Andre Ilagan and Mert Alkaya will square off in the 1st round of the Guangzhou Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Monday at 2:30 pm on Court 2. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Andre Ilagan who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Andre Ilagan is the pick to win this match.
Andre Ilagan -> 1.57
Mert Alkaya -> 2.22
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Prediction and head to head Andre Ilagan vs. Mert Alkaya
There is no head to head record between Andre Ilagan and Mert Alkaya since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Andre Ilagan
44 - 29win/loss
194
181
LLLWWLLLWL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 44-29 | 29-23 | 0-0 | 12-5 | 3-1 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 35-33 | 30-27 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 50-29 | 41-22 | 0-0 | 9-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 19-6 | 19-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 15-7 | 15-6 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 194, the American will start his run in the Guangzhou Challenger after he played his last match in the Jinan Challenger where he lost 6-2 6-2 to Watanuki in the 1st round on the 14th of October.
Andre has a composed 44-29 win-loss record in 2026, 29-23 on hard (See FULL STATS).
The American’s best result of the year was reaching the semifinal in M15 Maanshan,the Tyler Challenger,the Lexington Challenger and the Brownsburg Challenger.
Talking about his overall career, Ilagan has an overall 163-104 record. He has a positive 134-84 record on hard.
Previously in the Guangzhou Challenger
Andre has never competed in this tournament before.
Mert Alkaya
43 - 27win/loss
317
295
LWWWWLLLWL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 43-27 | 36-20 | 2-2 | 4-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 55-24 | 55-24 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 35-21 | 20-7 | 15-14 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 31-17 | 10-5 | 21-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 9-6 | 0-0 | 9-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 317, Alkaya will start his run in the Guangzhou Challenger after he played his last match in M25 Luan where he lost 6-2 6-1 to Dellavedova in the final on the 11th of October.
Mert has an overall 43-27 win-loss record in 2026, 36-20 on hard (See FULL STATS).
The Turk’s best result of the year was getting to the final in M15 Monastir.
In terms of his career, Mert has an overall 209-148 record. He has a positive 124-60 record on hard.
Previously in the Guangzhou Challenger
Alkaya has never competed in this tournament before.
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