Jozef Kovalik vs Sebastian SorgerPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Jozef Kovalik and Sebastian Sorger have met 1 time since 2025; Sebastian Sorger leads 1–0. Across all meetings Kovalik has taken 1 sets to Sorger's 2. Their most recent meeting: Sebastian Sorger won at Bad Waltersdorf Challenger (2025).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Kovalik | Sorger | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Jozef Kovalik | Sebastian Sorger | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 73% | 8/11 | 86% | 44/51 |
| Wins a set when losing | 63% | 5/8 | 26% | 7/27 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 42% | 8/19 | 18% | 14/78 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 70% | 7/10 | 67% | 26/39 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 60% | 3/5 | 52% | 14/27 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 33% | 3/9 | 60% | 12/20 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 82% | 9/11 | 92% | 47/51 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 73% | 8/11 | 86% | 44/51 |
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: 0 of 1 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Kovalik 0, Sorger 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Kovalik
⚙️ Grinder
Sorger
⚔️ The Gladiator
Matchup analysis
⚙️ Grinder vs ⚔️ The Gladiator is historically tight (52% vs 48%, 646 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Sep 17, 2025
Bad Waltersdorf Challenger
C Clay · 1st Round
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Kovalik | Sorger |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 2–1 | 18–7 |
| Avg odds | 1.69 | 1.59 |
| ROI % | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| Units P/L | 0.00u | -0.24u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Kovalik | Sorger |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | — | 3 |
| Events | — | 4 |
| Matches | — | 12 |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | — | ITA → BUL → SLO |
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
Kovalik has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Sorger's 0%).
| Opponent | Kovalik | Sorger |
|---|---|---|
| Dennis Novak | W 61 36 61 | L 75 36 36 |
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
Samuele Pieri
M25 Maribor · Semifinals
Aug 29
Giuseppe La Vela
M25 Maribor · Quarterfinals
Aug 28
Miha Vetrih
M25 Maribor · 2nd Round
Aug 27
Jan Kupcic
M25 Maribor · 1st Round
Aug 26
Jonas Gundacker
M25 Slovenj Gradec · Final
Aug 23
Sebastian Dominko
M25 Slovenj Gradec · Semifinals
Aug 22
Luca Castagnola
M25 Slovenj Gradec · Quarterfinals
Aug 21
Karlo Kajin
M25 Slovenj Gradec · 2nd Round
Aug 20
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 19–78 matches
| Metric | Kovalik | Sorger |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 58% | 65% |
| Sets won | 59% | 64% |
| Games won | 54% | 56% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Kovalik | Sorger |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Kovalik | Sorger |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 0 | 1 |
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