Cristian Garin and Jozef Kovalik have met 1 time since 2017; Jozef Kovalik leads 1–0. Their most recent meeting: Jozef Kovalik won at Todi (2017).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Garin
🛡️ 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.
1 career meeting, newest first
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Garin | Kovalik | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Cristian Garin | Jozef Kovalik | ||
| 1 or more | 94% | 15/16 | 100% | 2/2 |
| 3 or more | 69% | 11/16 | 0% | 0/2 |
| 5 or more | 38% | 6/16 | 0% | 0/2 |
| 10 or more | 13% | 2/16 | 0% | 0/2 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/16 | 0% | 0/2 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/16 | 0% | 0/2 |
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Garin | Kovalik |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 8–8 | 0–1 |
| Avg odds | 2.02 | 2.07 |
| ROI % | -24.5% | -100.0% |
| Units P/L | -3.92u | -1.00u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Garin has a higher win rate against shared opponents (75% vs Kovalik's 0%).
| Opponent | Garin | Kovalik |
|---|---|---|
| Jan Choinski | W 62 36 62 | L 06 26 |
| Thiago Agustin Tirante | L 57 36 | L 36 64 57 |
| Alex Barrena | W 62 64 | L 62 67 57 |
| Franco Roncadelli | W 26 61 61 | L 57 26 |
Last five matches per player
Learner Tien
Roland Garros · Round of 128
May 26
Henri Squire
Bitpanda Hamburg Open · 1st Round Qualifying
May 16
Lautaro Midon
Oeiras Open 4 · Round of 32
May 12
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
Internazionali BNL d'Italia · Round of 64
May 8
Juan Manuel Cerundolo
Internazionali BNL d'Italia · Round of 128
May 7
Jan Choinski
Internazionali BNL d'Italia · 2nd Round Qualifying
May 5
Moez Echargui
Internazionali BNL d'Italia · 1st Round Qualifying
May 4
Nuno Borges
Sardegna Open · Round of 16
Apr 30
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
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 19–50 matches
| Metric | Garin | Kovalik |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 54% | 53% |
| Sets won | 54% | 53% |
| Games won | 53% | 53% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Garin | Kovalik |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 0 | 1 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Garin | Kovalik |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 0 | 1 |
