ATP Challenger Tour · Round of 16 · Karlsruhe
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Gakhov
🪃 Counterpuncher
Molleker
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 53% vs 🪃 Counterpuncher across 4,062 matches in our dataset. That is a small stylistic lean for Rudolf Molleker here.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the counterpuncher's elite bp conversion. 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 | Gakhov | Molleker |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 2–2 | 4–3 |
| Avg odds | 2.01 | 1.98 |
| ROI % | -6.5% | +0.7% |
| Units P/L | -0.26u | +0.05u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 4 career meetings
2
Gakhov
2
Molleker
Mar 1, 2026
Thionville Open
H Hard · 1st Round Qualifying
Oct 5, 2025
Valencia
C Clay · 1st Round Qualifying
Jan 1, 2024
Australian Open
H Hard · 1st Round Qualifying
Jul 6, 2023
Karlsruhe
C Clay · Round of 16
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Gakhov has a higher win rate against shared opponents (40% vs Molleker's 20%).
| Opponent | Gakhov | Molleker |
|---|---|---|
| Henri Squire | L 64 06 36 | W 64 46 63 |
| Martin Krumich | W 64 26 63 | L 67 36 |
| Frederico Ferreira Silva | L 67 64 46 | L 76 67 46 |
| Oleg Prihodko | L 36 67 | L 26 57 |
| Nick Hardt | W 62 61 | L 46 26 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Gakhov | Molleker |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 57.9% | 60.7% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 54.2% | 68.5% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 48.7% | 47.5% |
| Aces / Match | 2.8 | 6.7 |
| Double Faults / Match | 4.8 | 3.3 |
| Break Points Saved % | 46.9% | 52.5% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 31.2% | 26.3% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 56.7% | 54.7% |
| BP Converted % | 57.3% | 37.6% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 18.8 | 22.4 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 48 | 27.4 |
| Net Pts Won % | 62.1% | 62.6% |
| Total Pts Won % | 46.8% | 48.5% |
| Surface (Clay) | ||
| Clay Win % | 50% | 57% |
Last five matches per player
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Norbert Gombos
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Apr 1
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Matchup overview
Ivan Gakhov and Rudolf Molleker face off in the Round of 16 at Karlsruhe on Clay.
Ivan Gakhov leads 2-2 over 4 previous meetings.
Ivan Gakhov is 2-3 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Gijs Brouwer (Apr 29).
Rudolf Molleker is 2-3 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Georgii Kravchenko (Jun 12).
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