Dimitar Kuzmanov vs Jozef KovalikPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Dimitar Kuzmanov and Jozef Kovalik have met 4 times since 2024; they are level 2–2. Their first meeting came at Tenerife 2 Challenger in 2024 on hard. On clay courts they are level 1–1. On hard courts they are level 1–1. Kuzmanov has won the last 2 meetings. Across all meetings Kuzmanov has taken 6 sets to Kovalik's 6. Their most recent meeting: Dimitar Kuzmanov won at Futures 2026 (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Kuzmanov | Kovalik | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Dimitar Kuzmanov | Jozef Kovalik | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 61% | 23/38 | 73% | 8/11 |
| Wins a set when losing | 32% | 11/34 | 63% | 5/8 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 36% | 26/72 | 42% | 8/19 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 41% | 17/41 | 70% | 7/10 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 52% | 14/27 | 60% | 3/5 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 48% | 10/21 | 33% | 3/9 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 87% | 27/31 | 82% | 9/11 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 74% | 23/31 | 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: 0 of 4 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Kuzmanov 0, Kovalik 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Kuzmanov
🪃 Counterpuncher
Kovalik
⚙️ Grinder
Matchup analysis
🪃 Counterpuncher vs ⚙️ Grinder is historically tight (50% vs 50%, 1,208 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
4 career meetings, newest first
Jun 19, 2026
Futures 2026
H Hard
Jun 19, 2026
M25 Samobor
C Clay · Quarterfinals
May 11, 2024
Mauthausen Challenger
C Clay · Semifinals
Feb 21, 2024
Tenerife 2 Challenger
H Hard · 2nd Round
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Kuzmanov | Kovalik |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 14–11 | 2–1 |
| Avg odds | 1.68 | 1.69 |
| ROI % | -23.0% | 0.0% |
| Units P/L | -5.76u | 0.00u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Kuzmanov | Kovalik |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | — |
| Events | 2 | — |
| Matches | 6 | — |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | SUI → SLO | — |
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 4 shared opponents, both Kuzmanov and Kovalik posted a 75% win rate.
| Opponent | Kuzmanov | Kovalik |
|---|---|---|
| Marvin Moeller | W 63 64 | W 62 75 |
| Jan Choinski | L 46 46 | L 06 26 |
| Javier Barranco Cosano | W 63 62 | W 67 64 76 |
| Dennis Novak | W 62 63 | W 61 36 61 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Sebastian Dominko
M25 Maribor · Quarterfinals
Aug 28
Edoardo cherie Ligniere
M25 Maribor · 2nd Round
Aug 27
Aadarsh Tripathi
M25 Maribor · 1st Round
Aug 26
Lorenzo Giustino
Sion Challenger · Quarterfinals
Aug 20
Alex Marti Pujolras
Sion Challenger · 2nd Round
Aug 19
Marvin Moeller
Sion Challenger · 1st Round
Aug 18
Paul Inchauspe
Samsun Challenger · 2nd Round
Jul 29
Alexander Binda
Samsun Challenger · 1st Round
Jul 27
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 · 19–72 matches
| Metric | Kuzmanov | Kovalik |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 53% | 58% |
| Sets won | 51% | 59% |
| Games won | 51% | 54% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Kuzmanov | Kovalik |
|---|---|---|
| ITF M | 1 | 0 |
| ITF M25 | 1 | 0 |
| ATP Challenger Tour | 0 | 2 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Kuzmanov | Kovalik |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 1 |
| Clay | 1 | 1 |
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