Nicolas Kicker vs Facundo Mena — Santa Cruz de la Sierra 2 Round of 16
What we know
Surface+32 Clay Elo edgeFavours Mena F.
Overall ratingOverall Elo 1427Favours Mena F.
Head-to-headTrails 4–5 on clayFavours Mena F.
This eventDidn't play here last yearBoth players
ELO1 706
Clay ELO1 683
Last 107–3
Age34
Height178 cm
PlaysRight
EarningsCareer $1.3M2026 $25K
ELO1 707
Clay ELO1 686
Last 108–2
Age34
Height183 cm
PlaysRight
EarningsCareer $744K2026 $42K
Nicolas Kicker faces Facundo Mena in the Santa Cruz de la Sierra 2 round of 16 on clay. Facundo Mena is the paper favourite — ranked #197, a roughly 30-point clay Elo advantage — but Nicolas Kicker has won 5 of their 9 previous meetings. Recent clay form is closely matched.
Key context
- Freshness: Nicolas Kicker comes in with 2 days of rest and 48 games in 14d, vs Facundo Mena's 2 and 22.
- Head-to-head: Nicolas Kicker leads the head-to-head 5–4. Last met at Buenos Aires 2026.
- Last match: Nicolas Kicker dropped just 5 games past Thiago Cigarran.
Common opponents
0 shared · last 12 monthsNo common opponents in the last 12 months. Surface form and ELO carry more weight here.
Head-to-head
9 meetings · Kicker N. leads 5–454
- Mena F.September 2026Buenos AiresClay6-4 6-4
- Kicker N.November 2025Lima 2 CHClay3-6 6-2 6-3
- Mena F.December 2023M15 Concepcion 1Clay7-6(4) 6-1
- Kicker N.March 2022Santiago CHClay6-3 6-4
- Mena F.October 2021Santiago 1 CHClay6-4 6-4
Evidence
Kicker N.Mena F.
FormLast 10 matches each · 2026
Win–loss7–38–2 (ahead)
Season win rate51% (22–21)58% (28–20) (ahead)
RatingUmpiry ELO
Overall ELO17061707 (ahead)
Clay-court ELO16831686 (ahead)
Serve vs returnLast 41 vs 46 matches
1st-serve points won64%73% (ahead)
Return points won43% (ahead)38%
Aces / match1.26.0 (ahead)
ClutchLast 41 vs 46 matches
Break points saved57%64% (ahead)
Draw
Odds
Cite this
Umpiry, "Nicolas Kicker vs Facundo Mena — Santa Cruz de la Sierra 2 Round of 16", https://umpiry.com/match/2026-10-16/kicker-vs-mena-santa-cruz-de-la-sierra-2-r16?utm_source=cite (as of 16 October 2026).