Manvydas Balciunas vs Mika PetkovicPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Manvydas Balciunas and Mika Petkovic have met 1 time since 2026; Mika Petkovic leads 1–0. Across all meetings Balciunas has taken 0 sets to Petkovic's 2. Their most recent meeting: Mika Petkovic won at Bunschoten Challenger (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Balciunas | Petkovic | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Manvydas Balciunas | Mika Petkovic | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 71% | 5/7 | 72% | 38/53 |
| Wins a set when losing | 44% | 4/9 | 44% | 15/34 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 38% | 6/16 | 34% | 30/87 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 63% | 5/8 | 58% | 31/53 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 43% | 3/7 | 65% | 20/31 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 60% | 3/5 | 47% | 9/19 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 71% | 5/7 | 82% | 47/57 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 71% | 5/7 | 67% | 38/57 |
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 (Balciunas 0, Petkovic 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Balciunas
🧱 The Wall
Petkovic
🪃 Counterpuncher
Matchup analysis
The 🪃 Counterpuncher archetype wins about 55% vs 🧱 The Wall across 685 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Mika Petkovic.
Counterpuncher players often use elite bp conversion and strong return game to pressure the the wall's elite returner.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Jul 12, 2026
Bunschoten Challenger
C Clay · 1st Round Qualifying
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Balciunas | Petkovic |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 1–2 | 9–11 |
| Avg odds | 2.28 | 1.96 |
| ROI % | -59.7% | -26.8% |
| Units P/L | -1.79u | -5.36u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Balciunas | Petkovic |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | — | 1 |
| Events | — | 2 |
| Matches | — | 4 |
| Distance | — | 462 mi · 744 km |
| Route | — | ITA |
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.
Common opponents
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Petkovic has a higher win rate against shared opponents (75% vs Balciunas's 50%).
| Opponent | Balciunas | Petkovic |
|---|---|---|
| Sander Jong | L 26 26 | W 76 63 |
| Nikolai Barsukov | L 06 36 | L 46 76 67 |
| Maximilian Markov | W 46 61 103 | W 64 62 |
| Nino Ehrenschneider | W 67 64 76 | W 63 63 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Sander Jong
M25 Oldenzaal · 1st Round
Aug 26
Iannis Miletich
M25 Metzingen · 3rd Round Qualifying
Jul 21
Andre Nemeth
M25 Metzingen · 1st Round Qualifying
Jul 20
Mika Petkovic
Bunschoten Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Jul 12
Abel Forger
M25 The Hague · 1st Round
Jul 8
Abel Forger
M15 Amstelveen · Quarterfinals
Jul 3
Nino Ehrenschneider
M15 Amstelveen · 2nd Round
Jul 2
Stijn Hofman
M15 Amstelveen · 1st Round
Jul 1
Vitaliy Sachko
Bari Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 28
Francesco Forti
Genoa 2 Challenger · Quarterfinals
Sep 25
Raul Brancaccio
Genoa 2 Challenger · 2nd Round
Sep 24
Thiago Monteiro
Genoa 2 Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 22
Felix Gill
Biella Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 14
Andrea Pellegrino
Genoa Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 8
Federico Arnaboldi
Genoa Challenger · 3rd Round Qualifying
Sep 7
Daniel Salazar Martinez
Genoa Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 6
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 16–87 matches
| Metric | Balciunas | Petkovic |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 44% | 61% |
| Sets won | 47% | 59% |
| Games won | 50% | 53% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Balciunas | Petkovic |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Balciunas | Petkovic |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 0 | 1 |
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