ATP Challenger Tour · Round of 32 · Istanbul
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Gombos
🪃 Counterpuncher
Mendez
🛡️ The Spoiler
Matchup analysis
The 🪃 Counterpuncher archetype wins about 54% vs 🛡️ The Spoiler across 1,327 matches in our dataset. That is a small stylistic lean for Norbert Gombos here.
Counterpuncher players often use elite bp conversion and strong return game to pressure the the spoiler's strong court coverage. On Hard, that can swing with conditions.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Gombos | Mendez |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 6–6 | 6–3 |
| Avg odds | 2.06 | 1.73 |
| ROI % | -21.1% | +10.9% |
| Units P/L | -2.53u | +0.98u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 1 career meeting
1
Gombos
0
Mendez
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Gombos has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Mendez's 0%).
| Opponent | Gombos | Mendez |
|---|---|---|
| Edas Butvilas | W 75 36 63 | L 16 46 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Gombos | Mendez |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 56.7% | 57% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 72.1% | 75.4% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 50.7% | 53.5% |
| Aces / Match | 4.2 | 7 |
| Double Faults / Match | 3 | 4 |
| Break Points Saved % | 53.7% | 64.1% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 33.8% | 27.7% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 48.7% | 52.7% |
| BP Converted % | 43.9% | 36.8% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 20.7 | 22 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 39.1 | 28.2 |
| Net Pts Won % | 62.4% | 63% |
| Total Pts Won % | 51.1% | 52.4% |
| Surface (Hard) | ||
| Hard Win % | 0% | 50% |
Last five matches per player
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Michal Krajci
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May 26
Thiago Seyboth Wild
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Apr 29
Luka Pavlovic
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Apr 10
Bor Artnak
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Apr 10
Mackenzie McDonald
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Apr 8
James Duckworth
Banorte Tennis Open · Semifinals
Apr 4
Luka Pavlovic
Banorte Tennis Open · Round of 16
Apr 3
Matchup overview
Norbert Gombos and Rodrigo Pacheco Mendez face off in the Round of 32 at Istanbul on Hard.
Norbert Gombos leads 1-0 over 1 previous meeting.
Norbert Gombos is 2-3 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Hynek Barton (Jun 4).
Rodrigo Pacheco Mendez is 3-2 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Luka Pavlovic (Apr 10).
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