H2H data updated: 2026-09-02 00:00 UTC

Bernard Tomic vs Jozef Kovalik

Compare the head-to-head record, career totals, season-by-season performance, and match log for Bernard Tomic vs Jozef Kovalik.

Australia Age 33 Right-Handed 196 cm / 6'5"
H2H
0 0
0 main draw meetings
Slovakia Age 33 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Jozef Kovalik #128 6-3 6-1 Bernard Tomic #214 Match data Jan 12, 2025* Q1 Q Australian Open Grand Slam Hard
Bernard Tomic #228 6-4 3-6 6-4 Jozef Kovalik #131 Match data Jan 10, 2021 Q1 Q Doha Aus Open Qualies Grand Slam Hard

2 qualifying meetings shown in the table; qualifying is excluded from the H2H score. Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Bernard Tomic #179 #17 1,885 1,972 172 184 48.3% 0 0 0 0 4 4
Jozef Kovalik #591 #80 701 1,759 26 46 36.1% 0 0 0 0 0 0

Career Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.

Age Bernard Tomic Jozef Kovalik
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 2009 1–3 25.0% #286 1,526 0 0
17 2010 2–6 25.0% #208 1,591 0 0
18 2011 14–14 50.0% #42 1,791 0 0
19 2012 22–26 45.8% #52 1,756 0 0
20 2013 21–22 48.8% #51 1,786 0 1
21 2014 17–16 51.5% #56 1,834 0 2
22 2015 37–27 57.8% #18 1,914 0 3
23 2016 28–23 54.9% #26 1,874 0 3 2016 3–8 27.3% #117 1,597 0 0
24 2017 10–20 33.3% #140 1,728 0 3 2017 2–5 28.6% #165 1,627 0 0
25 2018 9–7 56.2% #83 1,745 0 4 2018 7–5 58.3% #85 1,681 0 0
26 2019 7–15 31.8% #185 1,620 0 4 2019 1–9 10.0% #139 1,530 0 0
27 2020 0–1 0.0% #226 1,589 0 4 2020 1–5 16.7% #131 1,538 0 0
28 2021 1–1 50.0% #260 1,608 0 4 2021 6–6 50.0% #149 1,587 0 0
29 2022 1–3 25.0% #137 1,565 0 0
30 2023 3–3 50.0% #228 1,536 0 0
31 2024 2–2 50.0% #127 1,556 0 0
32 2025 1–2 33.3% #192 1,592 0 4
33 2026 2–1 66.7% #179 1,573 0 4

Surface Results by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.

Age Bernard Tomic Jozef Kovalik
Yr HardClayGrass Yr HardClayGrass
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
16 2009 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
17 2010 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
18 2011 10 12 22 45.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 1 5 80.0%
19 2012 15 13 28 53.6% 7 9 16 43.8% 0 4 4 0.0%
20 2013 15 15 30 50.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 5 3 8 62.5%
21 2014 14 11 25 56.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
22 2015 31 17 48 64.6% 2 6 8 25.0% 4 4 8 50.0%
23 2016 19 14 33 57.6% 2 6 8 25.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 2016 2 5 7 28.6% 1 3 4 25.0%
24 2017 3 10 13 23.1% 3 6 9 33.3% 4 4 8 50.0% 2017 2 1 3 66.7% 0 4 4 0.0%
25 2018 5 2 7 71.4% 0 2 2 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 2018 3 1 4 75.0% 4 4 8 50.0%
26 2019 4 7 11 36.4% 1 5 6 16.7% 2 3 5 40.0% 2019 0 3 3 0.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
27 2020 0 1 1 0.0% 2020 0 2 2 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
28 2021 1 1 2 50.0% 2021 1 1 2 50.0% 5 5 10 50.0%
29 2022 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
30 2023 3 3 6 50.0%
31 2024 2 2 4 50.0%
32 2025 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
33 2026 2 1 3 66.7%
Career 121 110 231 52.4% 16 43 59 27.1% 35 31 66 53.0% 8 15 23 34.8% 18 29 47 38.3% 0 2 2 0.0%

Performance Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Detailed serve and return statistics available for 352/356 of Bernard Tomic's and 72/72 of Jozef Kovalik's main draw matches. Sample is shown as matches with detailed serve and return statistics / total main draw matches. Bold green marks the stronger value when both stat samples contain at least 5 matches; lower is better for DFs/M.

