Trey Hilderbrand and Facundo Mena will square off in the quarter of the Santa Fe Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 11:00 am on CANCHA 2. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Facundo Mena who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Facundo Mena is the pick to win this match.
Facundo Mena -> 1.22
Trey Hilderbrand -> 3.88
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Prediction and head to head Trey Hilderbrand vs. Facundo Mena
There is no head to head record between Trey Hilderbrand and Facundo Mena since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
Trey Hilderbrand
18 - 10win/loss
855
803
LLWWWWLLWL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 18-12 | 9-5 | 9-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 17-13 | 17-11 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 17-9 | 9-5 | 8-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Currently unranked, the American reached the quarter after beating Gonzalo Ariel Karakachian 6-2 3-6 6-1, Juan Sebastian Gomez 6-3 6-3, Leonardo Aboian 3-6 6-3 7-64 and Gonzalo Bueno 5-7 6-4 6-1.
In the 2nd round against Bueno, Hilderbrand recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (5-7 6-4 6-1). During the match, Hilderbrand scored 97 points vs Bueno’s 89. Trey was pretty aggressive to blast 35 winners.
Regarding the service games, Hilderbrand managed to score 5 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Trey Hilderbrand lost the serve 3 times and he saved 7 break points. Furthermore, Hilderbrand put 61% of his first serves in, winning 69% (35/51) of the points behind his 1st serve and 52% (17/33) on the 2nd serve. Trey broke Bueno 6 times after converting 55% of his break points (6/11).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The American started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has dropped 3 set in this tournament to win 53% of the points he played.
Hilderbrand has a solid match record in the last 6 years having won 62% of his matches (58-36). 9-5 on clay in 2024. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this competition, Hilderbrand has a composed17-10 record in the last 6 years on clay.
Trey has a compiled 18-10 win-loss record in 2024, 9-5 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Santa Fe Challenger
Hilderbrand has never competed in this tournament before.
Facundo Mena
26 - 12win/loss
261
127
LWWWWLWWWL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 37-16 | 3-1 | 34-15 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 31-21 | 11-9 | 18-11 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 35-29 | 8-7 | 25-20 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 29-30 | 0-4 | 29-26 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 3-11 | 0-2 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 333, the Argentine got to the quarter after defeating Emilio Gomez 5-7 6-3 7-5 and Guido Ivan Justo 7-62 6-2.
In the 2nd round, Facundo had a good straight sets win against Ivan Justo (7-62 6-2). During the match Mena scored 86 points vs Ivan Justo’s 65. Mena was pretty aggressive to blast 30 winners.
About the serving games, Mena recorded 4 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Facundo Mena lost the serve 3 times and he saved 8 break points. Furthermore, Mena put 59% of his first serves in, winning 61% (30/49) of the points behind his 1st serve and 56% (19/34) on the 2nd serve. Facundo broke Ivan Justo 5 times after converting 50% of his break points (5/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Facundo has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points he played.
Facundo’s best result of the season was reaching the final in M15 Villa Maria and M15 Santiago.
