Gabriele Piraino vs Jozef KovalikPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Gabriele Piraino and Jozef Kovalik have met 1 time since 2026; Jozef Kovalik leads 1–0. Across all meetings Piraino has taken 1 sets to Kovalik's 2. Their most recent meeting: Jozef Kovalik won at San Marino Challenger (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Piraino | Kovalik | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Gabriele Piraino | Jozef Kovalik | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 53% | 17/32 | 50% | 2/4 |
| Wins a set when losing | 39% | 9/23 | 40% | 2/5 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 44% | 24/55 | 44% | 4/9 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 38% | 11/29 | 33% | 1/3 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 56% | 14/25 | 60% | 3/5 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 55% | 6/11 | 29% | 2/7 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 85% | 22/26 | 67% | 2/3 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 65% | 17/26 | 67% | 2/3 |
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: 0 of 1 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Piraino 0, Kovalik 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Piraino
🧱 The Wall
Kovalik
⚙️ Grinder
Matchup analysis
🧱 The Wall vs ⚙️ Grinder is historically tight (50% vs 50%, 98 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Jul 26, 2026
San Marino Challenger
C Clay · 1st Round Qualifying
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Piraino | Kovalik |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 7–6 | 1–1 |
| Avg odds | 2.53 | 1.96 |
| ROI % | +36.1% | -20.0% |
| Units P/L | +4.69u | -0.40u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Piraino | Kovalik |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | — |
| Events | 1 | — |
| Matches | 1 | — |
| Distance | 0 mi · 0 km | — |
| Route | ITA | — |
Host country from each tournament in the last 30 days, including the current event even when a player arrived on a bye. 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
Piraino has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Kovalik's 0%).
| Opponent | Piraino | Kovalik |
|---|---|---|
| Federico Bondioli | W 60 26 64 | L 26 26 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Enrico Dalla Valle
Palermo Challenger · 2nd Round
Oct 8
Jay Clarke
Palermo Challenger · 1st Round
Oct 6
Samuele Pieri
Biella Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 15
Laslo Djere
Genoa Challenger · 2nd Round
Sep 9
Kilian Feldbausch
Genoa Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 7
Dusan Obradovic
Plovdiv 3 Challenger · 1st Round
Aug 31
Lorenzo Comino
M25 Lesa · 1st Round
Aug 19
Nikolas Sanchez Izquierdo
Todi Challenger · 1st Round
Aug 11
Mili Poljicak
San Marino Challenger · 3rd Round Qualifying
Jul 27
Gabriele Piraino
San Marino Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Jul 26
Max Schoenhaus
Bundesliga - men
Jul 10
Gonzalo Villanueva
Trieste Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Jul 5
Dimitar Kuzmanov
M25 Samobor · Quarterfinals
Jun 19
Piotr Galus
M25 Samobor · 2nd Round
Jun 18
Javier Barranco Cosano
M25 Samobor · 1st Round
Jun 16
Andrej Martin
Kosice Challenger · 1st Round
May 26
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 9–55 matches
| Metric | Piraino | Kovalik |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 58% | 44% |
| Sets won | 54% | 45% |
| Games won | 52% | 49% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Piraino | Kovalik |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Piraino | Kovalik |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 0 | 1 |
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