Brandon Nakashima vs Jozef Kovalik Head-to-Head Stats, Results & Performance Comparison

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H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
B. Nakashima vs J. Kovalik

Brandon Nakashima

USA

1

Win

Played

0

Win

Age

6'1" (185 cm)

Height

6'0" (183 cm)

C. Rank

533

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$3.6M

Career Money

$787.8K

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Jozef Kovalik

SVK

1

Win

Played

0

Win

Age

6'1" (185 cm)

Height

6'0" (183 cm)

C. Rank

533

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$3.6M

Career Money

$787.8K

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Head-to-head: Nakashima 1 - 0 Kovalik

They have played 2 sets in total, with Brandon Nakashima winning 2 and Jozef Kovalik winning 0. The last match between Brandon Nakashima and Jozef Kovalik was at the Davis Cup, Group C, Zhuhai, 13-09-2024, Round: Rubber 2, Surface: I.hard, with Brandon Nakashima getting the victory 6-3 6-3.

Players	Head To Head Match Wins
Nakashima	1
Kovalik	0

Last 1 H2H Matches:

(Rubber 2) Davis Cup, Group C, Zhuhai(09-13-24)

Stats

Brandon Nakashima

Jozef Kovalik

B. Nakashima vs J. Kovalik H2H Profile

B. Nakashima	Stats	J. Kovalik
$3,627,200	Career Prize Money	$787,770
60.71% (258-167)	Career Total W/L	56.84% (511-388)
1	Indoor	0
8	Titles	18
1	Total H2H Matches	0
54.39% (31-26)	YTD Win/Loss	0.00% (0-1)

B. Nakashima vs J. Kovalik Match Preview:

Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Brandon Nakashima has won 48.74% of points on their second serve, while Jozef Kovalik has won 45.16%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Brandon Nakashima, in recent form, has won 43.17% of their opponent's second serve points, while Jozef Kovalik has won 46.72%. The same stats for first serve returns are 23.91% and 27.20% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
Under pressure analysis: Brandon Nakashima has saved 60.92% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Jozef Kovalik has saved 48.39% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
Performance overview: Over the last year Brandon Nakashima has won 52.38% of matches played (W/L 33/30), with Jozef Kovalik winning 39.02% (W/L 16/25) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
Best surface: Brandon Nakashima has their best career surface win % on I.hard, winning 69% (W/L 66/29), and worse career win % on Clay, winning 50% (W/L 35/35). Jozef Kovalik has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 69% (W/L 394/248), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 24% (W/L 4/13).
Player level: In the last year, Brandon Nakashima has played most of their matches on the Main tour, winning 56.76% of matches (W/L 21/16), where as Jozef Kovalik has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 44.44% of matches (W/L 12/15). When comparing stats between players to predict the favorite, it is of course all relative to the event level they have been playing at.
Direct H2H matches: They have played 1 times before with Brandon Nakashima winning 1 times and Jozef Kovalik being victorious 0 times. They have played 2 sets in total, with Brandon Nakashima winning 2 and Jozef Kovalik winning 0.
The last match between Brandon Nakashima and Jozef Kovalik was at the Davis Cup, Group C, Zhuhai, 13-09-2024, Round: Rubber 2, Surface: I.hard, with Brandon Nakashima getting the victory 6-3 6-3.
Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 1:14:0.
Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Brandon Nakashima has played against opponents with an average rank of 72.83 while Jozef Kovalik has played against players with an average rank of 268.98.
Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Brandon Nakashima has won 43% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Jozef Kovalik has won 31% in all matches played on tour.
Break point conversion: In recent form, Brandon Nakashima has converted 29.41% of breakpoint opportunities, and Jozef Kovalik has converted 30.95% of their chances to break their opponents serve. A telling stat for in-game live betting tips when either player has a breakpoint opportunity.

