Kerem Yilmaz and Marc Van Der Merwe have met 1 time since 2026; Kerem Yilmaz leads 1–0. Their most recent meeting: Kerem Yilmaz won at M15 Pretoria (2026).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Yilmaz
🧱 The Wall
Merwe
🧱 The Wall
Matchup analysis
Both Kerem Yilmaz and Marc Van Der Merwe are 🧱 The Wall types. Mirror matchups usually come down to execution, fitness, and surface fit — across 2,074 matches in our dataset the historical split is about even.
1 career meeting, newest first
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Yilmaz | Merwe | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Kerem Yilmaz | Marc Van Der Merwe | ||
| 1 or more | 67% | 8/12 | 64% | 7/11 |
| 3 or more | 42% | 5/12 | 18% | 2/11 |
| 5 or more | 0% | 0/12 | 0% | 0/11 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/12 | 0% | 0/11 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/12 | 0% | 0/11 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/12 | 0% | 0/11 |
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Yilmaz | Merwe |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 2–2 | 4–2 |
| Avg odds | 2.01 | 1.67 |
| ROI % | -23.0% | -21.7% |
| Units P/L | -0.92u | -1.30u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Across 3 shared opponents, both Yilmaz and Merwe posted a 33% win rate.
| Opponent | Yilmaz | Merwe |
|---|---|---|
| Adhithya Ganesan | L | W 75 26 64 |
| Tuncay Duran | W 63 64 | L 67 06 |
| Ergi Kirkin | L 26 36 | L 67 16 |
Last five matches per player
Keshav Chopra
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 20
Felix Roussel
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 18
Theo Herrmann
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 17
Adhithya Ganesan
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 11
Alexander Zgirovsky
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 10
Yassine Smiej
M15 Islamabad · Round of 32
May 4
Muhammad Shoaib
M15 Islamabad · Quarterfinals
May 4
Ivan Iutkin
M15 Islamabad · Round of 16
May 4
Orel Kimhi
RISE CENTURION OPEN · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jun 1
Connor Henry Van Schalkwyk
RISE CENTURION OPEN · 1st Round Qualifying
May 31
Jesse Flores
M15 Mbombela · Quarterfinals
May 4
Cooper Mccarthy
M15 Mbombela · Round of 16
May 4
Simphiwe Ngwenya
M15 Mbombela · Round of 32
May 4
Orel Kimhi
RISE IRENE OPEN · 1st Round Qualifying
May 2
Giulio Perego
M15 Mbombela · Round of 32
Apr 27
John Bothma
M15 Pretoria · Round of 16
Apr 20
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 32–36 matches
| Metric | Yilmaz | Merwe |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 47% | 58% |
| Sets won | 45% | 56% |
| Games won | 48% | 52% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Yilmaz | Merwe |
|---|---|---|
| ITF M15 | 1 | 0 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Yilmaz | Merwe |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 0 |
