Nikolas Sanchez-Izquierdo and Thiago Moura Monteiro will face off in the final of the Szczecin Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Sunday at 12:00 pm on Court 1. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Nikolas Sanchez-Izquierdo who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Nikolas Sanchez-Izquierdo is the pick to win this match.
Nikolas Sanchez-Izquierdo -> 1.84
Thiago Moura Monteiro -> 1.84
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Prediction and head to head Nikolas Sanchez-Izquierdo vs. Thiago Moura Monteiro
There is no head to head record between Nikolas Sanchez-Izquierdo and Thiago Moura Monteiro since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
Nikolas Sanchez-Izquierdo
33 - 24win/loss
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WWWWWWLLLL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 35-24 | 0-1 | 35-22 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 42-32 | 0-3 | 42-29 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 32-36 | 2-2 | 30-33 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 45-31 | 4-5 | 41-23 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 33-29 | 5-0 | 26-25 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 233, Nikolas got to the final after beating Dali Blanch 6-2 6-2, Daniel Elahi Galan 6-0 6-3, Zdenek Kolar 6-1 6-3 and Luka Mikrut 6-3 6-4.
In the semifinal, The Spaniard had a good straight sets win against Mikrut (6-3 6-4). During the match, Sanchez-Izquierdo scored 74 points vs Mikrut’s 62. Sanchez-Izquierdo was pretty aggressive to blast 34 winners.
Talking about the service games, Sanchez-Izquierdo fired 2 aces and he was pretty consistent in conceding no double faults. Nikolas Sanchez-Izquierdo lost the serve once and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Sanchez-Izquierdo put 72% of his first serves in, winning 69% (34/49) of the points behind his 1st serve and 53% (10/19) on the 2nd serve. Nikolas broke Mikrut 3 times after converting 43% of his break points (3/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Nikolas hasn’t dropped yet a set in this event to conquer 59% of the points he played.
ATP Szczecin Challenger - Nikolas Sanchez-Izquierdo's projected path
Sanchez-Izquierdo has positive record in the last 10 years having won 58% of his matches (366-265). 33-22 on clay in 2026. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Sanchez-Izquierdo has a composed 347-233 record in the last years on clay.
His best result of the current season was winning the title the Ostrava Challenger where he overcame Zdenek Kolar in the final 6-4 7-6(4).
Sanchez-Izquierdo has a compiled 33-24 win-loss record in 2026, 33-22 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Szczecin Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the 1st round in 2019, 2022 and 2025. See his history.
Thiago Moura Monteiro
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 33-20 | 0-0 | 33-20 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 26-30 | 3-4 | 23-25 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 39-28 | 1-3 | 33-17 | 4-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 34-30 | 3-7 | 30-22 | 1-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 43-33 | 8-8 | 28-16 | 4-7 | 3-2 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 282, the Brazilian got to the final after beating Stefano Travaglia 6-3 7-6(3), Vitaliy Sachko 6-7(3) 6-4 7-6(3), Diego Dedura 6-4 6-2 and Marco Trungelliti 6-4 3-6 6-3.
In the semifinal, The Brazilian defeated Trungelliti (6-4 3-6 6-3). During the match Moura Monteiro scored 80 points vs Trungelliti’s 69. Thiago was extremely aggressive to blast 43 winners.
About the serving games, Moura Monteiro made 3 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Overall, Thiago Moura Monteiro was pretty effective on serve to win 83% (43/52) of his 1st serve and 55% (11/20) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Thiago broke Trungelliti twice after converting 50% of his break points (2/4).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Brazilian has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points he played.
ATP Szczecin Challenger - Thiago Moura Monteiro's projected path
The Brazilian’s best result of the current season was reaching the semifinal in the Szczecin Challenger.
