Jakub Paul vs John SperlePrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Jakub Paul and John Sperle have met 1 time since 2026; Jakub Paul leads 1–0. Across all meetings Paul has taken 2 sets to Sperle's 1. Their most recent meeting: Jakub Paul won at Guerri Napoli Tennis Cup (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Paul | Sperle | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Jakub Paul | John Sperle | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 86% | 6/7 | 75% | 21/28 |
| Wins a set when losing | 36% | 4/11 | 21% | 5/24 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 28% | 5/18 | 23% | 12/52 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 80% | 4/5 | 63% | 17/27 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 36% | 4/11 | 29% | 5/17 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 71% | 5/7 | 36% | 5/14 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 60% | 6/10 | 93% | 25/27 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 60% | 6/10 | 78% | 21/27 |
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: 0 of 1 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Paul 0, Sperle 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Paul
🪃 Counterpuncher
Sperle
⚔️ The Gladiator
Matchup analysis
🪃 Counterpuncher vs ⚔️ The Gladiator is historically tight (49% vs 51%, 1,935 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Mar 3, 2026
Guerri Napoli Tennis Cup
C Clay · 2nd Round Qualifying
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Paul | Sperle |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 1–1 | 10–7 |
| Avg odds | 1.83 | 1.55 |
| ROI % | -40.0% | -15.6% |
| Units P/L | -0.80u | -2.65u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Paul | Sperle |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | — | 3 |
| Events | — | 3 |
| Matches | — | 8 |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | — | GER → BEL → HUN |
Host country from the tournament each match was played in, over the last 30 days. 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.
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Enrico Dalla Valle
Emilia-Romagna Tennis Cup · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jun 15
Michele Mecarelli
Emilia-Romagna Tennis Cup · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 14
Stefano Napolitano
Copa Faulconbridge · 1st Round Qualifying
May 11
Nicolai Budkov Kjaer
Copa Faulconbridge · 2nd Round Qualifying
May 1
Dusan Lajovic
Grand Prix Hassan II · 1st Round Qualifying
Mar 30
Alexandre Muller
Naples Challenger · 1st Round
Mar 24
John Sperle
Guerri Napoli Tennis Cup · 2nd Round Qualifying
Mar 3
Laurent Lokoli
Guerri Napoli Tennis Cup · 1st Round Qualifying
Mar 2
Stepan Baum
M15 Pecs · Semifinals
Aug 29
Lorenzo Bocchi
M15 Pecs · Quarterfinals
Aug 28
Kolos Kincses
M15 Pecs · 2nd Round
Aug 27
Tomas Lanik
M15 Pecs · 1st Round
Aug 26
Rafael Giotis
M15 Lambermont · 2nd Round
Aug 20
Justas Trainauskas
M15 Lambermont · 1st Round
Aug 19
Marlon Vankan
M15 Trier · 2nd Round
Aug 13
Linus Lagerbohm
M15 Trier · 1st Round
Aug 12
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 18–52 matches
| Metric | Paul | Sperle |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 39% | 54% |
| Sets won | 44% | 53% |
| Games won | 48% | 53% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Paul | Sperle |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Paul | Sperle |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 1 | 0 |
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