Jozef Kovalik vs Nikoloz BasilashviliPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇸🇰Jozef Kovalik
#1390 · 33 yrs · R
11w3 meetings · sets 3–6
🇬🇪Nikoloz Basilashvili
#124 · 34 yrs · R
4Jozef Kovalik and Nikoloz Basilashvili have met 3 times since 2016; Nikoloz Basilashvili leads 3–0. Their first meeting came at Heilbronn in 2016 on clay. On clay courts Basilashvili leads 3–0. Basilashvili has won the last 3 meetings. Across all meetings Kovalik has taken 3 sets to Basilashvili's 6. Their most recent meeting: Nikoloz Basilashvili won at Como Challenger (2024).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Kovalik | Basilashvili | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Jozef Kovalik | Nikoloz Basilashvili | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 50% | 2/4 | 70% | 21/30 |
| Wins a set when losing | 40% | 2/5 | 25% | 7/28 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 44% | 4/9 | 28% | 16/58 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 33% | 1/3 | 29% | 6/21 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 60% | 3/5 | 66% | 21/32 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 29% | 2/7 | 44% | 11/25 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 67% | 2/3 | 84% | 26/31 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 67% | 2/3 | 68% | 21/31 |
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: 0 of 3 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Kovalik 0, Basilashvili 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Kovalik
⚙️ Grinder
Basilashvili
🤖 Servebot
Matchup analysis
The 🤖 Servebot archetype wins about 56% vs ⚙️ Grinder across 720 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Nikoloz Basilashvili.
Servebot players often use high ace rate and dominant service to pressure the grinder's relentless consistency.
Previous meetings
3 career meetings, newest first
Aug 28, 2024
Como Challenger
C Clay · 1st Round
Apr 7, 2021
Sardegna Open - Cagliari
C Clay · 2nd Round
May 14, 2016
Heilbronn
C Clay · Semifinals
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Kovalik | Basilashvili |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 1–1 | 8–6 |
| Avg odds | 1.96 | 1.81 |
| ROI % | -20.0% | +3.6% |
| Units P/L | -0.40u | +0.51u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Kovalik | Basilashvili |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | — | 1 |
| Events | — | 3 |
| Matches | — | 10 |
| Distance | — | 1,797 mi · 2,892 km |
| Route | — | CHN |
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
Across 1 shared opponent, both Kovalik and Basilashvili posted a 0% win rate.
| Opponent | Kovalik | Basilashvili |
|---|---|---|
| Mili Poljicak | L 67 36 | L 76 36 46 |
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
Adrian Mannarino
Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai · 1st Round
Oct 7
Liam Draxl
Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai · 3rd Round Qualifying
Oct 6
Andre Ilagan
Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai · 1st Round Qualifying
Oct 5
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
Chengdu Open - Chengdu · Semifinals
Sep 28
Jenson Brooksby
Chengdu Open - Chengdu · Quarterfinals
Sep 27
Botic van de Zandschulp
Chengdu Open - Chengdu · 2nd Round
Sep 25
Miomir Kecmanovic
Chengdu Open - Chengdu · 1st Round
Sep 24
Federico Cina
Chengdu Open - Chengdu · 3rd Round Qualifying
Sep 23
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 9–58 matches
| Metric | Kovalik | Basilashvili |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 44% | 52% |
| Sets won | 45% | 51% |
| Games won | 49% | 50% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Kovalik | Basilashvili |
|---|---|---|
| ATP 250 | 0 | 1 |
| ATP Challenger Tour | 0 | 2 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Kovalik | Basilashvili |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 0 | 3 |
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