Age Bernard Tomic Jozef Kovalik
Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts% Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts%
16 2009 4/4 4.8 3.3 60.2% 56.3% 47.1% 57.1% 24.5% 52.6% 29.2% —/—
17 2010 8/8 3.8 3.0 64.3% 65.2% 45.9% 58.2% 34.1% 58.3% 33.8% —/—
18 2011 28/28 6.5 2.4 65.8% 70.0% 50.1% 63.0% 36.9% 62.9% 34.1% —/—
19 2012 47/48 4.8 1.5 65.8% 67.4% 50.2% 57.5% 36.4% 61.4% 35.1% —/—
20 2013 43/43 8.0 1.3 66.4% 71.1% 51.3% 64.6% 38.6% 64.4% 32.7% —/—
21 2014 32/33 9.3 1.1 67.2% 73.6% 52.5% 58.0% 40.9% 66.8% 33.0% —/—
22 2015 63/64 9.1 1.5 66.1% 73.1% 50.9% 66.3% 40.9% 65.5% 34.2% —/—
23 2016 51/51 9.4 2.3 65.3% 72.5% 48.8% 59.9% 36.0% 64.4% 33.1% 2016 11/11 3.3 3.3 61.2% 66.3% 53.3% 55.9% 38.9% 60.9% 36.7%
24 2017 29/30 6.9 1.9 66.7% 69.5% 51.7% 60.9% 35.3% 63.3% 31.1% 2017 7/7 4.4 1.7 61.6% 65.4% 47.4% 60.8% 40.5% 58.5% 34.7%
25 2018 16/16 9.4 1.3 67.3% 73.5% 50.8% 61.3% 43.7% 66.0% 35.6% 2018 12/12 3.7 1.9 61.5% 73.3% 50.5% 57.9% 33.2% 64.5% 38.6%
26 2019 22/22 9.1 1.9 64.6% 68.5% 43.9% 56.2% 36.0% 59.5% 29.6% 2019 10/10 3.2 3.9 60.5% 66.7% 44.0% 42.5% 44.0% 57.8% 29.7%
27 2020 1/1 8.0 2.0 68.8% 64.1% 44.8% 76.5% 16.7% 58.1% 31.6% 2020 6/6 4.3 3.7 54.9% 67.9% 49.6% 55.3% 35.3% 59.4% 32.4%
28 2021 2/2 8.0 4.0 58.8% 68.0% 37.1% 65.6% 28.6% 56.1% 34.6% 2021 12/12 3.0 2.8 58.7% 65.2% 45.5% 59.3% 36.9% 57.3% 38.9%
29 —/— 2022 4/4 2.3 2.0 70.1% 58.0% 45.3% 60.4% 38.6% 54.9% 33.1%
30 —/— 2023 6/6 2.0 2.2 68.5% 65.3% 50.5% 49.9% 41.1% 61.2% 37.4%
31 —/— 2024 4/4 4.5 4.0 64.9% 63.3% 55.6% 69.2% 36.3% 60.7% 32.9%
32 2025 3/3 5.3 2.0 58.0% 69.0% 48.3% 61.0% 37.7% 59.7% 33.3% —/—
33 2026 3/3 8.3 2.7 63.0% 71.3% 41.3% 46.3% 38.0% 61.0% 40.3% —/—
Career 352/356 7.9 1.8 65.8% 70.8% 49.9% 61.2% 37.8% 63.5% 33.3% 72/72 3.4 2.8 61.6% 66.7% 48.8% 55.9% 38.2% 59.8% 35.5%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics are precomputed from eligible main-draw results; point-stat values use the available detailed sample. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.

