Prediction of Illya Marchenko vs James Ward Head-to-Head, At

Wojtek Kolan

Our Predictions

H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
I. Marchenko vs J. Ward

Illya Marchenko

UKR

2

Win

Played

1

Win

Age

6'1" (185 cm)

Height

6'2" (188 cm)

641

C. Rank

Ret.

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$1.2M

Career Money

$460.4K

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

James Ward

GBR

2

Win

Played

1

Win

Age

6'1" (185 cm)

Height

6'2" (188 cm)

641

C. Rank

Ret.

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$1.2M

Career Money

$460.4K

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Head-to-head: Marchenko 2 - 1 Ward

They have played 6 sets in total, with Illya Marchenko winning 4 and James Ward winning 2. The last match between James Ward and Illya Marchenko was at the Truist Atlanta Open - Atlanta, 24-07-2021, Round: Q1, Surface: Hard, with James Ward getting the victory 6-3 7-6(1).

Players	Head To Head Match Wins
Marchenko	2
Ward	1

Last 3 H2H Matches:

(Q1) Truist Atlanta Open - Atlanta(07-24-21)

Stats

James Ward

Illya Marchenko

(Q3) cinch Championships - London(06-13-21)

Stats

Illya Marchenko

James Ward

(Q2) Australian Open - Melbourne(01-14-10)

Stats

Illya Marchenko

James Ward

I. Marchenko vs J. Ward H2H Profile

I. Marchenko	Stats	J. Ward
$1,217,273	Career Prize Money	$460,450
57.00% (607-458)	Career Total W/L	51.80% (402-374)
1	Grass	0
1	Hard	1
12	Titles	9
2	Total H2H Matches	1
0% (0-0)	YTD Win/Loss	0% (0-0)

I. Marchenko vs J. Ward Match Preview:

Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Illya Marchenko has won 50.00% of points on their second serve, while James Ward has won 0%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Illya Marchenko, in recent form, has won 56.86% of their opponent's second serve points, while James Ward has won 0%. The same stats for first serve returns are 23.26% and 0% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
Under pressure analysis: Illya Marchenko has saved 75.00% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas James Ward has saved 0% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
Performance overview: Over the last year Illya Marchenko has won 71.43% of matches played (W/L 5/2), with James Ward winning 0% (W/L 0/0) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
Best surface: Illya Marchenko has their best career surface win % on I.hard, winning 63% (W/L 231/138), and worse career win % on Clay, winning 43% (W/L 63/85). James Ward has their best career surface win % on Hard, winning 63% (W/L 219/173), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 43% (W/L 46/60).
Player level: In the last year, Illya Marchenko has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 50.00% of matches (W/L 2/2), where as James Ward has played most of their matches on the N/A, winning 0% of matches (W/L 0/0). When comparing stats between players to predict the favorite, it is of course all relative to the event level they have been playing at.
Direct H2H matches: They have played 3 times before with Illya Marchenko winning 2 times and James Ward being victorious 1 times. They have played 6 sets in total, with Illya Marchenko winning 4 and James Ward winning 2.
The last match between Illya Marchenko and James Ward was at the Truist Atlanta Open - Atlanta, 24-07-2021, Round: Q1, Surface: Hard, with James Ward getting the victory 6-3 7-6(1).
Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 1:1:45.
Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Illya Marchenko has played against opponents with an average rank of 391.14 while James Ward has played against players with an average rank of 0.
Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Illya Marchenko has won 100% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while James Ward has won 0% in all matches played on tour.
Break point conversion: In recent form, Illya Marchenko has converted 11.76% of breakpoint opportunities, and James Ward has converted 0% of their chances to break their opponents serve. A telling stat for in-game live betting tips when either player has a breakpoint opportunity.

