Jozef Kovalik and Taro Daniel have met 2 times since 2015; Taro Daniel leads 2–0. Their most recent meeting: Taro Daniel won at Braunschweig (2016).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Kovalik
⚙️ Grinder
Daniel
🤖 Servebot
Matchup analysis
The 🤖 Servebot archetype wins about 58% vs ⚙️ Grinder across 5,936 matches in our dataset — a stylistic lean toward Taro Daniel.
Servebot players often use high ace rate and dominant service to pressure the grinder's relentless consistency.
2 career meetings, newest first
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Kovalik | Daniel | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Jozef Kovalik | Taro Daniel | ||
| 1 or more | 100% | 2/2 | 100% | 23/23 |
| 3 or more | 0% | 0/2 | 57% | 13/23 |
| 5 or more | 0% | 0/2 | 35% | 8/23 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/2 | 0% | 0/23 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/2 | 0% | 0/23 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/2 | 0% | 0/23 |
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Kovalik | Daniel |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 0–1 | 18–7 |
| Avg odds | 2.07 | 2.11 |
| ROI % | -100.0% | +32.2% |
| Units P/L | -1.00u | +8.06u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
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
Aleksandr Shevchenko
Bratislava Open · Final
Jun 13
Federico Cina
Bratislava Open · Semifinals
Jun 13
Zsombor Piros
Bratislava Open · Quarterfinals
Jun 12
Emilio Nava
Bratislava Open · Round of 16
Jun 11
Timofey Skatov
Bratislava Open · Round of 32
Jun 9
Lukas Neumayer
Bratislava Open · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jun 8
Tomas Lanik
Bratislava Open · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 7
Hynek Barton
Unicredit Czech Open · Quarterfinals
Jun 5
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 19–53 matches
| Metric | Kovalik | Daniel |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 53% | 55% |
| Sets won | 53% | 55% |
| Games won | 53% | 52% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Kovalik | Daniel |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 0 | 2 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Kovalik | Daniel |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 0 | 2 |
