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 | 73% | 8/11 | 73% | 16/22 |
| Wins a set when losing | 63% | 5/8 | 43% | 10/23 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 42% | 8/19 | 36% | 16/45 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 70% | 7/10 | 48% | 13/27 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 60% | 3/5 | 59% | 10/17 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 33% | 3/9 | 71% | 10/14 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 82% | 9/11 | 73% | 16/22 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 73% | 8/11 | 73% | 16/22 |
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. 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
🧱 The Wall
Matchup analysis
The ⚙️ Grinder archetype wins about 54% vs 🧱 The Wall across 318 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Jozef Kovalik.
Grinder players often use relentless consistency and deep court positioning to pressure the the wall's elite returner.
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 | 2–1 | 4–5 |
| Avg odds | 1.69 | 1.87 |
| ROI % | 0.0% | -30.6% |
| Units P/L | 0.00u | -2.75u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Kovalik | Albot |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | — | 1 |
| Events | — | 1 |
| Matches | — | 2 |
| Distance | — | 0 mi · 0 km |
| Route | — | GBR |
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 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
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
Michael Geerts
Roehampton 1 Challenger · 2nd Round
Aug 19
Constantin Bittoun Kouzmine
Roehampton 1 Challenger · 1st Round
Aug 18
Yanki Erel
Samsun Challenger · 2nd Round
Jul 29
Benjamin Hassan
Samsun Challenger · 1st Round
Jul 27
Marcelo Zormann
Iasi challenger
Jul 5
Zsombor Piros
Brasov Challenger · 1st Round
Jun 30
Sebastian Gima
Brasov challenger
Jun 29
Stefan Latinovic
Brasov challenger
Jun 28
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 19–45 matches
| Metric | Kovalik | Albot |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 58% | 49% |
| Sets won | 59% | 51% |
| Games won | 54% | 50% |
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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