Alexander Shevchenko and Otto Virtanen will fight against each other in the qualifications of the Qatar ExxonMobil Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 11:00 am on GRANDSTAND 1. 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 Alexander Shevchenko who should win in 3 sets.
Alexander Shevchenko -> 1.62
Otto Virtanen -> 2.19
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Prediction and head to head Alexander Shevchenko vs. Otto Virtanen
There is no head to head record between Alexander Shevchenko and Otto Virtanen since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Alexander Shevchenko
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 32-34 | 11-12 | 19-16 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 22-35 | 8-13 | 6-12 | 7-7 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 45-34 | 16-15 | 19-13 | 10-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 50-33 | 2-4 | 41-23 | 7-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 49-27 | 8-4 | 33-17 | 8-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 114, the Russian will start his run in Doha after he played his last match in the Tenerife 3 Challenger where he lost 3-6 6-1 7-6(2) to Yunchaokete in the 1st round on the 7th of February.
Shevchenko has an aggregate 5-4 win-loss record in 2023, 5-3 on hard (See FULL STATS).
His best result of the year was conquering the title the Tenerife 1 Challenger where he defeated Sebastian Ofner in the final 7-5 6-2.
Talking about his overall career, Alexander has an overall 190-106 record. He has a positive 29-16 record on hard.
Previously in Doha
Alexander has never competed in this tournament before.
Otto Virtanen
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 27-24 | 4-9 | 5-9 | 12-6 | 6-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 43-28 | 9-11 | 5-7 | 24-7 | 5-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 33-31 | 4-6 | 4-10 | 22-11 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 46-31 | 4-1 | 7-12 | 25-13 | 8-3 | 2-2 |
| 2021 | 40-21 | 2-2 | 16-11 | 19-6 | 0-0 | 3-2 |
Ranked no. 176, the Finn will start his run in Doha after he played his last match in the Manama Challenger where he lost 7-5 6-2
to Popyrin in the 1st round on the 14th of February.The Finn has a compiled 3-6 win-loss record in 2023, 0-3 on hard (See FULL STATS).
In terms of his career, Virtanen has an overall 132-83 record. He has a negative 8-10 record on hard.
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