Mark Lajal vs Niki Kaliyanda PoonachaPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Mark Lajal and Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha have met 1 time since 2024; Mark Lajal leads 1–0. Across all meetings Lajal has taken 2 sets to Poonacha's 0. Their most recent meeting: Mark Lajal won at Orleans (2024).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Lajal | Kaliyanda Poonacha | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Mark Lajal | Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 57% | 24/42 | — | |
| Wins a set when losing | 37% | 10/27 | 0% | 0/1 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 41% | 28/69 | 0% | 0/1 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 44% | 22/50 | — | |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 41% | 7/17 | 0% | 0/1 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 44% | 15/34 | — | |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 82% | 31/38 | — | |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 63% | 24/38 | — | |
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. Small sample — read with care. Head-to-head: 1 of 1 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Lajal 1, Kaliyanda Poonacha 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Lajal
👑 The Complete Package
Poonacha
🤖 Servebot
Matchup analysis
👑 The Complete Package vs 🤖 Servebot is historically tight (48% vs 52%, 1,511 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Sep 22, 2024
Orleans
H Hard · 1st Round Qualifying
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Lajal | Poonacha |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 21–8 | - |
| Avg odds | 1.62 | - |
| ROI % | +9.7% | - |
| Units P/L | +2.81u | - |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Lajal | Poonacha |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | — |
| Events | 2 | — |
| Matches | 3 | — |
| Distance | 461 mi · 742 km | — |
| Route | FRA | — |
Host country from each tournament in the last 30 days, including the current event even when a player arrived on a bye. 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.
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Lucas Poullain
Mouilleron-Le-Captif Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 29
Thomas Faurel
St. Tropez Challenger · 2nd Round
Sep 23
David Goffin
St. Tropez Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 21
Titouan Droguet
Cassis Challenger · Final
Sep 13
Daniel Masur
Cassis Challenger · Semifinals
Sep 12
Robin Bertrand
Cassis Challenger · Quarterfinals
Sep 11
Sascha Gueymard Wayenburg
Cassis Challenger · 2nd Round
Sep 10
Lenny Couturier
Cassis Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 8
Alastair Gray
KARNATAKA OPEN · 1st Round Qualifying
May 10
Petr Bar Biryukov
Bengaluru · 1st Round Qualifying
Feb 23
Kuan-Yi Lee
Taipei 2 · 1st Round Qualifying
Oct 20
Mark Lajal
Orleans · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 22
Adria Soriano Barrera
Cassis · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 1
Naoki Nakagawa
Lincoln · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 4
Matias Soto
Cuernavaca (Morelos) · 1st Round Qualifying
Apr 7
Alafia Ayeni
Mexico City · 2nd Round Qualifying
Apr 1
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 1–69 matches
| Metric | Lajal | Poonacha |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 61% | 0% |
| Sets won | 57% | 0% |
| Games won | 53% | 29% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Lajal | Poonacha |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Lajal | Poonacha |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 0 |
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