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 | 53% | 20/38 | — | |
| Wins a set when losing | 50% | 12/24 | 0% | 0/1 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 48% | 30/62 | 0% | 0/1 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 40% | 18/45 | — | |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 47% | 7/15 | 0% | 0/1 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 56% | 18/32 | — | |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 81% | 29/36 | — | |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 56% | 20/36 | — | |
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
🤖 Servebot
Poonacha
⚙️ Grinder
Matchup analysis
The 🤖 Servebot archetype wins about 56% vs ⚙️ Grinder across 1,470 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Mark Lajal.
Servebot players often use high ace rate and dominant service to pressure the grinder's relentless consistency.
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 | 14–9 | - |
| Avg odds | 1.79 | - |
| ROI % | +0.2% | - |
| Units P/L | +0.05u | - |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Lajal | Poonacha |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | — |
| Events | 2 | — |
| Matches | 2 | — |
| Distance | 2,012 mi · 3,238 km | — |
| Route | CAN → 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.
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Juan Manuel Cerundolo
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 1st Round
Aug 14
J.J. Wolf
Vancouver Challenger · Final
Aug 1
Keegan Rice
Vancouver Challenger · Semifinals
Jul 31
Braden Shick
Vancouver Challenger · Quarterfinals
Jul 30
Clement Chidekh
Vancouver Challenger · 2nd Round
Jul 30
Evan Zhu
Vancouver Challenger · 1st Round
Jul 29
Alex Michelsen
Bloomfield Hills Challenger · Quarterfinals
Jul 24
Pablo Llamas Ruiz
Bloomfield Hills Challenger · 2nd Round
Jul 23
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 · 1–62 matches
| Metric | Lajal | Poonacha |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 61% | 0% |
| Sets won | 57% | 0% |
| Games won | 52% | 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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