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ATP · Rank #489
ATP · Rank #489
Niels McDonald
18yrs
1.91 m
75 kg
Right
#505Peak Rank
61%Accuracy
41
Matches Analyzed
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Challenger Mouilleron - le - Captif France Qualifying
Hard Challenger Mouilleron - le - Captif France Qualifying (Hard)
2
N. Visker vs N. McDonald, Challenger - Mouilleron - le - Captif, France, Qualifying, 10:00, Finished. Match winner odds: 1.66 for N. Visker, 2.08 for N. McDonald. AI winner pick: N. Visker, odds 1.66, confidence 4.1 out of 10. This tip won. Predicted score: 6-3, 6-4. Best AI tip: N. Visker, odds 1.66, confidence 4.1 out of 10. This tip won.
N. Visker
(4)
N. McDonald
(11)
Z. Cado vs N. McDonald, Challenger - Mouilleron - le - Captif, France, Qualifying, 10:50, Finished. Match winner odds: 11 for Z. Cado, 1.04 for N. McDonald. AI winner pick: N. McDonald, odds 1.04, confidence 2.5 out of 10. This tip won. Predicted score: 3-6, 3-6. Best AI tip: N. McDonald, odds 1.04, confidence 2.5 out of 10. This tip won.
Z. Cado
N. McDonald
10:00
Finished
1000
N. Visker
(4)
N. McDonald
(11) 2
0
▾1.66
▴2.08
1
▾1.66
6364
1
▾1.66
4.1/10
10:50
Finished
1050
Z. Cado
N. McDonald
0
2
▴11
▾1.04
2
▾1.04
3636
2
▾1.04
2.5/10
M. Möller vs N. McDonald, Challenger - Hamburg, Germany, 12:20, Finished. Match winner odds: 1.6 for M. Möller, 2.62 for N. McDonald. AI winner pick: N. McDonald, odds 2.62, confidence 2.0 out of 10. This tip lost. Predicted score: 3-6, 4-6. Best AI tip: O19.5, odds 1.5, confidence 3.3 out of 10. This tip lost.
M. Möller
(A)
N. McDonald
N. McDonald vs E. Ribeiro, Challenger - Hamburg, Germany, 11:55, Finished. Match winner odds: 1.55 for N. McDonald, 2.45 for E. Ribeiro. AI winner pick: N. McDonald, odds 1.55, confidence 2.8 out of 10. This tip won. Predicted score: 6-0, 6-1. Best AI tip: N. McDonald, odds 1.55, confidence 2.8 out of 10. This tip won.
N. McDonald
E. Ribeiro
(A)
M. Petković vs N. McDonald, Challenger - Hamburg, Germany, 17:10, Finished. Match winner odds: 2.1 for M. Petković, 1.89 for N. McDonald. AI winner pick: M. Petković, odds 2.1, confidence 4.5 out of 10. This tip lost. Predicted score: 6-4, 7-6. Best AI tip: M. Petković, odds 2.1, confidence 4.5 out of 10. This tip lost.
M. Petković
N. McDonald
12:20
Finished
1220
M. Möller
(A)
N. McDonald
2
0
▾1.6
▴2.62
2
▴2.62
3646
O19.5
▴1.5
3.3/10
11:55
Finished
1155
N. McDonald
E. Ribeiro
(A) 2
1
▾1.55
▴2.45
1
▾1.55
6061
1
▾1.55
2.8/10
17:10
Finished
1710
M. Petković
N. McDonald
1
2
▾2.1
▴1.89
1
▾2.1
6476
1
▾2.1
4.5/10
N. McDonald vs J. Rodionov, Challenger - Bonn, Germany, 16:00, Finished. Match winner odds: 3 for N. McDonald, 1.41 for J. Rodionov. AI winner pick: J. Rodionov, odds 1.41, confidence 2.3 out of 10. This tip won. Predicted score: 4-6, 6-7. Best AI tip: O19.5, odds 1.52, confidence 2.8 out of 10. This tip won.
N. McDonald
(WC)
J. Rodionov
(3)
D. Sakellaridis vs N. McDonald, Challenger - Bonn, Germany, 11:30, Finished. Match winner odds: 3.65 for D. Sakellaridis, 1.28 for N. McDonald. AI winner pick: N. McDonald, odds 1.28, confidence 3.5 out of 10. This tip won. Predicted score: 4-6, 4-6. Best AI tip: N. McDonald, odds 1.28, confidence 3.5 out of 10. This tip won.
