Mackenzie McDonald vs Peter PolanskyPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Mackenzie McDonald and Peter Polansky have met 6 times since 2015; Mackenzie McDonald leads 5–1. Their first meeting came at Sacramento in 2015 on hard. On hard courts McDonald leads 4–1. McDonald has won the last 2 meetings. Across all meetings McDonald has taken 11 sets to Polansky's 3. Their most recent meeting: Mackenzie McDonald won at ATP Masters 1000 Miami (2019).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | McDonald | Polansky | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Mackenzie McDonald | Peter Polansky | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 65% | 13/20 | — | |
| Wins a set when losing | 32% | 9/28 | — | |
| Goes to a deciding set | 33% | 16/48 | — | |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 42% | 11/26 | — | |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 37% | 7/19 | — | |
| Tiebreak sets won | 24% | 4/17 | — | |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 74% | 14/19 | — | |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 68% | 13/19 | — | |
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. Small sample — read with care. Head-to-head: 4 of 6 completed meetings ended in straight sets (McDonald 4, Polansky 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
McDonald
⚙️ Grinder
Polansky
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 55% vs ⚙️ Grinder across 682 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Peter Polansky.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the grinder's relentless consistency.
Previous meetings
6 career meetings, newest first
Mar 2, 2019
ATP Masters 1000 Miami
H Hard · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 6, 2018
Surbiton
G Grass · Round of 32
Nov 11, 2016
Knoxville
H Hard · Quarterfinals
Nov 4, 2016
Charlottesville
H Hard · Quarterfinals
Sep 28, 2016
Tiburon
H Hard · Round of 32
Oct 7, 2015
Sacramento
H Hard · Round of 32
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | McDonald | Polansky |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 3–7 | - |
| Avg odds | 2.21 | - |
| ROI % | -56.3% | - |
| Units P/L | -5.63u | - |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | McDonald | Polansky |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | — |
| Events | 1 | — |
| Matches | 1 | — |
| Distance | 0 mi · 0 km | — |
| Route | POR | — |
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.
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Ryan Nijboer
Braga Challenger · 1st Round
Oct 7
Toby Samuel
Porto Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 29
Dalibor Svrcina
U.S. Open - New York · 3rd Round Qualifying
Aug 28
Thiago Seyboth Wild
U.S. Open - New York · 2nd Round Qualifying
Aug 26
Stefano Napolitano
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 25
Jacob Fearnley
Quebec City Challenger · 1st Round
Aug 20
Yibing Wu
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 11
Alex Michelsen
Citi Open - Washington · 1st Round
Jul 28
Max Purcell
ATP Masters 1000 Canada · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 5
Thai-Son Kwiatkowski
Washington · 1st Round Qualifying
Jul 29
Skander Mansouri
Newport · 1st Round Qualifying
Jul 16
Roberto Quiroz
Cleveland · 1st Round Qualifying
Jan 30
Sebastian Fanselow
Columbus · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jan 24
JC Aragone
Columbus · 1st Round Qualifying
Jan 23
Tennys Sandgren
Knoxville Challenger · 1st Round
Nov 8
Inaki Montes-De La Torre
Charlottesville Challenger · 1st Round
Nov 2
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 51–51 matches
| Metric | McDonald | Polansky |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 41% | - |
| Sets won | 43% | - |
| Games won | 49% | - |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | McDonald | Polansky |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Masters 1000 | 1 | 0 |
| ATP Challenger Tour | 4 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | McDonald | Polansky |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 4 | 1 |
| Grass | 1 | 0 |
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