Matthew William Donald and Yanki Erel have met 1 time since 2026; Yanki Erel leads 1–0. Their most recent meeting: Yanki Erel won at M25 Monastir (2026).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Donald
🧱 The Wall
Erel
🪃 Counterpuncher
Matchup analysis
The 🪃 Counterpuncher archetype wins about 57% vs 🧱 The Wall across 2,782 matches in our dataset — a stylistic lean toward Yanki Erel.
Counterpuncher players often use elite bp conversion and strong return game to pressure the the wall's elite returner.
1 career meeting, newest first
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Donald | Erel | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Matthew William Donald | Yanki Erel | ||
| 1 or more | 56% | 10/18 | 96% | 21/22 |
| 3 or more | 0% | 0/18 | 55% | 12/22 |
| 5 or more | 0% | 0/18 | 32% | 7/22 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/18 | 5% | 1/22 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/18 | 0% | 0/22 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/18 | 0% | 0/22 |
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Donald | Erel |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 5–4 | 8–4 |
| Avg odds | 2.71 | 1.29 |
| ROI % | +57.2% | -16.8% |
| Units P/L | +5.15u | -2.01u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Erel has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Donald's 33%).
| Opponent | Donald | Erel |
|---|---|---|
| Anton Shepp | L 16 67 | W 64 36 64 |
| Daniele Rapagnetta | W 75 62 | W 16 60 64 |
| Hynek Barton | L 36 36 | W 75 62 |
Last five matches per player
Buvaysar Gadamauri
Bratislava Open · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 8
Francesco Forti
Internazionali di Tennis Città di Perugia | G.I.MA. Tennis Cup · 1st Round Qualifying
May 31
Sebastian Sorger
M25 Grado · Quarterfinals
May 25
Manuel Plunger
M25 Grado · Round of 16
May 25
Tobia Costanzo Baragiola Mordini
M25 Grado · Round of 32
May 25
Darwin Blanch
Danube Upper Austria Open powered by SKE · Quarterfinals
May 1
Diego Dedura
Danube Upper Austria Open powered by SKE · Round of 16
Apr 30
Nicolas Mejia
Danube Upper Austria Open powered by SKE · Round of 32
Apr 29
Ryo Tabata
Royan Atlantique Open · Round of 32
Jun 8
Daniil Ostapenkov
M15 Kutaisi · Semifinals
May 25
Ids Waterbolk
M15 Kutaisi · Round of 32
May 25
Kevin Edengren
M15 Kutaisi · Round of 16
May 25
Maxim Shin
M15 Kutaisi · Quarterfinals
May 25
Vadym Ursu
M15 Kutaisi · Final
May 25
Leonardo Rossi
M25 Kutaisi · Round of 32
May 18
Semen Pankin
M25 Kutaisi · Quarterfinals
May 18
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 63–67 matches
| Metric | Donald | Erel |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 59% | 76% |
| Sets won | 59% | 73% |
| Games won | 54% | 60% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Donald | Erel |
|---|---|---|
| ITF M25 | 0 | 1 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Donald | Erel |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 1 |
