Jozef Kovalik vs Marco CecchinatoPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Jozef Kovalik and Marco Cecchinato have met 7 times since 2017; Jozef Kovalik leads 4–3. Their first meeting came at Rome in 2017 on clay. On clay courts Kovalik leads 4–3. 1 of their meetings has been a final, with Cecchinato leading those 1–0. Across all meetings Kovalik has taken 9 sets to Cecchinato's 6. Their most recent meeting: Jozef Kovalik won at Bad Waltersdorf (2025).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Kovalik | Cecchinato | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Jozef Kovalik | Marco Cecchinato | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 50% | 2/4 | 77% | 34/44 |
| Wins a set when losing | 40% | 2/5 | 45% | 14/31 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 44% | 4/9 | 32% | 24/75 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 33% | 1/3 | 56% | 22/39 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 60% | 3/5 | 65% | 20/31 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 29% | 2/7 | 53% | 17/32 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 67% | 2/3 | 79% | 38/48 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 67% | 2/3 | 71% | 34/48 |
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: 6 of 7 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Kovalik 4, Cecchinato 2).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Kovalik
⚙️ Grinder
Cecchinato
🏹 Frontrunner
Matchup analysis
⚙️ Grinder vs 🏹 Frontrunner is historically tight (48% vs 52%, 166 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
7 career meetings, newest first
Sep 14, 2025
Bad Waltersdorf
C Clay · 1st Round Qualifying
Jul 5, 2022
Braunschweig Challenger
C Clay · 1st Round
Sep 3, 2020
ATP Masters 1000 Rome
C Clay · 3rd Round Qualifying
Sep 14, 2019
Szczecin
C Clay · Semifinals
Oct 24, 2017
Lima
C Clay · Semifinals
Jul 8, 2017
Braunschweig
C Clay · Round of 16
May 13, 2017
Rome
C Clay · Final
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Kovalik | Cecchinato |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 1–1 | 8–7 |
| Avg odds | 1.96 | 1.79 |
| ROI % | -20.0% | -11.9% |
| Units P/L | -0.40u | -1.78u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Kovalik | Cecchinato |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | — | 1 |
| Events | — | 1 |
| Matches | — | 3 |
| Distance | — | 0 mi · 0 km |
| Route | — | POL |
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
Cecchinato has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Kovalik's 0%).
| Opponent | Kovalik | Cecchinato |
|---|---|---|
| Federico Bondioli | L 26 26 | W 62 63 |
| Andrej Martin | L 57 26 | W 76 63 |
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
Olle Wallin
Braga Challenger · 1st Round
Oct 7
Marco Trungelliti
Szczecin Challenger · Quarterfinals
Sep 18
Marvin Moeller
Szczecin Challenger · 2nd Round
Sep 17
Henri Squire
Szczecin Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 15
Laslo Djere
Genoa Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 7
Alejandro Moro Canas
Porto Challenger · 2nd Round
Sep 3
Nick Hardt
Porto Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 1
Vilius Gaubas
U.S. Open - New York · 2nd Round Qualifying
Aug 26
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 9–75 matches
| Metric | Kovalik | Cecchinato |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 44% | 59% |
| Sets won | 45% | 59% |
| Games won | 49% | 53% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Kovalik | Cecchinato |
|---|---|---|
| Finals | 0 | 1 |
| ATP Challenger Tour | 4 | 2 |
| ATP Masters 1000 | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Kovalik | Cecchinato |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 4 | 3 |
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