Moura Monteiro has an overall 33-17 win-loss record in 2026, 33-17 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Szczecin Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the 2nd round in 2018 and 2021. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Sanchez-Izquierdo | Moura Monteiro |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 8 | 10 |
| Tot Games | 66 | 104 |
| Pts | 254-180 | 342-293 |
| Total Points | 434 | 635 |
| Winners | 110 | 164 |
| %Winners | 43% | 48% |
Both Sanchez-Izquierdo and Moura Monteiro played 4 matches. At the moment, Thiago Moura Monteiro dropped 2 sets while Nikolas Sanchez-Izquierdo hasn’t lost a set so far. Sanchez-Izquierdo has played 2 set(s) less than Moura Monteiro (8 vs 10). Therefore, Sanchez-Izquierdo played 38 games less than Moura Monteiro. The Spaniard scored 110 winners (43% of the total points). On the other side, Moura Monteiro blasted 164 winners (48%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Sanchez-Izquierdo | Moura Monteiro |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 3 | 16 |
| Avg per match | 0.8 | 4 |
| 1st in | 161/217 | 207/309 |
| %1st in | 74% | 67% |
| 1st pts | 110/161 | 164/207 |
| %1st pts | 68% | 79% |
| 2nd pts | 34/56 | 52/102 |
| %2nd pts | 61% | 51% |
Sanchez-Izquierdo fired 3 aces (0.8 per match). Moura Monteiro made 16 aces (4 per match). Sanchez-Izquierdo won 68% points behind his first serve. He extremely effective on his second serve to win 61% of the points. On the other side, Moura Monteiro won 79% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 51% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Sanchez-Izquierdo | Moura Monteiro |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 17 | 11 |
| Converted | 17/28 | 11/27 |
| % Converted | 61% | 41% |
| Conceded | 12 | 14 |
| Saved | 9 | 9 |
| % Saved | 75% | 64% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 5 |
The Spaniard broke his opponents 17 times with a 61% conversion rate. Sanchez-Izquierdo conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 75% of the break points that he conceded. Thiago broke his opponents 11 times with a 41% conversion rate. The Brazilian conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 64% of the break points that he conceded.
| Sanchez-Izquierdo | ||||||
| R1 Blanch |
R2 Elahi Galan Riveros |
1/4 Kolar |
1/2 Mikrut |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-2 | 6-0 6-3 | 6-1 6-3 | 6-3 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 66 | |
| pts | 66-47 | 54-30 | 60-41 | 74-62 | 254-180 | |
| Total points | 113 | 84 | 101 | 136 | 434 | |
| Winners | 23 | 22 | 31 | 34 | 110 | |
| %Winners | 35% | 41% | 52% | 46% | 43% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1st in | 38/48 | 31/45 | 43/56 | 49/68 | 161/217 | |
| % 1st in | 79% | 69% | 77% | 72% | 74% | |
| 1st pts | 23/38 | 22/31 | 31/43 | 34/49 | 110/161 | |
| % 1st pts | 61% | 71% | 72% | 69% | 68% | |
| 2nd pts | 7/10 | 11/14 | 6/13 | 10/19 | 34/56 | |
| % 2nd pts | 70% | 79% | 46% | 53% | 61% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 17 | |
| Converted | 6/11 | 4/5 | 4/5 | 3/7 | 17/28 | |
| Converted % | 55% | 80% | 80% | 43% | 61% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
| Saved | 0/2 | 2/2 | 4/4 | 3/4 | 9 | |
| Saved % | 0% | 100% | 100% | 75% | 69% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| Moura Monteiro | ||||||
| R1 Travaglia |
R2 Sachko |
1/4 Dedura |
1/2 Trungelliti |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 7-63 | 6-73 6-4 7-63 | 6-4 6-2 | 6-4 3-6 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | |
| Tot Games | 22 | 36 | 18 | 28 | 104 | |
| pts | 80-66 | 114-111 | 68-47 | 80-69 | 342-293 | |
| Total points | 146 | 225 | 115 | 149 | 635 | |
| Winners | 37 | 60 | 24 | 43 | 164 | |
| %Winners | 46% | 53% | 35% | 54% | 48% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 5 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 16 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 49/74 | 72/112 | 34/51 | 52/72 | 207/309 | |
| % 1st in | 66% | 64% | 67% | 72% | 67% | |
| 1st pts | 37/49 | 60/72 | 24/34 | 43/52 | 164/207 | |
| % 1st pts | 76% | 83% | 71% | 83% | 79% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/25 | 17/40 | 10/17 | 11/20 | 52/102 | |
| % 2nd pts | 56% | 43% | 59% | 55% | 51% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | |
| Converted | 2/5 | 2/5 | 5/13 | 2/4 | 11/27 | |
| Converted % | 40% | 40% | 38% | 50% | 41% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | |
| Saved | 4/5 | 4/5 | 1/3 | 0/1 | 9 | |
| Saved % | 80% | 80% | 33% | 0% | 48% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
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