Ilia Simakin and Petr Bar Biryukov will fight against each other in the quarter of the Chisinau Challenger for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 11:00 am on CENTER COURT. 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 Ilia Simakin who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Ilia Simakin is the pick to win this match.
Ilia Simakin -> 1.24
Petr Bar Biryukov -> 3.72
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Prediction and head to head Ilia Simakin vs. Petr Bar Biryukov
This will be the 3rd time that Ilia Simakin and Petr Bar Biryukov face off. The head to head is 1-1 for Simakin and Bar (see full H2H stats),but they are 1-1 on hard.
The last time that they fought against each other, Bar won 6-1 7-6(5) in the qualifications in the Kachreti Challenger back in 2024.
Ilia Simakin
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 31-11 | 31-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 62-22 | 55-21 | 0-0 | 7-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 31-19 | 28-18 | 3-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 24-17 | 24-12 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 249, Simakin got to the quarter after defeating Charlie Robertson 7-5 7-6(6) and Philip Henning 6-4 6-1.
In the 2nd round, The Russian had a good straight sets win against Henning (6-4 6-1). During the match, Simakin scored 67 points vs Henning’s 50. The Russian was extremely aggressive to blast 30 winners.
Regarding the service games, Simakin made 8 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Ilia Simakin lost the serve once and he saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Simakin put 60% of his first serves in, winning 75% (30/40) of the points behind his 1st serve and 44% (12/27) on the 2nd serve. The Russian broke Henning 4 times after converting 80% of his break points (4/5).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Ilia hasn’t dropped yet a set in this tournament to win 55% of the points he played.
Simakin has a solid match record in the last 5 years having won 68% of his matches (147-70). 29-10 on hard in 2025. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this competition, Simakin has a composed136-61 win-loss record in the last 5 years on hard.
Simakin’s best result of the current season was reaching the semifinal in M15 Sharm ElSheikh,M15 Heraklion and the Wuxi Challenger.
Ilia has a compiled 29-10 win-loss record in 2025, 29-10 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Chisinau Challenger
Simakin has never competed in this tournament before.
Petr Bar Biryukov
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 27-17 | 27-16 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 43-23 | 43-22 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 30-20 | 15-9 | 9-9 | 6-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 28-17 | 25-14 | 1-2 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 15-18 | 3-1 | 2-10 | 10-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 340, Bar got to the quarter after beating Saba Purtseladze 6-4 7-6(2) and Cem Ilkel 6-4 6-7(5) 7-6(7).
In the 2nd round, The Russian defeated Ilkel (6-4 6-75 7-67). During the match Bar scored 106 points vs Ilkel’s 104. Bar was quite aggressive to blast 58 winners.
About the serving games, Bar overwhelmed his opponent with 22 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Petr Bar Biryukov was extremely efficient on serve to win 85% (58/68) of his 1st serve and 56% (22/39) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. The Russian broke Ilkel once after converting 20% of his break points (1/5).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Petr has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 52% of the points he played.
Petr’s best result of the season was reaching the final in M15 Nonthaburi.
Petr has a composed 23-13 win-loss record in 2025, 23-12 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Simakin | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 4 | 5 |
| Tot Games | 42 | 59 |
| Pts | 164-134 | 175-160 |
| Total Points | 298 | 335 |
| Winners | 65 | 91 |
| %Winners | 40% | 52% |
Both Simakin and Bar played 2 matches. At the moment, Petr Bar Biryukov surrendered 1 set while Ilia Simakin hasn’t conceded a set so far. Simakin has played 1 set(s) less than Bar (4 vs 5). Therefore, Simakin played 17 games less than Bar. Simakin scored 65 winners (40% of the total points). On the other side, Bar recorded 91 winners (52%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Simakin | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 13 | 34 |
| Avg per match | 6.5 | 17 |
| 1st in | 95/148 | 105/168 |
| %1st in | 64% | 63% |
| 1st pts | 65/95 | 91/105 |
| %1st pts | 68% | 87% |
| 2nd pts | 27/53 | 39/63 |
| %2nd pts | 51% | 62% |
Simakin made 13 aces (6.5 per match). Bar made 34 aces (17 per match). Simakin won 68% points on his first serve. He very solid his second serve to win 51% of the points. On the other side, Bar won 87% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 62% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Simakin | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 8 | 2 |
| Converted | 8/17 | 2/7 |
| % Converted | 47% | 29% |
| Conceded | 13 | 4 |
| Saved | 9 | 4 |
| % Saved | 69% | 100% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 0 |
Simakin broke his opponents 8 times with a 47% conversion rate. The Russian surrendered his serve 4 times and he saved 69% of the break points that he conceded. The Russian broke his opponents twice with a 29% conversion rate. The Russian was rock solid on his serve as he has never conceded a single service game after saving 4 break points.
| Simakin | ||||
| R1 Robertson |
R2 Henning |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-5 7-66 | 6-4 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Tot Games | 25 | 17 | 42 | |
| pts | 97-84 | 67-50 | 164-134 | |
| Total points | 181 | 117 | 298 | |
| Winners | 35 | 30 | 65 | |
| %Winners | 36% | 45% | 40% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 5 | 8 | 13 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 55/81 | 40/67 | 95/148 | |
| % 1st in | 68% | 60% | 64% | |
| 1st pts | 35/55 | 30/40 | 65/95 | |
| % 1st pts | 64% | 75% | 68% | |
| 2nd pts | 15/26 | 12/27 | 27/53 | |
| % 2nd pts | 58% | 44% | 51% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
| Converted | 4/12 | 4/5 | 8/17 | |
| Converted % | 33% | 80% | 47% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 7 | 13 | |
| Saved | 3/6 | 6/7 | 9 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 86% | 68% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| Bar | ||||
| R1 Purtseladze |
R2 Ilkel |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 7-62 | 6-4 6-75 7-67 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 23 | 36 | 59 | |
| pts | 69-56 | 106-104 | 175-160 | |
| Total points | 125 | 210 | 335 | |
| Winners | 33 | 58 | 91 | |
| %Winners | 48% | 55% | 52% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 12 | 22 | 34 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 37/61 | 68/107 | 105/168 | |
| % 1st in | 61% | 64% | 63% | |
| 1st pts | 33/37 | 58/68 | 91/105 | |
| % 1st pts | 89% | 85% | 87% | |
| 2nd pts | 17/24 | 22/39 | 39/63 | |
| % 2nd pts | 71% | 56% | 62% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Converted | 1/2 | 1/5 | 2/7 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 20% | 29% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 4/4 | 4 | |
| Saved % | – | 100% | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Head 2 Head
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LWLWLWWLWW Tennis Scores in Chisinau Challenger
- Szymon Kielan/Filip PieczonkaKielan/Filip Pieczonka – Philip Henning/Courtney John LockHenning/Courtney John Lock (6-3 4-6 10-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Siddhant Banthia/Ramkumar RamanathanBanthia/Ramkumar Ramanathan – Petr Bar Biryukov/Saba PurtseladzeBar Biryukov/Saba Purtseladze (w/o) – Stats, scores, rankings
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