Gastao Elias and Jozef Kovalik have met 6 times since 2016; Jozef Kovalik leads 5–1. Their most recent meeting: Jozef Kovalik won at Santiago (2018).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Elias
⚔️ The Gladiator
Kovalik
⚙️ Grinder
Matchup analysis
⚔️ The Gladiator vs ⚙️ Grinder is historically tight (51% vs 49%, 2,558 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
6 career meetings, newest first
Mar 7, 2018
Santiago
C Clay · Round of 16
Jan 1, 2018
Australian Open
H Hard · 1st Round Qualifying
Nov 1, 2017
Guayaquil
C Clay · Round of 32
Jul 31, 2017
Kitzbuhel
C Clay · 1st Round Qualifying
Jan 4, 2017
Chennai
H Hard · Round of 32
Apr 9, 2016
Napoli
C Clay · Semifinals
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Elias | Kovalik | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Gastao Elias | Jozef Kovalik | ||
| 1 or more | 80% | 4/5 | 100% | 2/2 |
| 3 or more | 60% | 3/5 | 0% | 0/2 |
| 5 or more | 20% | 1/5 | 0% | 0/2 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/5 | 0% | 0/2 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/5 | 0% | 0/2 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/5 | 0% | 0/2 |
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Elias | Kovalik |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 1–2 | 0–1 |
| Avg odds | 2.06 | 2.07 |
| ROI % | -66.3% | -100.0% |
| Units P/L | -1.99u | -1.00u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Last five matches per player
Carles Rojas
M25 Loulé · Round of 32
May 4
Joao Domingues
M25 Loulé · Round of 16
May 4
Ids Waterbolk
M25 Quinta do Lago · Round of 32
Apr 27
John Echeverria
M25 Quinta do Lago · Round of 16
Apr 27
Joel Schwaerzler
Oeiras Open 3 · Round of 32
Apr 13
Henry Searle
M25 Vila Real de Santo António · Round of 32
Feb 16
Tiago Cacao
M25 Vila Real de Santo António · Round of 16
Feb 16
Alejandro Turriziani Alvarez
M25 Vila Real de Santo António · Round of 16
Feb 9
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
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 19–28 matches
| Metric | Elias | Kovalik |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 61% | 53% |
| Sets won | 60% | 53% |
| Games won | 55% | 53% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Elias | Kovalik |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 0 | 1 |
| ATP 250 | 0 | 2 |
| ATP Challenger Tour | 1 | 2 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Elias | Kovalik |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 2 |
| Clay | 1 | 3 |
