John Hallquist Lithen and Mert Alkaya have met 2 times since 2025; Mert Alkaya leads 2–0. Their most recent meeting: Mert Alkaya won at M15 Monastir (2026).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Lithen
⚔️ The Gladiator
Alkaya
🪃 Counterpuncher
Matchup analysis
The 🪃 Counterpuncher archetype wins about 54% vs ⚔️ The Gladiator across 3,919 matches in our dataset — a stylistic lean toward Mert Alkaya.
Counterpuncher players often use elite bp conversion and strong return game to pressure the the gladiator's physical intensity.
2 career meetings, newest first
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Lithen | Alkaya | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | John Hallquist Lithen | Mert Alkaya | ||
| 1 or more | 92% | 11/12 | 94% | 17/18 |
| 3 or more | 25% | 3/12 | 61% | 11/18 |
| 5 or more | 8% | 1/12 | 33% | 6/18 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/12 | 6% | 1/18 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/12 | 0% | 0/18 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/12 | 0% | 0/18 |
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Lithen | Alkaya |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 4–4 | 4–7 |
| Avg odds | 1.54 | 2.54 |
| ROI % | -40.4% | -28.1% |
| Units P/L | -3.23u | -3.09u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Alkaya has a higher win rate against shared opponents (83% vs Lithen's 33%).
| Opponent | Lithen | Alkaya |
|---|---|---|
| Seydina Andre | L 46 46 | W 76 62 |
| Alaa Trifi | W 62 62 | W 63 75 |
| Marlon Vankan | L 57 75 36 | W 46 75 75 |
| Leo Borg | W 64 75 | W 64 62 |
| Florian Broska | L 46 26 | L 62 36 36 |
| Sergio Callejon Hernando | L 16 06 | W 60 10 |
Last five matches per player
Sam Ryan Ziegann
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 18
Piet Luis Pinter
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 17
Aristotelis Thanos
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 10
Karl Friberg
M15 Brcko · Round of 32
May 25
Drazen Petrovic
M15 Doboj · Round of 16
May 18
Gilberto Ravasio
M15 Doboj · Round of 32
May 18
Eric Vanshelboim
M15 Doboj · Quarterfinals
May 18
Thomas Drayton
M15 Monastir · Round of 32
May 11
Matisse Bobichon
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 17
Pierre-Hugues Herbert
BOSS OPEN · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jun 8
Arda Azkara
RISE CENTURION OPEN · Round of 32
Jun 1
Andrej Nedic
Bosphorus Challenger Cup · Round of 16
May 21
Georgii Kravchenko
Bosphorus Challenger Cup · Round of 32
May 19
Yusuke Takahashi
RISE IRENE OPEN · Round of 32
May 13
Jonas Forejtek
Zagreb Open · 1st Round Qualifying
May 10
Gauthier Onclin
Cote d'Ivoire Open 2 · Quarterfinals
May 1
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 52–74 matches
| Metric | Lithen | Alkaya |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 54% | 70% |
| Sets won | 55% | 68% |
| Games won | 52% | 57% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Lithen | Alkaya |
|---|---|---|
| ITF M15 | 0 | 2 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Lithen | Alkaya |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 2 |
