Michele Ribecai and Radu Mihai Papoe will clash against each other in the 1st round of the San Gregorio di Catania Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Tuesday at 10:00 am on Court 6. 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 Radu Mihai Papoe who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Radu Mihai Papoe is the pick to win this match.
Radu Mihai Papoe -> 1.54
Michele Ribecai -> 2.28
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Prediction and head to head Michele Ribecai vs. Radu Mihai Papoe
There is no head to head record between Michele Ribecai and Radu Mihai Papoe since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Michele Ribecai
32 - 30win/loss
288
259
LWWWWLLWWL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 36-32 | 14-10 | 22-19 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 60-29 | 20-9 | 38-18 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| 2024 | 40-24 | 6-7 | 29-15 | 3-1 | 0-0 | 2-1 |
| 2023 | 25-14 | 14-6 | 11-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 282, Ribecai will start his run in the San Gregorio di Catania Challenger after he played his last match in the Palermo Challenger where he lost 6-1 1-6 7-6(5) to Forejtek in the quarter on the 9th of October.
Ribecai has an overall 32-30 win-loss record in 2026, 18-17 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Michele’s best result of the season was getting to the semifinal in the Barletta Challenger.
Talking about his overall career, Ribecai has an overall 157-97 record. He has a positive 96-58 record on clay.
Previously in the San Gregorio di Catania Challenger
Michele has never competed in this tournament before.
Radu Mihai Papoe
47 - 11win/loss
274
274
LLWWWWLWWL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 51-13 | 8-3 | 43-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 30-15 | 0-0 | 30-14 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 25-10 | 0-0 | 19-6 | 6-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 32-8 | 0-0 | 19-6 | 13-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 23-9 | 3-1 | 16-5 | 4-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 326, Mihai will start his run in the San Gregorio Di Catania Challenger after he played his last match in M25 Slobozia where he lost 6-3 7-5 to Zgola in the quarter on the 2nd of October.
Mihai has an overall 47-11 win-loss record in 2026, 39-8 on clay (See FULL STATS).
The Romanian’s best result of the current season was getting to the final in M15 Heraklion,M15 Bucharest,M25 Bistrita,M15 Curtea de Arges,M25 Bacau and M25 Pitesti.
In terms of his career, The Romanian has an overall 194-80 record. He has a positive 155-62 record on clay.
Head 2 Head
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