Franco Ribero vs Pavel KotovPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Franco Ribero and Pavel Kotov have met 1 time since 2026; Pavel Kotov leads 1–0. Across all meetings Ribero has taken 1 sets to Kotov's 2. Their most recent meeting: Pavel Kotov won at Royan Challenger (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Ribero | Kotov | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Franco Ribero | Pavel Kotov | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 64% | 14/22 | 60% | 15/25 |
| Wins a set when losing | 38% | 11/29 | 50% | 6/12 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 37% | 19/51 | 43% | 16/37 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 67% | 6/9 | 44% | 11/25 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 56% | 18/32 | 60% | 6/10 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 55% | 11/20 | 67% | 10/15 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 82% | 14/17 | 87% | 20/23 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 82% | 14/17 | 65% | 15/23 |
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: 0 of 1 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Ribero 0, Kotov 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Ribero
⚙️ Grinder
Kotov
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 55% vs ⚙️ Grinder across 1,211 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Pavel Kotov.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the grinder's relentless consistency.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Jun 16, 2026
Royan Challenger
C Clay · 1st Round
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Ribero | Kotov |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 4–7 | 1–2 |
| Avg odds | 3.35 | 2.21 |
| ROI % | -42.5% | -63.0% |
| Units P/L | -4.67u | -1.89u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Ribero | Kotov |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | — |
| Events | 2 | — |
| Matches | 2 | — |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | BUL → POL | — |
Host country from the tournament each match was played in, over the last 30 days. 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
Daniel Michalski
M25 Poznan · 1st Round
Aug 26
Radu Mihai Papoe
Plovdiv 2 Challenger · 1st Round
Aug 4
Leo Raquillet
Liege challenger
Jul 6
Alessio Basile
Liege challenger
Jul 5
Pavel Lagutin
Troyes challenger
Jun 29
Pavel Kotov
Royan Challenger · 1st Round
Jun 16
Nitin Kumar Sinha
Royan Atlantique Open · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jun 15
Alexandre Reco
Royan Atlantique Open · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 14
Daniel Elahi Galan
Bonn Challenger · 1st Round
Jul 28
Franco Ribero
Royan Challenger · 1st Round
Jun 16
Marco Trungelliti
Lyon Challenger · 1st Round
Jun 9
Guy Den Ouden
Bad Rappenau Challenger · 1st Round
Jun 1
Cezar Cretu
Chisinau Challenger · 2nd Round
May 28
Gauthier Onclin
Chisinau Challenger · 1st Round
May 26
Mikhail Kukushkin
Gwangju Challenger · 1st Round
Apr 21
Yi Zhou
Renault Busan Open Tennis Championships · Round of 32
Apr 14
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 37–51 matches
| Metric | Ribero | Kotov |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 43% | 68% |
| Sets won | 45% | 62% |
| Games won | 48% | 53% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Ribero | Kotov |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Ribero | Kotov |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 0 | 1 |
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