Jozef Kovalik vs Tomas Barrios VeraPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Jozef Kovalik and Tomas Barrios Vera have met 4 times since 2021; Tomas Barrios Vera leads 3–1. Their first meeting came at Cordoba Open - Cordoba in 2021 on clay. On clay courts Vera leads 3–1. Vera has won the last 3 meetings. Across all meetings Kovalik has taken 3 sets to Vera's 7. Their most recent meeting: Tomas Barrios Vera won at Roland Garros (2023).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Kovalik | Barrios Vera | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Jozef Kovalik | Tomas Barrios Vera | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 50% | 2/4 | 68% | 26/38 |
| Wins a set when losing | 40% | 2/5 | 43% | 13/30 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 44% | 4/9 | 37% | 25/68 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 33% | 1/3 | 48% | 19/40 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 60% | 3/5 | 43% | 9/21 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 29% | 2/7 | 48% | 14/29 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 67% | 2/3 | 88% | 35/40 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 67% | 2/3 | 65% | 26/40 |
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: 2 of 4 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Kovalik 0, Barrios Vera 2).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Kovalik
⚙️ Grinder
Vera
🎾 All-Court
Matchup analysis
The 🎾 All-Court archetype wins about 54% vs ⚙️ Grinder across 143 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Tomas Barrios Vera.
All-Court players often use tactical versatility and net approach ability to pressure the grinder's relentless consistency.
Previous meetings
4 career meetings, newest first
May 23, 2023
Roland Garros
C Clay · 1st Round Qualifying
Feb 18, 2023
Rio de Janeiro
C Clay · 1st Round Qualifying
May 22, 2022
Roland Garros
C Clay · 1st Round Qualifying
Feb 24, 2021
Cordoba Open - Cordoba
C Clay · 2nd Round
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Kovalik | Vera |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 1–1 | 5–6 |
| Avg odds | 1.96 | 2.06 |
| ROI % | -20.0% | -27.2% |
| Units P/L | -0.40u | -2.99u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Kovalik | Vera |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | — | 1 |
| Events | — | 1 |
| Matches | — | 4 |
| Distance | — | 0 mi · 0 km |
| Route | — | BRA |
Host country from each tournament in the last 30 days, including the current event even when a player arrived on a bye. 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
Mili Poljicak
San Marino Challenger · 3rd Round Qualifying
Jul 27
Gabriele Piraino
San Marino Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Jul 26
Max Schoenhaus
Bundesliga - men
Jul 10
Gonzalo Villanueva
Trieste Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Jul 5
Dimitar Kuzmanov
M25 Samobor · Quarterfinals
Jun 19
Piotr Galus
M25 Samobor · 2nd Round
Jun 18
Javier Barranco Cosano
M25 Samobor · 1st Round
Jun 16
Andrej Martin
Kosice Challenger · 1st Round
May 26
Miguel Tobon
Antofagasta Challenger · 2nd Round
Oct 8
Franco Roncadelli
Antofagasta Challenger · 1st Round
Oct 6
Guido Ivan Justo
Curitiba Challenger · Semifinals
Oct 3
Matheus Pucinelli De Almeida
Curitiba Challenger · Quarterfinals
Oct 2
Juan Bautista Torres
Curitiba Challenger · 2nd Round
Sep 30
Lorenzo Joaquin Rodriguez
Curitiba Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 29
Alexander Blockx
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round
Aug 31
Daniel Rincon
U.S. Open - New York · 3rd Round Qualifying
Aug 27
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 9–70 matches
| Metric | Kovalik | Vera |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 44% | 54% |
| Sets won | 45% | 54% |
| Games won | 49% | 52% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Kovalik | Vera |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 0 | 2 |
| ATP 500 | 0 | 1 |
| ATP 250 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Kovalik | Vera |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 1 | 3 |
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