Prediction of Potito Starace vs Jozef Kovalik Head-to-Head, At

Wojtek Kolan

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H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
P. Starace vs J. Kovalik

Potito Starace

ITA

1

Win

Played

0

Win

Age

6'2" (188 cm)

Height

6'0" (183 cm)

Ret.

C. Rank

525

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$930.6K

Career Money

$787.8K

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Jozef Kovalik

SVK

1

Win

Played

0

Win

Age

6'2" (188 cm)

Height

6'0" (183 cm)

Ret.

C. Rank

525

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$930.6K

Career Money

$787.8K

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Head-to-head: Starace 1 - 0 Kovalik

They have played 2 sets in total, with Potito Starace winning 2 and Jozef Kovalik winning 0. The last match between Potito Starace and Jozef Kovalik was at the Todi Challenger, 03-07-2013, Round: R1, Surface: Clay, with Potito Starace getting the victory 6-1 6-1.

Players	Head To Head Match Wins
Starace	1
Kovalik	0

Last 1 H2H Matches:

(R1) Todi Challenger(07-03-13)

Stats

Potito Starace

Jozef Kovalik

P. Starace vs J. Kovalik H2H Profile

P. Starace	Stats	J. Kovalik
$930,620	Career Prize Money	$787,770
56.02% (456-358)	Career Total W/L	56.84% (511-388)
1	Clay	0
11	Titles	18
1	Total H2H Matches	0
0% (0-0)	YTD Win/Loss	0.00% (0-1)

P. Starace vs J. Kovalik Match Preview:

Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Potito Starace has won 0% 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 Potito Starace, in recent form, has won 0% of their opponent's second serve points, while Jozef Kovalik has won 46.72%. The same stats for first serve returns are 0% and 27.20% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
Under pressure analysis: Potito Starace has saved 0% 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 Potito Starace has won 0% of matches played (W/L 0/0), with Jozef Kovalik winning 39.02% (W/L 16/25) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
Best surface: Potito Starace has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 62% (W/L 394/242), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 22% (W/L 4/14). Jozef Kovalik has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 62% (W/L 394/248), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 24% (W/L 4/13).
Player level: In the last year, Potito Starace has played most of their matches on the N/A, winning 0% of matches (W/L 0/0), 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 Potito Starace winning 1 times and Jozef Kovalik being victorious 0 times. They have played 2 sets in total, with Potito Starace winning 2 and Jozef Kovalik winning 0.
The last match between Potito Starace and Jozef Kovalik was at the Todi Challenger, 03-07-2013, Round: R1, Surface: Clay, with Potito Starace getting the victory 6-1 6-1.
Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 1:8:40.
Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Potito Starace has played against opponents with an average rank of 0 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, Potito Starace has won 0% 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, Potito Starace has converted 0% 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.

Potito Starace vs Jozef Kovalik Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

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

P. Starace	Stats	J. Kovalik
1	H2H Matches Won	0
2	Sets Won	0
12	Games Won	2
1	Aces (Total)	0
0	Total Double Faults	1
1:8:40	Average Match Time	1:8:40
70% (23/33)	1st Serve %	51% (36/70)
83% (19/23)	1st Serve Win %	47% (17/36)
90% (9/10)	2nd Serve Win %	41% (14/34)
29% (5/17)	Break Pts Won %	0% (0/0)
56% (39/70)	Return Points Win %	15% (5/33)
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

P. Starace Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
San Benedetto Challenger - 13-07-2015
R1 Gianluca NasoG. Naso	L	7-5 6-4	Stats
Mestre Challenger - 01-06-2015
QF Maximo GonzalezM. Gonzalez	L	6-4 6-3	Stats
R2 Chase BuchananC. Buchanan	W	6-0 6-2	Stats
R1 Yoshihito NishiokaY. Nishioka	W	7-5 7-5	Stats
French Open - Paris - 25-05-2015
Q1 Victor HanescuV. Hanescu	L	6-4 4-6 6-4	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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P. Starace vs J. Kovalik Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents

P. Starace	Stats	J. Kovalik
56.02% (456/358)	YTD Win/Loss	56.84% (511/388)
54.85% (1069/880)	Sets Win/Loss	54.92% (1166/957)
51.83% (9609/8931)	Games Win/Loss	52.49% (10651/9642)
36.56% (34/59)	Hard Win/Loss	53.29% (89/78)
61.95% (394/242)	Clay Win/Loss	61.37% (394/248)
35.82% (24/43)	Indoor Hard W/L	32.88% (24/49)
22.22% (4/14)	Grass Win/Loss	23.53% (4/13)
0.12	Aces Per Game	0.22
1102	Aces Total	2205
0.06	Double Faults Per Game	0.17
567	Total Double Faults	1693
1st Match	Average Match Time	1:21:26
76.18	Average Opponent Rank	526.4
73% (24054/32991)	1st Serve %	59% (30371/51200)
67% (16086/24072)	1st Serve Win %	69% (20881/30371)
52% (4688/8942)	2nd Serve Win %	52% (10883/20829)
41% (1210/2955)	Break Points Won % (Total)	42% (2106/5074)
38% (12383/32993)	Return Points Win %	40% (20285/51151)
37.31% (25/42)	Slam W/L	39.73% (29/44)
29.31% (17/41)	Masters W/L	27.78% (5/13)
78.95% (15/4)	Cups W/L	27.27% (3/8)
50.87% (147/142)	Main Tour W/L	50.00% (75/75)
66.40% (251/127)	Challenger W/L	58.12% (272/196)
50.00% (1/1)	Futures W/L	70.95% (127/52)
58% (430/746)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	57% (499/871)
38% (22/58)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	30% (6/20)
52% (148/287)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	50% (167/332)
51% (126/248)	Deciding Set Win %	54% (163/304)
86% (451/387)	1st Set Won, Won Match	84% (501/421)
14% (451/64)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	16% (501/80)
19% (363/70)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	22% (398/89)