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Pavel Kotov vs Marat Sharipov — Prediction

Challenger Hard Guangzhou 2 challenger · F 07:00

Predicted probability

Pavel Kotov

Russia

47.00%

Marat Sharipov

Russia

53.00%

Average Odds

1.88  /  1.84

Market probability

49.46%  /  50.54%

Why This Prediction?

This is a very close match — there is no significant statistical edge for either player.

Player Comparison

1778.5 Elo 1797.0
1819.6 Elo (surface) 1796.4
141 Wins (Challenger) 58
90 Wins (surface) 49
9 Last 15 form 11
0 Head-to-head wins 1
1.107 Dominance ratio 1.005
221 Rank 364
27.8 Age 24.0
right Hand right

Performance vs. the Odds

Career record grouped by how big a favorite the market made each player, based on their average odds.

Pavel Kotov

Heavy favorite (odds below 1.30) 2W–0L · 100.0%
Favorite (odds 1.30-1.80) 3W–3L · 50.0%
Even match (odds 1.80-2.20) 3W–2L · 60.0%
Underdog (odds 2.20-4.00) 1W–1L · 50.0%
Heavy underdog (odds above 4.00) 0W–0L · 0.0%

15 matches with market odds since 2026-05-26.

Marat Sharipov

Heavy favorite (odds below 1.30) 1W–0L · 100.0%
Favorite (odds 1.30-1.80) 2W–1L · 66.7%
Even match (odds 1.80-2.20) 5W–1L · 83.3%
Underdog (odds 2.20-4.00) 2W–0L · 100.0%
Heavy underdog (odds above 4.00) 0W–0L · 0.0%

12 matches with market odds since 2026-06-29.

Serve & Return

Serve and return win rates from each player's last 10 matches at the selected level.

Pavel Kotov Marat Sharipov

1st Serve In %

65.4%
52.3%

1st Serve Points Won %

65.6%
70.6%

2nd Serve Points Won %

50.9%
41.9%

Return Points Won vs 1st Serve %

29.6%
14.3%

Return Points Won vs 2nd Serve %

44.0%
42.9%

Aces per Service Game

0.46
0.40

Double Faults per Service Game

0.19
0.50

Based on each player's last 10 ATP/Grand Slam matches.

1st Serve In %

71.2%
54.0%

1st Serve Points Won %

83.8%
81.5%

2nd Serve Points Won %

66.7%
50.0%

Return Points Won vs 1st Serve %

20.8%
18.2%

Return Points Won vs 2nd Serve %

51.6%
40.6%

Aces per Service Game

0.67
0.67

Double Faults per Service Game

0.17
0.12

Based on each player's last 10 Challenger matches.

Break Point Performance

How each player handles the biggest points - break points saved serving, and converted returning - from their last 10 matches at the selected level.

Pavel Kotov Marat Sharipov

Break Points Saved %

48.6%
62.5%

Break Points Converted %

36.7%

Based on each player's last 10 ATP/Grand Slam matches.

Break Points Saved %

74.0%
56.5%

Break Points Converted %

41.3%
33.3%

Based on each player's last 10 Challenger matches.

Head-to-Head

Pavel Kotov 01 Marat Sharipov

Hard Guangzhou 2 challenger · 2026-09-20
1 Aces 10
2 Double Faults 1
- Service Points -
- First Serve In -
17 First Serve Won 24
6 Second Serve Won 7
4 Break Points Saved 3
9 Break Points Faced 4
- Winners -
- Unforced Errors -
1.8 Average Odds 1.9
Hard Shanghai challenger · 2026-09-12
6-3 7-5
4 Aces 6
4 Double Faults 0
- Service Points -
- First Serve In -
24 First Serve Won 26
13 Second Serve Won 16
4 Break Points Saved 1
7 Break Points Faced 2
- Winners -
- Unforced Errors -
1.9 Average Odds 1.9

Pavel Kotov — Last 10

L W L W W W W L W W

Marat Sharipov — Last 10

W W W W W L W W W W