Jozef Kovalik vs Radu AlbotPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Jozef Kovalik and Radu Albot have met 4 times since 2016; Radu Albot leads 3–1. Their first meeting came at Wimbledon in 2016 on grass. On clay courts Albot leads 2–0. Albot has won the last 2 meetings. Across all meetings Kovalik has taken 3 sets to Albot's 7. Their most recent meeting: Radu Albot won at Mauthausen Challenger (2022).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Kovalik | Albot | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Jozef Kovalik | Radu Albot | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 50% | 2/4 | 63% | 15/24 |
| Wins a set when losing | 40% | 2/5 | 48% | 12/25 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 44% | 4/9 | 43% | 21/49 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 33% | 1/3 | 39% | 12/31 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 60% | 3/5 | 59% | 10/17 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 29% | 2/7 | 75% | 12/16 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 67% | 2/3 | 73% | 16/22 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 67% | 2/3 | 68% | 15/22 |
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: 3 of 3 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Kovalik 1, Albot 2).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Kovalik
⚙️ Grinder
Albot
🪃 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
4 career meetings, newest first
May 2, 2022
Mauthausen Challenger
C Clay · 1st Round
Aug 1, 2018
Kitzbuhel
C Clay · Round of 32
Feb 7, 2018
Sofia
H Hard · Round of 32
Jun 28, 2016
Wimbledon
G Grass · 3rd Round Qualifying
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Kovalik | Albot |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 1–1 | 8–5 |
| Avg odds | 1.96 | 1.62 |
| ROI % | -20.0% | -11.2% |
| Units P/L | -0.40u | -1.46u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Common opponents
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Across 1 shared opponent, both Kovalik and Albot posted a 0% win rate.
| Opponent | Kovalik | Albot |
|---|---|---|
| Dimitar Kuzmanov | L 75 16 67 | L 26 57 |
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
Yanki Erel
Istanbul Challenger · 2nd Round
Sep 10
Georgii Kravchenko
Istanbul Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 8
Radu David Turcanu
Istanbul Challenger · 3rd Round Qualifying
Sep 7
Aleksandr Braynin
Istanbul Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 6
Leonardo Rossi
Roehampton 2 Challenger · 3rd Round Qualifying
Aug 24
Conor Gannon
Roehampton 2 Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 23
Michael Geerts
Roehampton 1 Challenger · 2nd Round
Aug 19
Constantin Bittoun Kouzmine
Roehampton 1 Challenger · 1st Round
Aug 18
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 9–49 matches
| Metric | Kovalik | Albot |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 44% | 49% |
| Sets won | 45% | 50% |
| Games won | 49% | 49% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Kovalik | Albot |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 0 | 1 |
| ATP 250 | 1 | 1 |
| ATP Challenger Tour | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Kovalik | Albot |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 0 |
| Clay | 0 | 2 |
| Grass | 0 | 1 |
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