Gastao Elias vs Jozef KovalikPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Gastao Elias and Jozef Kovalik have met 6 times since 2016; Jozef Kovalik leads 5–1. Their first meeting came at Napoli in 2016 on clay. On clay courts Kovalik leads 3–1. On hard courts Kovalik leads 2–0. Kovalik has won the last 2 meetings. Across all meetings Elias has taken 5 sets to Kovalik's 10. Their most recent meeting: Jozef Kovalik won at Santiago (2018).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Elias | Kovalik | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Gastao Elias | Jozef Kovalik | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 92% | 11/12 | 73% | 8/11 |
| Wins a set when losing | 33% | 3/9 | 63% | 5/8 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 19% | 4/21 | 42% | 8/19 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 69% | 9/13 | 70% | 7/10 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 43% | 3/7 | 60% | 3/5 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 0% | 0/3 | 33% | 3/9 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 85% | 11/13 | 82% | 9/11 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 85% | 11/13 | 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: 3 of 6 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Elias 1, Kovalik 2).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Elias
🪃 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
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
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Elias | Kovalik |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | - | 2–1 |
| Avg odds | - | 1.69 |
| ROI % | - | 0.0% |
| Units P/L | - | 0.00u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Joao Domingues
M25 Loule · 2nd Round
May 7
Carles Rojas
M25 Loulé · Round of 32
May 6
Carles Rojas
M25 Loule · 1st Round
May 6
John Echeverria
M25 Quinta do Lago · 2nd Round
Apr 30
Ids Waterbolk
M25 Quinta do Lago · Round of 32
Apr 29
Ids Waterbolk
M25 Quinta do Lago · 1st Round
Apr 28
Joel Schwaerzler
Oeiras 3 Challenger · 1st Round
Apr 13
Tiago Cacao
M25 Vila Real de Santo Antonio 2 · 2nd Round
Feb 19
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 · 19–21 matches
| Metric | Elias | Kovalik |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 57% | 58% |
| Sets won | 59% | 59% |
| Games won | 53% | 54% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Elias | Kovalik |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 0 | 1 |
| ATP 250 | 0 | 2 |
| ATP Challenger Tour | 1 | 2 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Elias | Kovalik |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 2 |
| Clay | 1 | 3 |
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