Jozef Kovalik vs Seongchan HongPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Jozef Kovalik and Seongchan Hong have met 1 time since 2024; Seongchan Hong leads 1–0. Across all meetings Kovalik has taken 1 sets to Hong's 2. Their most recent meeting: Seongchan Hong won at US Open (2024).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Kovalik | Hong | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Jozef Kovalik | Seongchan Hong | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 73% | 8/11 | — | |
| Wins a set when losing | 63% | 5/8 | 0% | 0/1 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 42% | 8/19 | 0% | 0/1 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 70% | 7/10 | — | |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 60% | 3/5 | 0% | 0/1 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 33% | 3/9 | — | |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 82% | 9/11 | — | |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 73% | 8/11 | — | |
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: 0 of 1 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Kovalik 0, Hong 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Kovalik
⚙️ Grinder
Hong
🎾 All-Court
Matchup analysis
The 🎾 All-Court archetype wins about 54% vs ⚙️ Grinder across 337 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Seongchan Hong.
All-Court players often use tactical versatility and net approach ability to pressure the grinder's relentless consistency.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Aug 26, 2024
US Open
H Hard · 1st Round Qualifying
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Kovalik | Hong |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| Avg odds | 1.69 | 3.54 |
| ROI % | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| Units P/L | 0.00u | -1.00u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Kovalik | Hong |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | — | 1 |
| Events | — | 1 |
| Matches | — | 1 |
| Distance | — | 0 mi · 0 km |
| Route | — | MEX |
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.
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
Henrique Rocha
Cancun Challenger · 1st Round
Aug 19
Yosuke Watanuki
ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai · 2nd Round Qualifying
Oct 1
Illya Marchenko
ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 30
Alibek Kachmazov
Chengdu · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 17
Dalibor Svrcina
Shanghai · Round of 16
Sep 4
Tung-Lin Wu
Shanghai · Round of 32
Sep 3
Fajing Sun
Zhangjiagang · Quarterfinals
Aug 30
Yan Bai
Zhangjiagang · Round of 16
Aug 29
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 1–19 matches
| Metric | Kovalik | Hong |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 58% | 0% |
| Sets won | 59% | 0% |
| Games won | 54% | 29% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Kovalik | Hong |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Kovalik | Hong |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 1 |
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