Dinko Dinev and Eliakim Coulibaly will square off in the quarter of the Brazzaville Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 3:30 pm on CENTRAL. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Eliakim Coulibaly who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Eliakim Coulibaly is the pick to win this match.
Eliakim Coulibaly -> 1.176
Dinko Dinev -> 4.45
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Prediction and head to head Dinko Dinev vs. Eliakim Coulibaly
There is no head to head record between Dinko Dinev and Eliakim Coulibaly since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
Dinko Dinev
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4-3 | 1-1 | 3-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 55-32 | 3-2 | 52-30 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 19-12 | 11-8 | 8-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Currently unranked, Dinev got to the quarter after beating Paterne Mamata 5-7 6-1 6-2 and Maxime Chazal 6-4 6-4.
In the 2nd round, Dinko had a good straight sets win against Chazal (6-4 6-4). During the match, Dinev scored 65 points vs Chazal’s 55. Dinko was exceptionally aggressive to blast 36 winners.
Talking about the service games, Dinev struck 12 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Dinko Dinev conceded no breaks for the entire match to save 1 break points. Furthermore, Dinev put 73% of his first serves in, winning 80% (36/45) of the points behind his 1st serve and 47% (8/17) on the 2nd serve. Dinev broke Chazal twice after converting 50% of his break points (2/4).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Dinko has lost 1 set in this tournament to conquer 54% of the points he played.
Dinev has a solid record in the last 4 years having won 61% of his matches (79-50). 2-1 on clay in 2025. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this event, Dinev has an aggregate62-35 match record in the last 4 years on clay.
Dinev has a composed 2-1 win-loss record in 2025, 2-1 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Brazzaville Challenger
The Bulgarian has never competed in this tournament before.
Eliakim Coulibaly
4 - 2win/loss
331
326
LLWLWWLLWW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5-5 | 2-1 | 3-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 62-23 | 40-10 | 10-5 | 12-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 43-23 | 36-17 | 0-0 | 7-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 35-16 | 32-10 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 28-11 | 28-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 342, Eliakim reached the quarter after defeating Maik Steiner 6-3 1-6 6-4 and Credit Chaiyarin 6-2 1-0 ret..
In the 2nd round against Chaiyarin, Eliakim had a free pass after Chaiyarin retired on a 6-2 1-0 . scoreline.
The Ivorian has an overall 4-2 win-loss record in 2025, 2-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Brazzaville Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the semifinal in 2024. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Dinev | Coulibaly |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 6 |
| Tot Games | 47 | 35 |
| Pts | 158-132 | 111-100 |
| Total Points | 290 | 211 |
| Winners | 76 | 43 |
| %Winners | 48% | 39% |
Both Dinev and Coulibaly played 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Dinko Dinev surrendered 1 set, while Eliakim Coulibaly conceded 1 set. Dinev has played 1 set(s) less than Coulibaly (5 vs 6). However, it’s interesting to notice that Dinev played 12 games more than Coulibaly. Dinev scored 76 winners (48% of the total points). On the other side, Coulibaly bagged 43 winners (39%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Dinev | Coulibaly |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 16 | 9 |
| Avg per match | 8 | 4.5 |
| 1st in | 107/157 | 63/113 |
| %1st in | 68% | 56% |
| 1st pts | 76/107 | 43/63 |
| %1st pts | 71% | 68% |
| 2nd pts | 25/50 | 24/50 |
| %2nd pts | 50% | 48% |
Dinev bagged 16 aces (8 per match). Coulibaly recorded 9 aces (4.5 per match). Dinev won 71% points on his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 50% of the points. On the other side, Coulibaly won 68% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 48% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Dinev | Coulibaly |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 8 | 8 |
| Converted | 8/14 | 8/16 |
| % Converted | 57% | 50% |
| Conceded | 11 | 18 |
| Saved | 8 | 13 |
| % Saved | 73% | 72% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 5 |
The Bulgarian broke his opponents 8 times with a 57% conversion rate. The Bulgarian surrendered his serve 3 times and he saved 73% of the break points that he conceded. Coulibaly broke his opponents 8 times with a 50% conversion rate. Eliakim conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 72% of the break points that he conceded.
| Dinev | ||||
| R1 Mamata |
R2 Chazal |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 5-7 6-1 6-2 | 6-4 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 27 | 20 | 47 | |
| pts | 93-77 | 65-55 | 158-132 | |
| Total points | 170 | 120 | 290 | |
| Winners | 40 | 36 | 76 | |
| %Winners | 43% | 55% | 48% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 4 | 12 | 16 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 62/95 | 45/62 | 107/157 | |
| % 1st in | 65% | 73% | 68% | |
| 1st pts | 40/62 | 36/45 | 76/107 | |
| % 1st pts | 65% | 80% | 71% | |
| 2nd pts | 17/33 | 8/17 | 25/50 | |
| % 2nd pts | 52% | 47% | 50% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 6 | 2 | 8 | |
| Converted | 6/10 | 2/4 | 8/14 | |
| Converted % | 60% | 50% | 57% | |
| Conceded | 10 | 1 | 11 | |
| Saved | 7/10 | 1/1 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 70% | 100% | 85% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| Coulibaly | ||||
| R1 Steiner |
R2 Chaiyarin |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 1-6 6-4 | 6-2 1-0 ret. | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 26 | 9 | 35 | |
| pts | 80-81 | 31-19 | 111-100 | |
| Total points | 161 | 50 | 211 | |
| Winners | 29 | 14 | 43 | |
| %Winners | 36% | 45% | 39% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 5 | 4 | 9 | |
| Double Faults | 9 | 2 | 11 | |
| 1st in | 48/89 | 15/24 | 63/113 | |
| % 1st in | 54% | 63% | 56% | |
| 1st pts | 29/48 | 14/15 | 43/63 | |
| % 1st pts | 60% | 93% | 68% | |
| 2nd pts | 20/41 | 4/9 | 24/50 | |
| % 2nd pts | 49% | 44% | 48% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 5 | 3 | 8 | |
| Converted | 5/10 | 3/6 | 8/16 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 50% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 16 | 2 | 18 | |
| Saved | 11/16 | 2/2 | 13 | |
| Saved % | 69% | 100% | 85% | |
| Times Broken | 5 | 0 | 5 | |
Head 2 Head
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