Denis Kudla vs Stefan KozlovPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Denis Kudla and Stefan Kozlov have met 6 times since 2016; Stefan Kozlov leads 4–2. Their first meeting came at Manchester in 2016 on grass. On hard courts Kozlov leads 3–1. Across all meetings Kudla has taken 5 sets to Kozlov's 9. Their most recent meeting: Stefan Kozlov won at Sarasota (2024).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Kudla | Kozlov | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Denis Kudla | Stefan Kozlov | ||
| Wins in straight sets | — | 56% | 15/27 | |
| Wins a set when losing | — | 52% | 11/21 | |
| Goes to a deciding set | — | 48% | 23/48 | |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | — | 46% | 13/28 | |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | — | 76% | 13/17 | |
| Tiebreak sets won | — | 47% | 7/15 | |
| Wins after taking set 1 | — | 87% | 26/30 | |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | — | 50% | 15/30 | |
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 6 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Kudla 1, Kozlov 3).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Kudla
💥 Big Hitter
Kozlov
🪃 Counterpuncher
Matchup analysis
💥 Big Hitter vs 🪃 Counterpuncher is historically tight (51% vs 49%, 2,363 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
6 career meetings, newest first
Apr 9, 2024
Sarasota
C Clay · Round of 32
Jan 9, 2022
Sydney
H Hard · 1st Round Qualifying
Nov 7, 2019
Champaign
H Hard · Round of 32
Nov 3, 2017
Charlottesville
H Hard · Quarterfinals
Oct 5, 2017
Stockton
H Hard · Round of 16
Jun 2, 2016
Manchester
G Grass · Round of 16
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Kudla | Kozlov |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | - | 3–4 |
| Avg odds | - | 2.54 |
| ROI % | - | +13.0% |
| Units P/L | - | +0.91u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Kudla | Kozlov |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | — | 1 |
| Events | — | 1 |
| Matches | — | 2 |
| Distance | — | 0 mi · 0 km |
| Route | — | USA |
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.
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Nicolas Mejia
Charlottesville · Round of 32
Oct 28
Borna Gojo
Sioux Falls · Round of 16
Oct 23
Bor Artnak
Sioux Falls · Round of 32
Oct 21
Learner Tien
Tiburon · Quarterfinals
Oct 4
Gonzalo Oliveira
Tiburon · Round of 16
Oct 2
Carl Emil Overbeck
Tiburon · Round of 32
Sep 30
Bernard Tomic
Charleston · Round of 32
Sep 24
Tristan Boyer
Columbus · Round of 16
Sep 19
Harry Wendelken
Brownsburg Challenger · 2nd Round
Aug 13
Aidan Mayo
Brownsburg Challenger · 1st Round
Aug 12
Alan Magadan
Bloomfield Hills Challenger · 1st Round
Jul 21
Yi Zhou
Pozoblanco Challenger · 1st Round
Jul 14
Tommaso Compagnucci
Bundesliga - men
Jul 12
Jacob Fearnley
Newport Challenger · 2nd Round
Jul 10
Yibing Wu
Newport Challenger · 1st Round
Jul 9
Garrett Johns
Newport challenger
Jul 7
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 48–48 matches
| Metric | Kudla | Kozlov |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | - | 56% |
| Sets won | - | 55% |
| Games won | - | 52% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Kudla | Kozlov |
|---|---|---|
| ATP 250 | 1 | 0 |
| ATP Challenger Tour | 1 | 4 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Kudla | Kozlov |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 3 |
| Clay | 0 | 1 |
| Grass | 1 | 0 |
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