Jozef Kovalik vs Malek JaziriPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Jozef Kovalik and Malek Jaziri have met 4 times since 2018; Jozef Kovalik leads 4–0. Their first meeting came at Tunis in 2018 on clay. On clay courts Kovalik leads 4–0. Kovalik has won the last 4 meetings. Across all meetings Kovalik has taken 8 sets to Jaziri's 1. Their most recent meeting: Jozef Kovalik won at Braunschweig Challenger (2021).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Kovalik | Jaziri | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Jozef Kovalik | Malek Jaziri | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 50% | 2/4 | — | |
| Wins a set when losing | 40% | 2/5 | — | |
| Goes to a deciding set | 44% | 4/9 | — | |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 33% | 1/3 | — | |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 60% | 3/5 | — | |
| Tiebreak sets won | 29% | 2/7 | — | |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 67% | 2/3 | — | |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 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: 3 of 4 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Kovalik 3, Jaziri 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Kovalik
⚙️ Grinder
Jaziri
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 55% vs ⚙️ Grinder across 682 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Malek Jaziri.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the grinder's relentless consistency.
Previous meetings
4 career meetings, newest first
Jul 7, 2021
Braunschweig Challenger
C Clay · 2nd Round
Apr 5, 2021
Cagliari
C Clay · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 29, 2020
Split Challenger
C Clay · 1st Round
Apr 9, 2018
Tunis
C Clay · Round of 32
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Kovalik | Jaziri |
|---|---|---|
| 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
Aziz Dougaz
Tunis Challenger · 1st Round
May 16
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships - Dubai · 1st Round
Feb 27
Taha Baadi
Drummondville · Round of 32
Nov 14
Michail Pervolarakis
Calgary Challenger · 1st Round
Nov 8
Santiago Rodriguez Taverna
Ambato Challenger · 1st Round
Oct 17
Alfredo Perez
Fairfield Challenger · 1st Round
Oct 11
Alexandr Cozbinov
Fairfield · 2nd Round Qualifying
Oct 10
Connor Farren
Fairfield · 1st Round Qualifying
Oct 9
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 9–9 matches
| Metric | Kovalik | Jaziri |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 44% | - |
| Sets won | 45% | - |
| Games won | 49% | - |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Kovalik | Jaziri |
|---|---|---|
| ATP 250 | 1 | 0 |
| ATP Challenger Tour | 3 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Kovalik | Jaziri |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 4 | 0 |
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