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.

See updated oddsAs 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

Grigor Dimitrov

3 - 2win/loss

Hard
3-2
I Hard
0-0
Rank
17
High
3
LLWWLWWWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 14-9 9-6 5-3 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.

Doha
Dimitrov's Record

Jiri Lehecka

Jiri Lehecka

10 - 2win/loss

Hard
8-1
I Hard
2-1
Rank
34
High
22
LWWLLLWLLL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 16-10 11-5 3-4 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.

Doha
Lehecka's Record

Tennis Scores in Doha

  • Christopher O ConnellO ConnellPavel KotovKotov (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
  • Luca NardiNardiMikhail KukushkinKukushkin (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
  • Botic Van De ZandschulpVan De ZandschulpOtto VirtanenVirtanen (6-1 6-4) – See score progression
  • Quentin HalysHalysStan WawrinkaWawrinka (7-66 1-6 6-3) – See score progression
  • Quentin HalysHalysStan WawrinkaWawrinka (7-6(6) 1-6 6-3) – See score progression
  • Christopher O’ConnellO’ConnellPavel KotovKotov (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
  • Luca NardiNardiMikhail KukushkinKukushkin (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
  • Botic Van De ZandschulpVan De ZandschulpOtto VirtanenVirtanen (6-1 6-4) – See score progression

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