ATP Challenger Tour · Round of 16 · Istanbul
Final score
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Kovalik
⚙️ Grinder
Taberner
🧱 The Wall
Matchup analysis
⚙️ Grinder vs 🧱 The Wall is historically tight (52% vs 48%, 1,868 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and H2H matter most when Jozef Kovalik plays Carlos Taberner.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Kovalik | Taberner |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
Prior meetings and scores · 6 career meetings
2
Kovalik
4
Taberner
Jun 16, 2025
Sassuolo
C Clay · Round of 32
Feb 25, 2023
Santiago
C Clay · 1st Round Qualifying
Mar 9, 2022
Roseto Degli Abruzzi 1
C Clay · Round of 16
Jan 13, 2021
Istanbul
H Hard · Round of 16
Dec 4, 2020
Maia
C Clay · Quarterfinals
Oct 4, 2019
Barcelona
C Clay · Quarterfinals
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Across 3 shared opponents, both Kovalik and Taberner posted a 67% win rate.
| Opponent | Kovalik | Taberner |
|---|---|---|
| Javier Barranco Cosano | W | L 46 26 |
| Federico Bondioli | L 26 26 | W 63 61 |
| Max Alcala Gurri | W 63 64 | W 62 63 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Kovalik | Taberner |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 59.2% | 0% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 59.5% | 0% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 43.8% | 0% |
| Aces / Match | 1 | 0 |
| Double Faults / Match | 3 | 0 |
| Break Points Saved % | 35% | 0% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 27% | 0% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 42.3% | 0% |
| BP Converted % | 50% | 0% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 18 | 0 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 33 | 0 |
| Net Pts Won % | 25% | 0% |
| Total Pts Won % | 42.5% | 0% |
| Surface (Hard) | ||
| Hard Win % | 67% | 0% |
Last five matches per player
Matchup overview
Jozef Kovalik and Carlos Taberner face off in the Round of 16 at Istanbul on Hard.
Jozef Kovalik leads 2-4 over 6 previous meetings.
Jozef Kovalik is 2-3 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Dimitar Kuzmanov (Jun 19).
Carlos Taberner is 1-4 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Lorenzo Sonego (Jan 20).
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