Marc Van Der Merwe vs Ofek ShimanovPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Marc Van Der Merwe and Ofek Shimanov have met 1 time since 2026; Ofek Shimanov leads 1–0. Across all meetings Merwe has taken 0 sets to Shimanov's 2. Their most recent meeting: Ofek Shimanov won at M15 Hillcrest (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Van Der Merwe | Shimanov | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Marc Van Der Merwe | Ofek Shimanov | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 83% | 19/23 | 53% | 8/15 |
| Wins a set when losing | 29% | 5/17 | 33% | 3/9 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 23% | 9/40 | 42% | 10/24 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 65% | 11/17 | 57% | 4/7 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 46% | 6/13 | 55% | 6/11 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 40% | 4/10 | 63% | 5/8 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 95% | 20/21 | 83% | 10/12 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 90% | 19/21 | 67% | 8/12 |
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 0, Shimanov 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Merwe
🧱 The Wall
Shimanov
🪃 Counterpuncher
Matchup analysis
The 🪃 Counterpuncher archetype wins about 54% vs 🧱 The Wall across 753 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Ofek Shimanov.
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 3, 2026
M15 Hillcrest
H Hard · 2nd Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Merwe | Shimanov | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Marc Van Der Merwe | Ofek Shimanov | ||
| 1 or more | 100% | 4/4 | 79% | 11/14 |
| 3 or more | 25% | 1/4 | 21% | 3/14 |
| 5 or more | 0% | 0/4 | 7% | 1/14 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/4 | 0% | 0/14 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/4 | 0% | 0/14 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/4 | 0% | 0/14 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Merwe | Shimanov |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 2–3 | 11–6 |
| Avg odds | 1.45 | 2.03 |
| ROI % | -46.0% | +17.8% |
| Units P/L | -2.30u | +3.02u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Merwe | Shimanov |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | — | 1 |
| Events | — | 1 |
| Matches | — | 3 |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | — | USA |
Host country from the tournament each match was played in, over the last 30 days. 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
Shimanov has a higher win rate against shared opponents (80% vs Merwe's 20%).
| Opponent | Merwe | Shimanov |
|---|---|---|
| Simphiwe Ngwenya | W 61 64 | L 36 64 57 |
| Preston Brown | L 57 36 | W 75 46 62 |
| Orel Kimhi | L 46 67 | W 63 26 63 |
| Giulio Perego | L 67 64 46 | W 16 64 62 |
| Giulio Perego | L 67 64 46 | W 16 64 62 |
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
Jakub Vrba
M15 Champaign · Quarterfinals
Aug 28
Eli Stephenson
M15 Champaign · 2nd Round
Aug 27
Jeremy Zhang
M15 Champaign · 1st Round
Aug 26
Dan Brand
M15 Astana · 1st Round
Aug 6
Dan Brand
M15 Astana · 1st Round
Aug 6
Danial Rakhmatullayev
M15 Astana · 1st Round
Jul 29
Danial Rakhmatullayev
M15 Astana · 1st Round
Jul 29
Jordan Hasson
M25 Hillcrest · Quarterfinals
Jul 17
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 24–40 matches
| Metric | Merwe | Shimanov |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 57% | 63% |
| Sets won | 57% | 57% |
| Games won | 53% | 52% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Merwe | Shimanov |
|---|---|---|
| ITF M15 | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Merwe | Shimanov |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 1 |
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