Pavel Kotov and Benjamin Hassan will play each other in the 1st round of the Madrid Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Monday at 1:30 PM on PISTA E.MANDARINO. 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 Pavel Kotov who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Pavel Kotov is the pick to win this match.
Pavel Kotov -> 1.6
Benjamin Hassan -> 2.22
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Prediction and head to head Pavel Kotov vs. Benjamin Hassan
There is no head to head record between Pavel Kotov and Benjamin Hassan since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Pavel Kotov
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7-17 | 5-9 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 20-25 | 9-11 | 11-9 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 45-32 | 13-14 | 20-12 | 9-2 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 37-20 | 5-3 | 20-9 | 12-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 29-25 | 5-5 | 7-11 | 17-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 124, Kotov will start his run in the Madrid Challenger after he played his last match in Marrakech where he lost 6-4 6-4 to Bellucci in the 1st round on the 1st of April.
The Russian has a compiled 5-10 win-loss record in 2025, 0-1 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Talking about his overall career, Kotov has an overall 277-195 record. He has a positive 121-81 record on clay.
Previously in the Madrid Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the 2nd round in 2022. See his history.
Benjamin Hassan
12 - 13win/loss
193
143
LLWWLLLWWW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19-21 | 7-5 | 9-10 | 1-3 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 38-39 | 8-12 | 20-16 | 9-9 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 57-33 | 11-6 | 35-20 | 10-6 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 36-29 | 7-3 | 21-16 | 8-9 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| 2021 | 21-23 | 2-2 | 17-16 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
Ranked no. 214, Benjamin will start his run in the Madrid Challenger after he played his last match in the Menorca Challenger where he lost 7-6(7) 6-0 to Moller in the 2nd round on the 3rd of April.
Hassan has an aggregate 12-12 win-loss record in 2025, 4-4 on clay (See FULL STATS).
The Lebanese’s best result of the season was reaching the semifinal in the Tenerife 2 Challenger.
In terms of his career, Benjamin has an overall 291-206 record. He has a positive 169-109 record on clay.
Previously in the Madrid Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the quarter in 2024. See his history.
Head 2 Head
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