Marc Van Der Merwe vs Michalis SakellaridisPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇿🇦Marc Van Der Merwe
#954 · 32 yrs
7w1 meeting · sets 2–0
🇬🇷Michalis Sakellaridis
#1638 · 25 yrs · R
10wMarc Van Der Merwe and Michalis Sakellaridis have met 1 time since 2025; Marc Van Der Merwe leads 1–0. Across all meetings Merwe has taken 2 sets to Sakellaridis's 0. Their most recent meeting: Marc Van Der Merwe won at M25 Heraklion 3 (2025).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Van Der Merwe | Sakellaridis | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Marc Van Der Merwe | Michalis Sakellaridis | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 83% | 19/23 | 75% | 3/4 |
| Wins a set when losing | 29% | 5/17 | 0% | 0/10 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 23% | 9/40 | 7% | 1/14 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 65% | 11/17 | — | |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 46% | 6/13 | 27% | 3/11 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 40% | 4/10 | 0% | 0/2 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 95% | 20/21 | 100% | 3/3 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 90% | 19/21 | 100% | 3/3 |
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 (Van Der Merwe 1, Sakellaridis 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Merwe
🧱 The Wall
Sakellaridis
⚔️ The Gladiator
Matchup analysis
The ⚔️ The Gladiator archetype wins about 53% vs 🧱 The Wall across 591 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Michalis Sakellaridis.
The Gladiator players often use physical intensity and balanced game to pressure the the wall's elite returner.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Nov 27, 2025
M25 Heraklion 3
H Hard · 2nd Round
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Merwe | Sakellaridis |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 2–3 | 0–1 |
| Avg odds | 1.45 | 2.03 |
| ROI % | -46.0% | -100.0% |
| Units P/L | -2.30u | -1.00u |
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
Merwe has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Sakellaridis's 0%).
| Opponent | Merwe | Sakellaridis |
|---|---|---|
| Simphiwe Ngwenya | W 61 64 | L 36 06 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Connor Doig
M25 Hillcrest · 1st Round
Jul 15
Preston Brown
M15 Hillcrest · 1st Round
Jul 7
Ofek Shimanov
M15 Hillcrest · 2nd Round
Jul 3
Federico Garbero
Futures 2026
Jul 1
Filippo Francesco Garbero
M15 Hillcrest · 1st Round
Jul 1
Ben Weintraub
Futures 2026
Jun 29
James Hart
Futures 2026
Jun 28
Orel Kimhi
RISE CENTURION OPEN · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jun 1
Felix Seres
M25 Lausanne · 1st Round
Aug 26
Tim Hammes
Futures 2026
Jun 22
Garrett Johns
Abruzzo Open Francavilla al Mare · 1st Round Qualifying
May 3
Lui Maxted
ITC Crete Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Mar 8
Jack Loge
ITC Crete Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Mar 1
Olle Wallin
M25 Monastir 1 · 2nd Round
Jan 8
Matei Todoran
M25 Monastir 1 · 1st Round
Jan 7
Marc Van Der Merwe
M25 Heraklion 3 · 2nd Round
Nov 27
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 14–40 matches
| Metric | Merwe | Sakellaridis |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 57% | 29% |
| Sets won | 57% | 28% |
| Games won | 53% | 39% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Merwe | Sakellaridis |
|---|---|---|
| ITF M25 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Merwe | Sakellaridis |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 0 |
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