ATP Challenger Tour · Round of 16 · Heilbronn
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Santillan
🪃 Counterpuncher
Kovalik
⚙️ Grinder
Matchup analysis
🪃 Counterpuncher vs ⚙️ Grinder is historically tight (52% vs 48%, 4,082 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and H2H matter most when Akira Santillan plays Jozef Kovalik.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Santillan | Kovalik |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 4–9 | 0–1 |
| Avg odds | 2.78 | 2.07 |
| ROI % | -29.6% | -100.0% |
| Units P/L | -3.85u | -1.00u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 1 career meeting
1
Santillan
0
Kovalik
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Kovalik has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Santillan's 0%).
| Opponent | Santillan | Kovalik |
|---|---|---|
| Max Alcala Gurri | L 63 06 13 | W 63 64 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Santillan | Kovalik |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 58.1% | 59.2% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 67.3% | 59.5% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 48% | 43.8% |
| Aces / Match | 4.3 | 1 |
| Double Faults / Match | 4.3 | 3 |
| Break Points Saved % | 54.5% | 35% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 28.8% | 27% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 50.7% | 42.3% |
| BP Converted % | 38% | 50% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 24.5 | 0 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 40 | 0 |
| Net Pts Won % | 51.1% | 0% |
| Total Pts Won % | 49.1% | 42.5% |
| Surface (Clay) | ||
| Clay Win % | 25% | 0% |
Last five matches per player
Matchup overview
Akira Santillan and Jozef Kovalik face off in the Round of 16 at Heilbronn on Clay.
Akira Santillan leads 1-0 over 1 previous meeting.
Akira Santillan is 1-4 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Cezar Cretu (Jun 22).
Jozef Kovalik is 2-3 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Dimitar Kuzmanov (Jun 19).
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