Jeff Wolf and Colton Smith will square off in the semifinal of the Cleveland Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 4:00 pm on STADIUM. 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 Jeff Wolf who should win in 3 sets.
Jeff Wolf -> 1.57
Colton Smith -> 2.28
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Prediction and head to head Jeff Wolf vs. Colton Smith
There is no head to head record between Jeff Wolf and Colton Smith since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Jeff Wolf
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 6-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 17-26 | 11-16 | 6-9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 31-26 | 16-13 | 5-5 | 6-4 | 4-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 43-29 | 23-15 | 8-4 | 12-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 16-11 | 7-7 | 0-0 | 9-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 258, the American got to the semifinal after defeating Jenson Brooksby 6-2 6-4, Antoine Ghibaudo 7-6(11) 4-6 6-3 and Stefan Kozlov 6-1 6-3.
In the quarter, The American had a good straight sets win against Kozlov (6-1 6-3). During the match, Wolf scored 75 points vs Kozlov’s 52. Jeff was pretty aggressive to blast 34 winners.
Regarding the service games, Wolf bagged 8 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Jeff Wolf lost the serve twice and he saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Wolf put 66% of his first serves in, winning 74% (34/46) of the points behind his 1st serve and 29% (7/24) on the 2nd serve. The American broke Kozlov 6 times after converting 55% of his break points (6/11).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Jeff has conceded 1 set in this competition to conquer 55% of the points he played.
Wolf has favorable match record in the last 10 years having won 57% of his matches (186-139). 6-2 on indoor hard courts in 2025. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this competition, Wolf has an aggregate 69-38 win-loss record in the last years on indoor hard courts.
Jeff has a compiled 6-2 win-loss record in 2025, 6-2 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Cleveland Challenger
Colton Smith
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 32-21 | 13-11 | 4-2 | 6-3 | 9-5 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 34-11 | 22-7 | 0-0 | 12-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 5-4 | 4-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 367, the American got to the semifinal after defeating Ethan Quinn 1-6 6-1 6-4, Stefan Dostanic 6-4 6-4 and Karue Sell 7-6(4) 6-2.
In the quarter, The American had a good straight sets win against Sell (7-64 6-2). During the match Smith scored 71 points vs Sell’s 47. Colton was extremely aggressive to blast 34 winners.
About the serving games, Smith struck 9 aces and he was extremely steady in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Overall, Colton Smith was very effective on serve to win 83% (34/41) of his 1st serve and 79% (11/14) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Smith broke Sell 3 times after converting 60% of his break points (3/5).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Colton has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 55% of the points he played.
Colton has a composed 3-0 win-loss record in 2025, 3-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Wolf | Smith |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 7 | 7 |
| Tot Games | 66 | 65 |
| Pts | 265-216 | 218-182 |
| Total Points | 481 | 400 |
| Winners | 115 | 99 |
| %Winners | 43% | 45% |
Both Wolf and Smith played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Jeff Wolf conceded 1 set, while Colton Smith conceded 1 set. Talking about their workload, Wolf and Smith have played the same amount of sets 7. However, Wolf played 1 game more than Smith. Wolf scored 115 winners (43% of the total points). On the other side, Smith recorded 99 winners (45%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Wolf | Smith |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 19 | 18 |
| Avg per match | 6.3 | 6 |
| 1st in | 154/242 | 136/204 |
| %1st in | 64% | 67% |
| 1st pts | 115/154 | 99/136 |
| %1st pts | 75% | 73% |
| 2nd pts | 41/88 | 35/68 |
| %2nd pts | 47% | 51% |
Wolf scored 19 aces (6.3 per match). Smith scored 18 aces (6 per match). Wolf won 75% points behind his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 47% of the points. On the other side, Smith won 73% of the points on 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 | Wolf | Smith |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 13 | 12 |
| Converted | 13/30 | 12/21 |
| % Converted | 43% | 57% |
| Conceded | 20 | 21 |
| Saved | 14 | 14 |
| % Saved | 70% | 67% |
| Times Broken | 6 | 7 |
The American broke his opponents 13 times with a 43% conversion rate. The American lost his serve 6 times and he saved 70% of the break points that he conceded. Colton broke his opponents 12 times with a 57% conversion rate. Smith conceded his serve 7 times and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded.
| Wolf | |||||
| R1 Brooksby | R2 Ghibaudo | 1/4 Kozlov | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-4 | 7-611 4-6 6-3 | 6-1 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 32 | 16 | 66 | |
| pts | 69-50 | 121-114 | 75-52 | 265-216 | |
| Total points | 119 | 235 | 127 | 481 | |
| Winners | 28 | 53 | 34 | 115 | |
| %Winners | 41% | 44% | 45% | 43% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 3 | 8 | 8 | 19 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 36/58 | 72/114 | 46/70 | 154/242 | |
| % 1st in | 62% | 63% | 66% | 64% | |
| 1st pts | 28/36 | 53/72 | 34/46 | 115/154 | |
| % 1st pts | 78% | 74% | 74% | 75% | |
| 2nd pts | 9/22 | 25/42 | 7/24 | 41/88 | |
| % 2nd pts | 41% | 60% | 29% | 47% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 2 | 6 | 13 | |
| Converted | 5/11 | 2/8 | 6/11 | 13/30 | |
| Converted % | 45% | 25% | 55% | 43% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 9 | 8 | 20 | |
| Saved | 1/3 | 7/9 | 6/8 | 14 | |
| Saved % | 33% | 78% | 75% | 62% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Smith | |||||
| R1 Quinn | R2 Dostanic | 1/4 Sell | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 1-6 6-1 6-4 | 6-4 6-4 | 7-64 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 24 | 20 | 21 | 65 | |
| pts | 78-72 | 69-63 | 71-47 | 218-182 | |
| Total points | 150 | 132 | 118 | 400 | |
| Winners | 34 | 31 | 34 | 99 | |
| %Winners | 44% | 45% | 48% | 45% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 7 | 2 | 9 | 18 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | |
| 1st in | 50/76 | 45/73 | 41/55 | 136/204 | |
| % 1st in | 66% | 62% | 75% | 67% | |
| 1st pts | 34/50 | 31/45 | 34/41 | 99/136 | |
| % 1st pts | 68% | 69% | 83% | 73% | |
| 2nd pts | 10/26 | 14/28 | 11/14 | 35/68 | |
| % 2nd pts | 38% | 50% | 79% | 51% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 | |
| Converted | 5/8 | 4/8 | 3/5 | 12/21 | |
| Converted % | 63% | 50% | 60% | 57% | |
| Conceded | 10 | 10 | 1 | 21 | |
| Saved | 6/10 | 8/10 | 0/1 | 14 | |
| Saved % | 60% | 80% | 0% | 47% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | |
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