Gonzalo Villanueva vs Jozef KovalikPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Gonzalo Villanueva and Jozef Kovalik have met 1 time since 2026; Gonzalo Villanueva leads 1–0. Across all meetings Villanueva has taken 2 sets to Kovalik's 1. Their most recent meeting: Gonzalo Villanueva won at Trieste challenger (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Villanueva | Kovalik | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Gonzalo Villanueva | Jozef Kovalik | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 75% | 43/57 | 73% | 8/11 |
| Wins a set when losing | 30% | 10/33 | 63% | 5/8 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 27% | 24/90 | 42% | 8/19 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 75% | 27/36 | 70% | 7/10 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 60% | 24/40 | 60% | 3/5 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 58% | 11/19 | 33% | 3/9 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 92% | 46/50 | 82% | 9/11 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 86% | 43/50 | 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 1 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Villanueva 0, Kovalik 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Villanueva
⚔️ The Gladiator
Kovalik
⚙️ Grinder
Matchup analysis
⚔️ The Gladiator vs ⚙️ Grinder is historically tight (48% vs 52%, 646 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 5, 2026
Trieste challenger
C Clay
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Villanueva | Kovalik |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 28–9 | 2–1 |
| Avg odds | 1.77 | 1.69 |
| ROI % | +21.2% | 0.0% |
| Units P/L | +7.83u | 0.00u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Villanueva | Kovalik |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | — |
| Events | 3 | — |
| Matches | 14 | — |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | PAR → ARG | — |
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.
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Joaquin Aguilar Cardozo
M15 Mar Del Plata · Semifinals
Aug 29
Santiago De La Fuente
M15 Mar Del Plata · Quarterfinals
Aug 28
Vito Antonio Darderi
M15 Mar Del Plata · 2nd Round
Aug 27
Leonel Cesar Castro
M15 Mar Del Plata · 1st Round
Aug 26
Joaquin Aguilar Cardozo
M15 Asuncion · Final
Aug 22
Dakotah Bobo
M15 Asuncion · Semifinals
Aug 21
Bastian Malla
M15 Asuncion · Quarterfinals
Aug 20
Felipe De Dios
M15 Asuncion · 2nd Round
Aug 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
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 19–90 matches
| Metric | Villanueva | Kovalik |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 63% | 58% |
| Sets won | 61% | 59% |
| Games won | 55% | 54% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Villanueva | Kovalik |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Villanueva | Kovalik |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 1 | 0 |
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