Fares Zakaria vs Mert Naci TurkerPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Fares Zakaria and Mert Naci Turker have met 1 time since 2026; Fares Zakaria leads 1–0. Across all meetings Zakaria has taken 2 sets to Turker's 0. Their most recent meeting: Fares Zakaria won at Istanbul Challenger (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Zakaria | Naci Turker | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Fares Zakaria | Mert Naci Turker | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 68% | 28/41 | 61% | 22/36 |
| Wins a set when losing | 34% | 10/29 | 54% | 15/28 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 33% | 23/70 | 45% | 29/64 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 61% | 22/36 | 13% | 2/16 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 52% | 17/33 | 70% | 7/10 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 60% | 12/20 | 45% | 14/31 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 83% | 34/41 | 73% | 27/37 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 68% | 28/41 | 59% | 22/37 |
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 1 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Zakaria 1, Naci Turker 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Zakaria
👑 The Complete Package
Turker
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 53% vs 👑 The Complete Package across 1,618 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Mert Naci Turker.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the the complete package's elite serve & return.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Sep 6, 2026
Istanbul Challenger
H Hard · 1st Round Qualifying
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Zakaria | Turker | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Fares Zakaria | Mert Naci Turker | ||
| 1 or more | 96% | 21/22 | 71% | 5/7 |
| 3 or more | 77% | 17/22 | 43% | 3/7 |
| 5 or more | 55% | 12/22 | 29% | 2/7 |
| 10 or more | 23% | 5/22 | 0% | 0/7 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/22 | 0% | 0/7 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/22 | 0% | 0/7 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Zakaria | Turker |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 12–9 | 2–4 |
| Avg odds | 2.35 | 2.17 |
| ROI % | -16.5% | -27.5% |
| Units P/L | -3.47u | -1.65u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Common opponents
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Zakaria has a higher win rate against shared opponents (75% vs Turker's 50%).
| Opponent | Zakaria | Turker |
|---|---|---|
| Romain Faucon | W 64 64 | W |
| Vadym Ursu | L 36 26 | L 26 36 |
| Lenn Luemkemann | W 16 61 76 | W 62 61 |
| Yurii Dzhavakian | W 57 75 63 | L 62 16 67 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Paul Jubb
M15 Sharm ElSheikh · Final
Oct 4
Karan Singh
M15 Sharm ElSheikh · Semifinals
Oct 3
Romain Faucon
M15 Sharm ElSheikh · Quarterfinals
Oct 2
Gawad El Feky
M15 Sharm ElSheikh · 2nd Round
Oct 1
Karim Ibrahim
M15 Sharm ElSheikh · 1st Round
Sep 30
Robert Strombachs
M25 Sharm ElSheikh · Quarterfinals
Sep 25
Luca Castagnola
M25 Sharm ElSheikh · 2nd Round
Sep 24
Andriy Poritskyy
M25 Sharm ElSheikh · 1st Round
Sep 23
Emilien Demanet
M15 Monastir · 2nd Round
Oct 1
Mohamed Nazim Makhlouf
M15 Monastir · 1st Round
Sep 30
Paul Colin
M15 Monastir · 1st Round
Sep 23
Mohamed Nazim Makhlouf
M15 Monastir · 1st Round
Sep 16
Fares Zakaria
Istanbul Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 6
Alexander Binda
Istanbul Challenger · 1st Round
Aug 4
Vadym Ursu
Samsun Challenger · 1st Round
Jul 28
Toufik Sahtali
Samsun Challenger · 3rd Round Qualifying
Jul 27
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 64–70 matches
| Metric | Zakaria | Turker |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 59% | 56% |
| Sets won | 56% | 55% |
| Games won | 51% | 52% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Zakaria | Turker |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Zakaria | Turker |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 0 |
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