Gael Monfils vs Gilles SimonPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Gael Monfils and Gilles Simon have met 5 times since 2015; Gilles Simon leads 3–2. Their first meeting came at Marseille in 2015 on hard. On hard courts Monfils leads 2–1. 1 of their meetings has been a final, with Simon leading those 1–0. Across all meetings Monfils has taken 8 sets to Simon's 7. Their most recent meeting: Gael Monfils won at Rotterdam (2020).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Monfils | Simon | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Gael Monfils | Gilles Simon | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 75% | 3/4 | — | |
| Wins a set when losing | 57% | 4/7 | — | |
| Goes to a deciding set | 45% | 5/11 | — | |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 67% | 2/3 | — | |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 63% | 5/8 | — | |
| Tiebreak sets won | 50% | 2/4 | — | |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 50% | 3/6 | — | |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 50% | 3/6 | — | |
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: 2 of 4 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Monfils 2, Simon 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Monfils
🤖 Servebot
Simon
🪃 Counterpuncher
Matchup analysis
The 🤖 Servebot archetype wins about 57% vs 🪃 Counterpuncher across 2,280 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Gael Monfils.
Servebot players often use high ace rate and dominant service to pressure the counterpuncher's elite bp conversion.
Previous meetings
5 career meetings, newest first
Feb 13, 2020
Rotterdam
H Hard · Round of 16
May 8, 2017
ATP Masters 1000 Madrid
C Clay · Round of 64
Oct 6, 2016
Tokyo
H Hard · Round of 16
Jul 4, 2015
Wimbledon
G Grass · Round of 32
Feb 22, 2015
Marseille
H Hard · Final
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Monfils | Simon |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 1–2 | - |
| Avg odds | 2.85 | - |
| ROI % | +19.0% | - |
| Units P/L | +0.57u | - |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Monfils | Simon |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | — |
| Events | 2 | — |
| Matches | 3 | — |
| Distance | 712 mi · 1,146 km | — |
| Route | CAN → USA | — |
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
Rinky Hijikata
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 1st Round
Aug 14
Learner Tien
National Bank Open - Montreal · 2nd Round
Aug 6
Kamil Majchrzak
National Bank Open - Montreal · 1st Round
Aug 4
Hugo Gaston
French Open - Paris · 1st Round
May 25
Camilo Ugo Carabelli
Mutua Madrid Open - Madrid · 1st Round
Apr 23
Alexander Bublik
Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters - Monte-Carlo · 2nd Round
Apr 7
Tallon Griekspoor
Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters - Monte-Carlo · 1st Round
Apr 5
Felix Auger-Aliassime
BNP Paribas Open - Indian Wells · 2nd Round
Mar 6
Felix Auger-Aliassime
ATP Masters 1000 Paris · Round of 16
Nov 3
Taylor Fritz
ATP Masters 1000 Paris · Round of 32
Nov 2
Andy Murray
ATP Masters 1000 Paris · Round of 64
Oct 31
Matteo Arnaldi
Brest · Round of 16
Oct 27
Laurent Lokoli
Brest · Round of 32
Oct 25
Lorenzo Sonego
Metz · Round of 16
Sep 22
David Goffin
Metz · Round of 32
Sep 20
Dominic Thiem
Rennes · Round of 32
Sep 13
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 13–13 matches
| Metric | Monfils | Simon |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 31% | - |
| Sets won | 42% | - |
| Games won | 48% | - |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Monfils | Simon |
|---|---|---|
| Finals | 0 | 1 |
| Grand Slam | 0 | 1 |
| ATP 500 | 2 | 0 |
| ATP 250 | 0 | 1 |
| ATP Masters 1000 | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Monfils | Simon |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 2 | 1 |
| Clay | 0 | 1 |
| Grass | 0 | 1 |
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