Alvaro Guillen Meza and Facundo Mena will fight against each other in the final of the Ibague Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 4:00 pm on CAMPO CENTRAL. 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 Facundo Mena who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Facundo Mena is the pick to win this match.
Facundo Mena -> 1.82
Alvaro Guillen Meza -> 1.92
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Prediction and head to head Alvaro Guillen Meza vs. Facundo Mena
This will be the 2nd time that Alvaro Guillen Meza and Facundo Mena fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Guillen Meza (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.
The last time that they locked horns, Guillen Meza won 3-6 6-3 6-3 in the semifinal in the Santa Cruz de la Sierra 2 Challenger back in June 2024.
Alvaro Guillen Meza
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 36-31 | 0-2 | 36-29 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 51-22 | 0-1 | 51-20 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 33-23 | 1-2 | 32-21 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 259 (career-high), the Ecuadorian got to the final after beating Juan Sebastian Osorio 6-1 6-0, Noah Schachter 6-0 6-2, Valerio Aboian 6-1 6-3 and Nicolas Mejia 6-3 6-2.
In the semifinal, The Ecuadorian had a good straight sets win against Mejia (6-3 6-2). During the match, Guillen Meza scored 65 points vs Mejia’s 49. Alvaro was extremely aggressive to blast 21 winners.
Regarding the service games, Guillen Meza scored just 1 ace in the match and he committed only 5 double faults. Alvaro Guillen Meza lost the serve 3 times and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Guillen Meza put 57% of his first serves in, winning 64% (21/33) of the points behind his 1st serve and 40% (10/25) on the 2nd serve. The Ecuadorian broke Mejia 7 times after converting 78% of his break points (7/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Ecuadorian hasn’t lost yet a set in this event to win 63% of the points he played.
Guillen Meza has a solid record in the last 7 years having won 60% of his matches (117-79). 22-17 on clay in 2024. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Guillen Meza has a composed114-73 record in the last 7 years on clay.
The Ecuadorian’s best result of the current season was getting to the final in M25 Punta del Este and the Santa Cruz de la Sierra 2 Challenger.
Alvaro has a composed 22-17 win-loss record in 2024, 22-17 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Ibague Challenger
Guillen Meza has never competed in this tournament before.
Facundo Mena
37 - 16win/loss
198
127
WLLWLLWLWW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 51-24 | 3-1 | 47-23 | 1-0 | 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. 282, the Argentine reached the final after defeating Garrett Johns 7-61 6-4, Juan Carlos Prado Angelo 6-4 7-65, Hady Habib 6-4 7-66 and Matias Soto 7-61 3-6 6-2.
In the semifinal, Facundo defeated Soto (7-61 3-6 6-2). During the match Mena scored 105 points vs Soto’s 92. Facundo was very aggressive to blast 37 winners.
About the serving games, Mena blasted 13 aces and he committed only 6 double faults. Facundo Mena lost the serve 4 times and he saved 1 break points. Furthermore, Mena put 53% of his first serves in, winning 79% (37/47) of the points behind his 1st serve and 43% (18/42) on the 2nd serve. The Argentine broke Soto 4 times after converting 50% of his break points (4/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Facundo has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 52% of the points he played.
The Argentine’s best result of the current season was reaching the final in M15 Villa Maria,M15 Santiago and the Santa Fe Challenger.
