Nicholas David Ionel and Stefan Palosi have met 2 times since 2021; they are level 1–1. Their most recent meeting: Stefan Palosi won at Sibiu (2021).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Ionel
⚔️ The Gladiator
Palosi
🧱 The Wall
Matchup analysis
The ⚔️ The Gladiator archetype wins about 55% vs 🧱 The Wall across 3,180 matches in our dataset — a stylistic lean toward Nicholas David Ionel.
The Gladiator players often use physical intensity and balanced game to pressure the the wall's elite returner.
2 career meetings, newest first
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Ionel | Palosi | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Nicholas David Ionel | Stefan Palosi | ||
| 1 or more | 18% | 2/11 | 60% | 3/5 |
| 3 or more | 0% | 0/11 | 0% | 0/5 |
| 5 or more | 0% | 0/11 | 0% | 0/5 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/11 | 0% | 0/5 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/11 | 0% | 0/5 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/11 | 0% | 0/5 |
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Ionel | Palosi |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 1–1 | 1–4 |
| Avg odds | 1.32 | 1.81 |
| ROI % | -49.0% | -69.2% |
| Units P/L | -0.98u | -3.46u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Palosi has a higher win rate against shared opponents (89% vs Ionel's 44%).
| Opponent | Ionel | Palosi |
|---|---|---|
| Radu David Turcanu | L 46 36 | L 76 26 36 |
| Mircea Mortasifu | W 62 61 | W 63 63 |
| Daniel Uta | L 06 02 | W 61 26 64 |
| Michiel De Krom | L 75 36 36 | W 62 26 76 |
| Giuseppe La Vela | W 67 76 61 | W 64 62 |
| Mihai Alexandru Coman | W 62 63 | W 62 61 |
| Niklas Guttau | L 46 61 46 | W 63 67 64 |
| Vito Dellelba | W 64 26 64 | W 63 63 |
| Mihai Razvan Marinescu | L 75 57 06 | W 63 64 |
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
Radu David Turcanu
Intaro Open · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 21
Dan Alexandru Tomescu
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 20
Stefan Adrian Andreescu
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 19
Nicolas Garcia Longo
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 18
Gabriel Ghetu
M25 Bistrita · Round of 32
Jun 1
Robert Guna
M15 Bucharest · Round of 32
May 18
Dominik Recek
Ostra Group Open By Porsche Servisni Centrum Ostrava · 1st Round Qualifying
Apr 27
Franco Agamenone
Grand Prix Open Comunidad de Madrid by Silverway · 2nd Round Qualifying
Apr 6
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 50–78 matches
| Metric | Ionel | Palosi |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 50% | 68% |
| Sets won | 50% | 65% |
| Games won | 51% | 54% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Ionel | Palosi |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 1 | 1 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Ionel | Palosi |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 1 | 1 |