Brandon Nakashima vs Jozef Kovalik Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

B. Nakashima vs J. Kovalik H2H Stats Used In Our Predictions

B. Nakashima	Stats	J. Kovalik
1	H2H Matches Won	0
2	Sets Won	0
12	Games Won	6
8	Aces (Total)	2
1	Total Double Faults	5
1:14:0	Average Match Time	1:14:0
76% (35/46)	1st Serve %	56% (34/61)
80% (28/35)	1st Serve Win %	62% (21/34)
73% (8/11)	2nd Serve Win %	48% (13/27)
50% (3/6)	Break Pts Won %	0% (0/0)
44% (27/61)	Return Points Win %	22% (10/46)
100% (1/1)	Best‑of‑3 Win %	0% (0/1)
100% (1/1)	1st Set Won, Won Match	0% (0/0)
0% (0/1)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	0% (0/0)
0% (0/0)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	0% (0/1)

Recent Performance Stats

B. Nakashima Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
Almaty Open - Almaty - 13-10-2025
R2 Fabian MarozsanF. Marozsan	L	7-6(5) 6-1	Stats
R1 Hamad MedjedovicH. Medjedovic	W	7-6(5) 6-2	Stats
Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai - 29-09-2025
R2 Kamil MajchrzakK. Majchrzak	L	6-4 6-0	Stats
Japan Open Tennis Championships - Tokyo - 22-09-2025
QF Carlos AlcarazC. Alcaraz	L	6-2 6-4	Stats
R2 Marton FucsovicsM. Fucsovics	W	7-5 6-3	Stats

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J. Kovalik Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
Hersonissos 6 Challenger - 13-10-2025
Q1 Alberto Barroso CamposA. Barroso	L	6-4 3-0 ret.	Stats
Bad Waltersdorf Challenger - 15-09-2025
R1 Sebastian SorgerS. Sorger	L	6-4 5-7 6-4	Stats
Q3 Marvin MoellerM. Moeller	W	6-2 7-5	Stats
Q1 Marco CecchinatoM. Cecchinato	W	7-6(3) 6-2	Stats
Szczecin Challenger - 08-09-2025
R2 Thiago Agustin TiranteT. Agustin	L	6-3 4-6 7-5	Stats

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B. Nakashima vs J. Kovalik Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents

B. Nakashima	Stats	J. Kovalik
60.71% (258/167)	YTD Win/Loss	56.84% (511/388)
58.92% (621/433)	Sets Win/Loss	54.92% (1166/957)
52.99% (5537/4912)	Games Win/Loss	52.49% (10651/9642)
60.48% (127/83)	Hard Win/Loss	53.29% (89/78)
50.00% (35/35)	Clay Win/Loss	61.37% (394/248)
68.75% (66/30)	Indoor Hard W/L	32.88% (24/49)
61.22% (30/19)	Grass Win/Loss	23.53% (4/13)
0.57	Aces Per Game	0.22
2933	Aces Total	2205
0.14	Double Faults Per Game	0.17
711	Total Double Faults	1693
1:46:51	Average Match Time	1:21:26
277.36	Average Opponent Rank	526.4
64% (20075/31431)	1st Serve %	59% (30371/51200)
74% (14937/20075)	1st Serve Win %	69% (20881/30371)
54% (6133/11356)	2nd Serve Win %	52% (10883/20829)
38% (1019/2707)	Break Points Won % (Total)	42% (2106/5074)
37% (12015/32626)	Return Points Win %	40% (20285/51151)
48.89% (22/23)	Slam W/L	39.73% (29/44)
47.69% (31/34)	Masters W/L	27.78% (5/13)
100.00% (3/0)	Cups W/L	27.27% (3/8)
59.35% (92/63)	Main Tour W/L	50.00% (75/75)
69.40% (93/41)	Challenger W/L	58.12% (272/196)
73.91% (17/6)	Futures W/L	70.95% (127/52)
61% (228/375)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	57% (499/871)
57% (26/46)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	30% (6/20)
55% (135/245)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	50% (167/332)
50% (67/135)	Deciding Set Win %	54% (163/304)
85% (260/222)	1st Set Won, Won Match	84% (501/421)
15% (260/38)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	16% (501/80)
21% (164/34)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	22% (398/89)