Gonzalo Villanueva vs Stefano NapolitanoPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇦🇷Gonzalo Villanueva
#323 · 31 yrs · R
3 meetings · sets 4–4
🇮🇹Stefano Napolitano
#284 · 31 yrs · R
4wGonzalo Villanueva and Stefano Napolitano have met 3 times since 2023; Stefano Napolitano leads 2–1. Their first meeting came at Trieste in 2023 on clay. On clay courts Napolitano leads 2–1. Across all meetings Villanueva has taken 4 sets to Napolitano's 4. Their most recent meeting: Gonzalo Villanueva won at Cordenons Challenger (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Villanueva | Napolitano | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Gonzalo Villanueva | Stefano Napolitano | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 76% | 42/55 | 69% | 25/36 |
| Wins a set when losing | 34% | 11/32 | 33% | 7/21 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 28% | 24/87 | 32% | 18/57 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 73% | 27/37 | 58% | 18/31 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 62% | 24/39 | 60% | 12/20 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 56% | 9/16 | 48% | 10/21 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 92% | 45/49 | 91% | 32/35 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 86% | 42/49 | 71% | 25/35 |
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. Head-to-head: 1 of 3 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Villanueva 1, Napolitano 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Villanueva
⚔️ The Gladiator
Napolitano
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 55% vs ⚔️ The Gladiator across 1,349 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Stefano Napolitano.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the the gladiator's physical intensity.
Previous meetings
3 career meetings, newest first
Jul 17, 2026
Cordenons Challenger
C Clay · Quarterfinals
Jul 24, 2023
Verona
C Clay · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jul 17, 2023
Trieste
C Clay · 2nd Round Qualifying
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Villanueva | Napolitano | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Gonzalo Villanueva | Stefano Napolitano | ||
| 1 or more | 85% | 17/20 | 83% | 5/6 |
| 3 or more | 45% | 9/20 | 50% | 3/6 |
| 5 or more | 10% | 2/20 | 33% | 2/6 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/20 | 0% | 0/6 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/20 | 0% | 0/6 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/20 | 0% | 0/6 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Villanueva | Napolitano |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 13–8 | 1–5 |
| Avg odds | 1.76 | 2.51 |
| ROI % | -12.1% | -75.2% |
| Units P/L | -2.55u | -4.51u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Villanueva | Napolitano |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | 1 |
| Events | 2 | 1 |
| Matches | 4 | 1 |
| Distance | 835 mi · 1,344 km | 0 mi · 0 km |
| Route | ARG → BRA | ITA |
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.
Common opponents
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Napolitano has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Villanueva's 67%).
| Opponent | Villanueva | Napolitano |
|---|---|---|
| Alex Barrena | L 46 26 | W 64 36 76 |
| Matias Soto | W 46 63 75 | W 61 76 |
| Gustavo Torres Albuquerque | W 62 61 | W 64 76 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Nick Hardt
Antofagasta Challenger · 1st Round
Oct 5
Guido Ivan Justo
Curitiba Challenger · Quarterfinals
Oct 2
Mateus Alves
Curitiba Challenger · 2nd Round
Oct 1
Juan Carlos Prado Angelo
Curitiba Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 30
Guido Ivan Justo
Buenos Aires Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 21
Joaquin Aguilar Cardozo
M15 Mar Del Plata · Semifinals
Aug 29
Santiago De La Fuente
M15 Mar Del Plata · Quarterfinals
Aug 28
Vito Antonio Darderi
M15 Mar Del Plata · 2nd Round
Aug 27
Oriol Roca Batalla
Biella Challenger · 2nd Round
Sep 16
Alex Marti Pujolras
Biella Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 15
Stefano Travaglia
Genoa Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 8
Henry Bernet
Como Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 1
Mackenzie McDonald
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 25
Ugo Blanchet
Quebec City Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 17
Alexandre Muller
San Marino Challenger · 1st Round
Jul 27
Zsombor Piros
Zug Challenger · 1st Round
Jul 20
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 57–87 matches
| Metric | Villanueva | Napolitano |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 63% | 63% |
| Sets won | 61% | 60% |
| Games won | 56% | 54% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Villanueva | Napolitano |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 1 | 2 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Villanueva | Napolitano |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 1 | 2 |
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