Grigor Dimitrov and Jiri Lehecka will square off in the 1st round of the Qatar ExxonMobil Open for the 5th time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Monday at 5:00 pm on CENTER COURT. 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 Jiri Lehecka who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Jiri Lehecka is the pick to win this match.
Jiri Lehecka -> 1.56
Grigor Dimitrov -> 2.43
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Prediction and head to head Grigor Dimitrov vs. Jiri Lehecka
This will be the 5th time that Grigor Dimitrov and Jiri Lehecka fight against each other. The head to head is 3-1 for Lehecka (see full H2H stats),but they are 1-1 on hard.
The last time that they locked horns, Lehecka won 6-4 4-4 ret. in the semifinal in Brisbane back in January 2025.
Highlights Jiri Lehecka vs Grigor Dimitrov – Brisbane 04-January-2025
Grigor Dimitrov
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14-8 | 9-6 | 5-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 46-18 | 21-7 | 8-4 | 13-5 | 4-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 43-21 | 16-10 | 10-5 | 10-4 | 7-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 26-22 | 10-11 | 10-5 | 5-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 24-18 | 18-10 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 13, Grigor will start his run in Doha after he played his last match at the Australian Open where he lost 7-5 2-1 ret. to Passaro in the 1st round on the 13th of January.
The Bulgarian has an overall 3-2 win-loss record in 2025, 3-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Grigor’s best result of the year was reaching the semifinal in Brisbane.
Talking about his overall career, The Bulgarian has an overall 611-362 record. He has a positive 270-156 record on hard.
Previously in Doha
Grigor has never competed in this tournament before.
Jiri Lehecka
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14-8 | 11-5 | 1-2 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 32-19 | 20-10 | 4-1 | 8-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 38-29 | 18-13 | 10-8 | 5-5 | 5-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 42-32 | 5-4 | 24-13 | 13-12 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 63-26 | 12-3 | 34-15 | 17-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 25, Lehecka will start his run in Doha after he played his last match in Rotterdam where he lost 7-5 2-0 ret. to Hurkacz in the 2nd round on the 5th of February.
Jiri has a composed 10-2 win-loss record in 2025, 8-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).
His best result of the year was winning the title in Brisbane where he defeated Reilly Opelka in the final 4-1 ret..
In terms of his career, Jiri has an overall 222-139 record. He has a positive 68-37 record on hard.
Head 2 Head
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LLWLLLLWWW Tennis Scores in Doha
- Christopher O ConnellO Connell – Pavel KotovKotov (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Luca NardiNardi – Mikhail KukushkinKukushkin (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Botic Van De ZandschulpVan De Zandschulp – Otto VirtanenVirtanen (6-1 6-4) – See score progression
- Quentin HalysHalys – Stan WawrinkaWawrinka (7-66 1-6 6-3) – See score progression
- Quentin HalysHalys – Stan WawrinkaWawrinka (7-6(6) 1-6 6-3) – See score progression
- Christopher O’ConnellO’Connell – Pavel KotovKotov (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Luca NardiNardi – Mikhail KukushkinKukushkin (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Botic Van De ZandschulpVan De Zandschulp – Otto VirtanenVirtanen (6-1 6-4) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
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- Jan-Lennard StruffStruff – Tallon GriekspoorGriekspoor (0-2) – H2H and prediction
- Botic Van De ZandschulpVan De Zandschulp – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Christopher O ConnellO Connell – Hady HabibHabib (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Quentin HalysHalys – Felix Auger AliassimeAuger Aliassime (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Karen KhachanovKhachanov – Daniil MedvedevMedvedev (2-5) – H2H and prediction
- Zhizhen ZhangZhang – (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Roman SafiullinSafiullin – Alex De MinaurDe Minaur (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Andrey RublevRublev – Alexander BublikBublik (4-3) – H2H and prediction
- Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas – (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Alexei PopyrinPopyrin – Jack DraperDraper (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Zizou BergsBergs – Roberto Bautista AgutBautista Agut (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Ugo HumbertHumbert – Nuno BorgesBorges (1-1) – H2H and prediction
- Fabian MarozsanMarozsan – Aziz DougazDougaz (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Jiri LeheckaLehecka – Grigor DimitrovDimitrov (3-1) – H2H and prediction
- Carlos Alcaraz GarfiaAlcaraz Garfia – Marin CilicCilic (3-1) – H2H and prediction
