Marc Van Der Merwe and Marlon Vankan have met 1 time since 2025; Marc Van Der Merwe leads 1–0. Their most recent meeting: Marc Van Der Merwe won at M25 Kigali (2025).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Merwe
🧱 The Wall
Vankan
⚔️ The Gladiator
Matchup analysis
The ⚔️ The Gladiator archetype wins about 55% vs 🧱 The Wall across 3,180 matches in our dataset — a stylistic lean toward Marlon Vankan.
The Gladiator players often use physical intensity and balanced game to pressure the the wall's elite returner.
1 career meeting, newest first
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Merwe | Vankan | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Marc Van Der Merwe | Marlon Vankan | ||
| 1 or more | 64% | 7/11 | 89% | 8/9 |
| 3 or more | 18% | 2/11 | 22% | 2/9 |
| 5 or more | 0% | 0/11 | 11% | 1/9 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/11 | 0% | 0/9 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/11 | 0% | 0/9 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/11 | 0% | 0/9 |
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Merwe | Vankan |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 4–2 | 1–2 |
| Avg odds | 1.67 | 1.87 |
| ROI % | -21.7% | -18.3% |
| Units P/L | -1.30u | -0.55u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Last five matches per player
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
Pieter De Lange
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 21
Marcel Zielinski
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 20
Vincent Dullinger
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 17
Radu Mihai Papoe
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 12
Kai Thompson
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 11
Mihai Razvan Marinescu
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 9
Juan Cruz Martin Manzano
M25 Carnac · Round of 32
May 25
Mathys Domenc
M25 Carnac · Round of 16
May 25
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 36–45 matches
| Metric | Merwe | Vankan |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 58% | 64% |
| Sets won | 56% | 63% |
| Games won | 52% | 55% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Merwe | Vankan |
|---|---|---|
| ITF M25 | 1 | 0 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Merwe | Vankan |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 1 | 0 |
