Marek Gengel vs Rio NoguchiPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Marek Gengel and Rio Noguchi have met 4 times since 2022; Rio Noguchi leads 3–1. Their first meeting came at Sydney Challenger in 2022 on hard. On hard courts Noguchi leads 3–1. Noguchi has won the last 3 meetings. 1 of their meetings has been a final, with Noguchi leading those 1–0. Across all meetings Gengel has taken 4 sets to Noguchi's 6. Their most recent meeting: Rio Noguchi won at Nonthaburi 2 Challenger (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Gengel | Noguchi | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Marek Gengel | Rio Noguchi | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 65% | 28/43 | 58% | 19/33 |
| Wins a set when losing | 45% | 9/20 | 37% | 10/27 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 38% | 24/63 | 40% | 24/60 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 56% | 22/39 | 37% | 10/27 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 64% | 14/22 | 68% | 21/31 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 48% | 10/21 | 38% | 6/16 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 88% | 37/42 | 77% | 24/31 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 67% | 28/42 | 61% | 19/31 |
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: 2 of 4 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Gengel 1, Noguchi 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Gengel
👑 The Complete Package
Noguchi
⚔️ The Gladiator
Matchup analysis
The 👑 The Complete Package archetype wins about 54% vs ⚔️ The Gladiator across 219 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Marek Gengel.
The Complete Package players often use elite serve & return and high bp conversion to pressure the the gladiator's physical intensity.
Previous meetings
4 career meetings, newest first
Jan 15, 2026
Nonthaburi 2 Challenger
H Hard · Quarterfinals
Jan 10, 2026
Nonthaburi 1 Challenger
H Hard · Final
Feb 27, 2023
Pune Challenger
H Hard · 1st Round
Nov 2, 2022
Sydney Challenger
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 | Gengel | Noguchi |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 0–1 | 7–7 |
| Avg odds | 4.70 | 1.93 |
| ROI % | -100.0% | -6.1% |
| Units P/L | -1.00u | -0.85u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Gengel | Noguchi |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | — |
| Events | 1 | — |
| Matches | 1 | — |
| Distance | 0 mi · 0 km | — |
| Route | CZE | — |
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
Across 5 shared opponents, both Gengel and Noguchi posted a 80% win rate.
| Opponent | Gengel | Noguchi |
|---|---|---|
| Petr Bar Biryukov | L 46 63 57 | W 62 75 |
| Yasutaka Uchiyama | W 64 75 | W 57 76 63 |
| Oliver Crawford | W 16 61 61 | W 64 16 64 |
| Hiroki Moriya | W 63 76 | W 64 64 |
| Sergey Fomin | W 63 61 | L 76 46 67 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Juan Bautista Torres
Prague Challenger · 1st Round
Aug 17
Mika Lipp
Bundesliga - men
Jul 12
Milos Karol
Unicredit Czech Open · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jun 1
Dusan Obradovic
Unicredit Czech Open · 1st Round Qualifying
May 31
Karl Poling
M25 Louny · 1st Round
May 13
Alibek Kachmazov
M25 Sharm ElSheikh · Semifinals
Apr 25
Vadym Ursu
M25 Sharm ElSheikh · Quarterfinals
Apr 24
Alessandro Pecci
M25 Sharm ElSheikh · 2nd Round
Apr 23
Charles Broom
Winnipeg Challenger · Quarterfinals
Jul 24
Keegan Rice
Winnipeg Challenger · 2nd Round
Jul 23
Braden Shick
Winnipeg Challenger · 1st Round
Jul 20
Mark Lajal
Lincoln Challenger · Quarterfinals
Jul 17
Dhakshineswar Suresh
Lincoln Challenger · 2nd Round
Jul 15
Charles Broom
Lincoln Challenger · 1st Round
Jul 13
Andre Ilagan
Newport Challenger · 1st Round
Jul 8
Alex Martinez
Cary Challenger · 1st Round
Jul 1
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 60–63 matches
| Metric | Gengel | Noguchi |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 68% | 55% |
| Sets won | 63% | 53% |
| Games won | 55% | 51% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Gengel | Noguchi |
|---|---|---|
| Finals | 0 | 1 |
| ATP Challenger Tour | 1 | 3 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Gengel | Noguchi |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 3 |
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