Otto Virtanen vs Brandon Holt — Birmingham CH Semi-final

Birmingham CH · CHALLENGER · Semi-final
Otto Virtanen
FIN
Otto Virtanen
#126ATP
1706ELO
1688Grass ELO
$214kYTD
$1.5MCAREER
25 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWLWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 2 June 2025
grass
USA
Brandon Holt
#657ATP
1537ELO
1507Grass ELO
28 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Virtanen O.
6-4 4-6 7-6
Holt B.
Virtanen O.
64772
Holt B.
46631

Otto Virtanen defeated Brandon Holt 6-4 4-6 7-6 in the Birmingham CH semi-final on grass. The result followed the form book — Otto Virtanen came in ranked #126.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Virtanen O.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Holt B.

Holt B.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Virtanen O.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Virtanen O.Holt B.
1st serve in·Slight edge
60%
68%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
53%
Service points won·Even
65%
64%
Return points won·Even
37%
38%
Break points saved·Even
64%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
8.4
5.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.2
0.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (73 vs 75). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Virtanen O.Holt B.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
48
58
Break points saved·Slight edge
94
85
Break points won·Dominant
3
31
Deciding sets·Clear edge
57
79
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
85
69

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Virtanen O.
5.8
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
  • Surface jump clay↔grass (−0.8)
Holt B.
4.6
Heavy underdogUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
  • Surface jump clay↔grass (−0.8)
Form & Matchup
7.3+181 Grass Elo edge
Surface ELO
2.7Grass Elo 1507
7.2Overall Elo 1706
ELO gap
2.8Overall Elo 1537
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
6.1
Surface form
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
3.0
Surface transition
3.0
Context
5.0
Defending pts
5.0

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Freshness

Recent load
Virtanen O.Holt B.
Freshness·
80
—

Virtanen O.: 3 days rest · 1 match, 23 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Final
Virtanen O.
Smith C.
6-46-4
Semi-finals
Smith C.
Hijikata R.[3]
6-36-4
Virtanen O.
Holt B.
6-44-67-63
Quarter-finals
Smith C.
Harris L.
6-36-736-4
Virtanen O.
Wong C.
6-27-5
Holt B.
Mannarino A.
6-46-3
Hijikata R.[3]
Bolt A.
7-626-4
R16
Smith C.
Moreno De Alboran N.
6-30-1
Mannarino A.
Jarry N.
7-666-3
Wong C.
Svajda Z.
4-66-36-2
Hijikata R.[3]
Watanuki Y.
6-16-3
Bolt A.
Tu L.
6-26-3
Virtanen O.
Huesler M.
6-36-766-1
Harris L.
Landaluce M.
6-46-2
Holt B.
Cassone M.
6-26-2
R32
Mannarino A.
Nishioka Y.[2]
7-613-2
Cassone M.
Evans D.
7-657-65
Harris L.
Clarke J.
6-43-66-4
Moreno De Alboran N.
Oconnell C.[5]
6-46-3
Bolt A.
Mcdonald M.[8]
6-47-63
Svajda Z.
Majchrzak K.[7]
6-47-63
Huesler M.
Mayot H.
7-616-4
Holt B.
Duckworth J.[6]
6-27-5
Watanuki Y.
Blockx A.
6-46-4
Wong C.
Monday J.
6-15-76-3
Virtanen O.
Vukic A.[4]
7-646-3
Tu L.
Spizzirri E.
6-36-3
Hijikata R.[3]
Harris B.
6-13-66-4
Landaluce M.
Bellucci M.[1]
4-66-47-65
Smith C.
Uchiyama Y.
6-26-736-4
Jarry N.
Schoolkate T.
6-786-46-4