Carlos Taberner vs Jozef KovalikPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Carlos Taberner and Jozef Kovalik have met 6 times since 2019; Carlos Taberner leads 4–2. Their first meeting came at Barcelona in 2019 on clay. On clay courts Taberner leads 4–1. Taberner has won the last 3 meetings. Across all meetings Taberner has taken 9 sets to Kovalik's 5. Their most recent meeting: Carlos Taberner won at Sassuolo Challenger (2025).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Taberner | Kovalik | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Carlos Taberner | Jozef Kovalik | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 64% | 7/11 | 73% | 8/11 |
| Wins a set when losing | 36% | 4/11 | 63% | 5/8 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 36% | 8/22 | 42% | 8/19 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 36% | 5/14 | 70% | 7/10 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 50% | 4/8 | 60% | 3/5 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 25% | 1/4 | 33% | 3/9 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 82% | 9/11 | 82% | 9/11 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 64% | 7/11 | 73% | 8/11 |
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. Head-to-head: 4 of 6 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Taberner 3, Kovalik 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Taberner
🧱 The Wall
Kovalik
⚙️ Grinder
Matchup analysis
The ⚙️ Grinder archetype wins about 54% vs 🧱 The Wall across 318 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Jozef Kovalik.
Grinder players often use relentless consistency and deep court positioning to pressure the the wall's elite returner.
Previous meetings
6 career meetings, newest first
Jun 17, 2025
Sassuolo Challenger
C Clay · 1st Round
Feb 25, 2023
Santiago
C Clay · 1st Round Qualifying
Mar 9, 2022
Roseto Degli Abruzzi 1 Challenger
C Clay · 2nd Round
Jan 20, 2021
Istanbul Challenger
H Hard · 2nd Round
Dec 4, 2020
Maia Challenger
C Clay · Quarterfinals
Oct 4, 2019
Barcelona
C Clay · Quarterfinals
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Taberner | Kovalik |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 3–2 | 2–1 |
| Avg odds | 2.10 | 1.69 |
| ROI % | +23.1% | 0.0% |
| Units P/L | +1.15u | 0.00u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Taberner | Kovalik |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | — |
| Events | 2 | — |
| Matches | 4 | — |
| Distance | 185 mi · 297 km | — |
| Route | GER | — |
Host country from the tournament each match was played in, over the last 30 days. Route is the order of countries visited; consecutive stops in the same country are shown once. Distance is the great-circle total between host cities, shown only when every stop in the window is geocoded. A rough fatigue signal, not a headline stat.
Common opponents
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Across 2 shared opponents, both Taberner and Kovalik posted a 50% win rate.
| Opponent | Taberner | Kovalik |
|---|---|---|
| Gonzalo Villanueva | W 63 36 64 | L 67 64 67 |
| Javier Barranco Cosano | L 46 26 | W 67 64 76 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Olle Wallin
Hamburg Challenger · 1st Round
Aug 11
Elmer Moller
Hagen Challenger · Quarterfinals
Aug 7
Marko Topo
Hagen Challenger · 2nd Round
Aug 6
Juan Bautista Torres
Hagen Challenger · 1st Round
Aug 4
Genaro Alberto Olivieri
San Marino Challenger · 1st Round
Jul 28
Lorenzo Sonego
Australian Open - Melbourne · 1st Round
Jan 20
Alexander Shevchenko
Adelaide International · 1st Round Qualifying
Jan 11
Ivan Gakhov
Montemar Challenger · 2nd Round
Nov 19
Max Schoenhaus
Bundesliga - men
Jul 10
Gonzalo Villanueva
Trieste challenger
Jul 5
Dimitar Kuzmanov
Futures 2026
Jun 19
Dimitar Kuzmanov
M25 Samobor · Quarterfinals
Jun 19
Piotr Galus
M25 Samobor · 2nd Round
Jun 18
Javier Barranco Cosano
M25 Samobor · 1st Round
Jun 16
Javier Barranco Cosano
Futures 2026
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 · 19–23 matches
| Metric | Taberner | Kovalik |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 48% | 58% |
| Sets won | 47% | 59% |
| Games won | 50% | 54% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Taberner | Kovalik |
|---|---|---|
| ATP 250 | 1 | 0 |
| ATP Challenger Tour | 3 | 2 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Taberner | Kovalik |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 1 |
| Clay | 4 | 1 |
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