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Daniel Elahi Galan vs Mackenzie McDonaldPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats

Daniel Elahi Galan

🇨🇴Daniel Elahi Galan

#383 · 30 yrs · R

3w
1–2

3 meetings · sets 3–5

Mackenzie McDonald

🇺🇸Mackenzie McDonald

#169 · 31 yrs · R

3

Daniel Elahi Galan and Mackenzie McDonald have met 3 times since 2021; Mackenzie McDonald leads 2–1. Their first meeting came at Heilbronn Challenger in 2021 on clay. On clay courts they are level 1–1. McDonald has won the last 2 meetings. Across all meetings Galan has taken 3 sets to McDonald's 5. Their most recent meeting: Mackenzie McDonald won at US Men's Clay Court Championship - Houston (2025).

Spread & Straight-Sets Form

Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months

IndicatorElahi GalanMcDonald
Wins in straight sets61%65%
Wins a set when losing44%32%
Goes to a deciding set42%33%
Covers −1.5 sets as favorite27%42%
Covers +1.5 sets as underdog78%37%
Tiebreak sets won46%24%
Wins after taking set 171%74%
Wins 2-0 after taking set 158%68%

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 3 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Elahi Galan 0, McDonald 1).

Style Matchup

Playing styles and historical archetype record

Galan

🏹 Frontrunner

Fast startsAggressive openersMomentum-drivenStrong holds
vs

McDonald

⚙️ Grinder

Relentless consistencyDeep court positioningHigh rally toleranceMental fortitude

Matchup analysis

🏹 Frontrunner vs ⚙️ Grinder is historically tight (52% vs 48%, 166 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.

Previous meetings

3 career meetings, newest first

Apr 1, 2025

US Men's Clay Court Championship - Houston

C Clay · 1st Round

26
763
46
McDonald

Mar 23, 2023

Miami Open - Miami

H Hard · 1st Round

46
26
McDonald

May 14, 2021

Heilbronn Challenger

C Clay · Semifinals

64
647
75
Galan

Prop Research

Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days

OutcomeGalanMcDonald
1 or more92%86%
3 or more67%57%
5 or more50%57%
10 or more0%0%
15 or more0%0%
20 or more0%0%

Player ROI

Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days

MetricGalanMcDonald
W-L5–53–7
Avg odds2.012.21
ROI %+7.1%-56.3%
Units P/L+0.71u-5.63u

Travel

Last 30 days

MetricGalanMcDonald
Countries21
Events21
Matches31
Distance910 mi · 1,465 km0 mi · 0 km
RoutePOL → BULPOR

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

McDonald has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Galan's 33%).

OpponentGalanMcDonald
Thiago Seyboth Wild
L
26
26
W
64
64
Marco Trungelliti
W
67
63
75
W
26
62
75
Hugo Grenier
L
W
76
61

Recent Form

Last five matches per player

Galan
LLWLLWLW
L

Calvin Hemery

Plovdiv 4 Challenger · 1st Round

763
647
657

Sep 21

L

Nikolas Sanchez Izquierdo

Szczecin Challenger · 2nd Round

06
36

Sep 17

W

Facundo Diaz Acosta

Szczecin Challenger · 1st Round

57
62
63

Sep 15

L

Marko Topo

Tulln Challenger · 1st Round

26
64
36

Sep 7

L

Federico Agustin Gomez

Todi Challenger · 2nd Round

57
46

Aug 12

W

Murkel Dellien

Todi Challenger · 1st Round

64
62

Aug 10

L

Carlos Sanchez Jover

Plovdiv 2 Challenger · 2nd Round

Aug 5

W

Unknown Player

Plovdiv 2 Challenger · 1st Round

63
657
62

Aug 4

McDonald
LLLWWLLL
L

Ryan Nijboer

Braga Challenger · 1st Round

16
64
36

Oct 7

L

Toby Samuel

Porto Challenger · 1st Round

57
16

Sep 29

L

Dalibor Svrcina

U.S. Open - New York · 3rd Round Qualifying

64
26
57

Aug 28

W

Thiago Seyboth Wild

U.S. Open - New York · 2nd Round Qualifying

64
64

Aug 26

W

Stefano Napolitano

U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round Qualifying

64
75

Aug 25

L

Jacob Fearnley

Quebec City Challenger · 1st Round

46
57

Aug 20

L

Yibing Wu

Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 1st Round Qualifying

677
61
57

Aug 11

L

Alex Michelsen

Citi Open - Washington · 1st Round

46
57

Jul 28

Rivalry momentum

Cumulative head-to-head lead over time

↑ GalanMcDonald ahead↓ McDonald

Win rate

Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 48–51 matches

MetricGalanMcDonald
Matches won48%41%
Sets won49%43%
Games won49%49%

Record by tier

Head-to-head record by tournament tier

StageGalanMcDonald
ATP 25001
ATP Masters 100001
ATP Challenger Tour10

By surface

Head-to-head record per surface

SurfaceGalanMcDonald
Hard01
Clay11

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Daniel Elahi Galan vs Mackenzie McDonald FAQ

Mackenzie McDonald leads the head-to-head 2–1 over 3 meetings.