Gilles Simon vs Grigor DimitrovPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Gilles Simon and Grigor Dimitrov have met 5 times since 2016; Grigor Dimitrov leads 4–1. Their first meeting came at Brisbane in 2016 on hard. On clay courts they are level 1–1. On hard courts Dimitrov leads 2–0. Dimitrov has won the last 3 meetings. Across all meetings Simon has taken 3 sets to Dimitrov's 9. Their most recent meeting: Grigor Dimitrov won at Barcelona (2018).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Simon | Dimitrov | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Gilles Simon | Grigor Dimitrov | ||
| Wins in straight sets | — | 73% | 8/11 | |
| Wins a set when losing | — | 38% | 6/16 | |
| Goes to a deciding set | — | 33% | 9/27 | |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | — | 37% | 7/19 | |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | — | 57% | 4/7 | |
| Tiebreak sets won | — | 29% | 4/14 | |
| Wins after taking set 1 | — | 71% | 10/14 | |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | — | 57% | 8/14 | |
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: 4 of 4 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Simon 1, Dimitrov 3).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Simon
🪃 Counterpuncher
Dimitrov
🤖 Servebot
Matchup analysis
The 🤖 Servebot archetype wins about 55% vs 🪃 Counterpuncher across 3,438 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Grigor Dimitrov.
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
Apr 12, 2018
Barcelona
C Clay · Round of 32
Aug 6, 2016
ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati
H Hard · Round of 64
Jun 30, 2016
Wimbledon
G Grass · Round of 64
Apr 7, 2016
ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo
C Clay · Round of 32
Jan 6, 2016
Brisbane
H Hard · Round of 32
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Simon | Dimitrov |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | - | 3–4 |
| Avg odds | - | 1.39 |
| ROI % | - | -50.6% |
| Units P/L | - | -3.54u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Simon | Dimitrov |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | — | 1 |
| Events | — | 1 |
| Matches | — | 1 |
| Distance | — | 0 mi · 0 km |
| Route | — | FRA |
Host country from each tournament in the last 30 days, including the current event even when a player arrived on a bye. 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
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Rolex Paris Masters - Paris · 3rd Round
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Nov 2
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Oct 31
Matteo Arnaldi
Brest Challenger · 2nd Round
Oct 27
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Brest Challenger · 1st Round
Oct 25
Lorenzo Sonego
Moselle Open - Metz · 2nd Round
Sep 22
David Goffin
Moselle Open - Metz · 1st Round
Sep 20
Dominic Thiem
Rennes Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 13
Edas Butvilas
St. Tropez Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 22
Holger Rune
Davis Cup, Group I, 1R, DEN-BUL 3-2 · Rubber 4
Sep 19
Elmer Moller
Davis Cup, Group I, 1R, DEN-BUL 3-2 · Rubber 1
Sep 18
Alexei Popyrin
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round
Sep 1
Timofey Skatov
U.S. Open - New York · 2nd Round Qualifying
Aug 26
Lorenzo Giustino
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 25
Sebastian Baez
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 1st Round
Aug 14
Nuno Borges
Nordea Open - Bastad · 2nd Round
Jul 15
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 33–33 matches
| Metric | Simon | Dimitrov |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | - | 42% |
| Sets won | - | 46% |
| Games won | - | 50% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Simon | Dimitrov |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 0 | 1 |
| ATP 500 | 0 | 1 |
| ATP 250 | 0 | 1 |
| ATP Masters 1000 | 1 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Simon | Dimitrov |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 2 |
| Clay | 1 | 1 |
| Grass | 0 | 1 |
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