H2H data updated: 2026-09-01 00:00 UTC

Jozef Kovalik vs Joao Sousa H2H: 0-2

Joao Sousa holds a 2–0 lead over Jozef Kovalik in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Joao Sousa leads 1–0 on clay and 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Joao Sousa won the 2019 St. Petersburg round of 32 6-2 6-3.

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Jozef Kovalik
Slovakia Age 33 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
0 – 2
2 main draw meetings
Joao Sousa
POR Age 37 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Joao Sousa #64 6-2 6-3 Jozef Kovalik #206 Match data Sep 19, 2019* R32 St. Petersburg ATP 250 Hard
Joao Sousa #56 7-6(3) 6-4 Jozef Kovalik #184 Match data Jul 18, 2019* R32 Swedish 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
Jozef Kovalik #591 #80 701 1,759 26 46 36.1% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Joao Sousa #954 #28 1,355 1,916 190 250 43.2% 0 0 0 0 4 4

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 Jozef Kovalik Joao Sousa
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
19 — — — — — — — 2008 1–1 50.0% #592 1,550 0 0
22 — — — — — — — 2011 1–1 50.0% #192 1,507 0 0
23 2016 3–8 27.3% #117 1,597 0 0 2012 3–4 42.9% #101 1,587 0 0
24 2017 2–5 28.6% #165 1,627 0 0 2013 14–13 51.9% #49 1,797 0 1
25 2018 7–5 58.3% #85 1,681 0 0 2014 23–34 40.4% #54 1,738 0 1
26 2019 1–9 10.0% #139 1,530 0 0 2015 34–30 53.1% #33 1,904 0 2
27 2020 1–5 16.7% #131 1,538 0 0 2016 25–33 43.1% #43 1,805 0 2
28 2021 6–6 50.0% #149 1,587 0 0 2017 22–30 42.3% #57 1,735 0 2
29 2022 1–3 25.0% #137 1,565 0 0 2018 25–26 49.0% #44 1,782 0 3
30 2023 3–3 50.0% #228 1,536 0 0 2019 25–28 47.2% #60 1,757 0 3
31 2024 2–2 50.0% #127 1,556 0 0 2020 0–9 0.0% #90 1,607 0 3
32 — — — — — — — 2021 1–13 7.1% #140 1,534 0 3
33 — — — — — — — 2022 13–20 39.4% #82 1,565 0 4
34 — — — — — — — 2023 3–7 30.0% #249 1,510 0 4
35 — — — — — — — 2024 0–1 0.0% #726 1,503 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 Jozef Kovalik Joao Sousa
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 %
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2008 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2011 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
23 2016 2 5 7 28.6% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 2012 — — — — 3 4 7 42.9% — — — —
24 2017 2 1 3 66.7% 0 4 4 0.0% — — — — 2013 12 9 21 57.1% 2 4 6 33.3% — — — —
25 2018 3 1 4 75.0% 4 4 8 50.0% — — — — 2014 12 18 30 40.0% 7 13 20 35.0% 4 3 7 57.1%
26 2019 0 3 3 0.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 2015 18 17 35 51.4% 14 9 23 60.9% 2 4 6 33.3%
27 2020 0 2 2 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 2016 12 20 32 37.5% 11 10 21 52.4% 2 3 5 40.0%
28 2021 1 1 2 50.0% 5 5 10 50.0% — — — — 2017 10 14 24 41.7% 12 13 25 48.0% 0 3 3 0.0%
29 2022 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2018 15 17 32 46.9% 8 6 14 57.1% 2 3 5 40.0%
30 2023 — — — — 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 2019 11 12 23 47.8% 10 12 22 45.5% 4 4 8 50.0%
31 2024 — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2020 0 6 6 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — —
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2021 1 3 4 25.0% 0 8 8 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2022 6 9 15 40.0% 7 8 15 46.7% 0 3 3 0.0%
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2023 0 2 2 0.0% 3 5 8 37.5% — — — —
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2024 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
Career — 8 15 23 34.8% 18 29 47 38.3% 0 2 2 0.0% — 97 127 224 43.3% 79 98 177 44.6% 14 25 39 35.9%

