Cem Ilkel and Enzo Couacaud will square off in the qualifications of the Australian Open for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Tuesday at 10:00 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 Enzo Couacaud who should win in 5 sets.

As per the initial odds, Enzo Couacaud is the pick to win this match.
Enzo Couacaud -> 1.66
Cem Ilkel -> 2.22

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Prediction and head to head Cem Ilkel vs. Enzo Couacaud

This will be the 2nd time that Cem Ilkel and Enzo Couacaud clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Ilkel (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard.

The last time that they squared off, Ilkel won 6-2 7-6(4) in the 1st round in the Split 2 Challenger back in 2021.

Cem Ilkel

Cem Ilkel

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Rank
586
High
144
LWLLLWWWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 30-11 30-10 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0
2024 16-27 7-13 4-7 5-7 0-0 0-0
2023 33-29 6-10 0-4 27-14 0-1 0-0
2022 18-16 2-4 0-3 16-7 0-2 0-0
2021 38-29 17-9 13-11 8-7 0-1 0-1

Ranked no. 144 (career-high), Ilkel will start his run at the Australian Open after he played his last match in the Bendigo Challenger where he lost 7-6(4) 6-3 to Kopriva in the 2nd round on the 4th of January.

Ilkel has a composed 0-1 win-loss record in 2022, 0-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Talking about his overall career, Cem has an overall 319-230 record. He has a positive 224-124 record on hard.

Previously at the Australian Open

Previously, his best result was reaching the qualifications in 2019. See his history.

Australian Open
Ilkel's Record

Enzo Couacaud

Enzo Couacaud

0 - 0win/loss

Rank
585
High
151
LWWWLLWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 14-13 3-6 8-6 3-1 0-0 0-0
2024 29-20 8-6 21-11 0-2 0-1 0-0
2023 26-22 12-9 9-9 2-2 3-2 0-0
2022 38-28 27-13 4-7 4-6 3-2 0-0
2021 25-24 5-4 16-17 3-2 1-1 0-0

Ranked no. 179, the French player will start his run at the Melbourne after he played his last match in the Bendigo Challenger where he lost 5-7 6-3 7-5 to Escobedo in the final on the 9th of January.

Couacaud has a compiled 4-1 win-loss record in 2022, 4-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).

The French player best result of the season was getting to the final in the Bendigo Challenger.

In terms of his career, The French player has an overall 268-164 record. He has a positive 144-52 record on hard.

Previously at the Australian Open

Previously, his best result was reaching the qualifications in 2014, 2015 and 2020. See his history.

Australian Open
Couacaud's Record

Tennis Scores – Australian Open

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