Jozef Kovalík

Jozef Kovalík (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈjɔzɛf ˈkɔʋaliːk]; born 4 November 1992) is a Slovak tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour.

Jozef Kovalík
Country (sports) Slovakia
ResidenceBratislava, Slovakia
Born (1992-11-04) 4 November 1992
Bratislava, Slovakia
Height1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Turned pro2010
PlaysRight-handed (Double Handed Backhand)
Prize money$1,124,847
Singles
Career record16–34 (32.0%)
Career titles0
4 Challenger, 9 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 80 (22 October 2018)
Current rankingNo. 122 (16 March 2020)[1]
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open1R (2016, 2020)
French Open1R (2017, 2018, 2019)
Wimbledon1R (2019)
US Open1R (2016, 2019, 2020)
Doubles
Career record1–3
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 245 (02 April 2018)
Current rankingNo. 395 (30 September 2019)
Grand Slam Doubles results
US Open2R (2019)
Last updated on: 22 March 2020.

Career

Kovalík together with Filip Horanský won bronze medal in doubles at 2010 Summer Youth Olympics.

He won his first title on August 17, 2014, after beating second seed Andrey Kuznetsov.[2] He became the fourth player to win an ATP Challenger title while ranked outside the top 300.[3]

He played his first match at ATP level on January 5, 2016 in Chennai, where he lost in the first round.[4]

He played his first match at Grandslam on January 18, 2016 in Australian Open, where he lost to fellow qualifier Marco Trungelliti in the first round.[5]

At 2016 BNP Paribas Open Kovalík won his first match at ATP level, defeating another qualifier Pierre-Hugues Herbert in the first round.[6] He lost in two tight tie-breaks in the subsequent round, to fellow up-and-coming talent Dominic Thiem. Despite the loss his tennis was of an extremely high quality. Kovalík was able to win cheap points off his first serve, utilised an effective/kicking second serve, and consistently hit his groundstrokes with great accuracy, power and depth. In addition he remained mentally composed on key points and played intelligent tennis throughout. During the match he was watched by fellow Slovak and coach of Novak Djokovic Marian Vajda. In 2016 Kovalík won Capri Watch Cup. His second title on the ATP Challenger Tour.

At the 2018 Sofia Open he had his best ATP tournament yet, reaching semifinals and losing to Marius Copil in straight sets, 6–4, 6–2.[7] Kovalík reached another ATP level semifinal at 2018 German Open in Hamburg, where he lost to the defending champion Leonardo Mayer.[8] After this tournament Kovalík moved into Top 100 for the first time.[9][10]

Tour titles
Legend
Grand Slam (0)
ATP Masters Series (0)
ATP Tour (0)
Challengers (3)

Singles
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 14 April 2013 Itajaí Clay Rogério Dutra da Silva 6–4, 3–6, 1–6
Winner 2. 17 August 2014 Meerbusch Clay Andrey Kuznetsov 6–1, 6–4
Runner-up 3. 1 June 2015 Mestre Clay Máximo González 1–6, 3–6
Winner 4. 10 April 2016 Napoli Clay Arthur De Greef 6–3, 6–2
Runner-up 5. 13 May 2017 Rome Clay Marco Cecchinato 4–6, 4–6
Runner-up 6. 29 October 2017 Lima Clay Gerald Melzer 5–7, 6–7(4–7)
Winner 7. 23 June 2018 Poprad Clay Arthur De Greef 6–4, 6–0
Runner-up 8. 14 July 2018 Braunschweig Clay Yannick Hanfmann 2–6, 6–3, 3–6
Winner 9. 15 September 2019 Szczecin Clay Guido Andreozzi 6–7(5–7), 6–2, 6-4
Runner-up 10. 6 October 2019 Barcelona Clay Salvatore Caruso 4-6, 2-6

Doubles
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 8 January 2012 São Paulo Hard José Pereira Fernando Romboli
Júlio Silva		 7–5, 6–2
Runner-up 2. 9 April 2017 Sophia Antipolis Clay Uladzimir Ignatik Tristan Lamasine
Franko Škugor		 2–6, 2–6
Runner-up 3. 23 June 2017 Scheveningen Clay Stefanos Tsitsipas Sander Gillé
Joran Vliegen		 2–6, 6–4, [10–12]
Winner 4. 30 September 2017 Rome Clay Martin Kližan Sander Gillé
Joran Vliegen		 6–3, 7–6(7–5)
Runner-up 5. 31 March 2018 Marbella Clay Martin Kližan Guido Andreozzi
Ariel Behar		 3–6, 4–6

Wins over top 10 players
# Player Rank Event Surface Round Score
2017
1. Marin Cilic No. 6 Chennai, India Hard 2nd Round 7–6(7–5), 5–7, 7–5

References
  1. ATP Profile
  2. Josh Meiseles (2014-08-17). "Challenger Spotlight: Albert Montanes Celebrates Eighth Title". Retrieved 2015-06-07.
  3. "21-year-old Jozef Kovalik wins first ATP Challenger title". Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  4. "Nevyužil vedenie 6:1 a 3:1. Kovalíkovi nevyšiel debut v hlavnej súťaži" (in Slovak). 2016-01-05. Retrieved 2016-01-05.
  5. "Kovalík v grandslamovej premiére neuspel s Trungellitim". SME (in Slovak). Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  6. "Slovenský tenista vyhral prvý zápas na turnaji ATP". SME (in Slovak). Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  7. "Basic Stuns Wawrinka To Reach Maiden ATP World Tour Final". 10 February 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  8. "Mayer Saves MP, Returns To Hamburg Final". 28 July 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  9. "Basilashvili Makes Top 40 Debut, Mover Of The Week". 30 July 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  10. "Kovalík debutuje v najlepšej stovke, Horanský si vylepšil kariérne maximum". SME (in Slovak). 30 July 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
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