Filip Jeff Planinsek and Marc Van Der Merwe have met 1 time since 2025; Filip Jeff Planinsek leads 1–0. Their most recent meeting: Filip Jeff Planinsek won at M25 Heraklion (2025).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Planinsek
💥 Big Hitter
Merwe
🧱 The Wall
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 55% vs 🧱 The Wall across 1,969 matches in our dataset — a stylistic lean toward Filip Jeff Planinsek.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the the wall's elite returner.
1 career meeting, newest first
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Planinsek | Merwe | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Filip Jeff Planinsek | Marc Van Der Merwe | ||
| 1 or more | 100% | 11/11 | 64% | 7/11 |
| 3 or more | 91% | 10/11 | 18% | 2/11 |
| 5 or more | 36% | 4/11 | 0% | 0/11 |
| 10 or more | 9% | 1/11 | 0% | 0/11 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/11 | 0% | 0/11 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/11 | 0% | 0/11 |
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Planinsek | Merwe |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | - | 4–2 |
| Avg odds | - | 1.67 |
| ROI % | - | -21.7% |
| Units P/L | - | -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 1 shared opponent, both Planinsek and Merwe posted a 0% win rate.
| Opponent | Planinsek | Merwe |
|---|---|---|
| Philip Henning | L 57 26 | L 36 36 |
Last five matches per player
Vladyslav Orlov
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 10
Olle Wallin
M25 Bol · Round of 32
May 25
Duje Markovina
M25 Bol · Round of 16
May 18
Maks Kasnikowski
M25 Bol · Quarterfinals
May 18
Lorenzo Ferri
M25 Bol · Round of 32
May 18
Samuele Pieri
M25 Reggio Emilia · Round of 16
May 11
Niccolo Ciavarella
M25 Reggio Emilia · Round of 32
May 11
Federico Iannaccone
M25 Monastir · Round of 16
Apr 13
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 | Planinsek | Merwe |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 56% | 58% |
| Sets won | 53% | 56% |
| Games won | 52% | 52% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Planinsek | Merwe |
|---|---|---|
| ITF M25 | 1 | 0 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Planinsek | Merwe |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 0 |
