Jozef Kovalik and Sumit Nagal have met 1 time since 2021; Jozef Kovalik leads 1–0. Their most recent meeting: Jozef Kovalik won at Cagliari (2021).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Kovalik
⚙️ Grinder
Nagal
🧱 The Wall
Matchup analysis
The ⚙️ Grinder archetype wins about 54% vs 🧱 The Wall across 2,061 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.
1 career meeting, newest first
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Kovalik | Nagal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Jozef Kovalik | Sumit Nagal | ||
| 1 or more | 100% | 2/2 | 77% | 10/13 |
| 3 or more | 0% | 0/2 | 23% | 3/13 |
| 5 or more | 0% | 0/2 | 15% | 2/13 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/2 | 0% | 0/13 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/2 | 0% | 0/13 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/2 | 0% | 0/13 |
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Kovalik | Nagal |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 0–1 | 4–9 |
| Avg odds | 2.07 | 3.33 |
| ROI % | -100.0% | +18.5% |
| Units P/L | -1.00u | +2.41u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Across 1 shared opponent, both Kovalik and Nagal posted a 100% win rate.
| Opponent | Kovalik | Nagal |
|---|---|---|
| Marco Cecchinato | W 76 62 | W 62 64 |
Last five matches per player
Dimitar Kuzmanov
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 19
Piotr Galus
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 18
Javier Barranco Cosano
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 16
Andrej Martin
Kosice Open 2026 · Round of 32
May 26
Federico Bondioli
M25 Reggio Emilia · Round of 32
May 11
Sebastian Sorger
Bad Waltersdorf · Round of 32
Sep 17
Marvin Moeller
Bad Waltersdorf · 2nd Round Qualifying
Sep 15
Marco Cecchinato
Bad Waltersdorf · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 14
Duje Ajdukovic
Intaro Open · Quarterfinals
Jun 25
Benjamin Hassan
Intaro Open · Round of 16
Jun 24
Mili Poljicak
Intaro Open · Round of 32
Jun 23
Petr Brunclik
Enea Poznan Open · Round of 32
Jun 15
Mariano Kestelboim
Neckarcup 2.0 · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 1
Stefanos Sakellaridis
Moldova Open · Quarterfinals
May 29
Sergey Fomin
Moldova Open · Round of 32
May 26
Zdenek Kolar
Moldova Open · Round of 16
May 17
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 19–58 matches
| Metric | Kovalik | Nagal |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 53% | 57% |
| Sets won | 53% | 56% |
| Games won | 53% | 53% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Kovalik | Nagal |
|---|---|---|
| ATP 250 | 1 | 0 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Kovalik | Nagal |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 1 | 0 |
