Alvaro Guillen Meza and Juan Pablo Varillas will fight against each other in the 2nd round of the Cali Challenger for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Wednesday at 1:00 pm on CANCHA CENTRAL. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Alvaro Guillen Meza who should win in 3 sets.
Alvaro Guillen Meza -> 1.82
Juan Pablo Varillas -> 1.909
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Prediction and head to head Alvaro Guillen Meza vs. Juan Pablo Varillas
This will be the 3rd time that Alvaro Guillen Meza and Juan Pablo Varillas square off. The head to head is 1-1 for Guillen Meza and Pablo Patino-Samudio (see full H2H stats),but they are 1-1 on clay.
The last time that they played, Guillen Meza won 6-3 4-6 6-4 in the quarter in the Campinas Challenger back in 2024.
Alvaro Guillen Meza
36 - 24win/loss
197
175
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 44-28 | 0-1 | 44-26 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 37-32 | 1-3 | 36-29 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 51-22 | 0-1 | 51-20 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 33-23 | 1-2 | 32-21 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 205, Guillen Meza got to the 2nd round after defeating Matheus Pucinelli De Almeida 7-5 6-3.
In the 1st round, Guillen Meza had a good straight sets win against Pucinelli De Almeida (7-5 6-3). During the match, Guillen Meza scored 79 points vs Pucinelli De Almeida’s 65. The Ecuadorian was pretty aggressive to blast 35 winners.
Regarding the service games, Guillen Meza struck 2 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Alvaro Guillen Meza lost the serve 3 times and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Guillen Meza put 72% of his first serves in, winning 61% (35/57) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (11/22) on the 2nd serve. Guillen Meza broke Pucinelli De Almeida 5 times after converting 42% of his break points (5/12).
Guillen Meza has a winning match record in the last 8 years having won 59% of his matches (168-117). 36-21 on clay in 2025. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Guillen Meza has a composed164-106 win-loss record in the last 8 years on clay.
His best result of the season was winning the title the Santos Challenger where he defeated Matheus Pucinelli De Almeida in the final 6-3 7-6(12).
Alvaro has an overall 36-23 win-loss record in 2025, 36-21 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Cali Challenger
Juan Pablo Varillas
23 - 13win/loss
327
60
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 26-18 | 0-1 | 26-17 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 27-31 | 0-5 | 27-25 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 29-29 | 4-7 | 23-17 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 53-27 | 2-3 | 51-23 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 51-23 | 0-2 | 51-20 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 313, Juan reached the 2nd round after beating Samuel Heredia 6-4 6-4.
In the 1st round, Pablo Patino-Samudio had a good straight sets win against Heredia (6-4 6-4). During the match Pablo Patino-Samudio scored 76 points vs Heredia’s 67. The Peruvian was extremely aggressive to blast 28 winners.
About the serving games, Pablo Patino-Samudio struck 14 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Juan Pablo Varillas was very effective on serve to win 78% (28/36) of his 1st serve and 64% (14/22) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Pablo Patino-Samudio broke Heredia twice after converting 12% of his break points (2/17).
His best result of the season was conquering the title the Buenos Aires Challenger where he defeated Adolfo Daniel Vallejo in the final 6-4 6-4.
Pablo Patino-Samudio has a compiled 22-13 win-loss record in 2025, 22-12 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Cali Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the qualifications in 2014, 2015 and 2016. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Guillen Meza | Pablo Patino-Samudio |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Games | 21 | 20 |
| Pts | 79-65 | 76-67 |
| Total Points | 144 | 143 |
| Winners | 35 | 28 |
| %Winners | 44% | 37% |
Both Guillen Meza and Pablo Patino-Samudio played 1 match. Both players have not lost a single set in this event so far. Talking about their workload, Guillen Meza and Pablo Patino-Samudio have played the same amount of sets 2. However, Guillen Meza played 1 game more than Pablo Patino-Samudio. Guillen Meza scored 35 winners (44% of the total points). On the other side, Juan managed to score 28 winners (37%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Guillen Meza | Pablo Patino-Samudio |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 2 | 14 |
| Avg per match | 2 | 14 |
| 1st in | 57/79 | 36/58 |
| %1st in | 72% | 62% |
| 1st pts | 35/57 | 28/36 |
| %1st pts | 61% | 78% |
| 2nd pts | 11/22 | 14/22 |
| %2nd pts | 50% | 64% |
Guillen Meza recorded 2 aces . Pablo Patino-Samudio recorded 14 aces . Guillen Meza won 61% points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 50% of the points. On the other side, Pablo Patino-Samudio won 78% of the points behind 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 | Guillen Meza | Pablo Patino-Samudio |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 5 | 2 |
| Converted | 5/12 | 2/17 |
| % Converted | 42% | 12% |
| Conceded | 8 | 1 |
| Saved | 5 | 1 |
| % Saved | 63% | 100% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 0 |
The Ecuadorian broke his opponent 5 times with a 42% conversion rate. Alvaro surrendered his serve 3 times and he saved 63% of the break points that he conceded. The Peruvian broke his opponent twice with a 12% conversion rate. The Peruvian was rock solid on his serve as he has never conceded a single service game after saving 1 break points.
