Gauthier Onclin and Eliakim Coulibaly will fight against each other in the semifinal of the Abidjan 2 Challenger for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 5:00 pm on CENTRAL KAYDAN. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Gauthier Onclin who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Gauthier Onclin is the pick to win this match.
Gauthier Onclin -> 1.48
Eliakim Coulibaly -> 2.43
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Prediction and head to head Gauthier Onclin vs. Eliakim Coulibaly
This will be the 3rd time that Gauthier Onclin and Eliakim Coulibaly fight against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Onclin (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard.
The last time that they played each other, Onclin won 6-4 6-2 in the 2nd round in M25 Monastir back in 2022.
Gauthier Onclin
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 47-21 | 29-9 | 4-6 | 10-3 | 4-3 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 28-29 | 8-9 | 18-11 | 1-8 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 56-27 | 27-11 | 19-13 | 10-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 40-25 | 1-2 | 15-10 | 23-11 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 54-26 | 10-8 | 36-15 | 8-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 246, Gauthier reached the semifinal after beating Oscar Weightman 6-3 6-2, Massimo Giunta 6-7(6) 7-6(2) 6-0 and Mert Alkaya 6-3 7-6(3).
In the quarter, The Belgian had a good straight sets win against Alkaya (6-3 7-63). During the match, Onclin scored 82 points vs Alkaya’s 72. Gauthier was quite aggressive to blast 31 winners.
Regarding the service games, Onclin managed to score 4 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Overall, Gauthier Onclin was very effective on serve to win 79% (31/39) of his 1st serve and 53% (17/32) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. The Belgian broke Alkaya 3 times after converting 33% of his break points (3/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Gauthier has conceded 1 set in this competition to conquer 55% of the points he played.
ATP Abidjan 2 Challenger - Gauthier Onclin's projected path
Onclin has a solid win-loss record in the last 8 years having won 63% of his matches (272-159). 23-5 on hard in 2026. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Onclin has a compiled108-57 match record in the last 8 years on hard.
His best result of the current season was winning the title the Abidjan 1 Challenger where he defeated Hamish Stewart in the final 7-6(5) 7-6(2).
Onclin has an overall 33-8 win-loss record in 2026, 23-5 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Abidjan 2 Challenger
Eliakim Coulibaly
14 - 8win/loss
369
263
LLLWWLWWLL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 23-16 | 19-8 | 4-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 33-24 | 28-17 | 3-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 62-23 | 40-10 | 10-5 | 12-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 43-23 | 36-17 | 0-0 | 7-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 35-16 | 32-10 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 275, Coulibaly reached the semifinal after beating Oskar Brostrom Poulsen 6-2 7-6(4), Karim Bennani 6-1 6-3 and Hamish Stewart 6-3 6-2.
In the quarter, Eliakim had a good straight sets win against Stewart (6-3 6-2). During the match Coulibaly scored 54 points vs Stewart’s 32. The Ivorian was pretty aggressive to blast 24 winners.
Talking about serving, Coulibaly scored 8 aces and he was very solid in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Eliakim Coulibaly was exceptionally efficient on serve to win 86% (24/28) of his 1st serve and 69% (9/13) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Coulibaly broke Stewart 4 times after converting 80% of his break points (4/5).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Coulibaly hasn’t dropped yet a set in the tournament to win 60% of the points he played.
ATP Abidjan 2 Challenger - Eliakim Coulibaly's projected path
Coulibaly’s best result of the current year was getting to the final in M25 Monastir.
