Prediction of Jozef Kovalik vs Jan Mertl Head-to-Head, At

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H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
J. Kovalik vs J. Mertl

Jozef Kovalik

SVK

0

Win

Played

1

Win

Age

6'0" (183 cm)

Height

6'3" (191 cm)

591

C. Rank

Ret.

Best Rank

163

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$787.8K

Career Money

$101.2K

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Jan Mertl

CZE

0

Win

Played

1

Win

Age

6'0" (183 cm)

Height

6'3" (191 cm)

591

C. Rank

Ret.

Best Rank

163

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$787.8K

Career Money

$101.2K

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Head-to-head: Kovalik 0 - 1 Mertl

They have played 3 sets in total, with Jozef Kovalik winning 1 and Jan Mertl winning 2. The last match between Jan Mertl and Jozef Kovalik was at the Andria Challenger, 20-11-2014, Round: R2, Surface: I.hard, with Jan Mertl getting the victory 6-4 6-7(5) 6-3.

Players	Head To Head Match Wins
Kovalik	0
Mertl	1

Last 1 H2H Matches:

(R2) Andria Challenger(11-20-14)

Stats

Jan Mertl

Jozef Kovalik

J. Kovalik vs J. Mertl H2H Profile

J. Kovalik	Stats	J. Mertl
$787,770	Career Prize Money	$101,224
56.84% (511-388)	Career Total W/L	58.61% (599-423)
0	Indoor	1
18	Titles	24
0	Total H2H Matches	1
0.00% (0-1)	YTD Win/Loss	0% (0-0)

J. Kovalik vs J. Mertl 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 Jan Mertl has won 0%. 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 Jan Mertl has won 0%. The same stats for first serve returns are 26.33% and 0% 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 Jan Mertl has saved 0% 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 Jan Mertl winning 0% (W/L 0/0) 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). Jan Mertl has their best career surface win % on I.hard, winning 61% (W/L 145/83), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 44% (W/L 7/9).
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 Jan Mertl has played most of their matches on the N/A, winning 0% of matches (W/L 0/0). 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 Jozef Kovalik winning 0 times and Jan Mertl being victorious 1 times. They have played 3 sets in total, with Jozef Kovalik winning 1 and Jan Mertl winning 2.
The last match between Jozef Kovalik and Jan Mertl was at the Andria Challenger, 20-11-2014, Round: R2, Surface: I.hard, with Jan Mertl getting the victory 6-4 6-7(5) 6-3.
Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 1:49:58.
Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Jozef Kovalik has played against opponents with an average rank of 278.46 while Jan Mertl has played against players with an average rank of 0.
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 Jan Mertl has won 0% in all matches played on tour.
Break point conversion: In recent form, Jozef Kovalik has converted 29.63% of breakpoint opportunities, and Jan Mertl has converted 0% 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 Jan Mertl Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

J. Kovalik vs J. Mertl H2H Stats Used In Our Predictions

J. Kovalik	Stats	J. Mertl
0	H2H Matches Won	1
1	Sets Won	2
14	Games Won	18
9	Aces (Total)	18
1	Total Double Faults	1
1:49:58	Average Match Time	1:49:58
59% (54/92)	1st Serve %	68% (63/92)
81% (44/54)	1st Serve Win %	83% (52/63)
53% (20/38)	2nd Serve Win %	62% (18/29)
0% (0/3)	Break Pts Won %	50% (2/4)
24% (22/92)	Return Points Win %	30% (28/92)
0% (0/1)	Best‑of‑3 Win %	100% (1/1)
0% (0/1)	Deciding Set Win %	100% (1/1)
0% (0/0)	1st Set Won, Won Match	100% (1/1)
0% (0/0)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	0% (0/1)
0% (0/1)	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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J. Mertl Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
M25 Vogau - 05-08-2019
R1 Laurent LokoliL. Lokoli	L	6-4 3-6 6-3	Stats
M15 Antalya - 22-04-2019
R2 Christopher O'ConnellC. O'Connell	L	7-6(1) 6-2	Stats
R1 Michael GloecklerM. Gloeckler	W	7-5 6-3	Stats
M15 Loule - 04-03-2019
R1 Michel VernierM. Vernier	L	6-3 6-3	Stats
Q1 Juan Pablo Canas GarciaJ. Pablo	W	6-2 5-1 ret.	Stats

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J. Kovalik vs J. Mertl Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents

J. Kovalik	Stats	J. Mertl
56.84% (511/388)	YTD Win/Loss	58.61% (599/423)
54.92% (1166/957)	Sets Win/Loss	57.62% (1346/990)
52.49% (10651/9642)	Games Win/Loss	52.81% (11924/10654)
53.29% (89/78)	Hard Win/Loss	51.90% (82/76)
61.37% (394/248)	Clay Win/Loss	54.82% (239/197)
32.88% (24/49)	Indoor Hard W/L	65.78% (271/141)
23.53% (4/13)	Grass Win/Loss	43.75% (7/9)
0.22	Aces Per Game	0.26
2205	Aces Total	2920
0.17	Double Faults Per Game	0.11
1693	Total Double Faults	1171
1:21:26	Average Match Time	1st Match
529.03	Average Opponent Rank	609.18
59% (30371/51200)	1st Serve %	62% (18394/29541)
69% (20881/30371)	1st Serve Win %	73% (13427/18394)
52% (10883/20829)	2nd Serve Win %	50% (5578/11142)
42% (2106/5074)	Break Points Won % (Total)	39% (1048/2697)
40% (20285/51151)	Return Points Win %	37% (11344/30347)
39.73% (29/44)	Slam W/L	30.23% (13/30)
27.78% (5/13)	Masters W/L	0.00% (0/1)
27.27% (3/8)	Cups W/L	100.00% (1/0)
50.00% (75/75)	Main Tour W/L	42.86% (15/20)
58.12% (272/196)	Challenger W/L	48.12% (230/248)
70.95% (127/52)	Futures W/L	73.28% (340/124)
57% (499/871)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	59% (591/1009)
30% (6/20)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	50% (1/2)
50% (167/332)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	51% (195/384)
54% (163/304)	Deciding Set Win %	48% (145/302)
84% (501/421)	1st Set Won, Won Match	85% (620/528)
16% (501/80)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	15% (620/90)
22% (398/89)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	17% (401/69)