Guy Den Ouden and Jerome Kym will clash against each other in the semifinal of the Hagen Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Sunday at 11:00 am on WOLF STADIUM COURT. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Jerome Kym who should win in 3 sets.
Jerome Kym -> 1.84
Guy Den Ouden -> 1.88
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Prediction and head to head Guy Den Ouden vs. Jerome Kym
There is no head to head record between Guy Den Ouden and Jerome Kym since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Guy Den Ouden
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 47-18 | 0-1 | 46-15 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 35-24 | 3-7 | 28-12 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 59-19 | 35-9 | 24-9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 14-12 | 12-7 | 2-2 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 29-13 | 16-5 | 13-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 173 (career-high), the Dutch got to the semifinal after defeating Gonzalo Villanueva 6-2 6-3, Christoph Negritu 7-6(5) 6-7(4) 6-3 and Botic Van De Zandschulp 7-6(2) 4-6 6-3.
In the quarter, The Dutch defeated Van De Zandschulp (7-62 4-6 6-3). During the match, Den Ouden scored 112 points vs Van De Zandschulp’s 102. Den Ouden was very aggressive to blast 44 winners.
Talking about the service games, Den Ouden wasn’t able to score even 1 ace during the match and he committed only 7 double faults. Guy Den Ouden lost the serve 5 times and he saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Den Ouden put 61% of his first serves in, winning 64% (44/69) of the points behind his 1st serve and 53% (24/45) on the 2nd serve. The Dutch broke Van De Zandschulp 5 times after converting 45% of his break points (5/11).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Dutch has conceded 2 set in this tournament to conquer 53% of the points he played.
Den Ouden has a solid record in the last 6 years having won 67% of his matches (178-86). 38-12 on clay in 2025. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this competition, Den Ouden has a composed106-44 record in the last 6 years on clay.
Guy’s best result of the current year was getting to the final in M25 Antalya,the Kigali 2 Challenger,M25 Santa Margherita di Pula,the Prague Challenger and the Heilbronn Challenger.
The Dutch has a composed 39-14 win-loss record in 2025, 38-12 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Hagen Challenger
Guy has never competed in this tournament before.
Jerome Kym
18 - 15win/loss
184
123
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24-20 | 6-3 | 17-13 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 59-20 | 14-4 | 37-11 | 8-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 23-9 | 0-0 | 18-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5-0 |
| 2022 | 41-22 | 17-5 | 12-9 | 9-5 | 0-0 | 3-3 |
| 2021 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 3-2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
Ranked no. 191, Jerome reached the semifinal after beating Kimmer Coppejans 6-2 6-3, Marco Cecchinato 6-1 6-4 and Niels Mcdonald 3-6 6-3 6-2.
In the quarter against Mcdonald, Jerome recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (3-6 6-3 6-2). During the match Kym scored 77 points vs Mcdonald’s 69. Kym was exceptionally aggressive to blast 34 winners.
Talking about serving, Kym made 8 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Overall, Jerome Kym was pretty effective on serve to win 71% (34/48) of his 1st serve and 65% (15/23) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. Kym broke Mcdonald 4 times after converting 50% of his break points (4/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Swiss has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 56% of the points he played.
The Swiss’s best result of the season was reaching the semifinal in the Mauthausen Challenger,the Vicenza Challenger and the Modena Challenger.
