Nicholas David Ionel vs Nicolae FrunzaPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Nicholas David Ionel and Nicolae Frunza have met 1 time since 2021; Nicholas David Ionel leads 1–0. Across all meetings Ionel has taken 2 sets to Frunza's 1. Their most recent meeting: Nicholas David Ionel won at Sibiu (2021).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | David Ionel | Frunza | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Nicholas David Ionel | Nicolae Frunza | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 76% | 19/25 | — | |
| Wins a set when losing | 17% | 4/23 | 0% | 0/2 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 21% | 10/48 | 0% | 0/2 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 18% | 2/11 | — | |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 17% | 1/6 | — | |
| Tiebreak sets won | 43% | 3/7 | — | |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 90% | 19/21 | — | |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 90% | 19/21 | — | |
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: 0 of 1 completed meetings ended in straight sets (David Ionel 0, Frunza 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Ionel
⚔️ The Gladiator
Frunza
⚙️ Grinder
Matchup analysis
⚔️ The Gladiator vs ⚙️ Grinder is historically tight (48% vs 52%, 646 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 27, 2021
Sibiu
C Clay · 2nd Round Qualifying
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Ionel | Frunza |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 2–1 | - |
| Avg odds | 1.14 | - |
| ROI % | -32.0% | - |
| Units P/L | -0.96u | - |
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
Ionel has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Frunza's 0%).
| Opponent | Ionel | Frunza |
|---|---|---|
| Nitin Kumar Sinha | W 61 62 | L 46 06 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Daniil Sarksian
M15 Tsaghkadzor · 2nd Round
Jun 4
Laurin Aerne
M15 Tsaghkadzor · Round of 32
Jun 3
Laurin Aerne
M15 Tsaghkadzor · 1st Round
Jun 2
Kacper Szymkowiak
M15 Tsaghkadzor · 1st Round
May 27
Daniel Uta
M15 Bucharest · Round of 16
May 21
Mircea Mortasifu
M15 Bucharest · 1st Round
May 20
Mircea Mortasifu
M15 Bucharest · Round of 32
May 20
Philip Henning
M25 Santa Margherita di Pula · 2nd Round
Apr 15
Nitin Kumar Sinha
Iasi challenger
Jul 5
Stefan Horia Haita
Futures 2026
Jun 3
Luciano Darderi
Iasi · Round of 32
Jul 12
Oleg Prihodko
Iasi · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jul 11
Tudor Stefan Gheorghita
Iasi · 1st Round Qualifying
Jul 10
Nicholas David Ionel
Sibiu · 2nd Round Qualifying
Sep 27
Oleksii Krutykh
Sibiu · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 26
Filip Horansky
Bucharest · Round of 32
Sep 21
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 2–48 matches
| Metric | Ionel | Frunza |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 52% | 0% |
| Sets won | 51% | 0% |
| Games won | 51% | 23% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Ionel | Frunza |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Ionel | Frunza |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 1 | 0 |
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