D. Sakellaridis
N. McDonald
(WC)
16:00
Finished
1600
N. McDonald
(WC)
J. Rodionov
(3) 0
2
▴3
▾1.41
2
▾1.41
4667
O19.5
▴1.52
2.8/10
11:30
Finished
1130
D. Sakellaridis
N. McDonald
(WC) 0
2
▴3.65
▾1.28
2
▾1.28
4646
2
▾1.28
3.5/10
F. Diaz Acosta vs N. McDonald, Challenger - Braunschweig, Germany, 12:35, Finished. Match winner odds: 1.23 for F. Diaz Acosta, 4.3 for N. McDonald. AI winner pick: F. Diaz Acosta, odds 1.23, confidence 5.8 out of 10. This tip won. Predicted score: 6-3, 6-4. Best AI tip: F. Diaz Acosta, odds 1.23, confidence 5.8 out of 10. This tip won.
F. Diaz Acosta
N. McDonald
(WC)
N. McDonald vs M. Krumich, Challenger - Braunschweig, Germany, 11:55, Finished. Match winner odds: 2.02 for N. McDonald, 1.8 for M. Krumich. AI winner pick: M. Krumich, odds 1.8, confidence 1.6 out of 10. This tip lost. Predicted score: 6-7, 4-6. Best AI tip: O21.5, odds 1.72, confidence 1.8 out of 10. This tip lost.
N. McDonald
(WC)
M. Krumich
N. McDonald vs K. Smith, Challenger - Braunschweig, Germany, 15:05, Finished. Match winner odds: 1.75 for N. McDonald, 2.15 for K. Smith. AI winner pick: K. Smith, odds 2.15, confidence 3.4 out of 10. This tip lost. Predicted score: 3-6, 6-3, 5-7. Best AI tip: O20.5, odds 1.5, confidence 6.2 out of 10. This tip lost.
N. McDonald
K. Smith
12:35
Finished
1235
F. Diaz Acosta
N. McDonald
(WC) 2
0
▾1.23
▴4.3
1
▾1.23
6364
1
▾1.23
5.8/10
11:55
Finished
1155
N. McDonald
(WC)
M. Krumich
2
0
▴2.02
▾1.8
2
▾1.8
6746
O21.5
▴1.72
1.8/10
15:05
Finished
1505
N. McDonald
K. Smith
2
0
1.75
2.15
2
2.15
366357
O20.5
▴1.5
6.2/10
C. Cretu vs N. McDonald, Challenger - Targu Mures, Romania, 10:25, Finished. Match winner odds: 1.5 for C. Cretu, 2.7 for N. McDonald. AI winner pick: N. McDonald, odds 2.7, confidence 4.0 out of 10. This tip lost. Predicted score: 7-5, 5-7, 2-6. Best AI tip: O19.5, odds 1.49, confidence 9.4 out of 10. This tip lost.
C. Cretu
(A)
N. McDonald
N. McDonald vs F. Passaro, Challenger - Targu Mures, Romania, 09:00, Finished. Match winner odds: 2.6 for N. McDonald, 1.5 for F. Passaro. AI winner pick: N. McDonald, odds 2.6, confidence 1.2 out of 10. This tip won. Predicted score: 5-7, 7-5, 6-3. Best AI tip: O19.5, odds 1.5, confidence 10.0 out of 10. This tip won.
N. McDonald
F. Passaro
(2)
M. Ribecai vs N. McDonald, Challenger - Targu Mures, Romania, 09:00, Finished. Match winner odds: 1.53 for M. Ribecai, 2.45 for N. McDonald. AI winner pick: M. Ribecai, odds 1.53, confidence 5.0 out of 10. This tip lost. Predicted score: 6-3, 6-4. Best AI tip: U24.5, odds 1.61, confidence 6.1 out of 10. This tip lost.
M. Ribecai
N. McDonald
10:25
Finished
1025
C. Cretu
(A)
N. McDonald
2
0
▾1.5
▴2.7
2
▴2.7
755726
O19.5
▴1.49
9.4/10
09:00
Finished
0900
N. McDonald
F. Passaro
(2) 2
1
▴2.6
▾1.5
1
▴2.6
577563
O19.5
▾1.5
10.0/10
09:00
Finished
0900
M. Ribecai
N. McDonald
1
2
▴1.53
▾2.45
1
▴1.53
6364
U24.5
▴1.61
6.1/10
N. McDonald vs S. Kopp, ITF Men - M25 Värnamo, 09:00, Finished. Match winner odds: 2.08 for N. McDonald, 1.7 for S. Kopp. AI winner pick: N. McDonald, odds 2.08, confidence 1.0 out of 10. This tip won. Predicted score: 7-5, 4-6, 6-2. Best AI tip: O21.5, odds 1.8, confidence 4.6 out of 10. This tip won.
