchez Izquierdo have met 1 time since 2024; Cezar Cretu leads 1–0. Their most recent meeting: Cezar Cretu won at Sibiu (2024).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Cretu
⚔️ The Gladiator
Izquierdo
⚔️ The Gladiator
Matchup analysis
Both Cezar Cretu and Nikolas Sanchez Izquierdo are ⚔️ The Gladiator types. Mirror matchups usually come down to execution, fitness, and surface fit — across 5,050 matches in our dataset the historical split is about even.
1 career meeting, newest first
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Cretu | Izquierdo | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Cezar Cretu | Nikolas Sanchez Izquierdo | ||
| 1 or more | 57% | 12/21 | 83% | 19/23 |
| 3 or more | 29% | 6/21 | 26% | 6/23 |
| 5 or more | 14% | 3/21 | 9% | 2/23 |
| 10 or more | 5% | 1/21 | 0% | 0/23 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/21 | 0% | 0/23 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/21 | 0% | 0/23 |
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Cretu | Izquierdo |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 14–8 | 16–7 |
| Avg odds | 2.19 | 2.05 |
| ROI % | +28.7% | +37.3% |
| Units P/L | +6.31u | +8.58u |
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Izquierdo has a higher win rate against shared opponents (57% vs Cretu's 29%).
| Opponent | Cretu | Izquierdo |
|---|---|---|
| Stefanos Sakellaridis | L 76 36 36 | L 67 67 |
| David Jorda Sanchis | W 64 75 | L 26 46 |
| Carlos Sanchez Jover | L 36 26 | W 63 64 |
| Dalibor Svrcina | L 36 16 | W 64 57 62 |
| Franco Agamenone | L 06 64 36 | W 63 60 |
| Stefan Palosi | W 61 75 | W 62 63 |
| Marco Trungelliti | L 26 46 | L 67 46 |
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
Luca Van Assche
Emilia-Romagna Tennis Cup · Round of 32
Jun 15
Tristan Boyer
Open Sopra Steria de Lyon · Quarterfinals
Jun 12
Luca Van Assche
Open Sopra Steria de Lyon · Round of 16
Jun 11
Robin Bertrand
Open Sopra Steria de Lyon · Round of 32
Jun 9
Lautaro Midon
Unicredit Czech Open · Quarterfinals
Jun 5
Aleksandr Shevchenko
Unicredit Czech Open · Round of 16
Jun 4
Luka Pavlovic
Unicredit Czech Open · Round of 32
Jun 2
David Jorda Sanchis
Bosphorus Challenger Cup · Quarterfinals
May 21
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 67–74 matches
| Metric | Cretu | Izquierdo |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 73% | 55% |
| Sets won | 70% | 53% |
| Games won | 58% | 52% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Cretu | Izquierdo |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 1 | 0 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Cretu | Izquierdo |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 1 | 0 |
