Nicolas Esteban Rico Arias vs Nicolas VillalonPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇨🇴Nicolas Esteban Rico Arias
#1558 · 25 yrs · R
6w2 meetings · sets 0–4
🇨🇱Nicolas Villalon
#701 · 22 yrs · R
Nicolas Esteban Rico Arias and Nicolas Villalon have met 2 times since 2026; Nicolas Villalon leads 2–0. Their first meeting came at KIA Open in 2026 on clay. On clay courts Villalon leads 2–0. Villalon has won the last 2 meetings. Across all meetings Arias has taken 0 sets to Villalon's 4. Their most recent meeting: Nicolas Villalon won at M15 Quito (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Esteban Rico Arias | Villalon | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Nicolas Esteban Rico Arias | Nicolas Villalon | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 50% | 2/4 | 80% | 16/20 |
| Wins a set when losing | 10% | 1/10 | 50% | 14/28 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 21% | 3/14 | 38% | 18/48 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 50% | 1/2 | 39% | 7/18 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 50% | 1/2 | 63% | 15/24 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 75% | 3/4 | 33% | 3/9 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 100% | 4/4 | 65% | 17/26 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 50% | 2/4 | 62% | 16/26 |
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: 2 of 2 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Esteban Rico Arias 0, Villalon 2).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Arias
⚙️ Grinder
Villalon
🧱 The Wall
Matchup analysis
The ⚙️ Grinder archetype wins about 54% vs 🧱 The Wall across 318 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Nicolas Esteban Rico Arias.
Grinder players often use relentless consistency and deep court positioning to pressure the the wall's elite returner.
Previous meetings
2 career meetings, newest first
Apr 21, 2026
M15 Quito
C Clay · 1st Round
Mar 2, 2026
KIA Open
C Clay · 1st Round Qualifying
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Arias | Villalon |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | - | 4–8 |
| Avg odds | - | 2.49 |
| ROI % | - | -56.3% |
| Units P/L | - | -6.76u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Arias | Villalon |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | — | 2 |
| Events | — | 3 |
| Matches | — | 5 |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | — | BRA → PAR |
Host country from the tournament each match was played in, over the last 30 days. Route is the order of countries visited; consecutive stops in the same country are shown once. Distance is the great-circle total between host cities, shown only when every stop in the window is geocoded. A rough fatigue signal, not a headline stat.
Common opponents
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Villalon has a higher win rate against shared opponents (67% vs Arias's 33%).
| Opponent | Arias | Villalon |
|---|---|---|
| Juan Alejandro Hernandez | L 16 06 | W 63 64 |
| Victor Braga | W 76 76 | W 60 62 |
| Diego Jarry Fillol | L 67 36 | L 63 46 46 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Felix Roussel
M15 Huamantla · 1st Round
Jul 22
Juan Alejandro Hernandez
M15 Brasilia · 2nd Round
Jun 11
Victor Braga
M15 Brasilia · 1st Round
Jun 9
Diego Jarry Fillol
M15 Quito · 1st Round
Apr 29
Nicolas Villalon Valdes
M15 Quito · Round of 32
Apr 22
Nicolas Villalon
M15 Quito · 1st Round
Apr 21
Nicolas Villalon
KIA Open · 1st Round Qualifying
Mar 2
Juan Sebastian Osorio
Chaca Challenger Metepec Open · 1st Round Qualifying
Feb 15
Julian Cundom
M15 Asuncion · 2nd Round
Aug 19
Nicolas Bruna
M15 Asuncion · 1st Round
Aug 18
Maxwell Exsted
M15 Asuncion · 2nd Round
Aug 12
Benjamin Perez
M15 Asuncion · 1st Round
Aug 11
Joao Eduardo Schiessl
M25 Londrina · 1st Round
Aug 4
Enzo Camargo Lima
M15 Sao Paulo · 2nd Round
Jul 30
Tomas Jordi Leston
M15 Sao Paulo · 1st Round
Jul 29
Brandon Perez
Bogotá 5 challenger
Jul 5
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 14–48 matches
| Metric | Arias | Villalon |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 29% | 42% |
| Sets won | 29% | 47% |
| Games won | 40% | 49% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Arias | Villalon |
|---|---|---|
| ITF M15 | 0 | 1 |
| ATP Challenger Tour | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Arias | Villalon |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 0 | 2 |
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