N. McDonald
S. Kopp
A. Thanos vs N. McDonald, ITF Men - M25 Värnamo, 09:00, Finished. Match winner odds: 2 for A. Thanos, 1.85 for N. McDonald. AI winner pick: A. Thanos, odds 2, confidence 1.3 out of 10. This tip lost. Predicted score: 1-6, 6-3, 7-6. Best AI tip: A. Thanos, odds 2, confidence 1.3 out of 10. This tip lost.
A. Thanos
N. McDonald
09:00
Finished
0900
N. McDonald
S. Kopp
2
0
2.08
1.7
1
2.08
754662
O21.5
▴1.8
4.6/10
09:00
Finished
0900
A. Thanos
N. McDonald
0
2
▴2
▾1.85
1
▴2
166376
1
▴2
1.3/10
Record by surface
Hard
4-7
Clay
18-13
Overall
22-20
Our AI on this player
25 correct of 41
From the matches in our database
Most-played opponents
Cezar Cretu
2 meetings
0-2
About Niels McDonald
Niels McDonald is a 18-year-old right-handed professional tennis player, currently ranked world No. 489. The serve is the vulnerable side, at 3.6 double faults per match and 63.6% of first-serve points won. Breaking is the real weapon here: 47% of break chances get taken. Across everything played, 63.4% of all points end up on this side of the net. The best surface is comfortably clay: 18-13 there, against 4-7 on everything else.
Lately it has not been coming together — 4 defeats in the last 5 outings. The longest match we have on record ran to 32 games, against F. Passaro. Predictions cover match winner and score, alongside serve, return and break-point statistics. Most recently seen in our data at Challenger Mouilleron - le - Captif France Qualifying.
Serve & Return
First Serve %
63%
1st Serve Won
65.2%
2nd Serve Won
45.1%
Aces / Match
1.9
Double Faults / Match
2.7
Break Pts Saved
45.6%
Break Pts Converted
21.6%
Return Pts Won
36.8%
Service Hold %
57.7%
Total Pts Won
47.2%
Records
Last 12 months
2
Titles
2
Finals
2
Semis or better
25
Events played
Tournament Results
ITF M15 Rosbach Men
ITF
Winner
ITF M25 Värnamo Men
ITF
Winner
Hamburg, Germany
Challenger
Quarter-Finals
Braunschweig, Germany
Challenger
Quarter-Finals
ITF M15 Oberhaching Men
ITF
Quarter-Finals
Targu Mures, Romania
Challenger
Quarter-Finals
Bonn, Germany
Challenger
Round of 16
ITF M15 Hurghada 2 Men
ITF
Round of 16
ITF M25 Santa Margherita di Pula 3 Men
ITF
Round of 16
ITF M25 Santa Margherita di Pula Men
ITF
Round of 16
ITF M25 Troisdorf Men
ITF
Round of 16
Umag
ATP
Round of 32
Porto, Portugal
Challenger
Round of 32
Augsburg, Germany
Challenger
Round of 32
Hagen, Germany
Challenger
Round of 32
ITF M25 Santa Margherita di Pula 10 Men
ITF
Round of 32
ITF M25 Santa Margherita di Pula 2 Men
ITF
Round of 32
Koblenz, Germany
Challenger
Round of 32
Milano, Italy
Challenger
Round of 32
Tunis, Tunisia
Challenger
Round of 32
Hamburg
ATP
Qualifying
Bergamo, Italy
Challenger
Qualifying
Fujairah, UAE
Challenger
Qualifying
Napoli, Italy
Challenger
Qualifying
Soma Bay, Egypt
Challenger
Qualifying
Deepest runs first, not by date
Season by season
2026so far
7–13
Won-lost
20
Matches
1–4
Tiebreaks
2.2
Aces / Match
4
Double Faults / Match
First Serve %
61.8%
1st Serve Won
64.1%
2nd Serve Won
43.7%
Break points won
39%
Break Pts Saved
55.4%
2025
0–4
Won-lost
4
Matches
—
Tiebreaks
3.3
Aces / Match
5.3
Double Faults / Match
First Serve %
68.8%
1st Serve Won
61.5%
2nd Serve Won
48%
Break points won
40%
Break Pts Saved
52.4%
Season totals from the tour feed, singles only. The won-lost line is the tour's own count and can differ from the record under Predictions, which counts the matches we cover. A dash means the season holds nothing to measure that figure from.
Frequently Asked Questions
How accurate are the AI predictions for Niels McDonald?
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Our model has graded 41 matches involving Niels McDonald and got 25 right — a hit rate of 61%. The 20 most recent are listed below, each with the pick we made and how it finished.
Who has Niels McDonald played most often?
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Of the matches we cover, Niels McDonald has met Cezar Cretu most often — 2 times, with a 0-2 record.