Otto Virtanen and August Holmgren will square off in the 1st round of the Madrid Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Monday at 4:30 pm on PISTA MERCEDES-BENZ. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Otto Virtanen who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Otto Virtanen is the pick to win this match.
Otto Virtanen -> 1.57
August Holmgren -> 2.28
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Prediction and head to head Otto Virtanen vs. August Holmgren
There is no head to head record between Otto Virtanen and August Holmgren since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Otto Virtanen
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4-11 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 43-28 | 9-11 | 5-7 | 24-7 | 5-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 33-31 | 4-6 | 4-10 | 22-11 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 46-31 | 4-1 | 7-12 | 25-13 | 8-3 | 2-2 |
| 2021 | 40-21 | 2-2 | 16-11 | 19-6 | 0-0 | 3-2 |
Ranked no. 135, Otto will start his run in the Madrid Challenger after he played his last match in Marrakech where he lost 6-4 6-4 to Carballes Baena in the 2nd round on the 2nd of April.
Otto has a composed 4-10 win-loss record in 2025, 1-2 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Talking about his overall career, Virtanen has an overall 209-146 record. He has a negative 45-51 record on clay.
Previously in the Madrid Challenger
Otto has never competed in this tournament before.
August Holmgren
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5-8 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 37-25 | 24-12 | 6-6 | 7-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 46-26 | 33-14 | 9-6 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 31-12 | 18-4 | 10-5 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 19-8 | 12-6 | 7-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 202, the Dane will start his run in the Madrid Challenger after he played his last match in the Bengaluru Challenger where he lost 7-6(5) 6-3 to Barton in the 2nd round on the 27th of February.
Holmgren has a composed 3-6 win-loss record in 2025, 0-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
This will be the first match of the year on clay.
In terms of his career, Holmgren has an overall 175-97 record. He has a positive 51-27 record on clay.
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