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

Jan Kodes vs Giuseppe Merlo H2H: 1-0

Jan Kodes holds a 1–0 lead over Giuseppe Merlo in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Jan Kodes leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Jan Kodes won the 1968 Italian Open round of 64 7-5 6-1 4-6 6-3.

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Jan Kodes
CZE Age 80 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main draw meetings
Giuseppe Merlo
ITA Right-Handed

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Jan Kodes 7-5 6-1 4-6 6-3 Giuseppe Merlo Match data May 8, 1968* R64 Italian Open ATP 250 Clay

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
Jan Kodes #1,109 #5 14 2,122 471 276 63.1% 3 0 0 0 7 10
Giuseppe Merlo #185 #158 0 1,540 10 15 40.0% 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 Jan Kodes Giuseppe Merlo
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
22 1968 23–18 56.1% — 1,605 0 0 — — — — — — —
23 1969 32–19 62.7% — 1,738 0 1 — — — — — — —
24 1970 58–31 65.2% — 1,820 1 3 — — — — — — —
25 1971 49–23 68.1% — 1,977 2 5 — — — — — — —
26 1972 44–15 74.6% — 1,941 2 6 — — — — — — —
27 1973 51–20 71.8% #9 1,936 3 8 — — — — — — —
28 1974 45–23 66.2% #17 1,922 3 8 — — — — — — —
29 1975 55–21 72.4% #19 1,985 3 9 — — — — — — —
30 1976 49–21 70.0% #19 1,986 3 10 — — — — — — —
31 1977 30–25 54.5% #41 1,854 3 10 — — — — — — —
32 1978 13–18 41.9% #119 1,757 3 10 — — — — — — —
33 1979 16–16 50.0% #88 1,704 3 10 — — — — — — —
34 1980 5–13 27.8% #221 1,583 3 10 — — — — — — —
35 1981 1–7 12.5% — 1,510 3 10 — — — — — — —
36 1982 0–5 0.0% — 1,466 3 10 — — — — — — —
37 1983 0–1 0.0% #504 1,449 3 10 — — — — — — —
40 — — — — — — — 1968 7–10 41.2% — 1,484 0 0
41 — — — — — — — 1969 1–2 33.3% — 1,464 0 0
42 — — — — — — — 1970 0–1 0.0% — 1,449 0 0
44 — — — — — — — 1972 1–1 50.0% — 1,467 0 0
45 — — — — — — — 1973 1–1 50.0% #177 1,481 0 0

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 Jan Kodes Giuseppe Merlo
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
22 1968 1605 118.0 — — — — -36 +42 — 56.1% +0.68 5–9 (36%) — — -0.12 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1969 1738 130.3 — — — — -81 +93 -208 60.3% +0.76 10–9 (53%) — — +2.03 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1970 1820 143.1 — — — — -122 +159 — 63.2% +1.07 11–11 (50%) 3–0 (100%) — +2.16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1971 1978 151.3 — — — — -117 +115 -220 62.9% +0.93 16–9 (64%) 7–2 (78%) — -1.49 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1972 1942 149.8 — — — — -111 +207 -133 68.5% +1.30 8–5 (62%) 7–3 (70%) — +0.38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1973 1937 151.7 — — — — -54 +97 +95 65.5% +1.02 14–8 (64%) 4–7 (36%) — -0.84 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1974 1923 150.6 — — — — +12 +34 +136 63.7% +0.97 10–9 (53%) 8–7 (53%) — -2.48 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1975 1986 152.7 — — — — -43 +124 -4 65.8% +1.06 14–8 (64%) 8–6 (57%) — +1.04 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1976 1986 154.1 — — — — -46 +46 — 64.5% +1.06 11–6 (65%) 8–12 (40%) — +1.98 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 1977 1855 150.0 — — — — -30 +83 — 55.2% +0.36 9–10 (47%) 8–3 (73%) — -2.80 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 1978 1757 139.9 — — — — +40 +72 — 43.8% -0.40 5–5 (50%) 3–4 (43%) — -2.06 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 1979 1704 135.5 — — — — +72 +67 — 47.7% -0.22 8–6 (57%) 7–7 (50%) — +0.10 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 1980 1584 112.7 — — — — +90 +91 — 30.4% -1.65 2–4 (33%) 2–1 (67%) — +0.22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 1981 1510 103.4 — — — — — +86 — 15.8% -2.63 0–1 — — +0.28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 1982 1466 103.6 — — — — — +64 — 0.0% -3.20 — — — -0.03 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 1983 1449 96.0 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — +0.31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
40 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 1484 103.1 — — — — — +21 — 46.2% -0.28 3–2 (60%) — — -0.02
41 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 1464 96.5 — — — — — +18 — 40.0% -0.40 1–1 — — +0.10
42 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 1450 98.0 — — — — — — — 33.3% -2.00 0–1 — — +0.16
44 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 1468 101.9 — — — — — — — 50.0% -0.75 — — — -0.10
45 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 1481 97.2 — — — — — — — 40.0% -1.40 1–0 — — +0.06
Career — 2122 150.1 — — — — -50 +102 -11 60.1% +0.73 123–100 (55%) 65–52 (56%) 100.3 -0.18 — 1540 100.0 — — — — — +21 — 44.3% -0.51 5–4 (56%) — — +0.83

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.