Roan Jones vs Valentin LapaluPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Upcoming match
- Tournament
- M15 Monastir
- Level
- ITF M15
- Round
- Quarterfinals
- Surface
- Hard
- Date & time
- September 4 · 4:00 AM ET
Roan Jones meets Valentin Lapalu in the quarterfinals of the M15 Monastir on hard court Friday. Jones and Lapalu are both ranked outside the top 1200, with Jones at 1288 and Lapalu at 1271. Jones arrives with two consecutive wins and has played five matches in the last 14 days.
The two have never faced each other. Jones has won 4 of his last 5 matches overall; Lapalu has won 2 of his last 10. On hard courts in recent samples, Roan Jones holds a 15-5 record while Valentin Lapalu stands at 12-8. Both beat Lucas Zancheta earlier in their respective runs here.
Jones operates as a counterpuncher, comfortable absorbing pace and redirecting off the back foot. Lapalu carries a spoiler's mentality, seeking to disrupt rhythm and force errors through unorthodox play. The match asks Jones whether he can sustain his current momentum against a player built to frustrate timing, while Lapalu must rediscover consistency after winning only 3 of his last 10.
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Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Jones | Lapalu | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Roan Jones | Valentin Lapalu | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 87% | 13/15 | 50% | 7/14 |
| Wins a set when losing | 50% | 3/6 | 33% | 5/15 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 24% | 5/21 | 41% | 12/29 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 75% | 6/8 | 0% | 0/4 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 50% | 3/6 | 53% | 8/15 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 67% | 2/3 | 43% | 3/7 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 88% | 15/17 | 91% | 10/11 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 76% | 13/17 | 64% | 7/11 |
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.
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Jones
🪃 Counterpuncher
Lapalu
🛡️ The Spoiler
Matchup analysis
The 🪃 Counterpuncher archetype wins about 53% vs 🛡️ The Spoiler across 232 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Roan Jones.
Counterpuncher players often use elite bp conversion and strong return game to pressure the the spoiler's strong court coverage.
Previous meetings
First career meeting
Jones and Lapalu have never faced each other on tour.
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Jones | Lapalu | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Roan Jones | Valentin Lapalu | ||
| 1 or more | 83% | 10/12 | 83% | 10/12 |
| 3 or more | 33% | 4/12 | 42% | 5/12 |
| 5 or more | 17% | 2/12 | 17% | 2/12 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/12 | 0% | 0/12 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/12 | 0% | 0/12 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/12 | 0% | 0/12 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Jones | Lapalu |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 10–5 | 5–8 |
| Avg odds | 1.69 | 3.64 |
| ROI % | -9.2% | -18.6% |
| Units P/L | -1.38u | -2.42u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Jones | Lapalu |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | 3 |
| Events | 3 | 3 |
| Matches | 5 | 3 |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | GBR → TUN | SWE → FRA → TUN |
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
Across 1 shared opponent, both Jones and Lapalu posted a 100% win rate.
| Opponent | Jones | Lapalu |
|---|---|---|
| Hazem Naow | W | W 57 63 64 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Hazem Naow
M15 Monastir · 2nd Round
Sep 3
Theo Herrmann
M15 Monastir · 1st Round
Sep 2
Daniel Jade
M15 Monastir · Quarterfinals
Aug 28
Mae Malige
M15 Monastir · 2nd Round
Aug 27
Ammar Elamin
M15 Monastir · 1st Round
Aug 25
Peter Makk
Roehampton 1 Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 16
Ryan James Storrie
M25 Roehampton · 3rd Round Qualifying
Aug 3
Conor Brady
M25 Roehampton · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 2
Kael Shalin Shah
M15 Monastir · 2nd Round
Sep 3
Toufik Sahtali
M15 Monastir · 1st Round
Sep 2
Oscar Jose Gutierrez
M15 Cap d'Agde · 1st Round
Aug 25
Karl Friberg
M15 Malmo · 1st Round
Aug 12
Jaume Casas Blasi
M25+H Tauste · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 2
Lucas Marionneau
M15 Dublin · 2nd Round
Jul 30
Arvid Nordquist
M15 Dublin · 1st Round
Jul 29
Axel Garcian
M25 Bastia-Lucciana · 1st Round
Jul 8
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 21–29 matches
| Metric | Jones | Lapalu |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 71% | 48% |
| Sets won | 70% | 47% |
| Games won | 57% | 49% |