Dennis Novak and Javier Barranco Cosano have met 3 times since 2022; Dennis Novak leads 2–1. Their most recent meeting: Dennis Novak won at Girona (2024).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Novak
🛡️ The Spoiler
Cosano
🧱 The Wall
Matchup analysis
The 🧱 The Wall archetype wins about 53% vs 🛡️ The Spoiler across 1,086 matches in our dataset — a stylistic lean toward Javier Barranco Cosano.
The Wall players often use elite returner and low unforced errors to pressure the the spoiler's strong court coverage.
3 career meetings, newest first
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Cosano has a higher win rate against shared opponents (33% vs Novak's 0%).
| Opponent | Novak | Cosano |
|---|---|---|
| Jozef Kovalik | L 16 63 16 | L |
| Dimitar Kuzmanov | L 26 36 | L 36 26 |
| Jelle Sels | L 36 76 46 | W 63 63 |
Last five matches per player
Harry Wendelken
Hersonissos 6 · Round of 16
Oct 15
Bernabe Zapata Miralles
Hersonissos 6 · Round of 32
Oct 13
Dimitar Kuzmanov
Hersonissos 5 · Round of 32
Oct 7
Roberto Carballes Baena
Bad Waltersdorf · Round of 32
Sep 17
Syl Gaxherri
Bad Waltersdorf · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 14
Jelle Sels
Biella · Round of 16
Sep 10
Sandro Kopp
Biella · Round of 32
Sep 8
Jozef Kovalik
Tulln · 2nd Round Qualifying
Sep 1
Jozef Kovalik
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 16
Carles Cordoba
M25 Tarragona · Round of 32
Mar 23
Dimitris Azoidis
ITC Crete Challenger · 2nd Round Qualifying
Mar 9
Luca Staeheli
ITC Crete Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Mar 8
Dimitar Kuzmanov
ITC Crete Challenger · Round of 32
Mar 3
Petr Nesterov
ITC Crete Challenger · 2nd Round Qualifying
Mar 2
Peter Makk
ITC Crete Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Mar 1
Matej Dodig
Play In Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Feb 15
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 23–47 matches
| Metric | Novak | Cosano |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 57% | 62% |
| Sets won | 56% | 62% |
| Games won | 53% | 55% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Novak | Cosano |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 2 | 1 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Novak | Cosano |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 0 |
| Clay | 1 | 1 |
