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Thiago Seyboth Wild #136Brazil2Mateus Alves #385Brazil0

Sets 6-3 · 7-6Wed 14 Oct 2026, 00:40 Predictions gradedIndoor

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Player Profiles

Ranking advantageThiago Seyboth Wild · 249 places

Thiago Seyboth Wild

Brazil

Brazilian right-hander who reached a career-high No. 58 in May 2024. Official ITF data lists clay and hard courts as his preferred surfaces.

Current ranking: #136
Peak ranking: #58 · 2024
Current age: 26
Preferred surface: Clay
Hand: Right handed
Height: 185 cm

Mateus Alves

Brazil

Brazilian right-hander, 193 cm, ranked No. 417. He has won five ITF titles in 2026, all of them in Brazil, including the M15 in Curitiba in the week before this event. His age and career-high ranking could not be established reliably.

Current ranking: #385
Peak ranking: —
Current age: —
Preferred surface: Hard
Hand: Right handed
Height: 193 cm

Quick Take

Pre-match view

Context last updated 13 Oct 2026, 06:14 · Europe/Bucharest

Third seed Thiago Seyboth Wild, No. 136, opens against Brazilian qualifier Mateus Alves, No. 385, in the first round at Santa Cruz, with Alves match-tight from three qualifying wins and Seyboth Wild coming off five matches in six days.

Seyboth Wild is the likelier winner over three sets. Of the reviewed prices, only Alves at 4.0 carries potential value; Seyboth Wild at 1.2 leaves too little room.

Context

Seyboth Wild played five matches in six days in Antofagasta, closing with a three-set final, and then travels to Santa Cruz for a first-round match on 13 October. That is a genuine workload and turnaround factor against a qualifier who has already played three matches at this venue. The counterpoint is that he won nine straight matches before the final, so the recent level is high and the extra matches may not weigh heavily in a best-of-three first round. No current fitness problem has been reported.
- Seyboth Wild entered the Antofagasta final on a nine-match winning streak
- Joao Lucas Reis da Silva won the final 7-6(2) 1-6 6-2
- It was the first all-Brazilian Challenger final since 2024
ReportedSources checked 13 Oct 2026, 06:12 · Europe/Bucharest
Alves, ranked No. 385, needed three matches to reach the main draw while Seyboth Wild entered directly as the third seed. The qualifying run gives Alves match time on the Santa Cruz courts before the first round and a first look at the conditions, which is the main way a lower-ranked qualifier can close the gap. Alves has been winning at ITF level rather than at Challenger level, so the step up in opposition is the limitation on how much that familiarity helps.
- Alves beat Bruno Fernandez 6-1 3-6 6-3 in the final qualifying round
- The first-round draw paired him with third seed Thiago Seyboth Wild
- Alves is ranked No. 385; Seyboth Wild is No. 136
ReportedSources checked 13 Oct 2026, 06:12 · Europe/Bucharest
Alves has won 13 of 15 tracked matches, yet the two defeats came against players ranked below him: No. 323 Villanueva on 1 October and No. 778 Pereira on 5 October. That makes the raw record harder to read as a guide to a first round against the world No. 136. He has played three qualifying matches at this venue, including a three-set win on 12 October, so he will not arrive cold.
- 13 wins and 2 defeats across the 15 tracked matches in the sample
- Gonzalo Villanueva, ranked No. 323, won 6-2 6-3 on 1 October
- Jose Pereira, ranked No. 778, won 6-3 6-3 on 5 October
Seyboth Wild is ranked No. 136 and was close to the top 100 before the Santa Cruz week, so Challenger points carry direct ranking value. The stakes explain why the third seed is likely to treat a first-round match seriously, but they do not change the expected level of play on their own. Ranking ambition is context rather than a playing condition.
- Runner-up finish moved Seyboth Wild to about No. 122 on the live list
- He is targeting a return to the top 100 and direct entry to the 2027 Australian Open
ReportedSources checked 13 Oct 2026, 06:12 · Europe/Bucharest

