Jozef Kovalik and Zhizhen Zhang have met 3 times since 2016; Zhizhen Zhang leads 2–1. Their most recent meeting: Zhizhen Zhang won at Luedenscheid (2022).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Kovalik
⚙️ Grinder
Zhang
🤖 Servebot
Matchup analysis
The 🤖 Servebot archetype wins about 58% vs ⚙️ Grinder across 5,936 matches in our dataset — a stylistic lean toward Zhizhen Zhang.
Servebot players often use high ace rate and dominant service to pressure the grinder's relentless consistency.
3 career meetings, newest first
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Kovalik | Zhang | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Jozef Kovalik | Zhizhen Zhang | ||
| 1 or more | 100% | 2/2 | 100% | 22/22 |
| 3 or more | 0% | 0/2 | 91% | 20/22 |
| 5 or more | 0% | 0/2 | 77% | 17/22 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/2 | 50% | 11/22 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/2 | 14% | 3/22 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/2 | 5% | 1/22 |
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Kovalik | Zhang |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 0–1 | 7–8 |
| Avg odds | 2.07 | 2.04 |
| ROI % | -100.0% | -27.2% |
| Units P/L | -1.00u | -4.08u |
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
Otto Virtanen
Lexus Nottingham Open · Semifinals
Jun 17
Jaime Faria
Lexus Nottingham Open · Round of 16
Jun 16
Oliver Okonkwo
Lexus Nottingham Open · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jun 14
Roman Safiullin
Lexus Nottingham Open · Quarterfinals
Jun 14
Mark Ceban
Lexus Nottingham Open · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 13
Adrian Mannarino
Libema Open · Quarterfinals
Jun 12
Tallon Griekspoor
Libema Open · Round of 16
Jun 11
Jenson Brooksby
Libema Open · Round of 32
Jun 10
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 19–38 matches
| Metric | Kovalik | Zhang |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 53% | 50% |
| Sets won | 53% | 49% |
| Games won | 53% | 49% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Kovalik | Zhang |
|---|---|---|
| ATP 500 | 0 | 1 |
| ATP 250 | 1 | 0 |
| ATP Challenger Tour | 0 | 1 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Kovalik | Zhang |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 0 |
| Clay | 0 | 2 |