The Argentine has a compiled 37-15 win-loss record in 2024, 34-14 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Guillen Meza | Mena |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 8 | 9 |
| Tot Games | 60 | 99 |
| Pts | 234-136 | 323-294 |
| Total Points | 370 | 617 |
| Winners | 84 | 127 |
| %Winners | 36% | 39% |
Both Guillen Meza and Mena played 4 matches. At the moment, Facundo Mena dropped 1 set while Alvaro Guillen Meza hasn’t lost a set so far. Guillen Meza has played 1 set(s) less than Mena (8 vs 9). Therefore, Guillen Meza played 39 games less than Mena. The Ecuadorian scored 84 winners (36% of the total points). On the other side, Facundo made 127 winners (39%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Guillen Meza | Mena |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 4 | 38 |
| Avg per match | 1 | 9.5 |
| 1st in | 112/171 | 162/293 |
| %1st in | 65% | 55% |
| 1st pts | 84/112 | 127/162 |
| %1st pts | 75% | 78% |
| 2nd pts | 29/59 | 70/131 |
| %2nd pts | 49% | 53% |
Guillen Meza made 4 aces (1 per match). Mena managed to score 38 aces (9.5 per match). Guillen Meza won 75% points on his first serve. He extremely effective on his second serve to win 49% of the points. On the other side, Mena won 78% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 53% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Guillen Meza | Mena |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 24 | 11 |
| Converted | 24/36 | 11/24 |
| % Converted | 67% | 46% |
| Conceded | 11 | 14 |
| Saved | 6 | 6 |
| % Saved | 55% | 43% |
| Times Broken | 5 | 8 |
The Ecuadorian broke his opponents 24 times with a 67% conversion rate. The Ecuadorian lost his serve 5 times and he saved 55% of the break points that he conceded. The Argentine broke his opponents 11 times with a 46% conversion rate. The Argentine conceded his serve 8 times and he saved 43% of the break points that he conceded.
| Guillen Meza | ||||||
| R1 Sebastian Osorio |
R2 Schachter |
1/4 Aboian |
1/2 Mejia |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 6-0 | 6-0 6-2 | 6-1 6-3 | 6-3 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 60 | |
| pts | 53-22 | 51-23 | 65-42 | 65-49 | 234-136 | |
| Total points | 75 | 74 | 107 | 114 | 370 | |
| Winners | 14 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 84 | |
| %Winners | 26% | 47% | 38% | 32% | 36% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 13 | |
| 1st in | 17/31 | 30/36 | 32/46 | 33/58 | 112/171 | |
| % 1st in | 55% | 83% | 70% | 57% | 65% | |
| 1st pts | 14/17 | 24/30 | 25/32 | 21/33 | 84/112 | |
| % 1st pts | 82% | 80% | 78% | 64% | 75% | |
| 2nd pts | 10/14 | 4/6 | 5/14 | 10/25 | 29/59 | |
| % 2nd pts | 71% | 67% | 36% | 40% | 49% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 24 | |
| Converted | 6/8 | 5/6 | 6/13 | 7/9 | 24/36 | |
| Converted % | 75% | 83% | 46% | 78% | 67% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 11 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 0/0 | 3/5 | 3/6 | 6 | |
| Saved % | – | – | 60% | 50% | 28% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Mena | ||||||
| R1 Johns |
R2 Carlos Prado Angelo |
1/4 Habib |
1/2 Soto |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-61 6-4 | 6-4 7-65 | 6-4 7-66 | 7-61 3-6 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 23 | 23 | 23 | 30 | 99 | |
| pts | 77-68 | 76-70 | 65-64 | 105-92 | 323-294 | |
| Total points | 145 | 146 | 129 | 197 | 617 | |
| Winners | 29 | 29 | 32 | 37 | 127 | |
| %Winners | 38% | 38% | 49% | 35% | 39% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 4 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 38 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 | |
| 1st in | 38/67 | 35/69 | 42/68 | 47/89 | 162/293 | |
| % 1st in | 57% | 51% | 62% | 53% | 55% | |
| 1st pts | 29/38 | 29/35 | 32/42 | 37/47 | 127/162 | |
| % 1st pts | 76% | 83% | 76% | 79% | 78% | |
| 2nd pts | 16/29 | 16/34 | 20/26 | 18/42 | 70/131 | |
| % 2nd pts | 55% | 47% | 77% | 43% | 53% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | |
| Converted | 3/6 | 3/8 | 1/2 | 4/8 | 11/24 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 38% | 50% | 50% | 46% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | |
| Saved | 2/4 | 2/4 | 1/1 | 1/5 | 6 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 50% | 100% | 20% | 55% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | |
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