Cezar Cretu vs Gustavo Heide — Iasi Round of 16

Iasi · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
ROUALT
Cezar Cretu
#266ATP
1524ELO
1492Clay ELO
25 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWLLWW
1 — 2
Sets
Thursday, 9 July 2026 ·
clay
CENTER COURT · 3rd on
BRA7
Gustavo Heide
#133ATP
1695ELO
1679Clay ELO
$178kYTD
$620kCAREER
24 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLWWWL
Cretu C.
6-2 5-7 3-6
Heide G.
Cretu C.
6531
Heide G.
2762

Gustavo Heide defeated Cezar Cretu in the Round of 16 at the Iasi tournament on clay, winning 2-6, 7-5, 6-3. Heide served four aces to Cretu's one and committed seven double faults to Cretu's one. Both players converted five service breaks and had similar first-serve win percentages, with Heide at 65% and Cretu at 62%.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Statistics

This season
Cretu C.Heide G.
1st serve in·Clear edge
66%
54%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
72%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
51%
Service points won·Even
62%
62%
Return points won·Even
45%
42%
Break points saved·Even
60%
62%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.5
4.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.4
5.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (13 vs 26). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Cretu C.Heide G.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
25
51
Break points saved·Dominant
33
90
Break points won·Dominant
64
10
Deciding sets·Dominant
31
63
Tiebreaks·
—
88

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Win Probability

Pre-match · updated 14:50 UTC
Cretu C.19%
Heide G.81%
Toss-up
50–58%
Slight edge
58–67%
Clear favourite
67–80%
Strong favourite
80%+

Strong favourite · Heide G. heavily favoured

Calibrated model · 63% favourite accuracy (2025–26, out-of-sample). Probability is a statistical estimate, not a certainty. How it works.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Cretu C.
5.4
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
Heide G.
7.4
Dominant favouriteUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
2.7Clay Elo 1492
Surface ELO
7.3+186 Clay Elo edge
2.9Overall Elo 1524
ELO gap
7.1Overall Elo 1695
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0No prior meetings
5.25 of last 10 on clay
Surface form
8.69 of last 10 on clay
Fatigue & Travel
7.01 three-setter in 14 days
3-set count
Context
5.0Didn't play here last year
Defending pts
5.0Didn't play here last year

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Freshness

Recent load
Cretu C.Heide G.
Freshness·Clear edge
73
89

Cretu C.: 1 day rest · 2 matches, 41 games (7d) · Heide G.: 3 days rest · 1 match, 17 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
22°COvercast
Wind 11 km/hHumidity 42%

Draw