Jozef Kovalik and Yunchaokete Bu have met 1 time since 2024; Yunchaokete Bu leads 1–0. Their most recent meeting: Yunchaokete Bu won at Tenerife 3 (2024).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Kovalik
⚙️ Grinder
Bu
🤖 Servebot
Matchup analysis
The 🤖 Servebot archetype wins about 58% vs ⚙️ Grinder across 5,936 matches in our dataset — a stylistic lean toward Yunchaokete Bu.
Servebot players often use high ace rate and dominant service to pressure the grinder's relentless consistency.
1 career meeting, newest first
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Kovalik | Bu | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Jozef Kovalik | Yunchaokete Bu | ||
| 1 or more | 100% | 2/2 | 100% | 21/21 |
| 3 or more | 0% | 0/2 | 95% | 20/21 |
| 5 or more | 0% | 0/2 | 76% | 16/21 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/2 | 24% | 5/21 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/2 | 0% | 0/21 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/2 | 0% | 0/21 |
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Kovalik | Bu |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 0–1 | 14–4 |
| Avg odds | 2.07 | 1.96 |
| ROI % | -100.0% | +55.8% |
| Units P/L | -1.00u | +10.05u |
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
Chris Rodesch
Lexus Ilkley Open · Round of 32
Jun 10
Otto Virtanen
Lexus Birmingham Open · Final
Jun 7
Arthur Fery
Lexus Birmingham Open · Semifinals
Jun 6
Mark Lajal
Lexus Birmingham Open · Quarterfinals
Jun 5
Billy Harris
Lexus Birmingham Open · Round of 16
Jun 4
Lloyd Harris
Lexus Birmingham Open · Round of 32
Jun 1
Emilio Nava
Roland Garros · 1st Round Qualifying
May 24
Soonwoo Kwon
Wuxi Open · Final
May 9
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 19–45 matches
| Metric | Kovalik | Bu |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 53% | 58% |
| Sets won | 53% | 56% |
| Games won | 53% | 52% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Kovalik | Bu |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 0 | 1 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Kovalik | Bu |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 1 |
