Niels McDonald and Pierluigi Basile have met 1 time since 2025; Pierluigi Basile leads 1–0. Their most recent meeting: Pierluigi Basile won at M25 Santa Margherita di Pula (2025).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
McDonald
⚙️ Grinder
Basile
🪃 Counterpuncher
Matchup analysis
⚙️ Grinder vs 🪃 Counterpuncher is historically tight (48% vs 52%, 4,082 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
1 career meeting, newest first
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | McDonald | Basile | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Niels McDonald | Pierluigi Basile | ||
| 1 or more | 71% | 10/14 | 92% | 12/13 |
| 3 or more | 29% | 4/14 | 62% | 8/13 |
| 5 or more | 21% | 3/14 | 39% | 5/13 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/14 | 15% | 2/13 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/14 | 0% | 0/13 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/14 | 0% | 0/13 |
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | McDonald | Basile |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 5–3 | 3–7 |
| Avg odds | 1.96 | 2.62 |
| ROI % | +34.8% | -26.5% |
| Units P/L | +2.78u | -2.65u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Across 1 shared opponent, both McDonald and Basile posted a 100% win rate.
| Opponent | McDonald | Basile |
|---|---|---|
| Francesco Ferrari | W 76 76 | W 64 46 75 |
Last five matches per player
Cezar Cretu
Intaro Open · Quarterfinals
Jun 25
Francesco Passaro
Intaro Open · Round of 16
Jun 24
Michele Ribecai
Intaro Open · Round of 32
Jun 23
Sandro Kopp
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 14
Aristotelis Thanos
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 13
Anton Shepp
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 12
Eric Vanshelboim
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 11
Cruz Hewitt
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 10
Raul Brancaccio
SIC EUROPE OMAG OPEN · Round of 32
Jun 10
Andrea Pellegrino
Internazionali di Tennis Città di Perugia | G.I.MA. Tennis Cup · Quarterfinals
Jun 5
Francesco Forti
Internazionali di Tennis Città di Perugia | G.I.MA. Tennis Cup · Round of 16
Jun 4
Stefano Travaglia
Internazionali di Tennis Città di Perugia | G.I.MA. Tennis Cup · Round of 32
Jun 2
Lucio Ratti
M25 Grado · Quarterfinals
May 25
Oskar Brostrom Poulsen
M25 Grado · Round of 16
May 25
Alberto Morolli
M25 Grado · Round of 32
May 25
Gabriele Piraino
M25 Reggio Emilia · Round of 32
May 11
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 28–34 matches
| Metric | McDonald | Basile |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 41% | 43% |
| Sets won | 44% | 47% |
| Games won | 48% | 49% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | McDonald | Basile |
|---|---|---|
| ITF M25 | 0 | 1 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | McDonald | Basile |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 0 | 1 |
