Tomas Barrios Vera and Joaquin Aguilar Cardozo will face off in the 2nd round of the Guayaquil Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 11:00 am on Court 3. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Tomas Barrios Vera who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Tomas Barrios Vera is the pick to win this match.
Tomas Barrios Vera -> 1.66
Joaquin Aguilar Cardozo -> 2.06
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Prediction and head to head Tomas Barrios Vera vs. Joaquin Aguilar Cardozo
This will be the 2nd time that Tomas Barrios Vera and Joaquin Aguilar Cardozo play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Tomas Barrios Vera (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.
The last time that they played each other, Tomas Barrios Vera won 6-4 6-1 in the 1st round in the Montevideo Challenger back in 2023.
Tomas Barrios Vera
29 - 29win/loss
156
93
WLLWLWWWLW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 29-29 | 9-8 | 18-19 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 52-28 | 5-5 | 43-20 | 0-1 | 4-2 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 36-28 | 6-5 | 26-19 | 0-1 | 4-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 50-30 | 4-7 | 42-22 | 0-0 | 4-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 23-17 | 3-1 | 20-14 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 156, the Chilean got to the 2nd round after defeating Juan Estevez 6-2 7-6(12).
In the 1st round, The Chilean had a good straight sets win against Estevez (6-2 7-612). During the match, Tomas Barrios Vera scored 80 points vs Estevez’s 70. Marcelo was very aggressive to blast 36 winners.
Talking about the service games, Tomas Barrios Vera fired 3 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Tomas Barrios Vera lost the serve twice and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Tomas Barrios Vera put 65% of his first serves in, winning 75% (36/48) of the points behind his 1st serve and 46% (12/26) on the 2nd serve. Marcelo broke Estevez 4 times after converting 50% of his break points (4/8).
Tomas Barrios Vera has a solid record in the last 10 years having won 61% of his matches (373-234). 18-19 on clay in 2026. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this competition, Tomas Barrios Vera has an aggregate 282-159 win-loss record in the last years on clay.
Tomas Barrios Vera has a compiled 29-29 win-loss record in 2026, 18-19 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Guayaquil Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the final in 2024. See his history.
Joaquin Aguilar Cardozo
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 44-13 | 0-0 | 44-13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 35-21 | 0-0 | 35-21 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 31-21 | 0-3 | 31-18 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 22-7 | 0-0 | 22-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 332, the Uruguayan reached the 2nd round after defeating Miguel Tobon 6-3 6-3.
In the 1st round, Joaquin had a good straight sets win against Tobon (6-3 6-3). During the match Aguilar Cardozo scored 67 points vs Tobon’s 53. Aguilar Cardozo was exceptionally aggressive to blast 28 winners.
About the serving games, Aguilar Cardozo blasted 2 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Joaquin Aguilar Cardozo was quite efficient on serve to win 78% (28/36) of his 1st serve and 57% (13/23) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. The Uruguayan broke Tobon 3 times after converting 60% of his break points (3/5).
Aguilar Cardozo’s best result of the current season was getting to the final in M15 Villa Constitucion,M15 Asuncion and M15 Mar Del Plata.
Joaquin has an overall 44-13 win-loss record in 2026, 44-13 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Guayaquil Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the 2nd round in 2025. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Tomas Barrios Vera | Aguilar Cardozo |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Games | 21 | 18 |
| Pts | 80-70 | 67-53 |
| Total Points | 150 | 120 |
| Winners | 36 | 28 |
| %Winners | 45% | 42% |
Both Tomas Barrios Vera and Aguilar Cardozo played 1 match. Both players have not dropped a single set in this event so far. Talking about their workload, Tomas Barrios Vera and Aguilar Cardozo have played the same amount of sets 2. However, Tomas Barrios Vera played 3 games more than Aguilar Cardozo. The Chilean scored 36 winners (45% of the total points). On the other side, The Uruguayan made 28 winners (42%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Tomas Barrios Vera | Aguilar Cardozo |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 3 | 2 |
| Avg per match | 3 | 2 |
| 1st in | 48/74 | 36/59 |
| %1st in | 65% | 61% |
| 1st pts | 36/48 | 28/36 |
| %1st pts | 75% | 78% |
| 2nd pts | 12/26 | 13/23 |
| %2nd pts | 46% | 57% |
Tomas Barrios Vera managed to score 3 aces . Aguilar Cardozo scored 2 aces . Tomas Barrios Vera won 75% points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 46% of the points. On the other side, Aguilar Cardozo won 78% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 57% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Tomas Barrios Vera | Aguilar Cardozo |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 4 | 3 |
| Converted | 4/8 | 3/5 |
| % Converted | 50% | 60% |
| Conceded | 5 | 1 |
| Saved | 3 | 1 |
| % Saved | 60% | 100% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 0 |
Marcelo broke his opponent 4 times with a 50% conversion rate. The Chilean surrendered his serve twice and he saved 60% of the break points that he conceded. Joaquin broke his opponent 3 times with a 60% conversion rate. Aguilar Cardozo was rock solid on his serve as he has never conceded a single service game after saving 1 break points.
