Damir Dzumhur vs Denis IstominPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Damir Dzumhur and Denis Istomin have met 4 times since 2016; they are level 2–2. Their first meeting came at Nottingham in 2016 on grass. On hard courts they are level 1–1. Istomin has won the last 2 meetings. Across all meetings Dzumhur has taken 6 sets to Istomin's 5. Their most recent meeting: Denis Istomin won at Roland Garros (2021).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Dzumhur | Istomin | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Damir Dzumhur | Denis Istomin | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 54% | 13/24 | — | |
| Wins a set when losing | 32% | 9/28 | — | |
| Goes to a deciding set | 38% | 20/52 | — | |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 33% | 5/15 | — | |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 57% | 20/35 | — | |
| Tiebreak sets won | 46% | 11/24 | — | |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 77% | 17/22 | — | |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 59% | 13/22 | — | |
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. Small sample — read with care. Head-to-head: 1 of 4 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Dzumhur 1, Istomin 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Dzumhur
🪃 Counterpuncher
Istomin
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
🪃 Counterpuncher vs 💥 Big Hitter is historically tight (48% vs 52%, 3,969 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
4 career meetings, newest first
May 30, 2021
Roland Garros
C Clay · 1st Round Qualifying
Jan 2, 2018
Brisbane
H Hard · Round of 32
Aug 8, 2017
Winston-Salem
H Hard · Round of 64
Jun 7, 2016
Nottingham
G Grass · Round of 64
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Dzumhur | Istomin |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 4–5 | - |
| Avg odds | 2.69 | - |
| ROI % | -6.6% | - |
| Units P/L | -0.59u | - |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Dzumhur | Istomin |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | — |
| Events | 1 | — |
| Matches | 1 | — |
| Distance | 0 mi · 0 km | — |
| Route | POR | — |
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.
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
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Villena Challenger · 2nd Round
Oct 8
Georgii Kravchenko
Villena Challenger · 1st Round
Oct 7
Moez Echargui
Porto Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 30
Hubert Hurkacz
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round
Aug 31
Mathys Erhard
Grodzisk Mazowiecki Challenger · 2nd Round
Aug 6
Geoffrey Blancaneaux
Grodzisk Mazowiecki Challenger · 1st Round
Aug 4
Hugo Gaston
Millennium Estoril Open - Estoril · 1st Round
Jul 21
Daniel Merida Aguilar
Plava Laguna Croatia Open - Umag · Final
Jul 18
David Jorda Sanchis
Cherbourg · 1st Round Qualifying
Mar 9
Arslanbek Aitkulov
Astana · 1st Round Qualifying
Jul 23
Francesco Forti
Rome · 2nd Round Qualifying
Apr 24
Sebastian Fanselow
Rome · 1st Round Qualifying
Apr 23
Nuno Borges
Maia Challenger · 1st Round
Nov 29
Denis Yevseyev
Maia · 2nd Round Qualifying
Nov 28
Guilherme Valdoleiros
Maia · 1st Round Qualifying
Nov 27
David Poljak
Andria · 1st Round Qualifying
Nov 20
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 57–57 matches
| Metric | Dzumhur | Istomin |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 44% | - |
| Sets won | 45% | - |
| Games won | 48% | - |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Dzumhur | Istomin |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 0 | 1 |
| ATP 250 | 2 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Dzumhur | Istomin |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 1 |
| Clay | 0 | 1 |
| Grass | 1 | 0 |
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