Arthur Rinderknech vs Jozef KovalikPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Arthur Rinderknech and Jozef Kovalik have met 5 times since 2019; Arthur Rinderknech leads 4–1. Their first meeting came at Prostejov in 2019 on clay. On hard courts Rinderknech leads 3–0. On clay courts they are level 1–1. Rinderknech has won the last 4 meetings. Across all meetings Rinderknech has taken 8 sets to Kovalik's 3. Their most recent meeting: Arthur Rinderknech won at Barcelona (2025).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Rinderknech | Kovalik | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Arthur Rinderknech | Jozef Kovalik | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 57% | 8/14 | 50% | 2/4 |
| Wins a set when losing | 55% | 12/22 | 40% | 2/5 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 50% | 18/36 | 44% | 4/9 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 31% | 5/16 | 33% | 1/3 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 76% | 13/17 | 60% | 3/5 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 37% | 11/30 | 29% | 2/7 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 60% | 9/15 | 67% | 2/3 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 53% | 8/15 | 67% | 2/3 |
Colored rows are higher-is-better: green above 50%, red below. Favorite/underdog set by book odds; cover rows count only matches with odds on record. Small sample — read with care. Head-to-head: 4 of 5 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Rinderknech 3, Kovalik 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Rinderknech
🤖 Servebot
Kovalik
⚙️ Grinder
Matchup analysis
The 🤖 Servebot archetype wins about 56% vs ⚙️ Grinder across 720 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Arthur Rinderknech.
Servebot players often use high ace rate and dominant service to pressure the grinder's relentless consistency.
Previous meetings
5 career meetings, newest first
Apr 12, 2025
Barcelona
C Clay · 1st Round Qualifying
Nov 10, 2021
Stockholm Open - Stockholm
H Hard · 2nd Round
Sep 18, 2021
Istanbul
H Hard · Semifinals
Jan 23, 2021
Istanbul Challenger
H Hard · Semifinals
Jun 5, 2019
Prostejov
C Clay · Round of 32
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Rinderknech | Kovalik |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 3–7 | 1–1 |
| Avg odds | 2.14 | 1.96 |
| ROI % | -51.2% | -20.0% |
| Units P/L | -5.12u | -0.40u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Felix Auger-Aliassime
Davis Cup, World Group, Q2, CAN-FRA · Rubber 4
Sep 19
Liam Draxl
Davis Cup, World Group, Q2, CAN-FRA · Rubber 1
Sep 18
Daniil Medvedev
U.S. Open - New York · 3rd Round
Sep 4
Jaume Munar
U.S. Open - New York · 2nd Round
Sep 2
Sho Shimabukuro
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round
Aug 30
Juan Manuel Cerundolo
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 2nd Round
Aug 16
Brandon Nakashima
National Bank Open - Montreal · 4th Round
Aug 8
Frances Tiafoe
National Bank Open - Montreal · 3rd Round
Aug 6
Mili Poljicak
San Marino Challenger · 3rd Round Qualifying
Jul 27
Gabriele Piraino
San Marino Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Jul 26
Max Schoenhaus
Bundesliga - men
Jul 10
Gonzalo Villanueva
Trieste Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Jul 5
Dimitar Kuzmanov
M25 Samobor · Quarterfinals
Jun 19
Piotr Galus
M25 Samobor · 2nd Round
Jun 18
Javier Barranco Cosano
M25 Samobor · 1st Round
Jun 16
Andrej Martin
Kosice Challenger · 1st Round
May 26
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 9–45 matches
| Metric | Rinderknech | Kovalik |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 42% | 44% |
| Sets won | 47% | 45% |
| Games won | 50% | 49% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Rinderknech | Kovalik |
|---|---|---|
| ATP 500 | 1 | 0 |
| ATP 250 | 1 | 0 |
| ATP Challenger Tour | 2 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Rinderknech | Kovalik |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 3 | 0 |
| Clay | 1 | 1 |
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