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 | 73% | 8/11 | 72% | 26/36 |
| Wins a set when losing | 63% | 5/8 | 37% | 10/27 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 42% | 8/19 | 32% | 20/63 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 70% | 7/10 | 50% | 19/38 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 60% | 3/5 | 38% | 6/16 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 33% | 3/9 | 48% | 11/23 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 82% | 9/11 | 92% | 33/36 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 73% | 8/11 | 72% | 26/36 |
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: 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
⚙️ Grinder
Matchup analysis
Both Jozef Kovalik and Tomas Barrios Vera are ⚙️ Grinder types. Mirror matchups usually come down to execution, fitness, and surface fit, across 654 matches in our dataset the historical split is about even.
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 | 2–1 | 2–7 |
| Avg odds | 1.69 | 1.79 |
| ROI % | 0.0% | -68.4% |
| Units P/L | 0.00u | -6.16u |
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 | — | 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.
Common opponents
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Vera has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Kovalik's 50%).
| Opponent | Kovalik | Vera |
|---|---|---|
| Marco Cecchinato | W 76 62 | W 76 63 |
| Sebastian Sorger | L 46 75 46 | W 61 26 64 |
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
Rodrigo Pacheco Mendez
Cancun Challenger · 1st Round
Aug 20
Dylan Dietrich
Zug Challenger · 1st Round
Jul 21
Niels Visker
Bunschoten Challenger · 1st Round
Jul 14
Ilia Simakin
Iasi Challenger · 1st Round
Jul 7
Dane Sweeny
Wimbledon · 3rd Round Qualifying
Jun 30
Marco Cecchinato
Wimbledon · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 29
Paul Jubb
Wimbledon · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jun 24
Benjamin Bonzi
Nottingham 2 Challenger · 1st Round
Jun 15
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 19–64 matches
| Metric | Kovalik | Vera |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 58% | 56% |
| Sets won | 59% | 56% |
| Games won | 54% | 52% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Kovalik | Vera |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 0 | 2 |
| ATP 500 | 0 | 1 |
| ATP World Tour 250 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Kovalik | Vera |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 1 | 3 |
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