Prediction of Jozef Kovalik vs Pere Riba Head-to-Head, At

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H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
J. Kovalik vs P. Riba

Jozef Kovalik

SVK

3

Win

Played

1

Win

Age

6'0" (183 cm)

Height

6'0" (183 cm)

587

C. Rank

Ret.

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$787.8K

Career Money

$380.2K

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Pere Riba

ESP

3

Win

Played

1

Win

Age

6'0" (183 cm)

Height

6'0" (183 cm)

587

C. Rank

Ret.

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$787.8K

Career Money

$380.2K

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Head-to-head: Kovalik 3 - 1 Riba

They have played 9 sets in total, with Jozef Kovalik winning 6 and Pere Riba winning 3. The last match between Jozef Kovalik and Pere Riba was at the Santo Domingo Challenger, 09-02-2016, Round: R1, Surface: Clay, with Jozef Kovalik getting the victory 7-5 7-6(5).

Players	Head To Head Match Wins
Kovalik	3
Riba	1

Last 4 H2H Matches:

(R1) Santo Domingo Challenger(02-09-16)

Stats

Jozef Kovalik

Pere Riba

(R1) Banja Luka Challenger(09-15-15)

Stats

Jozef Kovalik

Pere Riba

(R1) Szczecin Challenger(09-08-14)

Stats

Jozef Kovalik

Pere Riba

J. Kovalik vs P. Riba H2H Profile

J. Kovalik	Stats	P. Riba
$787,770	Career Prize Money	$380,205
56.84% (511-388)	Career Total W/L	58.71% (472-332)
3	Clay	1
18	Titles	13
3	Total H2H Matches	1
0.00% (0-1)	YTD Win/Loss	0% (0-0)

J. Kovalik vs P. Riba Match Preview:

Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Jozef Kovalik has won 44.29% of points on their second serve, while Pere Riba 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 46.50% of their opponent's second serve points, while Pere Riba has won 0%. The same stats for first serve returns are 26.38% 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 48.89% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Pere Riba 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 Pere Riba 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). Pere Riba has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 61% (W/L 432/274), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 20% (W/L 2/8).
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 Pere Riba 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 4 times before with Jozef Kovalik winning 3 times and Pere Riba being victorious 1 times. They have played 9 sets in total, with Jozef Kovalik winning 6 and Pere Riba winning 3.
The last match between Jozef Kovalik and Pere Riba was at the Santo Domingo Challenger, 09-02-2016, Round: R1, Surface: Clay, with Jozef Kovalik getting the victory 7-5 7-6(5).
Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 1:34:15.
Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Jozef Kovalik has played against opponents with an average rank of 279.24 while Pere Riba 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 Pere Riba has won 0% in all matches played on tour.
Break point conversion: In recent form, Jozef Kovalik has converted 30.09% of breakpoint opportunities, and Pere Riba 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 Pere Riba Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

J. Kovalik vs P. Riba H2H Stats Used In Our Predictions

J. Kovalik	Stats	P. Riba
3	H2H Matches Won	1
6	Sets Won	3
48	Games Won	41
12	Aces (Total)	30
6	Total Double Faults	6
1:34:15	Average Match Time	1:34:15
66% (165/251)	1st Serve %	54% (144/268)
73% (120/165)	1st Serve Win %	74% (106/144)
52% (45/86)	2nd Serve Win %	46% (57/124)
50% (12/24)	Break Pts Won %	60% (9/15)
39% (105/268)	Return Points Win %	34% (86/251)
75% (3/4)	Best‑of‑3 Win %	25% (1/4)
100% (1/1)	Deciding Set Win %	0% (0/1)
100% (2/2)	1st Set Won, Won Match	50% (1/2)
0% (0/2)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	50% (1/2)
50% (1/2)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	0% (0/2)

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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P. Riba Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
Ostrava Challenger - 29-04-2019
R1 Dimitar KuzmanovD. Kuzmanov	L	6-2 3-1 ret.	Stats
Murcia Challenger - 08-04-2019
R1 Oriol Roca BatallaO. Roca	L	6-4 4-6 5-3 ret.	Stats
M15 Manama - 18-03-2019
R1 Dante GennaroD. Gennaro	L	2-1 ret.	Stats
Tallahassee Challenger - 23-04-2018
Q3 Yoshihito NishiokaY. Nishioka	L	2-6 7-6(4) 6-4	Stats
Q2 Martin CuevasM. Cuevas	W	6-3 6-1	Stats

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J. Kovalik vs P. Riba Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents

J. Kovalik	Stats	P. Riba
56.84% (511/388)	YTD Win/Loss	58.71% (472/332)
54.92% (1166/957)	Sets Win/Loss	56.45% (1042/804)
52.49% (10651/9642)	Games Win/Loss	53.10% (9074/8014)
53.29% (89/78)	Hard Win/Loss	48.48% (32/34)
61.37% (394/248)	Clay Win/Loss	61.19% (432/274)
32.88% (24/49)	Indoor Hard W/L	27.27% (6/16)
23.53% (4/13)	Grass Win/Loss	20.00% (2/8)
0.22	Aces Per Game	0.28
2205	Aces Total	2353
0.17	Double Faults Per Game	0.12
1693	Total Double Faults	1024
1:21:26	Average Match Time	1st Match
528.57	Average Opponent Rank	609.39
59% (30371/51200)	1st Serve %	56% (17537/31216)
69% (20881/30371)	1st Serve Win %	72% (12597/17537)
52% (10883/20829)	2nd Serve Win %	49% (6693/13679)
42% (2106/5074)	Break Points Won % (Total)	45% (1374/3032)
40% (20285/51151)	Return Points Win %	40% (12378/30947)
39.73% (29/44)	Slam W/L	31.25% (10/22)
27.78% (5/13)	Masters W/L	54.17% (13/11)
27.27% (3/8)	Cups W/L	0% (0/0)
50.00% (75/75)	Main Tour W/L	47.01% (55/62)
58.12% (272/196)	Challenger W/L	61.43% (266/167)
70.95% (127/52)	Futures W/L	64.65% (128/70)
57% (499/871)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	61% (461/761)
30% (6/20)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	27% (6/22)
50% (167/332)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	50% (106/214)
54% (163/304)	Deciding Set Win %	61% (143/233)
84% (501/421)	1st Set Won, Won Match	87% (435/377)
16% (501/80)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	13% (435/56)
22% (398/89)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	25% (368/93)