H2H data updated: 2026-09-08 00:00 UTC

Jozef Kovalik vs Salvatore Caruso H2H: 0-1

Salvatore Caruso holds a 1–0 lead over Jozef Kovalik in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Salvatore Caruso leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Salvatore Caruso won the 2020 Chile Open first round 6-2 6-3.

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Jozef Kovalik
Slovakia Age 33 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main-draw meetings
Salvatore Caruso
ITA Age 33 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Salvatore Caruso #100 6-2 6-3 Jozef Kovalik #120 Match data Feb 27, 2020* R32 Chile 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
Salvatore Caruso #1,904 #76 928 1,751 19 44 30.2% 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 Salvatore Caruso
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
23 2016 3–8 27.3% #117 1,597 0 0 2016 0–1 0.0% #253 1,464 0 0
24 2017 2–5 28.6% #165 1,627 0 0 2017 0–1 0.0% #204 1,471 0 0
25 2018 7–5 58.3% #85 1,681 0 0 2018 1–3 25.0% #158 1,489 0 0
26 2019 1–9 10.0% #139 1,530 0 0 2019 6–6 50.0% #96 1,709 0 0
27 2020 1–5 16.7% #131 1,538 0 0 2020 7–13 35.0% #76 1,696 0 0
28 2021 6–6 50.0% #149 1,587 0 0 2021 5–19 20.8% #157 1,627 0 0
29 2022 1–3 25.0% #137 1,565 0 0 2022 0–1 0.0% #294 1,580 0 0
30 2023 3–3 50.0% #228 1,536 0 0 — — — — — — —
31 2024 2–2 50.0% #127 1,556 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 Salvatore Caruso
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% — — — — 2016 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
24 2017 2 1 3 66.7% 0 4 4 0.0% — — — — 2017 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
25 2018 3 1 4 75.0% 4 4 8 50.0% — — — — 2018 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — —
26 2019 0 3 3 0.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 2019 1 1 2 50.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 0 2 2 0.0%
27 2020 0 2 2 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 2020 5 8 13 38.5% 2 5 7 28.6% — — — —
28 2021 1 1 2 50.0% 5 5 10 50.0% — — — — 2021 4 8 12 33.3% 1 9 10 10.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
29 2022 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2022 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
30 2023 — — — — 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 2024 — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 8 15 23 34.8% 18 29 47 38.3% 0 2 2 0.0% — 11 21 32 34.4% 8 19 27 29.6% 0 4 4 0.0%

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 Salvatore Caruso
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% 2016 1/1 0.0 3.0 64.3% 55.6% 13.3% 37.5% 33.3% 40.5% 35.0%
24 2017 7/7 4.4 1.7 61.6% 65.4% 47.4% 60.8% 40.5% 58.5% 34.7% 2017 1/1 0.0 0.0 74.1% 57.5% 50.0% 57.1% 0.0% 55.6% 31.0%
25 2018 12/12 3.7 1.9 61.5% 73.3% 50.5% 57.9% 33.2% 64.5% 38.6% 2018 4/4 4.3 5.0 57.6% 69.6% 45.2% 53.5% 40.0% 59.8% 37.8%
26 2019 10/10 3.2 3.9 60.5% 66.7% 44.0% 42.5% 44.0% 57.8% 29.7% 2019 12/12 0.9 1.4 67.7% 60.9% 49.0% 56.0% 50.2% 57.0% 40.3%
27 2020 6/6 4.3 3.7 54.9% 67.9% 49.6% 55.3% 35.3% 59.4% 32.4% 2020 20/20 4.8 3.5 56.3% 67.8% 49.9% 62.7% 34.5% 59.8% 33.8%
28 2021 12/12 3.0 2.8 58.7% 65.2% 45.5% 59.3% 36.9% 57.3% 38.9% 2021 24/24 3.5 2.5 58.6% 64.6% 49.4% 53.8% 31.7% 58.4% 34.5%
29 2022 4/4 2.3 2.0 70.1% 58.0% 45.3% 60.4% 38.6% 54.9% 33.1% 2022 1/1 3.0 5.0 49.4% 61.0% 28.6% 46.7% 66.7% 44.6% 33.3%
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% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 72/72 3.4 2.8 61.6% 66.7% 48.8% 55.9% 38.2% 59.8% 35.5% — 63/63 3.3 2.8 59.7% 64.9% 48.3% 56.7% 36.7% 58.1% 35.5%

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 Salvatore Caruso
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2014 1475 95.7 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 2015 1511 99.5 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2015 1469 100.6 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 2016 1464 109.0 -2.40 +4.68 0.588 37.3% — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — -0.07
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 2017 1472 105.8 -1.62 +4.89 0.698 42.9% — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — -0.14
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 2018 1490 114.3 -0.43 -1.70 0.939 48.8% +51 — — 38.5% -0.62 1–2 (33%) 3–1 (75%) 102.0 +0.14
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 2019 1710 127.1 -2.81 +1.72 0.937 48.7% — +49 — 48.3% +0.10 2–0 0–1 — -0.34
27 2020 1539 112.5 -1.77 -2.71 0.797 46.5% — +134 — 25.0% -1.19 — 1–3 (25%) — +0.50 2020 1696 132.2 -2.03 -1.15 0.842 47.2% -33 -13 — 35.8% -0.94 3–2 (60%) 2–5 (29%) 98.4 +0.20
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 2021 1628 125.9 -3.92 -1.31 0.830 46.4% +56 -59 — 26.7% -1.23 2–2 (50%) 2–12 (14%) 93.8 +0.40
29 2022 1566 113.4 -2.18 -1.73 0.734 44.7% — — — 30.0% -1.50 1–1 1–0 — +0.31 2022 1580 103.3 +0.55 +0.12 0.601 39.4% — — — 0.0% -3.67 — — — +0.10
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 2023 1560 97.9 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 2025 1499 103.2 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 1751 125.6 -2.76 -0.49 0.849 46.9% +15 -12 — 33.3% -0.96 8–6 (57%) 7–19 (27%) 97.0 +0.46

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.