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 72/72 of Jozef Kovalik's and 436/440 of Joao Sousa'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 Jozef Kovalik Joao Sousa
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%
19 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2008 2/2 3.5 1.5 58.6% 67.3% 65.4% 70.8% 31.3% 66.6% 39.5%
22 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2011 2/2 3.0 1.0 60.3% 61.5% 41.4% 29.8% 58.3% 53.5% 34.6%
23 2016 11/11 3.3 3.3 61.2% 66.3% 53.3% 55.9% 38.9% 60.9% 36.7% 2012 7/7 2.1 3.1 59.5% 66.3% 47.7% 45.8% 29.7% 59.0% 40.6%
24 2017 7/7 4.4 1.7 61.6% 65.4% 47.4% 60.8% 40.5% 58.5% 34.7% 2013 27/27 2.9 2.3 61.8% 68.0% 46.5% 57.4% 38.5% 59.6% 36.1%
25 2018 12/12 3.7 1.9 61.5% 73.3% 50.5% 57.9% 33.2% 64.5% 38.6% 2014 56/57 2.7 2.1 60.3% 67.6% 48.1% 61.1% 37.5% 59.5% 35.1%
26 2019 10/10 3.2 3.9 60.5% 66.7% 44.0% 42.5% 44.0% 57.8% 29.7% 2015 64/64 3.0 2.1 59.2% 70.2% 51.9% 61.3% 42.7% 62.8% 37.0%
27 2020 6/6 4.3 3.7 54.9% 67.9% 49.6% 55.3% 35.3% 59.4% 32.4% 2016 56/58 3.4 2.2 63.4% 69.2% 47.7% 50.2% 42.9% 61.2% 36.5%
28 2021 12/12 3.0 2.8 58.7% 65.2% 45.5% 59.3% 36.9% 57.3% 38.9% 2017 52/52 4.5 2.8 58.5% 72.3% 49.8% 56.2% 38.4% 62.7% 36.5%
29 2022 4/4 2.3 2.0 70.1% 58.0% 45.3% 60.4% 38.6% 54.9% 33.1% 2018 51/51 4.2 2.4 60.3% 72.2% 49.4% 49.3% 35.8% 63.1% 37.5%
30 2023 6/6 2.0 2.2 68.5% 65.3% 50.5% 49.9% 41.1% 61.2% 37.4% 2019 53/53 5.1 1.8 61.7% 70.5% 49.4% 55.1% 38.5% 62.3% 34.5%
31 2024 4/4 4.5 4.0 64.9% 63.3% 55.6% 69.2% 36.3% 60.7% 32.9% 2020 9/9 4.3 2.9 57.1% 63.3% 48.5% 51.5% 35.3% 56.6% 31.7%
32 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2021 13/14 2.7 2.2 59.1% 63.1% 44.6% 47.1% 31.2% 54.6% 33.4%
33 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2022 33/33 3.6 2.4 62.3% 67.9% 49.2% 54.1% 34.8% 60.9% 37.2%
34 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2023 10/10 2.1 2.0 59.4% 62.8% 43.7% 49.1% 35.6% 55.3% 31.3%
35 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2024 1/1 2.0 2.0 56.3% 64.4% 51.4% 50.0% 25.0% 58.8% 34.7%
Career — 72/72 3.4 2.8 61.6% 66.7% 48.8% 55.9% 38.2% 59.8% 35.5% — 436/440 3.6 2.2 60.6% 69.3% 48.9% 55.0% 38.5% 61.2% 36.1%

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 Jozef Kovalik Joao Sousa
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
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2008 1551 109.7 -0.19 -0.49 1.182 54.2% — — — 50.0% +0.75 — 0–1 — +0.24
20 2013 1495 100.4 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2009 1550 98.4 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 2014 1528 114.5 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2010 1543 103.0 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 2015 1511 99.5 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2011 1507 100.3 -2.74 +2.42 0.742 44.6% — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — +0.20
23 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 2012 1587 111.9 -2.10 -0.18 0.991 49.4% — +54 — 41.2% -0.77 1–2 (33%) 2–1 (67%) — +0.38
24 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 2013 1797 138.5 -2.50 -0.67 0.896 48.2% -3 -191 — 47.9% -0.34 6–1 (86%) 1–2 (33%) — +0.54
25 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 2014 1738 146.5 -2.75 -1.03 0.869 47.5% +1 -106 -36 39.7% -0.87 12–10 (55%) 14–11 (56%) — -0.16
26 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 2015 1904 152.2 -1.01 +1.38 0.995 49.9% -46 -72 -203 50.0% 0.00 15–9 (63%) 12–15 (44%) — -0.31
27 2020 1539 112.5 -1.77 -2.71 0.797 46.5% — +134 — 25.0% -1.19 — 1–3 (25%) — +0.50 2016 1806 151.2 -1.66 +0.21 0.941 48.8% +1 +17 -112 44.7% -0.45 9–13 (41%) 6–9 (40%) — +1.35
28 2021 1587 112.0 -3.27 +0.10 0.911 48.2% — +104 — 45.2% -0.32 5–2 (71%) 0–2 — +0.70 2017 1736 145.9 -0.81 -0.18 0.979 49.7% +18 +58 -117 46.3% -0.23 7–14 (33%) 8–12 (40%) — +2.40
29 2022 1566 113.4 -2.18 -1.73 0.734 44.7% — — — 30.0% -1.50 1–1 1–0 — +0.31 2018 1783 147.5 -0.33 +1.07 1.015 50.0% +38 -32 -147 46.7% -0.07 14–11 (56%) 12–10 (55%) — +1.17
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 2019 1758 141.2 -1.27 -1.02 0.916 48.4% +5 -7 -4 45.8% -0.41 13–10 (57%) 11–13 (46%) — -0.09
31 2024 1557 117.7 -0.73 +0.66 0.836 47.3% — +142 — 42.9% -0.50 1–0 2–2 (50%) — -0.27 2020 1608 110.6 -2.88 -2.72 0.729 44.1% +41 +32 — 8.7% -2.35 0–1 0–3 (0%) — +0.04
32 2025 1499 103.2 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2021 1534 111.8 -5.26 -2.49 0.736 44.3% +92 +15 — 17.1% -2.14 1–3 (25%) 3–3 (50%) — +0.37
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2022 1565 131.7 -1.95 -0.02 0.952 48.8% +14 +70 +27 40.2% -0.41 6–6 (50%) 6–12 (33%) — +0.40
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2023 1510 117.4 -3.91 -3.09 0.700 43.9% — +62 — 32.0% -1.80 2–2 (50%) 2–1 (67%) — -0.20
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2024 1504 100.9 +0.27 +1.28 0.840 47.1% — — — 0.0% -2.00 — — — -0.10
Career — 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 — 1917 144.3 -1.66 -0.16 0.928 48.6% +4 -9 -83 43.2% -0.48 86–82 (51%) 77–93 (45%) 99.0 +1.42

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.