Jozef Kovalik and Yoshihito Nishioka have met 3 times since 2015; Yoshihito Nishioka leads 2–1. Their most recent meeting: Jozef Kovalik won at Heilbronn (2016).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Kovalik
⚙️ Grinder
Nishioka
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 55% vs ⚙️ Grinder across 4,745 matches in our dataset — a stylistic lean toward Yoshihito Nishioka.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the grinder's relentless consistency.
3 career meetings, newest first
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Kovalik | Nishioka |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 0–1 | - |
| Avg odds | 2.07 | - |
| ROI % | -100.0% | - |
| Units P/L | -1.00u | - |
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
Coleman Wong
Delray Beach Open · 1st Round Qualifying
Feb 14
George Loffhagen
Australian Open · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jan 18
Kyrian Jacquet
Workday Canberra International · Round of 32
Jan 5
Jason Jung
Kobe · Round of 32
Nov 11
James Duckworth
Taipei · Finals
Nov 9
James McCabe
Taipei · Semifinals
Nov 8
Akira Santillan
Taipei · Quarterfinals
Nov 7
Jason Jung
Taipei · Round of 16
Nov 6
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 19–29 matches
| Metric | Kovalik | Nishioka |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 53% | 55% |
| Sets won | 53% | 51% |
| Games won | 53% | 50% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Kovalik | Nishioka |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 1 | 1 |
| ATP Masters 1000 | 0 | 1 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Kovalik | Nishioka |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 1 |
| Clay | 1 | 1 |