Age Bernard Tomic Jozef Kovalik
Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
15 2008 1502 94.6
16 2009 1526 105.3 -2.94 -0.81 0.615 41.2% -3 30.8% -2.23 3–0 (100%) -0.09
17 2010 1591 118.9 -1.47 -0.26 0.811 46.8% -52 +98 34.8% -1.00 1–2 (33%) 1–1 -0.20
18 2011 1791 144.2 +0.77 -1.38 0.919 48.9% -92 +124 51.9% -0.18 6–6 (50%) 13–4 (76%) -0.34
19 2012 1757 150.9 -1.11 -0.69 0.907 48.6% +52 -169 +23 46.3% -0.31 7–6 (54%) 7–8 (47%) -1.42
20 2013 1787 149.3 +0.99 -2.79 0.919 48.8% -8 -226 +96 50.5% -0.09 7–5 (58%) 16–12 (57%) -1.00 2013 1495 100.4
21 2014 1835 142.5 +1.91 -1.36 0.995 49.7% +21 +30 53.2% +0.01 7–5 (58%) 11–12 (48%) -0.73 2014 1528 114.5
22 2015 1915 162.1 +1.61 -0.87 0.990 50.4% +64 -388 -38 57.6% +0.46 12–12 (50%) 18–21 (46%) +2.35 2015 1511 99.5
23 2016 1875 151.1 +0.69 -2.24 0.928 49.4% +25 -337 +82 57.0% +0.26 9–7 (56%) 12–15 (44%) +2.21 2016 1598 123.9 -1.54 -0.12 0.938 48.9% +6 -2 34.5% -0.55 1–4 (20%) 1–6 (14%) +0.57
24 2017 1728 133.1 -0.38 -4.25 0.846 47.7% -3 -160 +146 36.6% -0.72 4–3 (57%) 4–8 (33%) -0.82 2017 1627 121.1 -1.89 -0.48 0.835 46.8% -42 +66 23.5% -1.29 2–0 1–3 (25%) -0.45
25 2018 1745 126.0 +1.66 -1.18 1.046 50.5% -2 +164 56.8% +0.20 3–4 (43%) 8–2 (80%) +1.42 2018 1682 129.1 +0.33 +1.10 1.085 51.6% -60 +86 55.2% +0.34 2–1 (67%) 2–3 (40%) +0.83
26 2019 1621 132.2 -3.23 -3.79 0.733 45.7% +73 -101 +197 34.0% -1.08 2–2 (50%) 5–5 (50%) -0.65 2019 1531 111.2 -3.84 -3.49 0.703 44.2% 0 +141 12.0% -2.08 1–0 1–4 (20%) -0.45
27 2020 1590 103.5 -0.93 -0.44 0.755 45.9% 33.3% -1.67 0–1 +0.03 2020 1539 112.5 -1.77 -2.71 0.797 46.5% +134 25.0% -1.19 1–3 (25%) +0.50
28 2021 1608 104.1 -1.59 +0.30 0.788 46.1% 0.0% -4.00 +0.09 2021 1587 112.0 -3.27 +0.10 0.911 48.2% +104 45.2% -0.32 5–2 (71%) 0–2 +0.70
29 2022 1577 102.4 2022 1566 113.4 -2.18 -1.73 0.734 44.7% 30.0% -1.50 1–1 1–0 +0.31
30 2023 1536 111.8 -0.60 -0.64 0.963 49.6% +123 53.3% -0.07 1–2 (33%) 1–1 +0.08
31 2024 1563 98.2 2024 1557 117.7 -0.73 +0.66 0.836 47.3% +142 42.9% -0.50 1–0 2–2 (50%) -0.27
32 2025 1593 108.5 -0.49 -2.98 0.826 46.7% 28.6% -1.29 1–0 0–1 -0.04 2025 1499 103.2
33 2026 1574 107.6 -0.90 +0.99 1.034 51.0% +27 66.7% +1.00 +0.24
Career 1973 147.3 +0.35 -1.82 0.915 48.9% +19 -225 +90 49.9% -0.13 59–53 (53%) 98–89 (52%) 105.0 +0.30 1759 121.7 -1.80 -0.69 0.882 47.9% -19 +101 36.6% -0.71 14–10 (58%) 10–24 (29%) 100.5 +2.53

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.