Fernando Verdasco vs Pablo Carreno BustaPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Fernando Verdasco and Pablo Carreno Busta have met 4 times since 2016; Pablo Carreno Busta leads 3–1. Their first meeting came at Estoril in 2016 on clay. On clay courts they are level 1–1. On hard courts Busta leads 2–0. Across all meetings Verdasco has taken 2 sets to Busta's 6. Their most recent meeting: Fernando Verdasco won at Bastad (2018).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Verdasco | Carreno Busta | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Fernando Verdasco | Pablo Carreno Busta | ||
| Wins in straight sets | — | 53% | 18/34 | |
| Wins a set when losing | — | 44% | 8/18 | |
| Goes to a deciding set | — | 46% | 24/52 | |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | — | 48% | 14/29 | |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | — | 59% | 13/22 | |
| Tiebreak sets won | — | 67% | 10/15 | |
| Wins after taking set 1 | — | 89% | 24/27 | |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | — | 67% | 18/27 | |
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: 4 of 4 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Verdasco 1, Carreno Busta 3).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Verdasco
⚙️ Grinder
Busta
🏹 Frontrunner
Matchup analysis
⚙️ Grinder vs 🏹 Frontrunner is historically tight (48% vs 52%, 166 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
4 career meetings, newest first
Jul 15, 2018
Bastad
C Clay · Quarterfinals
Mar 27, 2018
ATP Masters 1000 Miami
H Hard · Round of 16
Oct 13, 2016
Basel
H Hard · Round of 32
Apr 27, 2016
Estoril
C Clay · Round of 32
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Verdasco | Busta |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | - | 6–7 |
| Avg odds | - | 2.41 |
| ROI % | - | -16.8% |
| Units P/L | - | -2.18u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Verdasco | Busta |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | — | 1 |
| Events | — | 2 |
| Matches | — | 6 |
| Distance | — | 663 mi · 1,067 km |
| Route | — | CHN |
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.
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Hugo Gaston
Seville Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 5
Alexandr Cozbinov
Stanford, CA · Round of 32
Aug 14
Alexander Cozbinov
Stanford Challenger · 1st Round
Aug 14
Gonzalo Lama
Santo Domingo Challenger · 1st Round
Aug 8
Nicolas Moreno De Alboran
Segovia Challenger · Quarterfinals
Jul 28
Nicolas Moreno De Alboran
Mallorca · Round of 32
Jul 28
Ricardas Berankis
Segovia Challenger · 2nd Round
Jul 27
Dan Added
Segovia Challenger · 1st Round
Jul 25
Felix Auger-Aliassime
Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai · 3rd Round
Oct 12
Alejandro Tabilo
Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai · 2nd Round
Oct 10
Mariano Navone
Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai · 1st Round
Oct 8
Daniil Medvedev
China Open - Beijing · 1st Round
Oct 2
Adrian Mannarino
China Open - Beijing · 3rd Round Qualifying
Sep 29
Yi Zhou
China Open - Beijing · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 28
Jiri Lehecka
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round
Aug 30
Adolfo Daniel Vallejo
Winston-Salem Open - Winston-Salem · 1st Round
Aug 24
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 58–58 matches
| Metric | Verdasco | Busta |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | - | 62% |
| Sets won | - | 58% |
| Games won | - | 52% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Verdasco | Busta |
|---|---|---|
| ATP 500 | 0 | 1 |
| ATP 250 | 1 | 1 |
| ATP Masters 1000 | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Verdasco | Busta |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 2 |
| Clay | 1 | 1 |
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