Filip Peliwo and Marc Van Der Merwe have met 1 time since 2025; Marc Van Der Merwe leads 1–0. Their most recent meeting: Marc Van Der Merwe won at M15 Hillcrest (2025).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Peliwo
⚔️ 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 Filip Peliwo.
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 | Peliwo | Merwe | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Filip Peliwo | Marc Van Der Merwe | ||
| 1 or more | 69% | 9/13 | 64% | 7/11 |
| 3 or more | 39% | 5/13 | 18% | 2/11 |
| 5 or more | 23% | 3/13 | 0% | 0/11 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/13 | 0% | 0/11 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/13 | 0% | 0/11 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/13 | 0% | 0/11 |
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Peliwo | Merwe |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 0–4 | 4–2 |
| Avg odds | 4.15 | 1.67 |
| ROI % | -100.0% | -21.7% |
| Units P/L | -4.00u | -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
Peliwo has a higher win rate against shared opponents (67% vs Merwe's 33%).
| Opponent | Peliwo | Merwe |
|---|---|---|
| Melios Efstathiou | W 62 64 | W 63 26 63 |
| Philip Henning | L 64 46 26 | L 36 36 |
| Ergi Kirkin | W 62 61 | L 67 16 |
Last five matches per player
Guillaume Dalmasso
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 13
Matt Ponchet
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 12
Rafael Ymer
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 11
Kristjan Tamm
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 10
Eliakim Coulibaly
RISE CENTURION OPEN · Round of 32
Jun 2
Arda Azkara
RISE IRENE OPEN · Round of 32
May 26
Kody Pearson
Jiangxi Open · 1st Round Qualifying
Apr 27
Linang Xiao
M25 Luzhou · Round of 32
Apr 20
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 · 36–69 matches
| Metric | Peliwo | Merwe |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 55% | 58% |
| Sets won | 54% | 56% |
| Games won | 52% | 52% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Peliwo | Merwe |
|---|---|---|
| ITF M15 | 0 | 1 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Peliwo | Merwe |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 1 |
