Toby Samuel vs Zizou Bergs — European Open - Brussels Round of 32
Why
Surface+28 Hard Elo edgeSupports Bergs Z.
Overall ratingOverall Elo 1808Supports Bergs Z.
Recent runLost last 2Informative
Head-to-headFirst meeting on hardBoth players
This eventDidn't play here last yearBoth players
ELO1 881
Hard ELO1 772
Last 106–4
Age24
Height191 cm
PlaysRight
EarningsCareer $458K2026 $344K
ELO1 984
Hard ELO1 807
Last 106–4
Age27
Height185 cm
PlaysRight
EarningsCareer $4.5M2026 $1.5M
Toby Samuel faces Zizou Bergs in the European Open - Brussels round of 32 on hard. Zizou Bergs holds the paper edge — ranked #39, leading the head-to-head 1–0, a roughly 30-point hard Elo advantage. Recent hard form is closely matched.
Key context
- Freshness: Workload contrast: Toby Samuel 22 games in 14 days, Zizou Bergs 79.
- Serve & return: Zizou Bergs brings the bigger serve (Serve Rating 27), Toby Samuel the stronger return game (Return Rating 63).
- Head-to-head: Zizou Bergs leads the head-to-head 1–0; this is their first meeting on hard. Last met at Eastbourne 2026.
Common opponents
4 shared · last 12 monthsSamuel T. and Bergs Z. faced 4 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Samuel T. went 1–3 (25%) against them, Bergs Z. 1–3 (25%). Results against comparable opponents are close (1 : 1 better-results split).
1–325%Samuel T. · better vs 1Record vs common opponents1–325%Bergs Z. · better vs 1
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
5–8Sets5–8
55–64Games66–69
0–1Tiebreaks2–2
0–1Deciding sets0–2
Only 4 common opponents — small sample, treat as indicative.
vs Mensik J.#15L7-5 3-6 3-6 6-3 6-7Wimbledon · grassW6-2 7-6United Cup · hard- vs Lehecka J.#19L4-6 2-6 4-6US Open · hardL3-6 7-6(3) 3-6Tokyo · hard
vs Fery A.#37L0-6 2-6London · grassL6-2 5-7 6-2 6-7 6-7Wimbledon · grass
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- vs Machac T.#75W6-2 6-3 6-2US Open · hardL4-6 4-6 3-6Roland Garros · clay
Evidence
Samuel T.Bergs Z.
FormLast 10 matches each · 2026
Win–loss6–46–4
Season win rate69% (37–17) (ahead)54% (28–24)
RatingUmpiry ELO
Overall ELO18811984 (ahead)
Hard-court ELO17721807 (ahead)
Serve vs returnLast 52 vs 50 matches
1st-serve points won69%75% (ahead)
Return points won41% (ahead)38%
Aces / match4.37.4 (ahead)
ClutchLast 52 vs 50 matches
Break points saved65% (ahead)60%
Draw
Odds
Cite this
Umpiry, "Toby Samuel vs Zizou Bergs — European Open - Brussels Round of 32", https://umpiry.com/match/2026-10-19/bergs-vs-samuel-european-open-brussels-r32?utm_source=cite (as of 19 October 2026).