Jakub Paul vs Nicolai Budkov KjaerPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Jakub Paul and Nicolai Budkov Kjaer have met 1 time since 2026; Nicolai Budkov Kjaer leads 1–0. Across all meetings Paul has taken 1 sets to Kjaer's 2. Their most recent meeting: Nicolai Budkov Kjaer won at Valencia Challenger (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Paul | Budkov Kjaer | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Jakub Paul | Nicolai Budkov Kjaer | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 56% | 5/9 | 50% | 14/28 |
| Wins a set when losing | 22% | 2/9 | 23% | 7/30 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 33% | 6/18 | 36% | 21/58 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 50% | 2/4 | 34% | 12/35 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 42% | 5/12 | 35% | 8/23 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 80% | 4/5 | 43% | 10/23 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 78% | 7/9 | 78% | 18/23 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 56% | 5/9 | 61% | 14/23 |
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, Budkov Kjaer 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Paul
🪃 Counterpuncher
Kjaer
🎯 Baseliner
Matchup analysis
The 🎯 Baseliner archetype wins about 54% vs 🪃 Counterpuncher across 979 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Nicolai Budkov Kjaer.
Baseliner players often use precise groundstrokes and court control to pressure the counterpuncher's elite bp conversion.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
May 12, 2026
Valencia Challenger
C Clay · 3rd Round Qualifying
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Paul | Kjaer |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 2–1 | 8–9 |
| Avg odds | 2.53 | 1.81 |
| ROI % | +86.7% | -25.6% |
| Units P/L | +2.60u | -4.36u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Paul | Kjaer |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | — | 1 |
| Events | — | 2 |
| Matches | — | 3 |
| Distance | — | 461 mi · 742 km |
| Route | — | FRA |
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
Kjaer has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Paul's 0%).
| Opponent | Paul | Kjaer |
|---|---|---|
| Matej Dodig | L 57 16 | W 62 76 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Niels McDonald
Roanne Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Oct 11
Rudolf Molleker
Prague Challenger · 3rd Round Qualifying
Aug 17
Svyatoslav Gulin
Prague Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 16
Enrico Dalla Valle
Emilia-Romagna Tennis Cup · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jun 15
Michele Mecarelli
Emilia-Romagna Tennis Cup · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 14
Nicolai Budkov Kjaer
Valencia Challenger · 3rd Round Qualifying
May 12
Stefano Napolitano
Copa Faulconbridge · 1st Round Qualifying
May 11
Dusan Lajovic
Grand Prix Hassan II - Marrakech · 1st Round Qualifying
Mar 29
Felix Balshaw
Mouilleron-Le-Captif Challenger · 2nd Round
Oct 1
Yanis Ghazouani Durand
Mouilleron-Le-Captif Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 29
Billy Harris
St. Tropez Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 22
Jie Cui
Davis Cup, Group I, 1R, NOR-CHN 4-0 · Rubber 2
Sep 18
Titouan Droguet
Cassis Challenger · Semifinals
Sep 12
Moez Echargui
Cassis Challenger · Quarterfinals
Sep 11
Yanis Ghazouani Durand
Cassis Challenger · 2nd Round
Sep 10
Felix Balshaw
Cassis Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 8
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 18–64 matches
| Metric | Paul | Kjaer |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 50% | 47% |
| Sets won | 48% | 45% |
| Games won | 50% | 49% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Paul | Kjaer |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Paul | Kjaer |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 0 | 1 |
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