David Poljak and Patrik Niklas-Salminen have met 1 time since 2019; Patrik Niklas-Salminen leads 1–0. Their most recent meeting: Patrik Niklas-Salminen won at Helsinki (2019).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Poljak
⚙️ Grinder
Niklas-Salminen
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 55% vs ⚙️ Grinder across 4,745 matches in our dataset — a stylistic lean toward Patrik Niklas-Salminen.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the grinder's relentless consistency.
1 career meeting, newest first
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Poljak | Niklas-Salminen |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Avg odds | 4.41 | 6.31 |
| ROI % | -100.0% | -100.0% |
| Units P/L | -1.00u | -1.00u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Last five matches per player
Peter Makk
Kosice Open 2026 · 1st Round Qualifying
May 24
Kenny De Schepper
Challenger Cherbourg La Manche · 1st Round Qualifying
Mar 8
Lorenzo Angelini
Start Romagna Cup -1° Trofeo Città di Cesenatico · 2nd Round Qualifying
Feb 2
Gabriele Bosio
Start Romagna Cup -1° Trofeo Città di Cesenatico · 1st Round Qualifying
Feb 1
James Trotter
Drummondville · Round of 32
Nov 12
Matt Kuhar
Drummondville · 2nd Round Qualifying
Nov 10
Niklas Schell
Drummondville · 1st Round Qualifying
Nov 9
Daniel Milavsky
M25 Montreal · Round of 32
Nov 3
Giorgio Tabacco
Internazionali Di Tennis - Citta'Di Vicenza · 2nd Round Qualifying
May 25
Pietro Bertasi
Internazionali Di Tennis - Citta'Di Vicenza · 1st Round Qualifying
May 24
Eero Vasa
Manama 2 · Round of 32
Nov 25
Daniil Golubev
Manama 2 · 2nd Round Qualifying
Nov 24
Nicolas Kicker
Tampere · 1st Round Qualifying
Jul 20
Valentin Royer
Mouilleron le Captif · 1st Round Qualifying
Oct 2
Karol Drzewiecki
Toulouse · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 28
Lorenzo Giustino
Tampere · Round of 32
Jul 19
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 5–17 matches
| Metric | Poljak | Niklas-Salminen |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 29% | 40% |
| Sets won | 33% | 40% |
| Games won | 45% | 49% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Poljak | Niklas-Salminen |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 0 | 1 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Poljak | Niklas-Salminen |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 1 |
