Gilles Simon vs Mackenzie McDonaldPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Gilles Simon and Mackenzie McDonald have met 3 times since 2018; Gilles Simon leads 2–1. Their first meeting came at Antwerp in 2018 on hard. On hard courts Simon leads 2–0. Across all meetings Simon has taken 4 sets to McDonald's 2. Their most recent meeting: Gilles Simon won at Kremlin Cup - Moscow (2021).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Simon | McDonald | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Gilles Simon | Mackenzie McDonald | ||
| Wins in straight sets | — | 65% | 13/20 | |
| Wins a set when losing | — | 32% | 9/28 | |
| Goes to a deciding set | — | 33% | 16/48 | |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | — | 42% | 11/26 | |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | — | 37% | 7/19 | |
| Tiebreak sets won | — | 24% | 4/17 | |
| Wins after taking set 1 | — | 74% | 14/19 | |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | — | 68% | 13/19 | |
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: 3 of 3 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Simon 2, McDonald 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Simon
🪃 Counterpuncher
McDonald
⚙️ Grinder
Matchup analysis
🪃 Counterpuncher vs ⚙️ Grinder is historically tight (52% vs 48%, 708 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
3 career meetings, newest first
Oct 21, 2021
Kremlin Cup - Moscow
H Hard · 2nd Round
Apr 12, 2019
Barcelona
C Clay · Round of 32
Oct 12, 2018
Antwerp
H Hard · Round of 16
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Simon | McDonald |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | - | 3–7 |
| Avg odds | - | 2.21 |
| ROI % | - | -56.3% |
| Units P/L | - | -5.63u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Simon | McDonald |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | — | 1 |
| Events | — | 1 |
| Matches | — | 1 |
| Distance | — | 0 mi · 0 km |
| Route | — | POR |
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
Felix Auger-Aliassime
Rolex Paris Masters - Paris · 3rd Round
Nov 3
Taylor Fritz
Rolex Paris Masters - Paris · 2nd Round
Nov 2
Andy Murray
Rolex Paris Masters - Paris · 1st Round
Oct 31
Matteo Arnaldi
Brest Challenger · 2nd Round
Oct 27
Laurent Lokoli
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
Ryan Nijboer
Braga Challenger · 1st Round
Oct 7
Toby Samuel
Porto Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 29
Dalibor Svrcina
U.S. Open - New York · 3rd Round Qualifying
Aug 28
Thiago Seyboth Wild
U.S. Open - New York · 2nd Round Qualifying
Aug 26
Stefano Napolitano
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 25
Jacob Fearnley
Quebec City Challenger · 1st Round
Aug 20
Yibing Wu
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 11
Alex Michelsen
Citi Open - Washington · 1st Round
Jul 28
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 51–51 matches
| Metric | Simon | McDonald |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | - | 41% |
| Sets won | - | 43% |
| Games won | - | 49% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Simon | McDonald |
|---|---|---|
| ATP 500 | 0 | 1 |
| ATP 250 | 2 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Simon | McDonald |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 2 | 0 |
| Clay | 0 | 1 |
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