Rodrigo Pacheco Mendez and Norbert Gombos will square off in the 1st round of the Istanbul Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Tuesday at 4:30 pm on HILTON COURT. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Rodrigo Pacheco Mendez who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Rodrigo Pacheco Mendez is the pick to win this match.
Rodrigo Pacheco Mendez -> 1.74
Norbert Gombos -> 2
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Prediction and head to head Rodrigo Pacheco Mendez vs. Norbert Gombos
There is no head to head record between Rodrigo Pacheco Mendez and Norbert Gombos since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Rodrigo Pacheco Mendez
21 - 24win/loss
233
196
LLLLLLWLLW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 26-34 | 8-12 | 18-21 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 38-27 | 22-12 | 12-14 | 4-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 13-15 | 6-6 | 7-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 3-9 | 1-4 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 224, Pacheco Mendez will start his run in the Istanbul Challenger after he played his last match at the Us Open where he lost 4-6 7-6(2) 6-4 to Passaro in the qualifications on the 21st of August.
Rodrigo has an overall 21-24 win-loss record in 2025, 5-10 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Rodrigo’s best result of the season was reaching the semifinal in M25 Antalya and the Sassuolo Challenger.
Talking about his overall career, The Mexican has an overall 75-75 record. He has a positive 34-32 record on hard.
Previously in the Istanbul Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the 1st round in 2024. See his history.
Norbert Gombos
34 - 22win/loss
297
80
LWLLWLWWWL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 41-28 | 5-6 | 27-15 | 9-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 23-23 | 13-3 | 10-13 | 0-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 18-23 | 2-4 | 11-10 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 41-28 | 7-3 | 28-17 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 26-30 | 0-9 | 13-10 | 12-8 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 261, Gombos will start his run in the Istanbul Challenger after he played his last match in the Manacor Challenger where he lost 7-5 4-6 6-2 to Barroso Campos in the 1st round on the 27th of August.
The Slovakian has a composed 34-22 win-loss record in 2025, 1-3 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Gombos’s best result of the year was getting to the semifinal in the Madrid Challenger and the Liberec Challenger.
In terms of his career, Gombos has an overall 503-389 record. He has a positive 104-86 record on hard.
Previously in the Istanbul Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the 1st round in 2023. See his history.
Head 2 Head
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