Martin Van Der Meerschen vs Rafael De AlbaPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Martin Van Der Meerschen and Rafael De Alba have met 1 time since 2026; Martin Van Der Meerschen leads 1–0. Across all meetings Meerschen has taken 2 sets to Alba's 0. Their most recent meeting: Martin Van Der Meerschen won at M15 Madrid (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Van Der Meerschen | De Alba | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Martin Van Der Meerschen | Rafael De Alba | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 67% | 22/33 | 47% | 7/15 |
| Wins a set when losing | 29% | 6/21 | 18% | 5/28 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 31% | 17/54 | 30% | 13/43 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 54% | 15/28 | 13% | 1/8 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 55% | 12/22 | 27% | 7/26 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 56% | 9/16 | 43% | 3/7 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 93% | 26/28 | 82% | 9/11 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 79% | 22/28 | 64% | 7/11 |
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 Meerschen 1, De Alba 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Meerschen
⚔️ The Gladiator
Alba
🧱 The Wall
Matchup analysis
⚔️ The Gladiator vs 🧱 The Wall is historically tight (52% vs 48%, 383 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 3, 2026
M15 Madrid
C Clay · 2nd Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Meerschen | Alba | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Martin Van Der Meerschen | Rafael De Alba | ||
| 1 or more | 86% | 25/29 | 88% | 7/8 |
| 3 or more | 52% | 15/29 | 38% | 3/8 |
| 5 or more | 7% | 2/29 | 25% | 2/8 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/29 | 0% | 0/8 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/29 | 0% | 0/8 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/29 | 0% | 0/8 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Meerschen | Alba |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 20–8 | 2–4 |
| Avg odds | 1.57 | 3.83 |
| ROI % | +7.3% | -28.8% |
| Units P/L | +2.03u | -1.73u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Common opponents
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Meerschen has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Alba's 50%).
| Opponent | Meerschen | Alba |
|---|---|---|
| Theodore Dean | W 63 63 | L 36 46 |
| Louis-Lou Langenaken | W 63 62 | W 64 63 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Gabriele Crivellaro
M25 Santa Margherita di Pula · 1st Round
Oct 7
Noah Lopez
M15 Sibenik · Semifinals
Oct 3
Mak Mikovic
M15 Sibenik · Quarterfinals
Oct 2
Alessandro Battiston
M15 Sibenik · 2nd Round
Oct 1
Gabriele Pennaforti
M15 Sibenik · 1st Round
Sep 29
Florent Lagarrigue
M15 Tsaghkadzor · Quarterfinals
Sep 18
Matteo Vavassori
M15 Tsaghkadzor · 2nd Round
Sep 17
Radimir Lutkovskii
M15 Tsaghkadzor · 1st Round
Sep 16
Dev Javia
M25 Kigali · 1st Round
Oct 6
Benjamin Lock
M25 Kigali · 1st Round
Sep 30
Joao Dinis Silva
M25 Sintra · 1st Round
Sep 8
Martin Van Der Meerschen
M15 Madrid · 2nd Round
Sep 3
Samuel De Felipe Garcia
M15 Madrid · 1st Round
Sep 2
Aditya Vishal Balsekar
M15 Huamantla · 2nd Round
Jul 30
Gray Voelzke
M15 Huamantla · 1st Round
Jul 28
Alvin Nicholas Tudorica
M15 Huamantla · 1st Round
Jul 21
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 43–54 matches
| Metric | Meerschen | Alba |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 61% | 35% |
| Sets won | 58% | 35% |
| Games won | 52% | 44% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Meerschen | Alba |
|---|---|---|
| ITF M15 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Meerschen | Alba |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 1 | 0 |
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