| Tomas Barrios Vera | |||
| R1 Estevez |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 7-612 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 21 | 21 | |
| pts | 80-70 | 80-70 | |
| Total points | 150 | 150 | |
| Winners | 36 | 36 | |
| %Winners | 45% | 45% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 3 | 3 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 48/74 | 48/74 | |
| % 1st in | 65% | 65% | |
| 1st pts | 36/48 | 36/48 | |
| % 1st pts | 75% | 75% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/26 | 12/26 | |
| % 2nd pts | 46% | 46% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 4 | 4 | |
| Converted | 4/8 | 4/8 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 5 | |
| Saved | 3/5 | 3 | |
| Saved % | 60% | 60% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | |
| Aguilar Cardozo | |||
| R1 Tobon |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 18 | |
| pts | 67-53 | 67-53 | |
| Total points | 120 | 120 | |
| Winners | 28 | 28 | |
| %Winners | 42% | 42% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 2 | 2 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 36/59 | 36/59 | |
| % 1st in | 61% | 61% | |
| 1st pts | 28/36 | 28/36 | |
| % 1st pts | 78% | 78% | |
| 2nd pts | 13/23 | 13/23 | |
| % 2nd pts | 57% | 57% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 3 | 3 | |
| Converted | 3/5 | 3/5 | |
| Converted % | 60% | 60% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 1 | |
| Saved | 1/1 | 1 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 100% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | |
Head 2 Head
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WWWWWWWWWW Tennis Scores in Guayaquil Challenger
- Joaquin Aguilar CardozoAguilar Cardozo – Miguel TobonTobon (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Juan Alejandro HernandezAlejandro Hernandez – Alvaro Guillen MezaGuillen Meza (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Boris Arias/Ignacio CarouArias/Ignacio Carou – Emilio Camacho/Angel VelizCamacho/Angel Veliz (6-2 6-0) – See score progression
- Joao Lucas Reis Da SilvaLucas Reis Da Silva – Lorenzo ClaverieClaverie (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Daniel Elahi GalanElahi Galan – Mateo Del PinoDel Pino (6-1 5-7 6-0) – See score progression
- Carlos Maria ZarateMaria Zarate – Alan MagadanMagadan (7-5 6-1) – See score progression
- Hugo DellienDellien – Nicolas JarryJarry (6-1 6-3) – See score progression
- Lautaro MidonMidon – Gonzalo VillanuevaVillanueva (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Nick HardtHardt – Juan Manuel La SernaManuel La Serna (6-3 3-6 6-1) – See score progression
- Camilo Ugo CarabelliUgo Carabelli – Federico CoriaCoria (7-5 6-2) – See score progression
- Diego DeduraDedura – Genaro Alberto OlivieriAlberto Olivieri (7-5 7-63) – See score progression
- Juan Carlos Prado AngeloCarlos Prado Angelo – Pedro Boscardin DiasBoscardin Dias (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Gonzalo BuenoBueno – Alex BarrenaBarrena (7-61 6-3) – See score progression
- Emilio CamachoCamacho – Angel VelizVeliz (7-66 7-64) – See score progression
- Valerio AboianAboian – Franco RoncadelliRoncadelli (6-3 2-6 6-2) – See score progression
- Tomas Barrios VeraBarrios Vera – Juan EstevezEstevez (6-2 7-612) – See score progression
- Rodrigo Pacheco MendezPacheco Mendez – Juan Pablo VarillasPablo Varillas (6-2 6-3) – See score progression
- Juan Alejandro HernandezAlejandro Hernandez – Alvaro Guillen MezaGuillen Meza (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Joao Lucas Reis Da SilvaLucas Reis Da Silva – Lorenzo ClaverieClaverie (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Joaquin Aguilar CardozoAguilar Cardozo – Miguel TobonTobon (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Daniel Elahi GalanElahi Galan – Mateo Del PinoDel Pino (6-1 5-7 6-0) – See score progression
- Carlos Maria ZarateMaria Zarate – Alan MagadanMagadan (7-5 6-1) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Daniel Elahi GalanElahi Galan – (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Marcelo Tomas Barrios VeraTomas Barrios Vera – (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Nick HardtHardt – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Camilo Ugo CarabelliUgo Carabelli – Juan Hernandez SerranoHernandez Serrano (0-0) – H2H and prediction
