Nicolas Kicker vs Roberto Carballes BaenaPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇦🇷Nicolas Kicker
#351 · 34 yrs · R
43 meetings · sets 4–4
🇪🇸Roberto Carballes Baena
#258 · 33 yrs · R
5wNicolas Kicker and Roberto Carballes Baena have met 3 times since 2016; Nicolas Kicker leads 2–1. Their first meeting came at Perugia in 2016 on clay. On clay courts Kicker leads 2–1. Across all meetings Kicker has taken 4 sets to Baena's 4. Their most recent meeting: Roberto Carballes Baena won at Luedenscheid Challenger (2021).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Kicker | Carballes Baena | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Nicolas Kicker | Roberto Carballes Baena | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 73% | 19/26 | 58% | 14/24 |
| Wins a set when losing | 33% | 8/24 | 43% | 10/23 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 30% | 15/50 | 43% | 20/47 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 56% | 14/25 | 43% | 12/28 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 59% | 13/22 | 53% | 9/17 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 20% | 1/5 | 44% | 7/16 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 79% | 23/29 | 83% | 20/24 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 66% | 19/29 | 58% | 14/24 |
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: 1 of 3 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Kicker 0, Carballes Baena 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Kicker
⚔️ The Gladiator
Baena
🪃 Counterpuncher
Matchup analysis
The 🪃 Counterpuncher archetype wins about 53% vs ⚔️ The Gladiator across 2,464 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Roberto Carballes Baena.
Counterpuncher players often use elite bp conversion and strong return game to pressure the the gladiator's physical intensity.
Previous meetings
3 career meetings, newest first
Aug 17, 2021
Luedenscheid Challenger
C Clay · 1st Round
Jun 7, 2017
Prostejov
C Clay · Round of 16
Jun 13, 2016
Perugia
C Clay · Quarterfinals
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Kicker | Baena | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Nicolas Kicker | Roberto Carballes Baena | ||
| 1 or more | 58% | 7/12 | 71% | 5/7 |
| 3 or more | 33% | 4/12 | 14% | 1/7 |
| 5 or more | 0% | 0/12 | 0% | 0/7 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/12 | 0% | 0/7 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/12 | 0% | 0/7 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/12 | 0% | 0/7 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Kicker | Baena |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 7–6 | 2–4 |
| Avg odds | 2.35 | 2.16 |
| ROI % | +24.0% | -54.3% |
| Units P/L | +3.12u | -3.26u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Kicker | Baena |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | — |
| Events | 1 | — |
| Matches | 3 | — |
| Distance | 0 mi · 0 km | — |
| Route | ARG | — |
Host country from each tournament in the last 30 days, including the current event even when a player arrived on a bye. 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
Kicker has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Baena's 50%).
| Opponent | Kicker | Baena |
|---|---|---|
| Hugo Dellien | W 46 75 60 | L 36 63 16 |
| Stefano Travaglia | W | W 61 67 63 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Thiago Cigarran
Antofagasta Challenger · 3rd Round Qualifying
Oct 5
Milledge Cossu
Antofagasta Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Oct 4
Facundo Mena
Buenos Aires Challenger · Quarterfinals
Sep 25
Hugo Dellien
Buenos Aires Challenger · 2nd Round
Sep 23
Tomas Martinez
Buenos Aires Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 22
Maxim Mrva
Todi Challenger · Final
Aug 16
Marco Cecchinato
Todi Challenger · Semifinals
Aug 15
Francesco Passaro
Todi Challenger · Quarterfinals
Aug 14
Alexander Ritschard
Seville Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 8
Pedro Vives Marcos
Porto Challenger · 3rd Round Qualifying
Aug 31
William Rejchtman Vinciguerra
Porto Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 30
Jacob Fearnley
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 24
Olle Wallin
Bonn Challenger · 2nd Round
Jul 29
Max Houkes
Bonn Challenger · 1st Round
Jul 28
Marc-Andrea Huesler
Zug Challenger · 1st Round
Jul 21
Carlos Sanchez Jover
Nordea Open - Bastad · 1st Round Qualifying
Jul 12
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 47–50 matches
| Metric | Kicker | Baena |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 52% | 51% |
| Sets won | 52% | 51% |
| Games won | 52% | 51% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Kicker | Baena |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 2 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Kicker | Baena |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 2 | 1 |
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