Jozef Kovalik vs Pedro MartinezPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Jozef Kovalik and Pedro Martinez have met 5 times since 2017; Jozef Kovalik leads 3–2. Their first meeting came at Portoroz in 2017 on hard. On clay courts Kovalik leads 3–1. Kovalik has won the last 2 meetings. Across all meetings Kovalik has taken 7 sets to Martinez's 6. Their most recent meeting: Jozef Kovalik won at Braunschweig Challenger (2023).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Kovalik | Martinez | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Jozef Kovalik | Pedro Martinez | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 73% | 8/11 | 71% | 17/24 |
| Wins a set when losing | 63% | 5/8 | 32% | 11/34 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 42% | 8/19 | 31% | 18/58 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 70% | 7/10 | 46% | 12/26 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 60% | 3/5 | 39% | 9/23 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 33% | 3/9 | 39% | 7/18 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 82% | 9/11 | 83% | 20/24 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 73% | 8/11 | 71% | 17/24 |
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: 2 of 5 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Kovalik 1, Martinez 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Kovalik
⚙️ Grinder
Martinez
🪃 Counterpuncher
Matchup analysis
⚙️ Grinder vs 🪃 Counterpuncher is historically tight (50% vs 50%, 1,208 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
5 career meetings, newest first
Jul 12, 2023
Braunschweig Challenger
C Clay · 2nd Round
Apr 17, 2023
Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell - Barcelona
C Clay · 1st Round
Jul 29, 2021
Generali Open - Kitzbuhel
C Clay · Quarterfinals
Jul 9, 2019
Braunschweig
C Clay · Round of 32
Aug 9, 2017
Portoroz
H Hard · Round of 32
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Kovalik | Martinez |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 2–1 | 6–9 |
| Avg odds | 1.69 | 2.22 |
| ROI % | 0.0% | -36.6% |
| Units P/L | 0.00u | -5.49u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Kovalik | Martinez |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | — | 1 |
| Events | — | 1 |
| Matches | — | 5 |
| Distance | — | 0 mi · 0 km |
| Route | — | JAM |
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 Martinez posted a 0% win rate.
| Opponent | Kovalik | Martinez |
|---|---|---|
| Thiago Agustin Tirante | L 36 64 57 | L 67 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
Valentin Royer
Kingston 1 Challenger · Final
Aug 23
Daniil Glinka
Kingston 1 Challenger · Semifinals
Aug 22
Juan Carlos Prado Angelo
Kingston 1 Challenger · Quarterfinals
Aug 20
Garrett Johns
Kingston 1 Challenger · 2nd Round
Aug 19
Evan Zhu
Kingston 1 Challenger · 1st Round
Aug 18
Hugo Dellien
San Marino Challenger · 1st Round
Jul 28
Luciano Darderi
Millennium Estoril Open - Estoril · 2nd Round
Jul 23
Henrique Rocha
Millennium Estoril Open - Estoril · 1st Round
Jul 20
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 19–59 matches
| Metric | Kovalik | Martinez |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 58% | 41% |
| Sets won | 59% | 43% |
| Games won | 54% | 48% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Kovalik | Martinez |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 2 | 1 |
| ATP World Tour 500 | 1 | 0 |
| ATP World Tour 250 | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Kovalik | Martinez |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 1 |
| Clay | 3 | 1 |
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