Marcel Zielinski and Nikolai Barsukov have met 1 time since 2025; Marcel Zielinski leads 1–0. Their most recent meeting: Marcel Zielinski won at M15 Uslar (2025).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Zielinski
🧱 The Wall
Barsukov
🛡️ The Spoiler
Matchup analysis
The 🧱 The Wall archetype wins about 53% vs 🛡️ The Spoiler across 1,086 matches in our dataset — a stylistic lean toward Marcel Zielinski.
The Wall players often use elite returner and low unforced errors to pressure the the spoiler's strong court coverage.
1 career meeting, newest first
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Zielinski | Barsukov | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Marcel Zielinski | Nikolai Barsukov | ||
| 1 or more | 60% | 6/10 | 100% | 11/11 |
| 3 or more | 30% | 3/10 | 46% | 5/11 |
| 5 or more | 10% | 1/10 | 27% | 3/11 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/10 | 0% | 0/11 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/10 | 0% | 0/11 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/10 | 0% | 0/11 |
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Zielinski | Barsukov |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 4–3 | 1–5 |
| Avg odds | 2.73 | 2.01 |
| ROI % | +24.1% | -76.7% |
| Units P/L | +1.69u | -4.60u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Barsukov has a higher win rate against shared opponents (60% vs Zielinski's 40%).
| Opponent | Zielinski | Barsukov |
|---|---|---|
| Yannik Kelm | W | W 26 64 62 |
| Fons Van Sambeek | L 16 57 | L 64 26 16 |
| Daniel Siniakov | L 26 16 | L 36 26 |
| Stefan Popovic | W 64 64 | W 61 64 |
| Michael Agwi | L 36 16 | W 63 64 |
Last five matches per player
Pieter De Lange
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 19
Manvydas Balciunas
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 18
Lilian Marmousez
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 9
Martins Rocens
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 3
Fons Van Sambeek
M15 Rosbach · Round of 16
Jun 1
Nino Ehrenschneider
M25 Troisdorf · Round of 32
May 25
Calvin Mueller
M15 Klagenfurt · Round of 32
May 18
Denis Petak
M25 Louny · Round of 32
May 11
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 46–55 matches
| Metric | Zielinski | Barsukov |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 58% | 48% |
| Sets won | 54% | 48% |
| Games won | 51% | 49% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Zielinski | Barsukov |
|---|---|---|
| ITF M15 | 1 | 0 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Zielinski | Barsukov |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 1 | 0 |
