Ergi Kirkin vs Joao MenezesPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Ergi Kirkin and Joao Menezes have met 3 times since 2021; Joao Menezes leads 2–1. Their first meeting came at Istanbul Challenger in 2021 on hard. On clay courts Menezes leads 2–0. Menezes has won the last 2 meetings. Across all meetings Kirkin has taken 4 sets to Menezes's 4. Their most recent meeting: Joao Menezes won at Heilbronn Challenger (2021).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Kirkin | Menezes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Ergi Kirkin | Joao Menezes | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 80% | 32/40 | — | |
| Wins a set when losing | 31% | 9/29 | — | |
| Goes to a deciding set | 25% | 17/69 | — | |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 64% | 28/44 | — | |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 53% | 10/19 | — | |
| Tiebreak sets won | 56% | 9/16 | — | |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 90% | 35/39 | — | |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 82% | 32/39 | — | |
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 3 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Kirkin 1, Menezes 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Kirkin
🪃 Counterpuncher
Menezes
⚙️ Grinder
Matchup analysis
🪃 Counterpuncher vs ⚙️ Grinder is historically tight (52% vs 48%, 736 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
3 career meetings, newest first
May 11, 2021
Heilbronn Challenger
C Clay · 1st Round
May 7, 2021
Heilbronn
C Clay · Round of 32
Jan 20, 2021
Istanbul Challenger
H Hard · 2nd Round
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Kirkin | Menezes |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 12–9 | - |
| Avg odds | 1.88 | - |
| ROI % | -20.2% | - |
| Units P/L | -4.24u | - |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Kirkin | Menezes |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | — |
| Events | 4 | — |
| Matches | 8 | — |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | GER → BUL | — |
Host country from the tournament each match was played in, over the last 30 days. 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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Plovdiv 3 Challenger · 3rd Round Qualifying
Aug 31
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Plovdiv 3 Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 30
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Augsburg Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 23
Tymur Bieldiugin
M25 Ueberlingen · 2nd Round
Aug 20
David Eichenseher
M25 Ueberlingen · 1st Round
Aug 18
Andrej Nedic
Hamburg Challenger · 1st Round
Aug 11
Federico Zeballos
Hamburg Challenger · 3rd Round Qualifying
Aug 10
Boris Arias
Hamburg Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 9
Matias Zukas
Cali Challenger · 2nd Round
Jun 29
Gonzalo Lama
Cali Challenger · 1st Round
Jun 28
Gonzalo Lama
Cali · Round of 32
Jun 27
Stefano Travaglia
Wimbledon · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 27
Andrea Vavassori
Wimbledon · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jun 27
Dominic Stricker
Roland Garros · 1st Round Qualifying
May 22
Taro Daniel
Bordeaux Challenger · 1st Round
May 10
Ramkumar Ramanathan
Bordeaux · 2nd Round Qualifying
May 9
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 69–69 matches
| Metric | Kirkin | Menezes |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 58% | - |
| Sets won | 57% | - |
| Games won | 53% | - |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Kirkin | Menezes |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 1 | 2 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Kirkin | Menezes |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 0 |
| Clay | 0 | 2 |
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