Jozef Kovalik vs Norbert GombosPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Jozef Kovalik and Norbert Gombos have met 6 times since 2015; Norbert Gombos leads 5–1. Their first meeting came at Valencia in 2015 on hard. On clay courts Gombos leads 2–1. On hard courts Gombos leads 3–0. Gombos has won the last 3 meetings. Across all meetings Kovalik has taken 3 sets to Gombos's 11. Their most recent meeting: Norbert Gombos won at Canberra Challenger (2023).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Kovalik | Gombos | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Jozef Kovalik | Norbert Gombos | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 73% | 8/11 | 57% | 16/28 |
| Wins a set when losing | 63% | 5/8 | 28% | 7/25 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 42% | 8/19 | 36% | 19/53 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 70% | 7/10 | 50% | 12/24 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 60% | 3/5 | 55% | 16/29 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 33% | 3/9 | 55% | 11/20 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 82% | 9/11 | 86% | 24/28 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 73% | 8/11 | 57% | 16/28 |
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. Head-to-head: 4 of 6 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Kovalik 0, Gombos 4).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Kovalik
⚙️ Grinder
Gombos
⚙️ Grinder
Matchup analysis
Both Jozef Kovalik and Norbert Gombos are ⚙️ Grinder types. Mirror matchups usually come down to execution, fitness, and surface fit, across 654 matches in our dataset the historical split is about even.
Previous meetings
6 career meetings, newest first
Jan 4, 2023
Canberra Challenger
H Hard · 2nd Round
Jun 10, 2022
Bratislava Challenger
C Clay · Quarterfinals
Jun 16, 2019
Bratislava
C Clay · Quarterfinals
May 29, 2017
Roland Garros
C Clay · 3rd Round Qualifying
Nov 9, 2016
Bratislava
H Hard · Round of 32
Oct 26, 2015
Valencia
H Hard · 2nd Round Qualifying
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Kovalik | Gombos |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 2–1 | 13–10 |
| Avg odds | 1.69 | 2.26 |
| ROI % | 0.0% | +1.4% |
| Units P/L | 0.00u | +0.33u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Kovalik | Gombos |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | — | 1 |
| Events | — | 2 |
| Matches | — | 6 |
| Distance | — | 55 mi · 88 km |
| Route | — | CZE |
Host country from the tournament each match was played in, over the last 30 days. 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 Gombos posted a 0% win rate.
| Opponent | Kovalik | Gombos |
|---|---|---|
| Jan Choinski | L 06 26 | L 36 46 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Max Schoenhaus
Bundesliga - men
Jul 10
Gonzalo Villanueva
Trieste challenger
Jul 5
Dimitar Kuzmanov
Futures 2026
Jun 19
Dimitar Kuzmanov
M25 Samobor · Quarterfinals
Jun 19
Piotr Galus
M25 Samobor · 2nd Round
Jun 18
Javier Barranco Cosano
M25 Samobor · 1st Round
Jun 16
Javier Barranco Cosano
Futures 2026
Jun 16
Andrej Martin
Kosice Challenger · 1st Round
May 26
Chun-Hsin Tseng
Prague Challenger · Semifinals
Aug 21
Radu Mihai Papoe
Prague Challenger · Quarterfinals
Aug 20
Sean Cuenin
Prague Challenger · 2nd Round
Aug 19
Gilles Arnaud Bailly
Prague Challenger · 1st Round
Aug 18
Gonzalo Bueno
Liberec Challenger · Semifinals
Aug 1
Kilian Feldbausch
Liberec Challenger · Quarterfinals
Jul 31
Franco Roncadelli
Liberec Challenger · 2nd Round
Jul 30
Matyas Cerny
Liberec Challenger · 1st Round
Jul 28
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 19–53 matches
| Metric | Kovalik | Gombos |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 58% | 53% |
| Sets won | 59% | 50% |
| Games won | 54% | 50% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Kovalik | Gombos |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 1 | 0 |
| ATP 250 | 0 | 1 |
| ATP Challenger Tour | 0 | 4 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Kovalik | Gombos |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 3 |
| Clay | 1 | 2 |
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