Francesco Forti and Ivan Gakhov have met 3 times since 2021; Ivan Gakhov leads 2–1. Their most recent meeting: Ivan Gakhov won at Start Romagna Cup -1° Trofeo Città di Cesenatico (2026).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Forti
💥 Big Hitter
Gakhov
🪃 Counterpuncher
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 54% vs 🪃 Counterpuncher across 4,242 matches in our dataset — a stylistic lean toward Francesco Forti.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the counterpuncher's elite bp conversion.
3 career meetings, newest first
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Forti | Gakhov |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 11–5 | 2–2 |
| Avg odds | 1.84 | 2.01 |
| ROI % | +22.3% | -6.5% |
| Units P/L | +3.56u | -0.26u |
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 Forti and Gakhov posted a 100% win rate.
| Opponent | Forti | Gakhov |
|---|---|---|
| Manuel Mazza | W 63 64 | W 64 64 |
| Federico Arnaboldi | W 36 63 61 | W 57 75 75 |
| Sergio Planella Hernandez | W 64 36 64 | W 61 62 |
| Norbert Gombos | W 76 67 76 | W 36 62 61 |
Last five matches per player
Roberto Carballes Baena
SIC EUROPE OMAG OPEN · Semifinals
Jun 13
Andrea Guerrieri
SIC EUROPE OMAG OPEN · Quarterfinals
Jun 12
Franco Agamenone
SIC EUROPE OMAG OPEN · Round of 16
Jun 11
Gonzalo Bueno
SIC EUROPE OMAG OPEN · Round of 32
Jun 10
Samuele Pieri
SIC EUROPE OMAG OPEN · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jun 8
Luca Castagnola
SIC EUROPE OMAG OPEN · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 7
Pierluigi Basile
Internazionali di Tennis Città di Perugia | G.I.MA. Tennis Cup · Round of 16
Jun 4
Jelle Sels
Internazionali di Tennis Città di Perugia | G.I.MA. Tennis Cup · Round of 32
Jun 2
Gijs Brouwer
Shymkent Challenger 2 · Round of 32
Apr 29
Zangar Nurlanuly
Shymkent Challenger 1 · Round of 32
Apr 21
Pol Martin Tiffon
Open Menorca · Round of 16
Apr 3
Norbert Gombos
Open Menorca · Round of 32
Apr 1
Christoph Negritu
VII CHALLENGER COSTA CALIDA REGION DE MURCIA · Round of 32
Mar 9
Rudolf Molleker
Thionville Open · 1st Round Qualifying
Mar 1
Zsombor Piros
Challenger Città di Lugano · Round of 16
Feb 25
Gabriele Piraino
Challenger Città di Lugano · Round of 32
Feb 24
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 54–61 matches
| Metric | Forti | Gakhov |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 62% | 57% |
| Sets won | 59% | 54% |
| Games won | 53% | 51% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Forti | Gakhov |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 1 | 2 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Forti | Gakhov |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 1 |
| Clay | 1 | 1 |
