Javier Barranco Cosano vs Jozef KovalikPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇪🇸Javier Barranco Cosano
#577 · 27 yrs · L
2 meetings · sets 3–2
🇸🇰Jozef Kovalik
#1390 · 33 yrs · R
11wJavier Barranco Cosano and Jozef Kovalik have met 2 times since 2019; they are level 1–1. Their first meeting came at Braunschweig in 2019 on clay. On clay courts they are level 1–1. Across all meetings Cosano has taken 3 sets to Kovalik's 2. Their most recent meeting: Jozef Kovalik won at M25 Samobor (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Barranco Cosano | Kovalik | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Javier Barranco Cosano | Jozef Kovalik | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 62% | 13/21 | 50% | 2/4 |
| Wins a set when losing | 19% | 3/16 | 40% | 2/5 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 30% | 11/37 | 44% | 4/9 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 48% | 11/23 | 33% | 1/3 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 42% | 5/12 | 60% | 3/5 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 20% | 1/5 | 29% | 2/7 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 89% | 17/19 | 67% | 2/3 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 68% | 13/19 | 67% | 2/3 |
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: 1 of 2 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Barranco Cosano 1, Kovalik 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Cosano
⚔️ The Gladiator
Kovalik
⚙️ Grinder
Matchup analysis
⚔️ The Gladiator vs ⚙️ Grinder is historically tight (49% vs 51%, 233 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
2 career meetings, newest first
Jun 16, 2026
M25 Samobor
C Clay · 1st Round
Jul 11, 2019
Braunschweig
C Clay · Quarterfinals
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Cosano | Kovalik |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 12–7 | 1–1 |
| Avg odds | 1.54 | 1.96 |
| ROI % | -14.3% | -20.0% |
| Units P/L | -2.72u | -0.40u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Cosano | Kovalik |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | — |
| Events | 1 | — |
| Matches | 1 | — |
| Distance | 0 mi · 0 km | — |
| Route | ITA | — |
Host country from each tournament in the last 30 days, including the current event even when a player arrived on a bye. 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.
Common opponents
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Cosano has a higher win rate against shared opponents (50% vs Kovalik's 0%).
| Opponent | Cosano | Kovalik |
|---|---|---|
| Andrej Martin | W 64 57 64 | L 57 26 |
| Dimitar Kuzmanov | L 36 26 | L 75 16 67 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Ryan Nijboer
Maia Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Oct 11
Oleksii Krutykh
Braga Challenger · 1st Round
Oct 7
Nicolas Barrientos
Braga Challenger · 3rd Round Qualifying
Oct 5
Hugo Maia
Braga Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Oct 4
Lorenzo Carboni
M25 Zaragoza · 2nd Round
Oct 1
Oriol Font
M25 Zaragoza · 1st Round
Sep 30
John Sperle
Genoa 2 Challenger · 3rd Round Qualifying
Sep 21
Elia Ruffino
Genoa 2 Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 20
Mili Poljicak
San Marino Challenger · 3rd Round Qualifying
Jul 27
Gabriele Piraino
San Marino Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Jul 26
Max Schoenhaus
Bundesliga - men
Jul 10
Gonzalo Villanueva
Trieste Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Jul 5
Dimitar Kuzmanov
M25 Samobor · Quarterfinals
Jun 19
Piotr Galus
M25 Samobor · 2nd Round
Jun 18
Javier Barranco Cosano
M25 Samobor · 1st Round
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 · 9–38 matches
| Metric | Cosano | Kovalik |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 58% | 44% |
| Sets won | 53% | 45% |
| Games won | 53% | 49% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Cosano | Kovalik |
|---|---|---|
| ITF M25 | 0 | 1 |
| ATP Challenger Tour | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Cosano | Kovalik |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 1 | 1 |
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