Prediction Of Lehecka Vs Draper H2H, Who Will Win At ATP Qatar Exxonmobil Open 2025?

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Lehecka and Draper are on the Day 5 Schedule at Qatar Exxonmobil Open 2025 on Friday 21 February 2025. Lets breakdown the career, past stats and recent form of these players and predict who will get the victory.

Who Will Win In This Head-To-Head?

Jiri Lehecka from Czech Republic and Jack Draper from Great Britain have faced each other twice in their tennis careers. Their head-to-head record is currently tied at 1-1.

The first match between them took place on the 24th of January, 2025, in Adelaide, Australia. It was played on a hard court surface. In a closely contested match, Jiri Lehecka emerged victorious, defeating Jack Draper with a scoreline of 4-6, 6-4, 6-3.

Their second encounter happened on the 24th of October, 2025, during the ATP Masters 1000 in Paris, France. This match was also played on a hard court surface. Jack Draper came out on top this time, winning with a score of 7-5, 6-2.

Jiri Lehecka is currently 23 years old and is ranked as the world number 25. His career-high ranking is at number 23. In 2025, he has had a successful season so far, with a win-loss record of 13-2. He won the Brisbane Title and had a semifinal finish in Doha in both 2023 and 2025.

Throughout his career, Jiri Lehecka has achieved notable milestones. In January 2024, after winning his first ATP Tour title in Adelaide, he reached his career-high ranking of number 23. He defeated world number 5, Andrey Rublev, to reach his second ATP Tour semifinal in Doha in 2023. He also reached his first ATP Masters 1000 quarterfinal in Indian Wells in 2024, where he defeated world number 4, Daniil Medvedev, via retirement to advance to his first ATP Masters 1000 semifinal in Madrid.

In the 2023 Australian Open, Jiri Lehecka had an impressive run, defeating world number 12, Cameron Norrie, in the third round and world number 7, Felix Auger-Aliassime, in the fourth round, before reaching the quarterfinals.

In the 2022 Rotterdam tournament, he reached his first ATP Tour semifinal as a qualifier. Along the way, he defeated world number 12, Denis Shapovalov, in the first round for his first ATP Tour win.

During the 2022 Next Gen ATP Finals, Jiri Lehecka celebrated his 21st birthday and finished as the runner-up. In his junior career, he was once ranked as high as the world number 10 and won the 2019 Wimbledon boys’ doubles title with his compatriot, Jonas Forejtek.

It is worth noting that Jiri Lehecka recently achieved the biggest win of his career when he defeated world number 3, Carlos Alcaraz. He now aims to advance to his fifth ATP Tour final, with a current record of 2 wins and 2 losses. If he reaches the final, it will be his first above the ATP 250 level. Additionally, Jiri Lehecka has the opportunity to become the first Czech player in an ATP 500 final since Jiri Vesely in 2022 Dubai. He is currently ranked number 22 on the PIF ATP Live Rankings and a win would secure him a new career-high ranking, making him the highest-ranked Czech player since Tomas Berdych, who was ranked number 19 in June 2018. If he achieves this, Jiri Lehecka would join Felix Auger-Aliassime as the second player to reach multiple ATP Tour finals this year.

Looking at the history of Czech finalists in tennis tournaments, players like Tomas Berdych, Bohdan Ulihrach, Petr Korda, and Jakub Mensik have made appearances in the finals of various tournaments.

On the other hand, Jack Draper, also 23 years old, holds the current ranking of world number 16. His career-high ranking is number 15. In 2025, he has a win-loss record of 6-1, including a semifinal finish in Doha.

Throughout his career, Jack Draper has achieved significant ranking milestones. In 2022, he achieved a new career-high ranking on 22 occasions. He broke into the top 200 in February, the top 100 in June, and the top 50 in September. He reached his peak ranking of number 15 in October 2024 after winning the biggest title of his career in Vienna.

Jack Draper’s success includes reaching the semifinals of the 2024 US Open without dropping a set, becoming the fourth British male player to achieve this feat in the Open Era, following Greg Rusedski in 1997, Tim Henman in 2004, and Andy Murray in 2008, 2011, and 2012.

He won his first ATP Tour title by defeating the two-time champion, Matteo Berrettini, in the final of the 2024 Stuttgart tournament. Jack Draper also earned the biggest win of his career when he defeated world number 2, Carlos Alcaraz, at the Queen’s Club in back-to-back weeks.

In 2022, he reached his first ATP Tour semifinal as a wild card entry in Eastbourne. He also had notable victories against world number 5, Stefanos Tsitsipas, to reach the quarterfinals in Montreal as a qualifier, and against world number 8, Felix Auger-Aliassime, to reach the third round of the US Open.

At the start of his career, Jack Draper had his first and second ATP Tour victories by defeating Jannik Sinner and Alexander Bublik in two tiebreakers. He reached the quarterfinals of the 2021 London/Queen’s Club tournament as the 309th-ranked wild card entry.

In his junior career, Jack Draper achieved a career-high ranking of number 7 and reached the final of the 2018 Wimbledon boys’ singles, where he defeated Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in a thrilling semifinal match.

Jack Draper, with the intent of reaching his fifth ATP Tour final, currently holds a record of 2 wins and 2 losses in finals. He also aims to extend his eight-match winning streak in ATP 500 events, following his victory in Vienna in October. Since the start of the US Open, he has an impressive record of 16 wins and 2 losses against players ranked outside the top 20. His only two losses during this period were in the Davis Cup matches against world number 21, Felix Auger-Aliassime, and world number 31, Francisco Cerundolo.

In terms of left-handed players’ rankings, Jack Draper has the potential to become the highest-ranked left-handed player for the second time in his career. His current ranking is number 14, just behind the number 13 ranked player, Ben Shelton, and ahead of the number 15 ranked player, Ugo Humbert.

My Conclusion / Prediction:

My pick is that Lehecka will win.
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