Jozef Kovalik vs Lukas KleinPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Jozef Kovalik and Lukas Klein have met 3 times since 2022; Lukas Klein leads 3–0. Their first meeting came at Bratislava Challenger in 2022 on hard. On hard courts Klein leads 2–0. Klein has won the last 3 meetings. Across all meetings Kovalik has taken 2 sets to Klein's 6. Their most recent meeting: Lukas Klein won at Belgrade (2024).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Kovalik | Klein | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Jozef Kovalik | Lukas Klein | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 50% | 2/4 | 33% | 1/3 |
| Wins a set when losing | 40% | 2/5 | 33% | 2/6 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 44% | 4/9 | 44% | 4/9 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 33% | 1/3 | 33% | 1/3 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 60% | 3/5 | 50% | 3/6 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 29% | 2/7 | 0% | 0/7 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 67% | 2/3 | 50% | 2/4 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 67% | 2/3 | 25% | 1/4 |
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 3 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Kovalik 0, Klein 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Kovalik
⚙️ Grinder
Klein
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 55% vs ⚙️ Grinder across 682 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Lukas Klein.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the grinder's relentless consistency.
Previous meetings
3 career meetings, newest first
Nov 3, 2024
Belgrade
H Hard · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jul 9, 2024
Braunschweig Challenger
C Clay · 1st Round
Nov 10, 2022
Bratislava Challenger
H Hard · 2nd Round
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Kovalik | Klein |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 1–1 | - |
| Avg odds | 1.96 | - |
| ROI % | -20.0% | - |
| Units P/L | -0.40u | - |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
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
Rayan Sajjid Koothrat
M15 Monastir · 2nd Round Qualifying
Aug 24
Moez Echargui
Pau Challenger · 2nd Round
Feb 12
Dan Added
Pau Challenger · 1st Round
Feb 10
Michael Zheng
Australian Open - Melbourne · 3rd Round Qualifying
Jan 15
Daniel Merida Aguilar
Australian Open - Melbourne · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jan 14
Zsombor Piros
Australian Open - Melbourne · 1st Round Qualifying
Jan 12
Vit Kopriva
Canberra Challenger · 2nd Round
Jan 7
Murphy Cassone
Canberra Challenger · 1st Round
Jan 6
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 9–9 matches
| Metric | Kovalik | Klein |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 44% | 33% |
| Sets won | 45% | 36% |
| Games won | 49% | 48% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Kovalik | Klein |
|---|---|---|
| ATP 250 | 0 | 1 |
| ATP Challenger Tour | 0 | 2 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Kovalik | Klein |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 2 |
| Clay | 0 | 1 |
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