David Jorda Sanchis and Abedallah Shelbayh will clash against each other in the 1st round of the Villena Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Wednesday at 11:00 am on Court 1. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Abedallah Shelbayh who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Abedallah Shelbayh is the pick to win this match.
Abedallah Shelbayh -> 1.3
David Jorda Sanchis -> 3.14
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Prediction and head to head David Jorda Sanchis vs. Abedallah Shelbayh
This will be the 2nd time that David Jorda Sanchis and Abedallah Shelbayh play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Shelbayh (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard.
The last time that they played, Shelbayh won 4-6 7-6(1) 6-3 in the qualifications in the Girona Challenger back in 2024.
David Jorda Sanchis
35 - 28win/loss
193
184
LWWWLWLLLW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 35-28 | 9-12 | 26-15 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 41-34 | 0-1 | 38-24 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 25-29 | 6-4 | 14-18 | 5-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 36-35 | 8-7 | 25-19 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 35-19 | 14-4 | 20-14 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 193, David will start his run in the Villena Challenger after he played his last match in the Porto Challenger where he lost 6-2 6-3 to Montes-De La Torre in the semifinal on the 3rd of October.
The Spaniard has an overall 35-28 win-loss record in 2026, 9-12 on hard (See FULL STATS).
His best result of the season was winning the title the Istanbul Challenger where he overcame Andrej Nedic in the final 6-4 6-4 and the Lyon Challenger where he beat Felix Balshaw in the final 6-4 7-6(4).
Talking about his overall career, David has an overall 321-254 record. He has a positive 89-67 record on hard.
Previously in the Villena Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the 1st round in 2024. See his history.
Abedallah Shelbayh
27 - 28win/loss
291
181
LWWWWLLWWL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 27-28 | 15-12 | 6-11 | 4-3 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 27-29 | 24-13 | 0-11 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 39-35 | 18-13 | 12-13 | 8-8 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 43-32 | 27-15 | 7-7 | 5-6 | 4-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 25-7 | 17-5 | 3-1 | 5-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 291, Abedallah will start his run in the Villena Challenger after he played his last match in the Columbus Challenger where he lost 6-3 6-2 to Dietrich in the final on the 4th of October.
Abedallah has an overall 27-28 win-loss record in 2026, 15-12 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Abedallah’s best result of the season was getting to the semifinal in the Columbus Challenger.
In terms of his career, Shelbayh has an overall 173-143 record. He has a positive 108-64 record on hard.
Head 2 Head
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- Daniil GlinkaGlinka – Gauthier OnclinOnclin (4-6 6-2 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Borna GojoGojo – Maxi Carrascosa DiazCarrascosa Diaz (6-2 6-2) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Moez EcharguiEchargui – Raul BrancaccioBrancaccio (7-5 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Daniel RinconRincon – Alejo Sanchez QuilezSanchez Quilez (6-2 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Pablo Llamas RuizLlamas Ruiz – Luca NardiNardi (6-1 7-65) – Stats, scores, rankings
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- August HolmgrenHolmgren – Pedro Martinez PorteroMartinez Portero (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Philip HenningHenning – (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Francesco MaestrelliMaestrelli – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Pablo Llamas RuizLlamas Ruiz – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
