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 | 50% | 2/4 | 68% | 23/34 |
| Wins a set when losing | 40% | 2/5 | 25% | 7/28 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 44% | 4/9 | 29% | 18/62 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 33% | 1/3 | 59% | 19/32 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 60% | 3/5 | 47% | 14/30 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 29% | 2/7 | 59% | 16/27 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 67% | 2/3 | 91% | 29/32 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 67% | 2/3 | 72% | 23/32 |
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: 4 of 6 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Kovalik 0, Gombos 4).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Kovalik
⚙️ Grinder
Gombos
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 55% vs ⚙️ Grinder across 682 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Norbert Gombos.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the grinder's relentless consistency.
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 | 1–1 | 17–6 |
| Avg odds | 1.96 | 2.00 |
| ROI % | -20.0% | +23.9% |
| Units P/L | -0.40u | +5.50u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
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
Mickael Kaouk
Roanne Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Oct 11
Stefanos Sakellaridis
Davis Cup, Group I, 1R, SVK-GRE 3-2 · Rubber 5
Sep 20
Stefanos Tsitsipas
Davis Cup, Group I, 1R, SVK-GRE 3-2 · Rubber 2
Sep 19
Olle Wallin
Tulln Challenger · 3rd Round Qualifying
Sep 7
Alexander Wagner
Tulln Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 6
Thiago Seyboth Wild
Como Challenger · 2nd Round
Sep 2
Sandro Kopp
Como Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 1
Svyatoslav Gulin
Como Challenger · 3rd Round Qualifying
Aug 31
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 9–62 matches
| Metric | Kovalik | Gombos |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 44% | 55% |
| Sets won | 45% | 53% |
| Games won | 49% | 51% |
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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