Illya Marchenko vs James Ward Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

I. Marchenko vs J. Ward H2H Stats Used In Our Predictions

I. Marchenko	Stats	J. Ward
2	H2H Matches Won	1
4	Sets Won	2
34	Games Won	30
10	Aces (Total)	23
13	Total Double Faults	8
1:1:45	Average Match Time	1:1:45
55% (113/207)	1st Serve %	62% (121/194)
71% (80/113)	1st Serve Win %	70% (85/121)
57% (54/94)	2nd Serve Win %	52% (38/73)
50% (8/16)	Break Pts Won %	38% (6/16)
36% (71/196)	Return Points Win %	35% (73/208)
67% (2/3)	Best‑of‑3 Win %	33% (1/3)
100% (2/2)	1st Set Won, Won Match	100% (1/1)
0% (0/2)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	0% (0/1)
0% (0/1)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	0% (0/2)

Recent Performance Stats

I. Marchenko Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
M25 Qian Daohu - 27-10-2025
R2 Sergey FominS. Fomin	L	w/o	Stats
R1 Minghui ZhangM. Zhang	W	7-6(5) 6-7(5) 6-4	Stats
Q3 Wenze LiW. Li	W	6-4 6-2	Stats
Q1 Yanjie ZhengY. Zheng	W	7-5 6-2	Stats
Brisbane 2 Challenger - 03-02-2025
Q1 Cruz HewittC. Hewitt	L	1-1 ret.	Stats

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J. Ward Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
Truist Atlanta Open - Atlanta - 26-07-2021
Q3 Peter GojowczykP. Gojowczyk	L	6-2 6-4	Stats
Q1 Illya MarchenkoI. Marchenko	W	6-3 7-6(1)	Stats
Cary Challenger - 19-07-2021
R1 Alexis GalarneauA. Galarneau	L	7-6(1) 6-0	Stats
Nature Valley International - Eastbourne - 21-06-2021
R1 Vasek PospisilV. Pospisil	L	6-4 6-4	Stats
cinch Championships - London - 14-06-2021
Q3 Illya MarchenkoI. Marchenko	L	6-4 7-6(4)	Stats

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I. Marchenko vs J. Ward Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents

I. Marchenko	Stats	J. Ward
57.00% (607/458)	YTD Win/Loss	51.80% (402/374)
55.96% (1428/1124)	Sets Win/Loss	51.14% (945/903)
51.94% (12880/11917)	Games Win/Loss	50.64% (8967/8742)
58.45% (256/182)	Hard Win/Loss	55.87% (219/173)
42.57% (63/85)	Clay Win/Loss	50.97% (79/76)
62.78% (253/150)	Indoor Hard W/L	47.15% (58/65)
46.05% (35/41)	Grass Win/Loss	43.40% (46/60)
0.33	Aces Per Game	0.4
4034	Aces Total	3489
0.25	Double Faults Per Game	0.17
2979	Total Double Faults	1489
1:14:14	Average Match Time	1st Match
566.06	Average Opponent Rank	596.86
58% (34524/60040)	1st Serve %	59% (21630/36358)
72% (24963/34524)	1st Serve Win %	72% (15633/21630)
50% (12840/25507)	2nd Serve Win %	50% (7321/14728)
41% (2333/5672)	Break Points Won % (Total)	38% (1147/2997)
38% (23071/60087)	Return Points Win %	36% (12911/35816)
50.57% (44/43)	Slam W/L	38.60% (22/35)
30.56% (11/25)	Masters W/L	42.86% (9/12)
56.67% (17/13)	Cups W/L	47.62% (10/11)
50.72% (106/103)	Main Tour W/L	40.34% (48/71)
59.71% (369/249)	Challenger W/L	54.26% (204/172)
71.43% (60/24)	Futures W/L	59.89% (109/73)
57% (573/1005)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	53% (385/733)
49% (23/47)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	33% (12/36)
50% (211/423)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	50% (130/259)
47% (173/370)	Deciding Set Win %	50% (124/249)
83% (598/496)	1st Set Won, Won Match	81% (402/324)
17% (598/102)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	19% (402/77)
24% (466/110)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	20% (374/76)