Cedrik-Marcel Stebe and Jozef Kovalik have met 3 times since 2016; Jozef Kovalik leads 3–0. Their most recent meeting: Jozef Kovalik won at Luedenscheid (2022).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Stebe
🛡️ The Spoiler
Kovalik
⚙️ Grinder
Matchup analysis
🛡️ The Spoiler vs ⚙️ Grinder is historically tight (48% vs 52%, 1,642 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
3 career meetings, newest first
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Stebe | Kovalik |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | - | 0–1 |
| Avg odds | - | 2.07 |
| ROI % | - | -100.0% |
| Units P/L | - | -1.00u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Last five matches per player
Stefan Kozlov
Cleveland Open · Round of 32
Feb 2
Mitchell Krueger
Better Buzz Coffee San Diego Open · Round of 32
Jan 27
Thanapet Chanta
Bangkok Open 2 · 1st Round Qualifying
Jan 11
Pedro Martinez
Bengaluru Open · Quarterfinals
Jan 8
Borna Gojo
Bengaluru Open · Round of 16
Jan 7
Max Houkes
Bengaluru Open · Round of 32
Jan 6
Alex Martinez
Champaign · Quarterfinals
Nov 14
Jay Friend
Champaign · Round of 16
Nov 12
Dimitar Kuzmanov
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 19
Piotr Galus
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 18
Javier Barranco Cosano
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 16
Andrej Martin
Kosice Open 2026 · Round of 32
May 26
Federico Bondioli
M25 Reggio Emilia · Round of 32
May 11
Sebastian Sorger
Bad Waltersdorf · Round of 32
Sep 17
Marvin Moeller
Bad Waltersdorf · 2nd Round Qualifying
Sep 15
Marco Cecchinato
Bad Waltersdorf · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 14
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 19–30 matches
| Metric | Stebe | Kovalik |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 60% | 53% |
| Sets won | 56% | 53% |
| Games won | 51% | 53% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Stebe | Kovalik |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 0 | 3 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Stebe | Kovalik |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 0 | 3 |
