ATP Challenger Tour · Semifinals · Buenos Aires
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Barrena
⚔️ The Gladiator
Meza
🪃 Counterpuncher
Matchup analysis
The 🪃 Counterpuncher archetype wins about 54% vs ⚔️ The Gladiator across 3,919 matches in our dataset. That is a small stylistic lean for Alvaro Guillen Meza here.
Counterpuncher players often use elite bp conversion and strong return game to pressure the the gladiator's physical intensity. On Clay, that can swing with conditions.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Barrena | Meza |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 0–5 | 5–6 |
| Avg odds | 1.92 | 1.72 |
| ROI % | -100.0% | -38.6% |
| Units P/L | -5.00u | -4.25u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 2 career meetings
1
Barrena
1
Meza
Sep 27, 2025
Buenos Aires
C Clay · Semifinals
Nov 5, 2023
Lima 2
C Clay · 1st Round Qualifying
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Meza has a higher win rate against shared opponents (70% vs Barrena's 60%).
| Opponent | Barrena | Meza |
|---|---|---|
| Gianluca Cadenasso | L 62 16 26 | L 36 36 |
| Pedro Boscardin Dias | L 36 26 | L 26 46 |
| Roman Andres Burruchaga | L 16 13 | W 67 62 75 |
| Juan Pablo Varillas | W 26 62 63 | W 36 62 64 |
| Murkel Dellien | W 16 76 61 | W 63 64 |
| Lautaro Midon | L 26 57 | W 63 76 |
| Guido Ivan Justo | W 62 67 63 | W 76 36 62 |
| Franco Roncadelli | W 64 64 | W 64 64 |
| Juan Manuel La Serna | W 64 76 | L 61 36 16 |
| Matheus Pucinelli De Almeida | W 16 76 64 | W 75 63 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Barrena | Meza |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 58.5% | 66.3% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 67% | 66.1% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 50.9% | 46.4% |
| Aces / Match | 2 | 1.9 |
| Double Faults / Match | 2.8 | 4.6 |
| Break Points Saved % | 47.3% | 50.1% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 35.4% | 34.4% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 49.6% | 53.3% |
| BP Converted % | 59.2% | 45.8% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 17 | 23.3 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 27.7 | 34 |
| Net Pts Won % | 80.5% | 67.7% |
| Total Pts Won % | 50% | 50.2% |
| Surface (Clay) | ||
| Clay Win % | 0% | 40% |
Last five matches per player
Lukas Pokorny
Bratislava Open · Round of 32
Jun 9
Joao Lucas Reis Da Silva
Neckarcup 2.0 · Round of 32
Jun 3
Alexis Galarneau
Roland Garros · 1st Round Qualifying
May 24
August Holmgren
Abruzzo Open Francavilla al Mare · Round of 32
May 5
Mika Brunold
Danube Upper Austria Open powered by SKE · Round of 32
Apr 28
Matchup overview
Alex Barrena and Alvaro Guillen Meza face off in the Semifinals at Buenos Aires on Clay.
Alex Barrena leads 1-1 over 2 previous meetings.
Alex Barrena is 0-5 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Lukas Pokorny (Jun 9).
Alvaro Guillen Meza is 2-3 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Cezar Cretu (Jun 24).
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