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 | 50% | 2/4 | 74% | 23/31 |
| Wins a set when losing | 40% | 2/5 | 31% | 11/36 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 44% | 4/9 | 28% | 19/67 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 33% | 1/3 | 55% | 17/31 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 60% | 3/5 | 37% | 10/27 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 29% | 2/7 | 40% | 8/20 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 67% | 2/3 | 86% | 25/29 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 67% | 2/3 | 79% | 23/29 |
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: 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 (48% vs 52%, 708 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 | 1–1 | 14–8 |
| Avg odds | 1.96 | 1.87 |
| ROI % | -20.0% | +7.1% |
| Units P/L | -0.40u | +1.57u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Kovalik | Martinez |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | — | 2 |
| Events | — | 2 |
| Matches | — | 2 |
| Distance | — | 6,897 mi · 11,100 km |
| Route | — | ITA → ARG |
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.
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
Laslo Djere
Villena Challenger · Semifinals
Oct 10
Pablo Llamas Ruiz
Villena Challenger · Quarterfinals
Oct 9
Daniel Rincon
Villena Challenger · 2nd Round
Oct 8
August Holmgren
Villena Challenger · 1st Round
Oct 6
Eduardo Ribeiro
Buenos Aires Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 22
Thiago Seyboth Wild
Genoa Challenger · Final
Sep 13
Laslo Djere
Genoa Challenger · Semifinals
Sep 12
Valerio Aboian
Genoa Challenger · Quarterfinals
Sep 11
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 9–68 matches
| Metric | Kovalik | Martinez |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 44% | 46% |
| Sets won | 45% | 47% |
| Games won | 49% | 49% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Kovalik | Martinez |
|---|---|---|
| ATP 500 | 1 | 0 |
| ATP 250 | 0 | 1 |
| ATP Challenger Tour | 2 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Kovalik | Martinez |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 1 |
| Clay | 3 | 1 |
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