Santiago Gonzalez / David Pel are narrowly favored to win based on Gonzalez’s proven doubles pedigree on hard courts and their higher combined ranking, with indicative pre-match odds around 1.65 for Gonzalez / Pel and 2.20 for Patrik Rikl / Petr Nouza; these lines may shift closer to first serve as liquidity increases on DexWin - Best Odds on Your Favourite Sports.

The match between Santiago Gonzalez / David Pel and Patrik Rikl / Petr Nouza in the Auckland – Doubles event is scheduled to start on 1/12/2026 at 9:00 PM local time NZDT, which corresponds to 8:00 AM UTC on the same calendar day.

The tie will be played at the ASB Tennis Centre’s Centre Court in Auckland, New Zealand, a hard-court outdoor venue that usually seats around 3,500 spectators and hosts the annual ATP/WTA ASB Classic in early January each season.

Given Gonzalez’s extensive top-level doubles experience and Pel’s solid serve-volley game, they are projected to win in straight or tight two sets, with approximate markets pricing Gonzalez / Pel at 1.65 on the moneyline and total games lines clustered around 22.5, suggesting bookies expect a competitive but not ultra-long match.

There is no notable recorded head-to-head match for the exact pairing of Santiago Gonzalez / David Pel versus Patrik Rikl / Petr Nouza at ATP-level main draws, so this Auckland – Doubles encounter is effectively a first-time team meeting, though some of the individuals have faced each other in different partner combinations at Challenger and ITF level.