Ivan Gakhov and Stefan Popovic have met 1 time since 2025; Stefan Popovic leads 1–0. Their most recent meeting: Stefan Popovic won at M25 Santa Margherita di Pula (2025).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Gakhov
🪃 Counterpuncher
Popovic
🧱 The Wall
Matchup analysis
The 🪃 Counterpuncher archetype wins about 57% vs 🧱 The Wall across 2,782 matches in our dataset — a stylistic lean toward Ivan Gakhov.
Counterpuncher players often use elite bp conversion and strong return game to pressure the the wall's elite returner.
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 | Popovic |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 2–2 | 2–3 |
| Avg odds | 2.01 | 1.52 |
| ROI % | -6.5% | -50.8% |
| Units P/L | -0.26u | -2.54u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Gakhov has a higher win rate against shared opponents (50% vs Popovic's 25%).
| Opponent | Gakhov | Popovic |
|---|---|---|
| Sergio Planella Hernandez | W 61 62 | L 67 26 |
| Alexander Vasilev | L 36 36 | L 46 16 |
| Zangar Nurlanuly | W 63 75 | W 61 63 |
| Christoph Negritu | L 16 26 | L 76 57 46 |
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
Sergio Planella Hernandez
M15 Kursumlijska Banja · Round of 32
Jun 1
Edoardo Zanada
M25 Kursumlijska Banja · Round of 16
May 25
Alexander Vasilev
M25 Kursumlijska Banja · Quarterfinals
May 25
Federico Valle
M25 Kursumlijska Banja · Round of 32
May 25
Benjamin Thomas George
M15 Kursumlijska Banja · Round of 16
May 18
Pieter De Lange
M15 Kursumlijska Banja · Round of 32
May 18
Martin Van Der Meerschen
M15 Kursumlijska Banja · Quarterfinals
May 18
Nicolo Toffanin
M15 Prijedor · Round of 32
May 11
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 54–66 matches
| Metric | Gakhov | Popovic |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 57% | 55% |
| Sets won | 54% | 53% |
| Games won | 51% | 52% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Gakhov | Popovic |
|---|---|---|
| ITF M25 | 0 | 1 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Gakhov | Popovic |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 0 | 1 |
