Jozef Kovalik and Marco Cecchinato have met 7 times since 2017; Jozef Kovalik leads 4–3. Their most recent meeting: Jozef Kovalik won at Bad Waltersdorf (2025).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Kovalik
⚙️ Grinder
Cecchinato
🎾 All-Court
Matchup analysis
The 🎾 All-Court archetype wins about 57% vs ⚙️ Grinder across 1,168 matches in our dataset — a stylistic lean toward Marco Cecchinato.
All-Court players often use tactical versatility and net approach ability to pressure the grinder's relentless consistency.
7 career meetings, newest first
Sep 14, 2025
Bad Waltersdorf
C Clay · 1st Round Qualifying
Jul 5, 2022
Braunschweig
C Clay · Round of 32
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 · Finals
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Kovalik | Cecchinato | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Jozef Kovalik | Marco Cecchinato | ||
| 1 or more | 100% | 2/2 | 87% | 20/23 |
| 3 or more | 0% | 0/2 | 52% | 12/23 |
| 5 or more | 0% | 0/2 | 17% | 4/23 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/2 | 0% | 0/23 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/2 | 0% | 0/23 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/2 | 0% | 0/23 |
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Kovalik | Cecchinato |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 0–1 | 10–9 |
| Avg odds | 2.07 | 2.14 |
| ROI % | -100.0% | -28.8% |
| Units P/L | -1.00u | -5.48u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Cecchinato has a higher win rate against shared opponents (75% vs Kovalik's 25%).
| Opponent | Kovalik | Cecchinato |
|---|---|---|
| Federico Bondioli | L 26 26 | W 62 63 |
| Andrej Martin | L 57 26 | W 76 63 |
| Franco Roncadelli | L 57 26 | L 26 67 |
| Max Alcala Gurri | W 63 64 | W 64 61 |
Last five matches per player
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
Luca Van Assche
Emilia-Romagna Tennis Cup · Quarterfinals
Jun 18
Federico Bondioli
Emilia-Romagna Tennis Cup · Round of 16
Jun 17
Jesper de Jong
SIC EUROPE OMAG OPEN · Quarterfinals
Jun 12
Alvaro Guillen Meza
SIC EUROPE OMAG OPEN · Round of 16
Jun 11
Petr Nesterov
SIC EUROPE OMAG OPEN · Round of 32
Jun 9
Carlo Alberto Caniato
Emilia-Romagna Tennis Cup · Round of 32
Jun 8
Timofey Skatov
Internazionali di Tennis Città di Perugia | G.I.MA. Tennis Cup · Quarterfinals
Jun 5
Valentin Royer
Internazionali di Tennis Città di Perugia | G.I.MA. Tennis Cup · Round of 16
Jun 3
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 19–80 matches
| Metric | Kovalik | Cecchinato |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 53% | 57% |
| Sets won | 53% | 57% |
| Games won | 53% | 52% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Kovalik | Cecchinato |
|---|---|---|
| Finals | 0 | 1 |
| ATP Challenger Tour | 4 | 2 |
| ATP Masters 1000 | 0 | 1 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Kovalik | Cecchinato |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 4 | 3 |
