Jesse Flores vs Marc Van Der MerwePrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Jesse Flores and Marc Van Der Merwe have met 1 time since 2026; Jesse Flores leads 1–0. Across all meetings Flores has taken 2 sets to Merwe's 0. Their most recent meeting: Jesse Flores won at M15 Mbombela (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Flores | Van Der Merwe | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Jesse Flores | Marc Van Der Merwe | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 71% | 12/17 | 83% | 19/23 |
| Wins a set when losing | 26% | 5/19 | 29% | 5/17 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 28% | 10/36 | 23% | 9/40 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 69% | 9/13 | 65% | 11/17 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 43% | 9/21 | 46% | 6/13 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 54% | 7/13 | 40% | 4/10 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 72% | 13/18 | 95% | 20/21 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 67% | 12/18 | 90% | 19/21 |
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: 1 of 1 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Flores 1, Van Der Merwe 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Flores
💥 Big Hitter
Merwe
🧱 The Wall
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 56% vs 🧱 The Wall across 482 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Jesse Flores.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the the wall's elite returner.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
May 8, 2026
M15 Mbombela
H Hard · Quarterfinals
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Flores | Merwe |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 0–2 | 2–3 |
| Avg odds | 2.79 | 1.45 |
| ROI % | -100.0% | -46.0% |
| Units P/L | -2.00u | -2.30u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Flores | Merwe |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | — |
| Events | 2 | — |
| Matches | 2 | — |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | USA | — |
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.
Common opponents
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Flores has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Merwe's 67%).
| Opponent | Flores | Merwe |
|---|---|---|
| Simphiwe Ngwenya | W 62 76 | W 61 64 |
| Simphiwe Ngwenya | W 62 76 | W 61 64 |
| Tuncay Duran | W 64 61 | L 67 06 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Oliver Okonkwo
M15 Champaign · 1st Round
Aug 26
Karl Poling
M25 East Lansing · 1st Round
Aug 12
Alec Beckley
M15 Mbombela · Semifinals
May 9
Marc Van Der Merwe
M15 Mbombela · Quarterfinals
May 8
Jordan Hasson
M15 Mbombela · Round of 16
May 7
Jordan Hasson
M15 Mbombela · 2nd Round
May 7
Simon Caldwell
M15 Mbombela · 1st Round
May 6
Simon Caldwell
M15 Mbombela · Round of 32
May 6
Connor Doig
M25 Hillcrest · 1st Round
Jul 15
Preston Brown
M15 Hillcrest · 1st Round
Jul 7
Ofek Shimanov
M15 Hillcrest · 2nd Round
Jul 3
Federico Garbero
Futures 2026
Jul 1
Filippo Francesco Garbero
M15 Hillcrest · 1st Round
Jul 1
Ben Weintraub
Futures 2026
Jun 29
James Hart
Futures 2026
Jun 28
Orel Kimhi
RISE CENTURION OPEN · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jun 1
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 36–40 matches
| Metric | Flores | Merwe |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 47% | 57% |
| Sets won | 48% | 57% |
| Games won | 51% | 53% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Flores | Merwe |
|---|---|---|
| ITF M15 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Flores | Merwe |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 0 |
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