Gianluca Di Nicola vs Giorgio RiccaPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Gianluca Di Nicola and Giorgio Ricca have met 2 times since 2015; they are level 1–1. Their first meeting came at Andria in 2015 on hard. Across all meetings Nicola has taken 3 sets to Ricca's 3. Their most recent meeting: Giorgio Ricca won at Francavilla al Mare (2022).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Di Nicola | Ricca | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Gianluca Di Nicola | Giorgio Ricca | ||
| Wins in straight sets | — | — | ||
| Wins a set when losing | — | 0% | 0/3 | |
| Goes to a deciding set | — | 0% | 0/3 | |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | — | — | ||
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | — | 0% | 0/3 | |
| Tiebreak sets won | — | — | ||
| Wins after taking set 1 | — | — | ||
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | — | — | ||
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: 0 of 2 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Di Nicola 0, Ricca 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Nicola
⚔️ The Gladiator
Ricca
🛡️ The Spoiler
Matchup analysis
The ⚔️ The Gladiator archetype wins about 60% vs 🛡️ The Spoiler across 48 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Gianluca Di Nicola.
The Gladiator players often use physical intensity and balanced game to pressure the the spoiler's strong court coverage.
Previous meetings
2 career meetings, newest first
May 15, 2022
Francavilla al Mare
C Clay · 1st Round Qualifying
Nov 3, 2015
Andria
H Hard · 2nd Round Qualifying
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Nicola | Ricca |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | - | 0–1 |
| Avg odds | - | 9.53 |
| ROI % | - | -100.0% |
| Units P/L | - | -1.00u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Daniele Rapagnetta
M25 Montesilvano · Round of 32
Aug 6
Gabriele Piraino
Roseto Degli Abruzzi · 1st Round Qualifying
Apr 16
Giorgio Ricca
Francavilla al Mare · 1st Round Qualifying
May 15
Luca Van Assche
Rome 1 · 1st Round Qualifying
Apr 24
Andrea Vavassori
Roseto Degli Abruzzi 2 · 1st Round Qualifying
Mar 13
Elmar Ejupovic
Roseto Degli Abruzzi 1 · 1st Round Qualifying
Mar 6
Francisco Cerundolo
L'Aquila · Round of 32
Aug 10
Luca Pancaldi
L'Aquila · Round of 64
Aug 7
Francesco Forti
Como Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 30
Niels Visker
Start Romagna Cup -1° Trofeo Città di Cesenatico · 1st Round Qualifying
Feb 1
Michele Ribecai
Bergamo · 1st Round Qualifying
Nov 16
Inigo Cervantes
Todi · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 11
Sumit Nagal
Roseto Degli Abruzzi · 1st Round Qualifying
Apr 16
Francesco Maestrelli
Todi · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jul 4
Luca Potenza
Todi · 1st Round Qualifying
Jul 3
Georgii Kravchenko
Milan · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 19
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 3–3 matches
| Metric | Nicola | Ricca |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | - | 0% |
| Sets won | - | 0% |
| Games won | - | 25% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Nicola | Ricca |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 1 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Nicola | Ricca |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 0 |
| Clay | 0 | 1 |
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