Holger Rune vs Sebastian BaezPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Holger Rune and Sebastian Baez have met 7 times since 2021; Holger Rune leads 4–3. Their first meeting came at Chile Dove Men+Care Open - Santiago in 2021 on clay. On clay courts Baez leads 3–2. On hard courts Rune leads 2–0. Rune has won the last 2 meetings. Across all meetings Rune has taken 9 sets to Baez's 7. Their most recent meeting: Holger Rune won at Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai (2025).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Rune | Baez | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Holger Rune | Sebastian Baez | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 50% | 2/4 | 76% | 26/34 |
| Wins a set when losing | 50% | 1/2 | 23% | 6/26 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 50% | 3/6 | 23% | 14/60 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 40% | 2/5 | 61% | 17/28 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 100% | 1/1 | 54% | 15/28 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 33% | 1/3 | 58% | 7/12 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 67% | 2/3 | 83% | 29/35 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 67% | 2/3 | 74% | 26/35 |
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. Small sample — read with care. Head-to-head: 5 of 7 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Rune 3, Baez 2).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Rune
💥 Big Hitter
Baez
🎾 All-Court
Matchup analysis
💥 Big Hitter vs 🎾 All-Court is historically tight (52% vs 48%, 656 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
7 career meetings, newest first
Oct 3, 2025
Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai
H Hard · 2nd Round
Apr 16, 2025
Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell - Barcelona
C Clay · 2nd Round
May 13, 2024
Internazionali BNL d'Italia - Rome
C Clay · 3rd Round
Oct 26, 2023
Swiss Indoors Basel - Basel
H Hard · 2nd Round
Feb 8, 2022
Argentina Open - Buenos Aires
C Clay · 1st Round
Mar 15, 2021
Santiago Challenger
C Clay · 1st Round
Mar 9, 2021
Chile Dove Men+Care Open - Santiago
C Clay · 1st Round
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Rune | Baez |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 2–2 | 8–9 |
| Avg odds | 1.58 | 2.43 |
| ROI % | -17.5% | -17.4% |
| Units P/L | -0.70u | -2.95u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Rune | Baez |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | 1 |
| Events | 2 | 3 |
| Matches | 2 | 4 |
| Distance | 1,092 mi · 1,758 km | 1,611 mi · 2,592 km |
| Route | JPN → CHN | 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.
Common opponents
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Across 1 shared opponent, both Rune and Baez posted a 100% win rate.
| Opponent | Rune | Baez |
|---|---|---|
| Grigor Dimitrov | W 36 63 76 | W 16 63 64 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Daniel Altmaier
Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai · 1st Round
Oct 7
Kyrian Jacquet
Japan Open Tennis Championships - Tokyo · 1st Round
Oct 1
Grigor Dimitrov
Davis Cup, Group I, 1R, DEN-BUL 3-2 · Rubber 4
Sep 19
Iliyan Radulov
Davis Cup, Group I, 1R, DEN-BUL 3-2 · Rubber 2
Sep 18
Tomas Martin Etcheverry
BNP Paribas Nordic Open - Stockholm · Quarterfinals
Oct 17
Marton Fucsovics
BNP Paribas Nordic Open - Stockholm · 2nd Round
Oct 16
Valentin Vacherot
Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai · Quarterfinals
Oct 9
Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard
Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai · 4th Round
Oct 7
Valentin Vacherot
Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai · 2nd Round
Oct 10
Marcos Giron
Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai · 1st Round
Oct 8
Juncheng Shang
China Open - Beijing · 1st Round
Oct 1
Jenson Brooksby
Chengdu Open - Chengdu · 1st Round
Sep 23
Brandon Nakashima
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round
Aug 31
Juan Manuel Cerundolo
Winston-Salem Open - Winston-Salem · 3rd Round
Aug 26
Hugo Grenier
Winston-Salem Open - Winston-Salem · 2nd Round
Aug 26
Hubert Hurkacz
Cancun Challenger · Final
Aug 24
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 6–65 matches
| Metric | Rune | Baez |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 67% | 54% |
| Sets won | 60% | 52% |
| Games won | 53% | 50% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Rune | Baez |
|---|---|---|
| ATP 500 | 2 | 0 |
| ATP 250 | 1 | 1 |
| ATP Masters 1000 | 1 | 1 |
| ATP Challenger Tour | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Rune | Baez |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 2 | 0 |
| Clay | 2 | 3 |
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