ATP Challenger Tour · 3rd Round Qualifying · Guayaquil
Final score
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Ficovich
⚙️ Grinder
Sakamoto
🪃 Counterpuncher
Matchup analysis
The 🪃 Counterpuncher archetype wins about 53% vs ⚙️ Grinder across 3,896 matches in our dataset. That is a small stylistic lean for Pedro Sakamoto here.
Counterpuncher players often use elite bp conversion and strong return game to pressure the grinder's relentless consistency. 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 | Ficovich | Sakamoto |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 3–6 | 3–8 |
| Avg odds | 2.36 | 2.27 |
| ROI % | -51.3% | -47.8% |
| Units P/L | -4.62u | -5.26u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 5 career meetings
3
Ficovich
2
Sakamoto
Nov 28, 2023
Temuco
H Hard · Round of 32
Nov 22, 2023
Brasilia
H Hard · Round of 32
Aug 8, 2023
Santo Domingo
C Clay · Round of 32
Nov 16, 2020
Sao Paulo
C Clay · Round of 16
Oct 30, 2017
Guayaquil
C Clay · 3rd Round Qualifying
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Across 1 shared opponent, both Ficovich and Sakamoto posted a 100% win rate.
| Opponent | Ficovich | Sakamoto |
|---|---|---|
| Paulo Andre Saraiva Dos Santos | W 76 60 | W 64 62 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Ficovich | Sakamoto |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 65.4% | 67% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 68.3% | 68.4% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 50.4% | 47.9% |
| Aces / Match | 4.3 | 2.9 |
| Double Faults / Match | 2.8 | 2 |
| Break Points Saved % | 45.6% | 59.7% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 31% | 33% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 52.7% | 50.5% |
| BP Converted % | 42.7% | 41.3% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 20.7 | 25.5 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 32 | 31.9 |
| Net Pts Won % | 63.7% | 69.7% |
| Total Pts Won % | 50.3% | 51.2% |
| Surface (Clay) | ||
| Clay Win % | 38% | 33% |
Last five matches per player
Matchup overview
Juan Pablo Ficovich and Pedro Sakamoto face off in the 3rd Round Qualifying at Guayaquil on Clay.
Juan Pablo Ficovich leads 3-2 over 5 previous meetings.
Juan Pablo Ficovich is 0-5 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Nicolas Mejia (Jun 8).
Pedro Sakamoto is 3-2 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Tanguy Genier (Jun 18).
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