The Swiss has a compiled 18-15 win-loss record in 2025, 16-10 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Den Ouden | Kym |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 8 | 7 |
| Tot Games | 84 | 60 |
| Pts | 292-258 | 199-156 |
| Total Points | 550 | 355 |
| Winners | 112 | 90 |
| %Winners | 38% | 45% |
Both Den Ouden and Kym played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Guy Den Ouden dropped 2 sets, while Jerome Kym lost 1 set. Den Ouden has played 1 set more than Kym (8 vs 7). Therefore, Den Ouden played 24 games more than Kym. Den Ouden scored 112 winners (38% of the total points). On the other side, Jerome made 90 winners (45%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Den Ouden | Kym |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 9 | 18 |
| Avg per match | 3 | 6 |
| 1st in | 162/285 | 125/184 |
| %1st in | 57% | 68% |
| 1st pts | 112/162 | 90/125 |
| %1st pts | 69% | 72% |
| 2nd pts | 67/123 | 38/59 |
| %2nd pts | 54% | 64% |
Den Ouden bagged 9 aces (3 per match). Kym blasted 18 aces (6 per match). Den Ouden won 69% points behind his first serve. He extremely effective on his second serve to win 54% of the points. On the other side, Kym won 72% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 64% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Den Ouden | Kym |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 13 | 11 |
| Converted | 13/29 | 11/22 |
| % Converted | 45% | 50% |
| Conceded | 19 | 13 |
| Saved | 10 | 10 |
| % Saved | 53% | 77% |
| Times Broken | 9 | 3 |
Den Ouden broke his opponents 13 times with a 45% conversion rate. Den Ouden dropped his serve 9 times and he saved 53% of the break points that he conceded. Kym broke his opponents 11 times with a 50% conversion rate. Kym conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 77% of the break points that he conceded.
| Den Ouden | |||||
| R1 Villanueva | R2 Negritu | 1/4 Van De Zandschulp | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-3 | 7-65 6-74 6-3 | 7-62 4-6 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 35 | 32 | 84 | |
| pts | 65-46 | 115-110 | 112-102 | 292-258 | |
| Total points | 111 | 225 | 214 | 550 | |
| Winners | 22 | 46 | 44 | 112 | |
| %Winners | 34% | 40% | 39% | 38% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 6 | 3 | 0 | 9 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 5 | 7 | 17 | |
| 1st in | 34/61 | 59/110 | 69/114 | 162/285 | |
| % 1st in | 56% | 54% | 61% | 57% | |
| 1st pts | 22/34 | 46/59 | 44/69 | 112/162 | |
| % 1st pts | 65% | 78% | 64% | 69% | |
| 2nd pts | 16/27 | 27/51 | 24/45 | 67/123 | |
| % 2nd pts | 59% | 53% | 53% | 54% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 3 | 5 | 13 | |
| Converted | 5/7 | 3/11 | 5/11 | 13/29 | |
| Converted % | 71% | 27% | 45% | 45% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 4 | 11 | 19 | |
| Saved | 2/4 | 2/4 | 6/11 | 10 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 50% | 55% | 52% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | |
| Kym | |||||
| R1 Coppejans | R2 Cecchinato | 1/4 Mcdonald | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-3 | 6-1 6-4 | 3-6 6-3 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 17 | 26 | 60 | |
| pts | 55-39 | 67-48 | 77-69 | 199-156 | |
| Total points | 94 | 115 | 146 | 355 | |
| Winners | 25 | 31 | 34 | 90 | |
| %Winners | 45% | 46% | 44% | 45% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 3 | 7 | 8 | 18 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 33/51 | 44/62 | 48/71 | 125/184 | |
| % 1st in | 65% | 71% | 68% | 68% | |
| 1st pts | 25/33 | 31/44 | 34/48 | 90/125 | |
| % 1st pts | 76% | 70% | 71% | 72% | |
| 2nd pts | 13/18 | 10/18 | 15/23 | 38/59 | |
| % 2nd pts | 72% | 56% | 65% | 64% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | |
| Converted | 3/4 | 4/10 | 4/8 | 11/22 | |
| Converted % | 75% | 40% | 50% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 7 | 6 | 13 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 6/7 | 4/6 | 10 | |
| Saved % | – | 86% | 67% | 51% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Tennis Scores in Hagen Challenger
- Vasil Kirkov/Bart StevensKirkov/Bart Stevens – Daniel Masur/Benito Sanchez MartinezMasur/Benito Sanchez Martinez (6-0 4-6 10-7) – Stats, scores, rankings
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Yannick HanfmannHanfmann – (0-0) – H2H and prediction