Coulibaly has a compiled 14-8 win-loss record in 2026, 12-4 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Abidjan 2 Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the 1st round in 2025 and 2026. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Onclin | Coulibaly |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 7 | 6 |
| Tot Games | 71 | 54 |
| Pts | 253-208 | 191-127 |
| Total Points | 461 | 318 |
| Winners | 97 | 82 |
| %Winners | 38% | 43% |
Both Onclin and Coulibaly played 3 matches. At the moment, Gauthier Onclin conceded 1 set while Eliakim Coulibaly hasn’t surrendered a set so far. Onclin has played 1 set more than Coulibaly (7 vs 6). Therefore, Onclin played 17 games more than Coulibaly. Gauthier scored 97 winners (38% of the total points). On the other side, Coulibaly made 82 winners (43%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Onclin | Coulibaly |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 12 | 23 |
| Avg per match | 4 | 7.7 |
| 1st in | 118/220 | 94/155 |
| %1st in | 54% | 61% |
| 1st pts | 97/118 | 82/94 |
| %1st pts | 82% | 87% |
| 2nd pts | 63/102 | 34/61 |
| %2nd pts | 62% | 56% |
Onclin struck 12 aces (4 per match). Coulibaly made 23 aces (7.7 per match). Onclin won 82% points behind his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 62% of the points. On the other side, Coulibaly won 87% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 56% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Onclin | Coulibaly |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 9 | 11 |
| Converted | 9/31 | 11/14 |
| % Converted | 29% | 79% |
| Conceded | 6 | 9 |
| Saved | 5 | 8 |
| % Saved | 83% | 89% |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 |
Onclin broke his opponents 9 times with a 29% conversion rate. Gauthier surrendered his serve once and he saved 83% of the break points that he conceded. Coulibaly broke his opponents 11 times with a 79% conversion rate. Eliakim conceded his serve once and he saved 89% of the break points that he conceded.
| Onclin | |||||
| R1 Weightman |
R2 Giunta |
1/4 Alkaya |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-2 | 6-76 7-62 6-0 | 6-3 7-63 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 32 | 22 | 71 | |
| pts | 56-38 | 115-98 | 82-72 | 253-208 | |
| Total points | 94 | 213 | 154 | 461 | |
| Winners | 26 | 40 | 31 | 97 | |
| %Winners | 46% | 35% | 38% | 38% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
| 1st in | 29/51 | 50/98 | 39/71 | 118/220 | |
| % 1st in | 57% | 51% | 55% | 54% | |
| 1st pts | 26/29 | 40/50 | 31/39 | 97/118 | |
| % 1st pts | 90% | 80% | 79% | 82% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/22 | 34/48 | 17/32 | 63/102 | |
| % 2nd pts | 55% | 71% | 53% | 62% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
| Converted | 3/6 | 3/16 | 3/9 | 9/31 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 19% | 33% | 29% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 2/2 | 3/4 | 5 | |
| Saved % | – | 100% | 75% | 58% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Coulibaly | |||||
| R1 Brostrom |
R2 Bennani |
1/4 Stewart |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 7-64 | 6-1 6-3 | 6-3 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 21 | 16 | 17 | 54 | |
| pts | 78-65 | 59-30 | 54-32 | 191-127 | |
| Total points | 143 | 89 | 86 | 318 | |
| Winners | 34 | 24 | 24 | 82 | |
| %Winners | 44% | 41% | 44% | 43% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 5 | 10 | 8 | 23 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 41/71 | 25/43 | 28/41 | 94/155 | |
| % 1st in | 58% | 58% | 68% | 61% | |
| 1st pts | 34/41 | 24/25 | 24/28 | 82/94 | |
| % 1st pts | 83% | 96% | 86% | 87% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/30 | 11/18 | 9/13 | 34/61 | |
| % 2nd pts | 47% | 61% | 69% | 56% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | |
| Converted | 3/4 | 4/5 | 4/5 | 11/14 | |
| Converted % | 75% | 80% | 80% | 79% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 | |
| Saved | 5/6 | 2/2 | 1/1 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 83% | 100% | 100% | 94% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Head 2 Head
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WWWWWWWWWW Tennis Scores in Abidjan 2 Challenger
- Eliakim CoulibalyCoulibaly – Hamish StewartStewart (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Gauthier OnclinOnclin – Mert AlkayaAlkaya (6-3 7-63) – See score progression
- Michael MmohMmoh – Calvin HemeryHemery (3-6 7-5 6-3) – See score progression
- Niels ViskerVisker – Florent BaxBax (7-64 6-3) – See score progression
- Gauthier OnclinOnclin – Mert AlkayaAlkaya (6-3 7-6(3)) – See score progression
- Eliakim CoulibalyCoulibaly – Hamish StewartStewart (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Niels ViskerVisker – Florent BaxBax (7-6(4) 6-3) – See score progression
- Michael MmohMmoh – Calvin HemeryHemery (3-6 7-5 6-3) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Gauthier OnclinOnclin – (2-0) – H2H and prediction