Facundo has an overall 26-12 win-loss record in 2024, 23-11 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Hilderbrand | Mena |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 11 | 5 |
| Tot Games | 102 | 54 |
| Pts | 340-300 | 202-169 |
| Total Points | 640 | 371 |
| Winners | 151 | 70 |
| %Winners | 44% | 35% |
Hilderbrand played 4 matches while Mena competed in 2 matches. Hilderbrand started his run from the qualifications while Mena had a direct access to the main draw. Both players lost a set in the event. Trey Hilderbrand dropped 3 sets, while Facundo Mena lost 1 set. Hilderbrand has played 6 sets more than Mena (11 vs 5). Therefore, Hilderbrand played 48 games more than Mena. The American scored 151 winners (44% of the total points). On the other side, The Argentine bagged 70 winners (35%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Hilderbrand | Mena |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 29 | 8 |
| Avg per match | 7.3 | 4 |
| 1st in | 202/309 | 109/192 |
| %1st in | 65% | 57% |
| 1st pts | 151/202 | 70/109 |
| %1st pts | 75% | 64% |
| 2nd pts | 51/107 | 42/83 |
| %2nd pts | 48% | 51% |
Hilderbrand fired 29 aces (7.3 per match). Mena blasted 8 aces (4 per match). Hilderbrand won 75% points behind his first serve. He extremely effective on his second serve to win 48% of the points. On the other side, Mena won 64% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 51% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Hilderbrand | Mena |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 17 | 13 |
| Converted | 17/40 | 13/29 |
| % Converted | 43% | 45% |
| Conceded | 24 | 28 |
| Saved | 16 | 19 |
| % Saved | 67% | 68% |
| Times Broken | 8 | 9 |
The American broke his opponents 17 times with a 43% conversion rate. Hilderbrand surrendered his serve 8 times and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded. The Argentine broke his opponents 13 times with a 45% conversion rate. Facundo conceded his serve 9 times and he saved 68% of the break points that he conceded.
| Hilderbrand | ||||||
| Q1 Ariel |
Q3 Sebastian Gomez |
R1 Aboian |
R2 Bueno |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 3-6 6-1 | 6-3 6-3 | 3-6 6-3 7-64 | 5-7 6-4 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | |
| Tot Games | 24 | 18 | 31 | 29 | 102 | |
| pts | 81-63 | 63-49 | 99-99 | 97-89 | 340-300 | |
| Total points | 144 | 112 | 198 | 186 | 640 | |
| Winners | 41 | 24 | 51 | 35 | 151 | |
| %Winners | 51% | 38% | 52% | 36% | 44% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 13 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 29 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | |
| 1st in | 47/70 | 36/51 | 68/104 | 51/84 | 202/309 | |
| % 1st in | 67% | 71% | 65% | 61% | 65% | |
| 1st pts | 41/47 | 24/36 | 51/68 | 35/51 | 151/202 | |
| % 1st pts | 87% | 67% | 75% | 69% | 75% | |
| 2nd pts | 8/23 | 6/15 | 20/36 | 17/33 | 51/107 | |
| % 2nd pts | 35% | 40% | 56% | 52% | 48% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 4 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 17 | |
| Converted | 4/6 | 6/16 | 1/7 | 6/11 | 17/40 | |
| Converted % | 67% | 38% | 14% | 55% | 43% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 24 | |
| Saved | 2/3 | 1/4 | 6/7 | 7/10 | 16 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 25% | 86% | 70% | 62% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | |
| Mena | ||||||
| R1 Gomez |
R2 Ivan |
Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 5-7 6-3 7-5 | 7-62 6-2 | ||||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 5 | |||
| Tot Games | 33 | 21 | 54 | |||
| pts | 116-104 | 86-65 | 202-169 | |||
| Total points | 220 | 151 | 371 | |||
| Winners | 40 | 30 | 70 | |||
| %Winners | 34% | 35% | 35% | |||
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 4 | 4 | 8 | |||
| Double Faults | 0 | 4 | 4 | |||
| 1st in | 60/109 | 49/83 | 109/192 | |||
| % 1st in | 55% | 59% | 57% | |||
| 1st pts | 40/60 | 30/49 | 70/109 | |||
| % 1st pts | 67% | 61% | 64% | |||
| 2nd pts | 23/49 | 19/34 | 42/83 | |||
| % 2nd pts | 47% | 56% | 51% | |||
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 8 | 5 | 13 | |||
| Converted | 8/19 | 5/10 | 13/29 | |||
| Converted % | 42% | 50% | 45% | |||
| Conceded | 17 | 11 | 28 | |||
| Saved | 11/17 | 8/11 | 19 | |||
| Saved % | 65% | 73% | 35% | |||
| Times Broken | 6 | 3 | 9 | |||
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