H2H data updated: 2026-09-10 00:00 UTC

Jozef Kovalik vs Prajnesh Gunneswaran

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

Slovakia Age 33 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
0 0
0 main-draw meetings
IND Age 36 Left-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Jozef Kovalik #117 7-6(2) 6-2 Prajnesh Gunneswaran #322 Match data Jan 2, 2017 Q2 Q Chennai ATP 250 Hard
Jozef Kovalik #259 6-3 6-0 Prajnesh Gunneswaran #484 Match data Jan 4, 2016 Q1 Q Chennai ATP 250 Hard

2 qualifying meetings shown in the table; qualifying is excluded from the H2H score. 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
Prajnesh Gunneswaran #1,230 #75 748 1,677 7 21 25.0% 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 Jozef Kovalik Prajnesh Gunneswaran
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
23 2016 3–8 27.3% #117 1,597 0 0
24 2017 2–5 28.6% #165 1,627 0 0
25 2018 7–5 58.3% #85 1,681 0 0
26 2019 1–9 10.0% #139 1,530 0 0
27 2020 1–5 16.7% #131 1,538 0 0
28 2021 6–6 50.0% #149 1,587 0 0 2018 1–4 20.0% #110 1,578 0 0
29 2022 1–3 25.0% #137 1,565 0 0 2019 5–12 29.4% #124 1,596 0 0
30 2023 3–3 50.0% #228 1,536 0 0 2020 1–3 25.0% #129 1,562 0 0
31 2024 2–2 50.0% #127 1,556 0 0 2021 0–1 0.0% #219 1,522 0 0
32 2022 0–1 0.0% #348 1,521 0 0

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 Prajnesh Gunneswaran
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 %
23 2016 2 5 7 28.6% 1 3 4 25.0%
24 2017 2 1 3 66.7% 0 4 4 0.0%
25 2018 3 1 4 75.0% 4 4 8 50.0%
26 2019 0 3 3 0.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
27 2020 0 2 2 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
28 2021 1 1 2 50.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 2018 0 3 3 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
29 2022 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2019 4 8 12 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
30 2023 3 3 6 50.0% 2020 1 3 4 25.0%
31 2024 2 2 4 50.0% 2021 0 1 1 0.0%
32 2022 0 1 1 0.0%
Career 8 15 23 34.8% 18 29 47 38.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 5 16 21 23.8% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3%

Performance Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. 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 Prajnesh Gunneswaran
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%
23 2016 11/11 3.3 3.3 61.2% 66.3% 53.3% 55.9% 38.9% 60.9% 36.7% —/—
24 2017 7/7 4.4 1.7 61.6% 65.4% 47.4% 60.8% 40.5% 58.5% 34.7% —/—
25 2018 12/12 3.7 1.9 61.5% 73.3% 50.5% 57.9% 33.2% 64.5% 38.6% —/—
26 2019 10/10 3.2 3.9 60.5% 66.7% 44.0% 42.5% 44.0% 57.8% 29.7% —/—
27 2020 6/6 4.3 3.7 54.9% 67.9% 49.6% 55.3% 35.3% 59.4% 32.4% —/—
28 2021 12/12 3.0 2.8 58.7% 65.2% 45.5% 59.3% 36.9% 57.3% 38.9% 2018 5/5 2.8 2.4 60.0% 65.8% 43.5% 47.5% 30.0% 56.7% 33.3%
29 2022 4/4 2.3 2.0 70.1% 58.0% 45.3% 60.4% 38.6% 54.9% 33.1% 2019 17/17 5.1 3.4 59.3% 68.2% 50.4% 45.4% 30.5% 60.6% 30.3%
30 2023 6/6 2.0 2.2 68.5% 65.3% 50.5% 49.9% 41.1% 61.2% 37.4% 2020 4/4 7.5 1.0 66.3% 68.6% 48.1% 65.1% 48.8% 61.8% 32.1%
31 2024 4/4 4.5 4.0 64.9% 63.3% 55.6% 69.2% 36.3% 60.7% 32.9% 2021 1/1 3.0 4.0 52.1% 56.8% 47.1% 61.5% 100.0% 52.1% 29.1%
32 —/— 2022 1/1 2.0 0.0 68.3% 58.9% 46.2% 60.0% 40.0% 54.9% 37.5%
Career 72/72 3.4 2.8 61.6% 66.7% 48.8% 55.9% 38.2% 59.8% 35.5% 28/28 4.9 2.8 60.5% 67.1% 48.5% 49.7% 35.8% 59.5% 31.3%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. 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 Prajnesh Gunneswaran
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
20 2013 1495 100.4
21 2014 1528 114.5
22 2015 1511 99.5 2012 1502 102.8
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%) 93.0 +0.57
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
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%) 102.5 +0.83
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 2016 1486 94.0
27 2020 1539 112.5 -1.77 -2.71 0.797 46.5% +134 25.0% -1.19 1–3 (25%) +0.50 2017 1471 101.7
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 2018 1579 109.7 -2.78 +0.02 0.767 44.9% -29 18.2% -2.27 1–0 1–1 -0.26
29 2022 1566 113.4 -2.18 -1.73 0.734 44.7% 30.0% -1.50 1–1 1–0 +0.31 2019 1597 120.5 -2.05 -3.11 0.768 45.6% +48 -48 30.2% -1.49 2–3 (40%) 5–5 (50%) 99.3 +0.08
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 2020 1563 104.2 -1.23 -1.53 0.840 47.1% +52 22.2% -1.67 2–1 (67%) +0.52
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 2021 1523 102.5 +0.36 -1.46 0.607 42.1% 33.3% -2.00 0–1 0.00
32 2025 1499 103.2 2022 1522 100.3 -3.87 -2.23 0.831 46.8% 0.0% -2.50 0–1 +0.02
33 2023 1514 104.5
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 1678 112.2 -2.04 -2.24 0.773 45.6% +37 -48 26.5% -1.69 3–4 (43%) 8–8 (50%) 99.7 +1.29

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.