Illya Marchenko and Jozef Kovalik have met 3 times since 2015; Illya Marchenko leads 2–1. Their most recent meeting: Jozef Kovalik won at Doha (2022).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Marchenko
💥 Big Hitter
Kovalik
⚙️ Grinder
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 55% vs ⚙️ Grinder across 4,745 matches in our dataset — a stylistic lean toward Illya Marchenko.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the grinder's relentless consistency.
3 career meetings, newest first
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Marchenko | Kovalik |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | - | 0–1 |
| Avg odds | - | 2.07 |
| ROI % | - | -100.0% |
| Units P/L | - | -1.00u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Last five matches per player
Cagan Efe Tufecki
M25 Antalya · Round of 32
Jan 5
Carlos Sanchez Jover
M25 Antalya · Round of 16
Jan 5
Minghui Zhang
M25 Qian Daohu · Round of 32
Oct 27
Christian Langmo
Brisbane 1 · Round of 32
Jan 28
Thomas Braithwaite
Brisbane 1 · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jan 27
Joshua Charlton
Brisbane 1 · 1st Round Qualifying
Jan 26
Valentin Royer
Bratislava 2 · 1st Round Qualifying
Oct 27
Yunchaokete Bu
Almaty · 1st Round Qualifying
Oct 13
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 · 3–19 matches
| Metric | Marchenko | Kovalik |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 67% | 53% |
| Sets won | 57% | 53% |
| Games won | 55% | 53% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Marchenko | Kovalik |
|---|---|---|
| ATP 250 | 1 | 1 |
| ATP Challenger Tour | 1 | 0 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Marchenko | Kovalik |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 2 | 1 |
