Ivan Gakhov and Patrik Niklas-Salminen have met 1 time since 2018; Ivan Gakhov leads 1–0. Their most recent meeting: Ivan Gakhov won at Tampere (2018).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Gakhov
🪃 Counterpuncher
Niklas-Salminen
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 54% vs 🪃 Counterpuncher across 4,242 matches in our dataset — a stylistic lean toward Patrik Niklas-Salminen.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the counterpuncher's elite bp conversion.
1 career meeting, newest first
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Gakhov | Niklas-Salminen |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 2–2 | 0–1 |
| Avg odds | 2.01 | 6.31 |
| ROI % | -6.5% | -100.0% |
| Units P/L | -0.26u | -1.00u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Last five matches per player
Gijs Brouwer
Shymkent Challenger 2 · Round of 32
Apr 29
Zangar Nurlanuly
Shymkent Challenger 1 · Round of 32
Apr 21
Pol Martin Tiffon
Open Menorca · Round of 16
Apr 3
Norbert Gombos
Open Menorca · Round of 32
Apr 1
Christoph Negritu
VII CHALLENGER COSTA CALIDA REGION DE MURCIA · Round of 32
Mar 9
Rudolf Molleker
Thionville Open · 1st Round Qualifying
Mar 1
Zsombor Piros
Challenger Città di Lugano · Round of 16
Feb 25
Gabriele Piraino
Challenger Città di Lugano · Round of 32
Feb 24
Giorgio Tabacco
Internazionali Di Tennis - Citta'Di Vicenza · 2nd Round Qualifying
May 25
Pietro Bertasi
Internazionali Di Tennis - Citta'Di Vicenza · 1st Round Qualifying
May 24
Eero Vasa
Manama 2 · Round of 32
Nov 25
Daniil Golubev
Manama 2 · 2nd Round Qualifying
Nov 24
Nicolas Kicker
Tampere · 1st Round Qualifying
Jul 20
Valentin Royer
Mouilleron le Captif · 1st Round Qualifying
Oct 2
Karol Drzewiecki
Toulouse · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 28
Lorenzo Giustino
Tampere · Round of 32
Jul 19
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 5–54 matches
| Metric | Gakhov | Niklas-Salminen |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 57% | 40% |
| Sets won | 54% | 40% |
| Games won | 51% | 49% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Gakhov | Niklas-Salminen |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 1 | 0 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Gakhov | Niklas-Salminen |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 1 | 0 |
