Nicholas David Ionel and Rafael Izquierdo Luque have met 1 time since 2025; Nicholas David Ionel leads 1–0. Their most recent meeting: Nicholas David Ionel won at M15 Madrid (2025).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Ionel
⚔️ The Gladiator
Luque
⚔️ The Gladiator
Matchup analysis
Both Nicholas David Ionel and Rafael Izquierdo Luque are ⚔️ The Gladiator types. Mirror matchups usually come down to execution, fitness, and surface fit — across 5,050 matches in our dataset the historical split is about even.
1 career meeting, newest first
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Ionel | Luque | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Nicholas David Ionel | Rafael Izquierdo Luque | ||
| 1 or more | 18% | 2/11 | 83% | 10/12 |
| 3 or more | 0% | 0/11 | 25% | 3/12 |
| 5 or more | 0% | 0/11 | 0% | 0/12 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/11 | 0% | 0/12 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/11 | 0% | 0/12 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/11 | 0% | 0/12 |
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Ionel | Luque |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 1–1 | 2–3 |
| Avg odds | 1.32 | 4.87 |
| ROI % | -49.0% | -18.2% |
| Units P/L | -0.98u | -0.91u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Last five matches per player
Daniil Sarksian
M15 Tsaghkadzor · Round of 16
Jun 1
Laurin Aerne
M15 Tsaghkadzor · Round of 32
Jun 1
Kacper Szymkowiak
M15 Tsaghkadzor · Round of 32
May 25
Mircea Mortasifu
M15 Bucharest · Round of 32
May 18
Daniel Uta
M15 Bucharest · Round of 16
May 18
Philip Henning
M25 Santa Margherita di Pula · Round of 16
Apr 13
Max Houkes
M25 Santa Margherita di Pula · Round of 32
Apr 6
Gabriele Maria Noce
M25 Santa Margherita di Pula · Quarterfinals
Mar 30
Joao Domingues
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 13
Dan Added
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 12
Mario Gonzalez Fernandez
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 11
Gabriele Piraino
M25 Caltanissetta · Quarterfinals
Jun 1
Lorenzo Beraldo
M25 Caltanissetta · Round of 32
Jun 1
Fausto Tabacco
M25 Caltanissetta · Round of 16
Jun 1
Paulo Andre Saraiva Dos Santos
Kosice Open 2026 · 1st Round Qualifying
May 2
Tiago Torres
M25 Quinta do Lago · Round of 32
Apr 27
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 37–50 matches
| Metric | Ionel | Luque |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 50% | 51% |
| Sets won | 50% | 52% |
| Games won | 51% | 52% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Ionel | Luque |
|---|---|---|
| ITF M15 | 1 | 0 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Ionel | Luque |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 1 | 0 |
