Giuseppe La Vela and Nicholas David Ionel have met 1 time since 2025; Nicholas David Ionel leads 1–0. Their most recent meeting: Nicholas David Ionel won at M15 Bol (2025).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Vela
⚔️ The Gladiator
Ionel
⚔️ The Gladiator
Matchup analysis
Both Giuseppe La Vela and Nicholas David Ionel are ⚔️ The Gladiator types. Mirror matchups usually come down to execution, fitness, and surface fit — across 5,050 matches in our dataset the historical split is about even.
1 career meeting, newest first
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Vela | Ionel | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Giuseppe La Vela | Nicholas David Ionel | ||
| 1 or more | 90% | 18/20 | 18% | 2/11 |
| 3 or more | 40% | 8/20 | 0% | 0/11 |
| 5 or more | 15% | 3/20 | 0% | 0/11 |
| 10 or more | 5% | 1/20 | 0% | 0/11 |
| 15 or more | 5% | 1/20 | 0% | 0/11 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/20 | 0% | 0/11 |
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Vela | Ionel |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 9–6 | 1–1 |
| Avg odds | 1.86 | 1.32 |
| ROI % | -15.4% | -49.0% |
| Units P/L | -2.31u | -0.98u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Vela has a higher win rate against shared opponents (67% vs Ionel's 0%).
| Opponent | Vela | Ionel |
|---|---|---|
| Philip Henning | W 75 46 76 | L 36 46 |
| Max Houkes | W 62 62 | L 36 26 |
| Andrey Chepelev | L 61 36 46 | L 36 16 |
Last five matches per player
Georgii Kravchenko
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 19
Viktor Durasovic
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 18
Simone Massellani
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 17
Carlo Alberto Caniato
SIC EUROPE OMAG OPEN · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 8
Aljaz Jeran
M15 Kranjska Gora · Round of 32
May 25
Filippo Mazzola
M15 Kranjska Gora · Round of 16
May 25
Calvin Mueller
M15 Kranjska Gora · Quarterfinals
May 25
Jeremy Gschwendtner
M15 Litija · Quarterfinals
May 18
Daniil Sarksian
M15 Tsaghkadzor · Round of 16
Jun 1
Laurin Aerne
M15 Tsaghkadzor · Round of 32
Jun 1
Kacper Szymkowiak
M15 Tsaghkadzor · Round of 32
May 25
Mircea Mortasifu
M15 Bucharest · Round of 32
May 18
Daniel Uta
M15 Bucharest · Round of 16
May 18
Philip Henning
M25 Santa Margherita di Pula · Round of 16
Apr 13
Max Houkes
M25 Santa Margherita di Pula · Round of 32
Apr 6
Gabriele Maria Noce
M25 Santa Margherita di Pula · Quarterfinals
Mar 30
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 50–61 matches
| Metric | Vela | Ionel |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 64% | 50% |
| Sets won | 60% | 50% |
| Games won | 54% | 51% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Vela | Ionel |
|---|---|---|
| ITF M15 | 0 | 1 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Vela | Ionel |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 0 | 1 |
