Jozef Kovalik and Mohamed Safwat have met 2 times since 2016; Jozef Kovalik leads 2–0. Their most recent meeting: Jozef Kovalik won at Poprad Tatry (2018).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Kovalik
⚙️ Grinder
Safwat
⚙️ Grinder
Matchup analysis
Both Jozef Kovalik and Mohamed Safwat are ⚙️ Grinder types. Mirror matchups usually come down to execution, fitness, and surface fit — across 4,528 matches in our dataset the historical split is about even.
2 career meetings, newest first
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Kovalik | Safwat |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 0–1 | - |
| Avg odds | 2.07 | - |
| ROI % | -100.0% | - |
| Units P/L | -1.00u | - |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
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
Ivan Gretskiy
M15 Hurghada · Round of 16
Sep 1
Emirhan Bulut
M15 Hurghada · Round of 32
Sep 1
Marvin Moeller
Tulln · Round of 32
Sep 3
Petr Nesterov
Tulln · 2nd Round Qualifying
Sep 2
Gregor Ramskogler
Tulln · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 1
Yshai Oliel
Dobrich 1 · Round of 32
Aug 19
Jules Marie
Segovia · Round of 32
Jul 23
Michael Vrbensky
Prostejov · Round of 32
Jun 4
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 2–19 matches
| Metric | Kovalik | Safwat |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 53% | 50% |
| Sets won | 53% | 50% |
| Games won | 53% | 52% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Kovalik | Safwat |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 2 | 0 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Kovalik | Safwat |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 2 | 0 |