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Signal quality Medium · Uncertainty band Strong lean · Not priced
The read
Higher-ranked and more tested against stronger opposition, he is the more likely winner over three sets on clay.
- Ranked 136, with recent wins over players ranked 130, 206 and 252
- Won 12 of his last 14 completed matches before the loss on 11 October
- His most recent loss was a three-set match against world No. 230, 14 games won and 14 lost
- All six recent matches listed on clay, though the brief does not confirm the surface
BetBugs · Match WinnerwonThiago Seyboth WildEstimated chance70%

Previous match context available

Thiago Seyboth Wild

12W 3L

7-6(2) 1-6 6-2#230Joao Lucas Reis Da Silva

6-4 6-1#206Lautaro Midon

6-1 6-4#453Felipe Meligeni Alves

6-1 6-2#407Murkel Dellien

6-3 6-4#252Matias Soto

6-4 6-2#130Pedro Martinez Portero

7-5 4-6 6-2#174Matej Dodig

6-1 7-6(6)#200Juan Pablo Varillas

7-5 6-3#390Massimo Giunta

6-3 6-4#516Gianmarco Ferrari

4-6 7-6(4) 4-3 ret.#200Juan Pablo Varillas

6-4 6-3#355Norbert Gombos

6-3 6-4#257Martin Krumich

6-4 6-4#169Mackenzie Mcdonald

6-2 6-1#231Raul Brancaccio

Mateus Alves

13W 2L

6-1 3-6 6-3#567Bruno Fernandez

6-3 6-3#778Jose Pereira

6-2 6-1—Bautista De La Pena

6-2 6-3#323Gonzalo Villanueva

6-2 1-6 6-4#778Jose Pereira

6-4 6-2#482Pedro Sakamoto

7-5 6-2#689Wilson Leite

7-6(3) 6-4#883Joao Victor Couto Loureiro

6-1 6-1—Pedro Henrique Chabalgoity

6-1 6-2—Manuel Mouilleron Salvo

6-3 6-2#482Pedro Sakamoto

6-1 6-4#863Rafael Tosetto

7-5 6-3—Ryan Augusto dos Santos

6-2 6-2—Eduardo Lage

6-3 6-2—Victor Braga

Stat Battle

Last 15 match performance, compared side by side.

TWThiago Seyboth WildWild

Last 15

3–5

9 core stats · 1 even

Mateus AlvesAlvesMA

Mateus Alves carries the stronger recent form — Thiago Seyboth Wild's route runs through serve.

Serve · 2–3

1st Serve In15/15 · 13/1559.0%+5.8pp64.8%

1st Serve Won15/15 · 13/1580.6%+4.3pp76.3%

2nd Serve Won15/15 · 13/1555.9%+4.5pp60.4%

Aces / Match15/15 · 13/157.1+1.95.2

Double Faults / Match15/15 · 13/152.30.8 fewer1.5

Return · 0–1

Return Pts Won15/15 · 13/1540.9%+1.7pp42.6%

Pressure · 1–1

Break Pts Converted15/15 · 13/1539.5%+7.1pp46.6%

Break Pts Saved15/15 · 13/1566.0%+9.6pp56.4%

Points · 0–0 · 1 even

Total Pts Won15/15 · 13/1555.2%—55.9%

Serve · 2–3

59.0%1st Serve In15/15 · 13/15+5.8pp64.8%

80.6%1st Serve Won15/15 · 13/15+4.3pp76.3%

55.9%2nd Serve Won15/15 · 13/15+4.5pp60.4%

7.1Aces / Match15/15 · 13/15+1.95.2

2.3Double Faults / Match15/15 · 13/150.8 fewer1.5

Return · 0–1

40.9%Return Pts Won15/15 · 13/15+1.7pp42.6%

Pressure · 1–1

39.5%Break Pts Converted15/15 · 13/15+7.1pp46.6%

66.0%Break Pts Saved15/15 · 13/15+9.6pp56.4%

Points · 0–0 · 1 even

55.2%Total Pts Won15/15 · 13/15—55.9%