Ergi Kirkin and Marc Van Der Merwe have met 1 time since 2025; Ergi Kirkin leads 1–0. Their most recent meeting: Ergi Kirkin won at M15 Hillcrest (2025).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Kirkin
⚔️ The Gladiator
Merwe
🧱 The Wall
Matchup analysis
The ⚔️ The Gladiator archetype wins about 55% vs 🧱 The Wall across 3,180 matches in our dataset — a stylistic lean toward Ergi Kirkin.
The Gladiator players often use physical intensity and balanced game to pressure the the wall's elite returner.
1 career meeting, newest first
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Kirkin | Merwe | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Ergi Kirkin | Marc Van Der Merwe | ||
| 1 or more | 92% | 11/12 | 64% | 7/11 |
| 3 or more | 75% | 9/12 | 18% | 2/11 |
| 5 or more | 33% | 4/12 | 0% | 0/11 |
| 10 or more | 8% | 1/12 | 0% | 0/11 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/12 | 0% | 0/11 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/12 | 0% | 0/11 |
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Kirkin | Merwe |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 5–7 | 4–2 |
| Avg odds | 1.56 | 1.67 |
| ROI % | -53.2% | -21.7% |
| Units P/L | -6.38u | -1.30u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Across 4 shared opponents, both Kirkin and Merwe posted a 50% win rate.
| Opponent | Kirkin | Merwe |
|---|---|---|
| Giulio Perego | W 76 67 63 | L 67 64 46 |
| Kerem Yilmaz | W 62 63 | L 16 16 |
| Filip Peliwo | L 26 16 | W 64 16 61 |
| Adhithya Ganesan | L 16 64 57 | W 75 26 64 |
Last five matches per player
Aziz Ouakaa
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 21
Roger Pascual Ferra
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 19
Danil Panarin
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 18
Anas Bennour Dit Sahli
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 17
Vuk Radjenovic
M25 Kursumlijska Banja · Round of 32
May 25
Mykyta Mashtakov
M15 Prijedor · Round of 16
May 11
Radovan Michalik
M15 Prijedor · Round of 32
May 11
Anton Matusevich
Bosphorus Challenger Cup · 1st Round Qualifying
May 1
Orel Kimhi
RISE CENTURION OPEN · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jun 1
Connor Henry Van Schalkwyk
RISE CENTURION OPEN · 1st Round Qualifying
May 31
Jesse Flores
M15 Mbombela · Quarterfinals
May 4
Cooper Mccarthy
M15 Mbombela · Round of 16
May 4
Simphiwe Ngwenya
M15 Mbombela · Round of 32
May 4
Orel Kimhi
RISE IRENE OPEN · 1st Round Qualifying
May 2
Giulio Perego
M15 Mbombela · Round of 32
Apr 27
John Bothma
M15 Pretoria · Round of 16
Apr 20
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 36–55 matches
| Metric | Kirkin | Merwe |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 62% | 58% |
| Sets won | 59% | 56% |
| Games won | 53% | 52% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Kirkin | Merwe |
|---|---|---|
| ITF M15 | 1 | 0 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Kirkin | Merwe |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 0 |
