Jay Clarke and Oleksandr Ovcharenko will fight against each other in the 1st round of the Targu Mures 2 Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Wednesday at 4:00 pm on COURT 3. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Jay Clarke who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Jay Clarke is the pick to win this match.
Jay Clarke -> 1.35
Oleksandr Ovcharenko -> 2.99
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Prediction and head to head Jay Clarke vs. Oleksandr Ovcharenko
There is no head to head record between Jay Clarke and Oleksandr Ovcharenko since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Jay Clarke
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 25-27 | 4-9 | 18-16 | 0-0 | 3-2 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 62-30 | 30-9 | 26-9 | 5-6 | 0-5 | 1-1 |
| 2024 | 54-29 | 6-4 | 41-18 | 6-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 34-19 | 10-12 | 21-4 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 22-27 | 11-12 | 3-4 | 7-6 | 1-5 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 194, Clarke will start his run in the Targu Mures 2 Challenger after he played his last match in the Targu Mures 1 Challenger where he lost 6-3 7-5 to Poljicak in the semifinal on the 13th of September.
Clarke has a compiled 46-22 win-loss record in 2025, 22-6 on clay (See FULL STATS).
His best result of the current year was winning the title the Skopje Challenger where he overcame Nerman Fatic in the final 6-2 6-3.
Talking about his overall career, Jay has an overall 339-235 record. He has a positive 168-81 record on clay.
Previously in the Targu Mures 2 Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the semifinal in 2025. See his history.
Oleksandr Ovcharenko
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 26-15 | 10-6 | 15-8 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 43-29 | 3-4 | 38-23 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 67-23 | 5-4 | 62-19 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 9-13 | 0-5 | 9-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 51-26 | 13-6 | 38-19 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 400, the Ukrainian will start his run in the Targu Mures 2 Challenger after he played his last match in M15 Bucharest where he lost 6-1 7-6(7) to David in the semifinal on the 30th of August.
The Ukrainian has an aggregate 31-20 win-loss record in 2025, 26-14 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Ovcharenko’s best result of the current season was reaching the semifinal in M15 Bucharest,M25 Satu Mare,M25 Pitesti and M25 Lesa.
In terms of his career, Oleksandr has an overall 237-121 record. He has a positive 192-88 record on clay.
Head 2 Head
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WWWWWWWWWW Tennis Scores in Targu Mures 2 Challenger
- Lorenzo GiustinoGiustino – Max Alcala GurriAlcala Gurri (6-7(2) 1-2 ret. (Giustino ret.)) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Sebastian GimaGima – Mihai Alexandru ComanAlexandru Coman (6-2 6-2) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Mika BrunoldBrunold – Alex Marti PujolrasMarti Pujolras (6-4 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Miguel DamasDamas – Ryan NijboerNijboer (6-3 6-2) – Stats, scores, rankings
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Lorenzo GiustinoGiustino – Max Alcala GurriAlcala Gurri (1-2) – H2H and prediction
- Dimitar KuzmanovKuzmanov – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Jay ClarkeClarke – Oleksandr OvcharenkoOvcharenko (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Bernabe Zapata MirallesZapata Miralles – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Corentin DenollyDenolly – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Dan Alexandru TomescuAlexandru Tomescu – Andrea PicchionePicchione (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Alex Marti PujolrasMarti Pujolras – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Filip Cristian JianuCristian Jianu – Maximilian NeuchristNeuchrist (2-0) – H2H and prediction
- Franco RoncadelliRoncadelli – Nicolas Alvarez VaronaAlvarez Varona (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Nicholas David IonelDavid Ionel – (1-0) – H2H and prediction
