Svyatoslav Gulin vs Tilen KovacPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Svyatoslav Gulin and Tilen Kovac have met 1 time since 2026; Svyatoslav Gulin leads 1–0. Across all meetings Gulin has taken 2 sets to Kovac's 0. Their most recent meeting: Svyatoslav Gulin won at San Gregorio di Catania Challenger (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Gulin | Kovac | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Svyatoslav Gulin | Tilen Kovac | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 82% | 36/44 | 100% | 3/3 |
| Wins a set when losing | 43% | 12/28 | 31% | 5/16 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 28% | 20/72 | 26% | 5/19 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 69% | 29/42 | 0% | 0/1 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 60% | 12/20 | 30% | 3/10 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 52% | 11/21 | 60% | 3/5 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 95% | 41/43 | 75% | 3/4 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 84% | 36/43 | 75% | 3/4 |
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: 1 of 1 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Gulin 1, Kovac 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Gulin
🪃 Counterpuncher
Kovac
⚙️ Grinder
Matchup analysis
🪃 Counterpuncher vs ⚙️ Grinder is historically tight (52% vs 48%, 708 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Oct 11, 2026
San Gregorio di Catania Challenger
C Clay · 1st Round Qualifying
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Gulin | Kovac | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Svyatoslav Gulin | Tilen Kovac | ||
| 1 or more | 92% | 12/13 | 100% | 2/2 |
| 3 or more | 69% | 9/13 | 50% | 1/2 |
| 5 or more | 46% | 6/13 | 0% | 0/2 |
| 10 or more | 15% | 2/13 | 0% | 0/2 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/13 | 0% | 0/2 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/13 | 0% | 0/2 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Gulin | Kovac |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 9–6 | 1–2 |
| Avg odds | 1.74 | 10.70 |
| ROI % | -13.5% | +76.3% |
| Units P/L | -2.03u | +2.29u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Gulin | Kovac |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | — |
| Events | 2 | — |
| Matches | 4 | — |
| Distance | 413 mi · 664 km | — |
| Route | BUL → ITA | — |
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.
Common opponents
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Gulin has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Kovac's 0%).
| Opponent | Gulin | Kovac |
|---|---|---|
| Augustin Damonte | W 61 62 | L 63 16 810 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Tilen Kovac
San Gregorio di Catania Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Oct 11
Federico Arnaboldi
Bari Challenger · 3rd Round Qualifying
Sep 28
Luis Carlos Alvarez Valdes
Bari Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 27
Pavel Lagutin
Plovdiv 4 Challenger · 3rd Round Qualifying
Sep 21
Ryo Tabata
Plovdiv 4 Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 20
Lukas Neumayer
Tulln Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 8
Andrej Martin
Tulln Challenger · 3rd Round Qualifying
Sep 7
Rudolf Molleker
Tulln Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 6
Svyatoslav Gulin
San Gregorio di Catania Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Oct 11
Evan Galea
M15 Buzau · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 30
Artem Dzhurdzha
M25 Maribor · 2nd Round Qualifying
Aug 24
Sebastian Dominko
M25 Slovenj Gradec · 1st Round
Aug 19
Ivan Biletic
M25 Slovenj Gradec · 3rd Round Qualifying
Aug 18
Max Stollecker
M25 Slovenj Gradec · 2nd Round Qualifying
Aug 17
Daniel Tazabekov
M15 Store · 1st Round
Jul 1
Jonas Gundacker
M15 Slovenska Bistrica · 3rd Round Qualifying
Jun 23
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 19–72 matches
| Metric | Gulin | Kovac |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 61% | 16% |
| Sets won | 61% | 26% |
| Games won | 54% | 40% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Gulin | Kovac |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Gulin | Kovac |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 1 | 0 |
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