Karl Friberg vs Melvin KumarPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Karl Friberg and Melvin Kumar have met 1 time since 2026; Karl Friberg leads 1–0. Their most recent meeting: Karl Friberg won at M15 Bastad (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Friberg | Kumar | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Karl Friberg | Melvin Kumar | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 92% | 22/24 | 83% | 5/6 |
| Wins a set when losing | 17% | 4/24 | 27% | 4/15 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 13% | 6/48 | 24% | 5/21 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 60% | 15/25 | 50% | 2/4 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 47% | 9/19 | 33% | 5/15 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 46% | 6/13 | 50% | 2/4 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 96% | 22/23 | 75% | 6/8 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 96% | 22/23 | 63% | 5/8 |
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.
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Friberg
🪃 Counterpuncher
Kumar
⚙️ Grinder
Matchup analysis
🪃 Counterpuncher vs ⚙️ Grinder is historically tight (52% vs 48%, 708 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Aug 20, 2026
M15 Bastad
C Clay · 1st Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Friberg | Kumar | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Karl Friberg | Melvin Kumar | ||
| 1 or more | 100% | 15/15 | 80% | 4/5 |
| 3 or more | 40% | 6/15 | 40% | 2/5 |
| 5 or more | 20% | 3/15 | 20% | 1/5 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/15 | 0% | 0/5 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/15 | 0% | 0/5 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/15 | 0% | 0/5 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Friberg | Kumar |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 9–5 | 1–5 |
| Avg odds | 1.92 | 6.79 |
| ROI % | -10.6% | -76.7% |
| Units P/L | -1.48u | -4.60u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Common opponents
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Friberg has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Kumar's 50%).
| Opponent | Friberg | Kumar |
|---|---|---|
| Lenn Luemkemann | W 75 61 | W 63 61 |
| Matt Ponchet | W 62 63 | L 36 16 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Oleg Prihodko
M15 Rodez · 1st Round
Oct 7
Henry Bernet
M25 Falun · Quarterfinals
Sep 24
William Rejchtman Vinciguerra
M25 Falun · 2nd Round
Sep 23
Nikola Slavic
M25 Falun · 1st Round
Sep 22
Chun-Hsin Tseng
Davis Cup, Group I, 1R, TPE-SWE 3-2 · Rubber 2
Sep 19
Samir Banerjee
M25 Plaisir · 2nd Round
Sep 10
Alex Knaff
M25 Plaisir · 1st Round
Sep 8
Melvin Kumar
M15 Bastad · 1st Round
Aug 20
Michael Minasyan
M25 Falun · 1st Round
Sep 22
Alexandre Reco
M25 Nevers · 1st Round
Sep 16
Arno Guillet
M25 Nevers · 3rd Round Qualifying
Sep 14
Karl Friberg
M15 Bastad · 1st Round
Aug 20
Markus Molder
M15 Turku · 1st Round
Aug 11
Ilya Ivashka
Grodzisk Mazowiecki Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 2
Matt Ponchet
M15 Dublin · 1st Round
Jul 29
Adam Jilly
M15 Store · 1st Round
Jul 1
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 21–49 matches
| Metric | Friberg | Kumar |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 49% | 29% |
| Sets won | 51% | 34% |
| Games won | 50% | 44% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Friberg | Kumar |
|---|---|---|
| ITF M15 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Friberg | Kumar |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 1 | 0 |
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