Otto Virtanen and Tom Paris will clash against each other in the 1st round of the Thionville Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Tuesday at 8:30 pm on COURT CENTRAL. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Otto Virtanen who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Otto Virtanen is the pick to win this match.
Otto Virtanen -> 1.22
Tom Paris -> 3.74
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Prediction and head to head Otto Virtanen vs. Tom Paris
This will be the 2nd time that Otto Virtanen and Tom Paris square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Virtanen (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on indoor hard courts.
The last time that they played each other, Virtanen won 6-3 7-6(5) in the 1st round in the Roanne Challenger back in 2025.
Otto Virtanen
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 32-22 | 8-6 | 7-10 | 6-2 | 11-4 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 27-24 | 4-9 | 5-9 | 12-6 | 6-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 43-28 | 9-11 | 5-7 | 24-7 | 5-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 33-31 | 4-6 | 4-10 | 22-11 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 46-31 | 4-1 | 7-12 | 25-13 | 8-3 | 2-2 |
Ranked no. 128, Virtanen will start his run in the Thionville Challenger after he played his last match in Dubai where he lost 6-3 6-4 to Griekspoor in the 1st round on the 24th of February.
The Finn has an overall 7-3 win-loss record in 2026, 2-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Virtanen’s best result of the current season was reaching the semifinal in the Manama Challenger.
Talking about his overall career, Virtanen has an overall 239-163 record. He has a positive 133-54 record on indoor hard courts.
Previously in the Thionville Challenger
Virtanen has never competed in this tournament before.
Tom Paris
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4-8 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 45-28 | 14-4 | 10-11 | 12-12 | 0-0 | 9-1 |
| 2024 | 19-10 | 12-5 | 0-1 | 5-3 | 0-0 | 2-1 |
| 2023 | 38-21 | 5-7 | 10-4 | 18-10 | 0-0 | 5-0 |
| 2022 | 4-1 | 4-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 332, Tom will start his run in the Thionville Challenger after he played his last match in the St. Brieuc Challenger where he lost 6-3 6-4 to Catry in the qualifications on the 22nd of February.
Tom has a composed 0-1 win-loss record in 2026, 0-1 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
In terms of his career, Tom has an overall 109-70 record. He has a positive 36-30 record on indoor hard courts.
Previously in the Thionville Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the 2nd round in 2025. See his history.
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Head 2 Head
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