Jiri Lehecka vs Valentin Vacherot — Basel Final
Why
Surface+30 Hard Elo edgeSupports Lehecka J.
Overall ratingOverall Elo 1922Supports Lehecka J.
Head-to-headSplit 1–1 on hardSupports Lehecka J.
Long matches2 three-setters in 14 daysSupports Lehecka J.
Recent run4-match win streakBoth players
ELO2 100
Hard ELO1 933
Last 107–3
Age24
Height185 cm
PlaysRight
EarningsCareer $9.5M2026 $2.1M
ELO2 040
Hard ELO1 876
Last 107–3
Age27
Height193 cm
PlaysRight
EarningsCareer $3.7M2026 $1.1M
Jiri Lehecka faces Valentin Vacherot in the Basel final on hard. Jiri Lehecka holds the paper edge — ranked #21, defending last year's round of 32, a roughly 30-point hard Elo advantage. Recent hard form is closely matched. They have met 2 times, the series level at 1–1.
Key context
- Last match: Jiri Lehecka dropped the opening set before beating Jan Lennard Struff 3–6 7–5 6–4.
- Fatigue load: Valentin Vacherot carries the heavier recent load — 3 three-setters to 2 in the past fortnight.
- Head-to-head: The head-to-head is level 1–1. Last met at Tokyo 2026.
Common opponents
19 shared · last 12 monthsLehecka J. and Vacherot V. faced 19 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Lehecka J. went 12–11 (52%) against them, Vacherot V. 12–8 (60%). Results against comparable opponents are close (5 : 6 better-results split).
12–1152%Lehecka J. · better vs 5Record vs common opponents12–860%Vacherot V. · better vs 6
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
26–24Sets30–23
249–237Games289–284
2–6Tiebreaks14–3
4–2Deciding sets3–4
vs Shelton B.#4LStuttgart · grassL4-6 4-6 6-7Australian Open · hard
vs Fils A.#8W6-2 6-2Miami Masters · hardL4-6 7-6 4-6Miami Masters · hard- vs Tiafoe F.#9W6-4Stuttgart · grassL4-6 2-6 4-6US Open · hard
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vs Jodar R.#11L6-4 6-7(2) 4-6Shanghai Masters · hardW7-6(4) 2-6 7-6(5)Basel · hard- vs Fritz T.#13W6-4 6-7 6-2Miami Masters · hardW7-6(5) 6-3Basel · hard
vs Bublik A.#20L2-6 5-7Monte Carlo Masters · clayW7-6 7-6KAZ vs MON · hard
vs Ruud C.#25L3-6 4-6Rome Masters · clayL6-3 3-6 4-6Indian Wells Masters · hard
vs Musetti L.#26W6-3 6-3Madrid Masters · clayW7-6 7-5Monte Carlo Masters · clay
vs Blockx A.#27W6-3 6-4Montreal · hardW7-6(2) 7-6(4)Tokyo · hard
vs Tsitsipas S.#33L6-2 1-6 6-7(3) 1-6US Open · hardW4-6 7-6(5) 6-4Tokyo · hard- vs Berrettini M.#48W6-4 6-7(3) 6-3Cincinnati · hardW7-6 6-4Miami Masters · hard
vs Baez S.#49L4-6 1-6Indian Wells Masters · hardW6-4 7-6(5)Shanghai Masters · hard
vs Borges N.#53W6-3 3-6 6-3Shanghai Masters · hardW7-5 7-5Indian Wells Masters · hard- vs Collignon R.#55W6-4 6-2European Open - Brussels · hardL6-7(7) 6-4 5-7Gstaad · clay
vs Vallejo D.#56W6-1 6-1Tokyo · hardL3-6 3-6Cincinnati · hard
vs Majchrzak K.#82W7-5London · grassW6-4 4-6 7-6(3) 6-2US Open · hard
vs Hijikata R.#85L6-4 5-7London · grassW6-1 6-3 4-6 6-2Australian Open · hard- vs Nava E.#123W7-6 6-7 6-2Monte Carlo Masters · clayL7-6 6-7 3-6Madrid Masters · clay
- vs Alcaraz C.#3Hard to compareL6-7(4) 4-6Tokyo · hardL4-6 4-6Monte Carlo Masters · clay
Head-to-head
2 meetings · level 1–111
- Lehecka J.October 2026TokyoHard6-4 6-2
- Vacherot V.October 2025Paris MastersHard6-1 6-3
Evidence
Lehecka J.Vacherot V.
FormLast 10 matches each · 2026
Win–loss7–37–3
Season win rate67% (41–20) (ahead)60% (27–18)
RatingUmpiry ELO
Overall ELO2100 (ahead)2040
Hard-court ELO1933 (ahead)1876
Serve vs returnLast 56 vs 42 matches
1st-serve points won76%77% (ahead)
Return points won35% (ahead)34%
Aces / match8.710.6 (ahead)
ClutchLast 56 vs 42 matches
Break points saved68% (ahead)66%
Draw
Odds
Cite this
Umpiry, "Jiri Lehecka vs Valentin Vacherot — Basel Final", https://umpiry.com/match/2026-11-01/lehecka-vs-vacherot-basel-f?utm_source=cite (as of 1 November 2026).