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 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 | — | 68% | 17/25 | |
| Wins a set when losing | — | 24% | 6/25 | |
| Goes to a deciding set | — | 28% | 14/50 | |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | — | 50% | 15/30 | |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | — | 29% | 5/17 | |
| Tiebreak sets won | — | 41% | 7/17 | |
| Wins after taking set 1 | — | 87% | 20/23 | |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | — | 74% | 17/23 | |
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. 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 (50% vs 50%, 1,208 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
Moscow
H Hard · Round of 16
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 | - | 5–6 |
| Avg odds | - | 1.96 |
| ROI % | - | -24.7% |
| Units P/L | - | -2.72u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Simon | McDonald |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | — | 1 |
| Events | — | 1 |
| Matches | — | 1 |
| Distance | — | 0 mi · 0 km |
| Route | — | CAN |
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
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
Jacob Fearnley
Quebec City Challenger · 1st Round
Aug 20
Alex Michelsen
Citi Open - Washington · 1st Round
Jul 28
Adam Walton
Newport Challenger · 1st Round
Jul 8
Patrick Kypson
Wimbledon - London · 1st Round
Jun 30
Roberto Carballes Baena
Wimbledon · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jun 29
Felipe Meligeni Alves
Wimbledon · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 29
Christopher O'Connell
Wimbledon · 3rd Round Qualifying
Jun 25
Shintaro Mochizuki
Nottingham 2 Challenger · 2nd Round
Jun 16
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 53–53 matches
| Metric | Simon | McDonald |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | - | 49% |
| Sets won | - | 48% |
| Games won | - | 50% |
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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