Gilles Simon vs Pablo Carreno BustaPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Gilles Simon and Pablo Carreno Busta have met 7 times since 2016; Pablo Carreno Busta leads 4–3. Their first meeting came at Estoril in 2016 on clay. On clay courts they are level 2–2. On hard courts Busta leads 2–1. Across all meetings Simon has taken 7 sets to Busta's 11. Their most recent meeting: Gilles Simon won at French Open - Paris (2022).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Simon | Carreno Busta | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Gilles Simon | Pablo Carreno Busta | ||
| Wins in straight sets | — | 53% | 18/34 | |
| Wins a set when losing | — | 44% | 8/18 | |
| Goes to a deciding set | — | 46% | 24/52 | |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | — | 48% | 14/29 | |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | — | 59% | 13/22 | |
| Tiebreak sets won | — | 67% | 10/15 | |
| Wins after taking set 1 | — | 89% | 24/27 | |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | — | 67% | 18/27 | |
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: 5 of 6 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Simon 1, Carreno Busta 4).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Simon
🪃 Counterpuncher
Busta
🏹 Frontrunner
Matchup analysis
🪃 Counterpuncher vs 🏹 Frontrunner is historically tight (48% vs 52%, 1,152 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
7 career meetings, newest first
May 24, 2022
French Open - Paris
C Clay · 1st Round
Aug 5, 2019
ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati
H Hard · Round of 64
Jan 7, 2018
Australian Open
H Hard · Round of 64
May 6, 2017
ATP Masters 1000 Rome
C Clay · Round of 64
Oct 10, 2016
ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai
H Hard · Round of 64
May 3, 2016
ATP Masters 1000 Madrid
C Clay · Round of 32
Apr 29, 2016
Estoril
C Clay · Quarterfinals
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Simon | Busta |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | - | 6–7 |
| Avg odds | - | 2.41 |
| ROI % | - | -16.8% |
| Units P/L | - | -2.18u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Simon | Busta |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | — | 1 |
| Events | — | 2 |
| Matches | — | 6 |
| Distance | — | 663 mi · 1,067 km |
| Route | — | CHN |
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
Felix Auger-Aliassime
Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai · 3rd Round
Oct 12
Alejandro Tabilo
Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai · 2nd Round
Oct 10
Mariano Navone
Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai · 1st Round
Oct 8
Daniil Medvedev
China Open - Beijing · 1st Round
Oct 2
Adrian Mannarino
China Open - Beijing · 3rd Round Qualifying
Sep 29
Yi Zhou
China Open - Beijing · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 28
Jiri Lehecka
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round
Aug 30
Adolfo Daniel Vallejo
Winston-Salem Open - Winston-Salem · 1st Round
Aug 24
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 58–58 matches
| Metric | Simon | Busta |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | - | 62% |
| Sets won | - | 58% |
| Games won | - | 52% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Simon | Busta |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 1 | 1 |
| ATP 250 | 0 | 1 |
| ATP Masters 1000 | 2 | 2 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Simon | Busta |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 2 |
| Clay | 2 | 2 |
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