| Guillen Meza | |||
| R1 Pucinelli De Almeida | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-5 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 21 | 21 | |
| pts | 79-65 | 79-65 | |
| Total points | 144 | 144 | |
| Winners | 35 | 35 | |
| %Winners | 44% | 44% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 2 | 2 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 57/79 | 57/79 | |
| % 1st in | 72% | 72% | |
| 1st pts | 35/57 | 35/57 | |
| % 1st pts | 61% | 61% | |
| 2nd pts | 11/22 | 11/22 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 50% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 5 | 5 | |
| Converted | 5/12 | 5/12 | |
| Converted % | 42% | 42% | |
| Conceded | 8 | 8 | |
| Saved | 5/8 | 5 | |
| Saved % | 63% | 63% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 | |
| Pablo Patino-Samudio | |||
| R1 Heredia | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 20 | 20 | |
| pts | 76-67 | 76-67 | |
| Total points | 143 | 143 | |
| Winners | 28 | 28 | |
| %Winners | 37% | 37% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 14 | 14 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 36/58 | 36/58 | |
| % 1st in | 62% | 62% | |
| 1st pts | 28/36 | 28/36 | |
| % 1st pts | 78% | 78% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/22 | 14/22 | |
| % 2nd pts | 64% | 64% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 2 | 2 | |
| Converted | 2/17 | 2/17 | |
| Converted % | 12% | 12% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 1 | |
| Saved | 1/1 | 1 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 100% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | |
Tennis Scores in Cali Challenger
- Juan Pablo VarillasPablo Varillas – Samuel HerediaHeredia (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Federico Agustin GomezAgustin Gomez – Lukas NeumayerNeumayer (6-73 6-2 6-2) – See score progression
- Daniel Dutra Da SilvaDutra Da Silva – Thiago Seyboth WildSeyboth Wild (7-63 6-4) – See score progression
- Juan Bautista TorresBautista Torres – Andres AndradeAndrade (6-4 6-0) – See score progression
- Tomas Barrios VeraBarrios Vera – Juan Alejandro HernandezAlejandro Hernandez (6-1 6-2) – See score progression
- Mateus AlvesAlves – Guido Ivan JustoIvan Justo (6-2 6-3) – See score progression
- Juan Carlos Prado AngeloCarlos Prado Angelo – Rodrigo Pacheco MendezPacheco Mendez (6-3 5-7 6-3) – See score progression
- Franco RoncadelliRoncadelli – Mariano KestelboimKestelboim (6-3 7-62) – See score progression
- Nicolas MejiaMejia – Thiago Agustin TiranteAgustin Tirante (7-62 6-4) – See score progression
- Alvaro Guillen MezaGuillen Meza – Matheus Pucinelli De AlmeidaPucinelli De Almeida (7-5 6-3) – See score progression
- Luciano Emanuel AmbrogiEmanuel Ambrogi – Adolfo Daniel VallejoDaniel Vallejo (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Gonzalo BuenoBueno – Samuel Alejandro Linde PalaciosAlejandro Linde Palacios (6-2 6-2) – See score progression
- Hady HabibHabib – Nicolas KickerKicker (6-3 6-75 6-2) – See score progression
- Matias SotoSoto – Miguel TobonTobon (7-64 6-3) – See score progression
- Andrea CollariniCollarini – Nikolas Sanchez-IzquierdoSanchez-Izquierdo (7-5 7-65) – See score progression
- Juan Pablo FicovichPablo Ficovich – Gonzalo VillanuevaVillanueva (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Luciano Emanuel AmbrogiEmanuel Ambrogi – Adolfo Daniel VallejoDaniel Vallejo (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Mateus AlvesAlves – Guido Ivan JustoIvan Justo (6-2 6-3) – See score progression
- Federico Agustin GomezAgustin Gomez – Lukas NeumayerNeumayer (6-7(3) 6-2 6-2) – See score progression
- Juan Bautista TorresBautista Torres – Andres AndradeAndrade (6-4 6-0) – See score progression
- Franco RoncadelliRoncadelli – Mariano KestelboimKestelboim (6-3 7-6(2)) – See score progression
- Nicolas MejiaMejia – Thiago Agustin TiranteAgustin Tirante (7-6(2) 6-4) – See score progression
- Juan Pablo VarillasPablo Varillas – Samuel HerediaHeredia (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Daniel Dutra Da SilvaDutra Da Silva – (1-2) – H2H and prediction
- Marcelo Tomas Barrios VeraTomas Barrios Vera – (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Mateus De Carvalho CardosoDe Carvalho Cardoso – Federico Agustin GomezAgustin Gomez (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Matias SotoSoto – Juan Pablo FicovichPablo Ficovich (2-1) – H2H and prediction
- Franco RoncadelliRoncadelli – Nicolas MejiaMejia (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Alvaro Guillen MezaGuillen Meza – Juan Pablo VarillasPablo Varillas (1-1) – H2H and prediction