Gerald Melzer vs Jozef KovalikPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Gerald Melzer and Jozef Kovalik have met 3 times since 2017; Jozef Kovalik leads 2–1. Their first meeting came at Lima in 2017 on clay. On clay courts they are level 1–1. Kovalik has won the last 2 meetings. 1 of their meetings has been a final, with Melzer leading those 1–0. Across all meetings Melzer has taken 2 sets to Kovalik's 4. Their most recent meeting: Jozef Kovalik won at Mauthausen (2024).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Melzer | Kovalik | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Gerald Melzer | Jozef Kovalik | ||
| Wins in straight sets | — | 73% | 8/11 | |
| Wins a set when losing | — | 63% | 5/8 | |
| Goes to a deciding set | — | 42% | 8/19 | |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | — | 70% | 7/10 | |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | — | 60% | 3/5 | |
| Tiebreak sets won | — | 33% | 3/9 | |
| Wins after taking set 1 | — | 82% | 9/11 | |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | — | 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. Small sample — read with care. Head-to-head: 3 of 3 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Melzer 1, Kovalik 2).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Melzer
🏃 Pusher
Kovalik
⚙️ Grinder
Matchup analysis
The ⚙️ Grinder archetype wins about 70% vs 🏃 Pusher across 41 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Jozef Kovalik.
Grinder players often use relentless consistency and deep court positioning to pressure the pusher's extreme retrieval.
Previous meetings
3 career meetings, newest first
May 10, 2024
Mauthausen
C Clay · Quarterfinals
Aug 29, 2022
US Open
H Hard · 1st Round Qualifying
Oct 29, 2017
Lima
C Clay · Final
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Melzer | 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
Marko Topo
Bad Waltersdorf · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 15
Max Hans Rehberg
Tulln · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 1
Alessandro Giannessi
Milan · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 23
Sergey Fomin
Skopje · 2nd Round Qualifying
May 20
Nikola Milojevic
Skopje · 1st Round Qualifying
May 19
Jozef Kovalik
Mauthausen · Quarterfinals
May 10
Roman Andres Burruchaga
Mauthausen · Round of 16
May 9
Jerome Kym
Mauthausen · Round of 32
May 7
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 · 19–19 matches
| Metric | Melzer | Kovalik |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | - | 58% |
| Sets won | - | 59% |
| Games won | - | 54% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Melzer | Kovalik |
|---|---|---|
| Finals | 1 | 0 |
| Grand Slam | 0 | 1 |
| ATP Challenger Tour | 1 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Melzer | Kovalik |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 1 |
| Clay | 1 | 1 |
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