Dmitry Popko vs Jozef Kovalik Head-to-Head Stats, Results & Performance Comparison

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D. Popko vs J. Kovalik

Dmitry Popko

KAZ

1

Win

Played

1

Win

Age

6'3" (191 cm)

Height

6'0" (183 cm)

224

C. Rank

591

155

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$264.0K

Career Money

$787.8K

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Jozef Kovalik

SVK

1

Win

Played

1

Win

Age

6'3" (191 cm)

Height

6'0" (183 cm)

224

C. Rank

591

155

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$264.0K

Career Money

$787.8K

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Head-to-head: Popko 1 - 1 Kovalik

They have played 5 sets in total, with Dmitry Popko winning 3 and Jozef Kovalik winning 2. The last match between Dmitry Popko and Jozef Kovalik was at the Tigre Challenger, 18-01-2024, Round: R2, Surface: Clay, with Dmitry Popko getting the victory 6-3 5-2 ret..

Players	Head To Head Match Wins
Popko	1
Kovalik	1

Last 2 H2H Matches:

(R2) Tigre Challenger(01-18-24)

Stats

Dmitry Popko

Jozef Kovalik

(R2) Bratislava Challenger(06-08-22)

Stats

Jozef Kovalik

Dmitry Popko

D. Popko vs J. Kovalik H2H Profile

D. Popko	Stats	J. Kovalik
$263,980	Career Prize Money	$787,770
60.90% (514-330)	Career Total W/L	56.84% (511-388)
1	Clay	1
27	Titles	18
1	Total H2H Matches	1
0.00% (0-2)	YTD Win/Loss	0.00% (0-1)

D. Popko vs J. Kovalik Match Preview:

Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Dmitry Popko has won 45.02% of points on their second serve, while Jozef Kovalik has won 44.44%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Dmitry Popko, in recent form, has won 47.43% of their opponent's second serve points, while Jozef Kovalik has won 46.47%. The same stats for first serve returns are 23.30% and 26.33% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
Under pressure analysis: Dmitry Popko has saved 45.80% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Jozef Kovalik has saved 47.90% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
Performance overview: Over the last year Dmitry Popko has won 43.64% of matches played (W/L 24/31), with Jozef Kovalik winning 37.84% (W/L 14/23) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
Best surface: Dmitry Popko has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 64% (W/L 331/187), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 0% (W/L 0/3). Jozef Kovalik has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 64% (W/L 394/248), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 24% (W/L 4/13).
Player level: In the last year, Dmitry Popko has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 46.34% of matches (W/L 19/22), where as Jozef Kovalik has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 44.00% of matches (W/L 11/14). 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 2 times before with Dmitry Popko winning 1 times and Jozef Kovalik being victorious 1 times. They have played 5 sets in total, with Dmitry Popko winning 3 and Jozef Kovalik winning 2.
The last match between Dmitry Popko and Jozef Kovalik was at the Tigre Challenger, 18-01-2024, Round: R2, Surface: Clay, with Dmitry Popko getting the victory 6-3 5-2 ret..
Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 1:42:28.
Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Dmitry Popko has played against opponents with an average rank of 261.42 while Jozef Kovalik has played against players with an average rank of 278.46.
Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Dmitry Popko has won 44% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Jozef Kovalik has won 23% in all matches played on tour.
Break point conversion: In recent form, Dmitry Popko has converted 26.88% of breakpoint opportunities, and Jozef Kovalik has converted 29.63% of their chances to break their opponents serve. A telling stat for in-game live betting tips when either player has a breakpoint opportunity.

Dmitry Popko vs Jozef Kovalik Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

D. Popko vs J. Kovalik H2H Stats Used In Our Predictions

D. Popko	Stats	J. Kovalik
1	H2H Matches Won	1
3	Sets Won	2
19	Games Won	23
5	Aces (Total)	7
7	Total Double Faults	5
1:42:28	Average Match Time	1:42:28
55% (73/133)	1st Serve %	62% (92/148)
63% (46/73)	1st Serve Win %	61% (56/92)
47% (28/60)	2nd Serve Win %	54% (30/56)
46% (6/13)	Break Pts Won %	57% (8/14)
42% (62/148)	Return Points Win %	44% (59/133)
50% (1/2)	Best‑of‑3 Win %	50% (1/2)
0% (0/1)	Deciding Set Win %	100% (1/1)
50% (1/2)	1st Set Won, Won Match	0% (0/0)
50% (1/2)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	0% (0/0)
0% (0/0)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	50% (1/2)

Recent Performance Stats

D. Popko Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
Bogota Challenger - 24-11-2025
R1 Karl PolingK. Poling	L	3-6 4-1 ret.	Stats
Florianopolis Challenger - 17-11-2025
R1 Mateus AlvesM. Alves	L	2-0 ret.	Stats
Lincoln Challenger - 13-10-2025
R1 Alfredo PerezA. Perez	L	6-4 6-4	Stats
Fairfield Challenger - 06-10-2025
R2 Daniel MilavskyD. Milavsky	L	4-6 6-3 6-4	Stats
R1 Max WiskandtM. Wiskandt	W	6-3 7-5	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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D. Popko vs J. Kovalik Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents

D. Popko	Stats	J. Kovalik
60.90% (514/330)	YTD Win/Loss	56.84% (511/388)
58.19% (1144/822)	Sets Win/Loss	54.92% (1166/957)
53.22% (9788/8603)	Games Win/Loss	52.49% (10651/9642)
60.70% (156/101)	Hard Win/Loss	53.29% (89/78)
63.90% (331/187)	Clay Win/Loss	61.37% (394/248)
40.91% (27/39)	Indoor Hard W/L	32.88% (24/49)
0.00% (0/3)	Grass Win/Loss	23.53% (4/13)
0.27	Aces Per Game	0.22
2384	Aces Total	2205
0.19	Double Faults Per Game	0.17
1714	Total Double Faults	1693
1:24:25	Average Match Time	1:21:26
514.78	Average Opponent Rank	529.03
58% (27890/47866)	1st Serve %	59% (30371/51200)
69% (19111/27890)	1st Serve Win %	69% (20881/30371)
50% (10052/19976)	2nd Serve Win %	52% (10883/20829)
44% (2267/5169)	Break Points Won % (Total)	42% (2106/5074)
42% (19802/47632)	Return Points Win %	40% (20285/51151)
37.14% (13/22)	Slam W/L	39.73% (29/44)
25.00% (1/3)	Masters W/L	27.78% (5/13)
40.00% (4/6)	Cups W/L	27.27% (3/8)
30.00% (6/14)	Main Tour W/L	50.00% (75/75)
51.61% (208/195)	Challenger W/L	58.12% (272/196)
75.81% (282/90)	Futures W/L	70.95% (127/52)
61% (505/827)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	57% (499/871)
50% (6/12)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	30% (6/20)
49% (104/213)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	50% (167/332)
58% (157/270)	Deciding Set Win %	54% (163/304)
88% (494/433)	1st Set Won, Won Match	84% (501/421)
12% (494/60)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	16% (501/80)
23% (350/81)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	22% (398/89)