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

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J. Kovalik vs D. Popko

Jozef Kovalik

SVK

1

Win

Played

1

Win

Age

6'0" (183 cm)

Height

6'3" (191 cm)

591

C. Rank

224

Best Rank

155

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$787.8K

Career Money

$264.0K

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Dmitry Popko

KAZ

1

Win

Played

1

Win

Age

6'0" (183 cm)

Height

6'3" (191 cm)

591

C. Rank

224

Best Rank

155

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$787.8K

Career Money

$264.0K

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Head-to-head: Kovalik 1 - 1 Popko

They have played 5 sets in total, with Jozef Kovalik winning 2 and Dmitry Popko winning 3. 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
Kovalik	1
Popko	1

Last 2 H2H Matches:

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

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Dmitry Popko

Jozef Kovalik

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

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Jozef Kovalik

Dmitry Popko

J. Kovalik vs D. Popko H2H Profile

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

J. Kovalik vs D. Popko Match Preview:

Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Jozef Kovalik has won 44.44% of points on their second serve, while Dmitry Popko has won 45.02%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Jozef Kovalik, in recent form, has won 46.47% of their opponent's second serve points, while Dmitry Popko has won 47.43%. The same stats for first serve returns are 26.33% and 23.30% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
Under pressure analysis: Jozef Kovalik has saved 47.90% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Dmitry Popko has saved 45.80% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
Performance overview: Over the last year Jozef Kovalik has won 37.84% of matches played (W/L 14/23), with Dmitry Popko winning 43.64% (W/L 24/31) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
Best surface: Jozef Kovalik has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 61% (W/L 394/248), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 24% (W/L 4/13). Dmitry Popko has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 61% (W/L 331/187), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 0% (W/L 0/3).
Player level: In the last year, Jozef Kovalik has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 44.00% of matches (W/L 11/14), where as Dmitry Popko has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 46.34% of matches (W/L 19/22). 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 Jozef Kovalik winning 1 times and Dmitry Popko being victorious 1 times. They have played 5 sets in total, with Jozef Kovalik winning 2 and Dmitry Popko winning 3.
The last match between Jozef Kovalik and Dmitry Popko 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, Jozef Kovalik has played against opponents with an average rank of 278.46 while Dmitry Popko has played against players with an average rank of 261.42.
Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Jozef Kovalik has won 23% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Dmitry Popko has won 44% in all matches played on tour.
Break point conversion: In recent form, Jozef Kovalik has converted 29.63% of breakpoint opportunities, and Dmitry Popko has converted 26.88% of their chances to break their opponents serve. A telling stat for in-game live betting tips when either player has a breakpoint opportunity.

Jozef Kovalik vs Dmitry Popko Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

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

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

Recent Performance Stats

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 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 vs D. Popko Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents

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