Cezar Cretu vs Tiago Pereira — Valencia CH Qualifying Round 2

Valencia CH · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
ROU
Cezar Cretu
#272ATP
1524ELO
1492Clay ELO
25 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWWLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 6 October 2025
clay
POR2
Tiago Pereira
#337ATP
1179ELO
1200Clay ELO
22 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWLLWL
Cretu C.
6-1 6-3
Pereira T.
Cretu C.
662
Pereira T.
130

Cezar Cretu defeated Tiago Pereira 6-1 6-3 in the Valencia CH qualifying round 2 on clay.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Cretu C.serving66% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Pereira T.

Pereira T.serving55% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Cretu C.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

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
Cretu C.Pereira T.
1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
48%
Service points won·Even
59%
59%
Return points won·Slight edge
44%
39%
Break points saved·Even
56%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.1
2.8
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.4
1.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (40 vs 60). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Cretu C.
6.8
Slight advantageUmpiry Score
Pereira T.
4.9
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
7.8+292 Clay Elo edge
Surface ELO
2.2Clay Elo 1200
8.5Overall Elo 1524
ELO gap
1.5Overall Elo 1179
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
4.3
Surface form
2.8
0.0Lost last 2
Win streak
0.0Lost last 2
Fatigue & Travel
8.9
Minutes 14d
7.7
7.0
3-set count
8.0
Prev. match
9.0
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
Cretu C.Pereira T.
Freshness·
77
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Cretu C.: 3 days rest · 2 matches, 46 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Q2
Nagal S.[4]
Ritschard A.
6-41-67-5
Sanchez Jover C.[5]
Krutykh O.
6-16-766-3
Squire H.[7]
Negritu C.[6]
4-66-46-1
Damas M.[9]
Forejtek J.
6-36-3
Gakhov I.[3]
Krumich M.
6-42-66-3
Cretu C.
Pereira T.[2]
6-16-3
Q1
Cretu C.
Nedic A.[10]
6-36-1
Ritschard A.
Barranco Cosano J.[8]
6-14-67-62
Krutykh O.
Martin A.[11]
4-66-36-4
Forejtek J.
Cecchinato M.[1]
6-37-66
Negritu C.[6]
Nijboer R.
4-66-27-65
Gakhov I.[3]
Molleker R.
7-57-5
Krumich M.
Brancaccio R.[12]
4-67-56-4
Damas M.[9]
Parisca I.
6-37-5
Pereira T.[2]
Marti Pujolras A.
6-31-67-5
Nagal S.[4]
Santamarta Roig A.
6-46-2
Sanchez Jover C.[5]
Planella Hernandez S.
6-36-3
Squire H.[7]
Fita Juan S.
7-676-0