Stefan Popovic vs Johan Nikles Head-to-Head Stats, Results & Performance Comparison

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H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
S. Popovic vs J. Nikles

Stefan Popovic

SRB

2

Win

Played

0

Win

Age

Height

5'7" (170 cm)

544

C. Rank

582

410

Best Rank

256

Total Titles

YTD Titles

Career Money

$11.7K

Plays

Right-Handed

Johan Nikles

SUI

2

Win

Played

0

Win

Age

Height

5'7" (170 cm)

544

C. Rank

582

410

Best Rank

256

Total Titles

YTD Titles

Career Money

$11.7K

Plays

Right-Handed

Head-to-head: Popovic 2 - 0 Nikles

They have played 6 sets in total, with Stefan Popovic winning 4 and Johan Nikles winning 2. The last match between Stefan Popovic and Johan Nikles was at the M15 Rovinj, 12-03-2024, Round: R1, Surface: Clay, with Stefan Popovic getting the victory 3-6 6-3 6-2.

Players	Head To Head Match Wins
Popovic	2
Nikles	0

Last 2 H2H Matches:

(R1) M15 Rovinj(03-12-24)

Stats

Stefan Popovic

Johan Nikles

(R1) M15 Antalya(02-22-23)

Stats

Stefan Popovic

Johan Nikles

S. Popovic vs J. Nikles H2H Profile

S. Popovic	Stats	J. Nikles
$0	Career Prize Money	$11,650
59.21% (164-113)	Career Total W/L	58.44% (322-229)
2	Clay	0
5	Titles	5
2	Total H2H Matches	0
0% (0-0)	YTD Win/Loss	0% (0-0)

S. Popovic vs J. Nikles Match Preview:

Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Stefan Popovic has won 44.18% of points on their second serve, while Johan Nikles has won 42.81%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Stefan Popovic, in recent form, has won 46.19% of their opponent's second serve points, while Johan Nikles has won 47.19%. The same stats for first serve returns are 32.41% and 31.60% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
Under pressure analysis: Stefan Popovic has saved 53.65% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Johan Nikles has saved 48.20% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
Performance overview: Over the last year Stefan Popovic has won 59.21% of matches played (W/L 45/31), with Johan Nikles winning 60.00% (W/L 36/24) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
Best surface: Stefan Popovic has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 60% (W/L 163/110), and worse career win % on Hard, winning 25% (W/L 1/3). Johan Nikles has their best career surface win % on Hard, winning 60% (W/L 97/58), and worse career win % on I.hard, winning 21% (W/L 3/11).
Player level: In the last year, Stefan Popovic has played most of their matches on the Futures/Satellites/ITF tournaments $10K, winning 58.82% of matches (W/L 40/28), where as Johan Nikles has played most of their matches on the Futures/Satellites/ITF tournaments $10K, winning 64.29% of matches (W/L 36/20). 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 2 times before with Stefan Popovic winning 2 times and Johan Nikles being victorious 0 times. They have played 6 sets in total, with Stefan Popovic winning 4 and Johan Nikles winning 2.
The last match between Stefan Popovic and Johan Nikles was at the M15 Rovinj, 12-03-2024, Round: R1, Surface: Clay, with Stefan Popovic getting the victory 3-6 6-3 6-2.
Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 2:10:30.
Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Stefan Popovic has played against opponents with an average rank of 392.57 while Johan Nikles has played against players with an average rank of 380.3.
Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Stefan Popovic has won 65% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Johan Nikles has won 41% in all matches played on tour.
Break point conversion: In recent form, Stefan Popovic has converted 31.17% of breakpoint opportunities, and Johan Nikles has converted 38.60% of their chances to break their opponents serve. A telling stat for in-game live betting tips when either player has a breakpoint opportunity.

Stefan Popovic vs Johan Nikles Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

S. Popovic vs J. Nikles H2H Stats Used In Our Predictions

S. Popovic	Stats	J. Nikles
2	H2H Matches Won	0
4	Sets Won	2
28	Games Won	24
2	Aces (Total)	0
3	Total Double Faults	4
2:10:30	Average Match Time	2:10:30
76% (128/169)	1st Serve %	65% (116/178)
66% (85/128)	1st Serve Win %	64% (74/116)
51% (21/41)	2nd Serve Win %	48% (30/62)
38% (8/21)	Break Pts Won %	40% (6/15)
42% (74/178)	Return Points Win %	37% (63/169)
100% (2/2)	Best‑of‑3 Win %	0% (0/2)
100% (2/2)	Deciding Set Win %	0% (0/2)
100% (1/1)	1st Set Won, Won Match	0% (0/1)
0% (0/1)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	100% (1/1)
100% (1/1)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	0% (0/1)

Recent Performance Stats

S. Popovic Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
M25 Antalya - 17-11-2025
R2 Marcel ZielinskiM. Zielinski	W	6-2 6-4	Stats
R1 Juan Ignacio GallegoJ. Ignacio	W	6-4 6-4	Stats
M15 Antalya - 10-11-2025
R1 Justin SchlageterJ. Schlageter	L	7-6(9) 6-4	Stats
M15 Bol - 27-10-2025
R2 Pietro Romeo ScomparinP. Romeo	L	7-5 6-4	Stats
R1 Leonardo PrimucciL. Primucci	W	6-3 6-4	Stats

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J. Nikles Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
Bergamo Challenger - 17-11-2025
Q1 Alexander DonskiA. Donski	L	6-3 2-6 6-1	Stats
M15 Heraklion - 10-11-2025
R2 William Rejchtman VinciguerraW. Rejchtman	L	6-4 6-2	Stats
R1 Yshai OlielY. Oliel	W	6-3 6-0	Stats
M15 Heraklion - 13-10-2025
SF Georgii KravchenkoG. Kravchenko	L	4-6 6-3 6-3	Stats
QF Jeffrey Von Der SchulenburgJ. Von	W	6-3 3-6 6-3	Stats

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S. Popovic vs J. Nikles Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents

S. Popovic	Stats	J. Nikles
59.21% (164/113)	YTD Win/Loss	58.44% (322/229)
56.64% (354/271)	Sets Win/Loss	56.83% (716/544)
53.13% (3050/2691)	Games Win/Loss	52.95% (6128/5445)
25.00% (1/3)	Hard Win/Loss	62.58% (97/58)
59.71% (163/110)	Clay Win/Loss	59.29% (217/149)
0% (0/0)	Indoor Hard W/L	26.67% (8/22)
0.09	Aces Per Game	0.06
248	Aces Total	354
0.19	Double Faults Per Game	0.21
539	Total Double Faults	1168
1:38:33	Average Match Time	1:24:9
442.49	Average Opponent Rank	507.99
70% (12204/17496)	1st Serve %	66% (20848/31564)
62% (7625/12204)	1st Serve Win %	61% (12673/20848)
51% (2680/5292)	2nd Serve Win %	48% (5122/10716)
46% (927/2006)	Break Points Won % (Total)	46% (1824/3960)
43% (7614/17590)	Return Points Win %	45% (14417/31939)
0% (0/0)	Main Tour W/L	33.33% (4/8)
46.67% (7/8)	Challenger W/L	48.84% (42/44)
59.92% (157/105)	Futures W/L	60.93% (276/177)
60% (159/267)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	59% (318/543)
0% (0/4)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	100% (1/1)
45% (25/55)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	55% (65/118)
62% (45/73)	Deciding Set Win %	54% (89/164)
88% (157/138)	1st Set Won, Won Match	87% (307/267)
12% (157/19)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	13% (307/39)
21% (119/25)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	23% (244/55)