| Challenger Istanbul | 01/23 10:10 | 28 |
[131] Jozef Kovalik v
Arthur Rinderknech
[178] 
|
5-7,4-6 | |
| Challenger Istanbul | 01/22 10:40 | 27 |
[449] Ergi Kirkin
v
Jozef Kovalik [131]
|
7-6,0-6,6-7 | |
| Challenger Istanbul | 01/20 07:00 | 26 |
[143] Carlos Taberner
v
Jozef Kovalik [131]
|
6-7,0-6 | |
| Challenger Istanbul | 01/18 15:05 | 25 |
[298] Altug Celikbilek
v
Jozef Kovalik [131]
|
5-7,6-2,4-6 | |
| Australian Open | 01/11 09:40 | 60 |
[131] Jozef Kovalik v
Bernard Tomic
[228] 
|
4-6,6-3,4-6 | |
| Challenger Maia | 12/04 14:45 | 27 |
[131] Jozef Kovalik v
Carlos Taberner
[152]
|
6-7,1-6 | |
| Challenger Maia | 12/03 13:10 | 26 |
[131] Jozef Kovalik v
Altug Celikbilek
[318] |
6-3,3-6,6-3 | |
| Challenger Maia | 12/01 11:00 | 25 |
[131] Jozef Kovalik v
Julian Lenz
[246] |
6-1,4-6,6-2 | |
| ATP Sofia | 11/07 13:30 | 64 |
[216] Illya Marchenko
v
Jozef Kovalik [126]
|
7-5,6-3 | |
| Challenger Marbella | 10/26 12:00 | 25 |
[126] Jozef Kovalik v
Jay Clarke
[189] |
3-6,5-7 | |
| ATP Sardinia | 10/13 08:00 | 25 |
[125] Jozef Kovalik v
Pablo Andujar
[54] |
5-7,5-7 | |
| ATP Sardinia | 10/11 10:20 | 164 |
[286] Andrea Arnaboldi
v
Jozef Kovalik [124]
|
2-6,4-6 | |
| ATP Sardinia | 10/10 12:00 | 64 |
Matteo Gigante
v
Jozef Kovalik
|
4-6,0-6 | |
| Challenger Split | 10/02 12:25 | 27 |
[462] Duje Ajdukovic
v
Jozef Kovalik [124]
|
6-2,6-4 | |
| Challenger Split | 10/01 09:00 | 26 |
[196] Frederico Ferreira Silva
v
Jozef Kovalik [124]
|
6-2,2-6,5-7 | |
| Challenger Split | 09/29 14:25 | 25 |
[252] Malek Jaziri
v
Jozef Kovalik [124]
|
4-6,7-6,0-6 | |
| French Open | 09/21 12:00 | 14 |
[124] Jozef Kovalik v
Ruben Bemelmans
[220] |
2-6,3-6 | |
| ATP Rome | 09/14 10:10 | 19 |
[124] Jozef Kovalik v
Marco Cecchinato
[113] |
2-6,1-6 | |
| ATP Rome | 09/13 10:40 | 19 |
[53] Aljaz Bedene
v
Jozef Kovalik [123]
|
6-7,3-6 | |
| ATP Rome | 09/12 09:50 | 14 |
[114] Evgeny Donskoy
v
Jozef Kovalik [123]
|
5-7,4-6 | |
| Challenger Prostejov | 09/10 10:00 | 27 |
[56] Pablo Andujar
v
Jozef Kovalik [123]
|
6-2,7-6 | |
| Challenger Prostejov | 09/09 12:05 | 26 |
[123] Jozef Kovalik v
Cedrik-Marcel Stebe
[131] |
6-1,2-6,6-2 | |
| Challenger Prostejov | 09/07 14:20 | 25 |
[123] Jozef Kovalik v
Hyeon Chung
[144] |
7-6,6-2 | |
| US Open | 08/31 18:40 | 23 |
[168] Maxime Cressy
v
Jozef Kovalik [123]
|
6-1,2-6,6-4,6-4 | |
| Challenger Prague | 08/19 08:30 | 26 |
[122] Jozef Kovalik v
Tallon Griekspoor
[190] 
|
1-6,6-1,1-6 | |
| Challenger Prague | 08/17 08:30 | 25 |
[122] Jozef Kovalik v
Adrian Menendez-Maceiras
[264] |
4-6,6-1,6-2 | |
| Slovakian International | 06/18 13:10 | 1 |
[292] Alex Molcan
v
Jozef Kovalik [122]
|
6-3,6-3 | |
| Slovakian International | 06/17 12:30 | 1 |
Lukas Palovic
v
Jozef Kovalik
|
1-6,1-6 | |
| Davis Cup | 03/07 21:35 | 45 |
Jozef Kovalik v
Lukas Rosol
|
Cancelled | |
| Davis Cup | 03/06 15:00 | 45 |
[121] Jozef Kovalik v
Jiri Vesely
[64] |
3-6,5-7 |
Wikipedia - Jozef Kovalík
Jozef Kovalík (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈjɔzef ˈkɔʋaliːk]; born 4 November 1992) is a Slovak professional tennis player who competes on the ATP Challenger Tour. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 80 and a doubles ranking of No. 245 reached in 2018. He is currently the No. 1 Slovak player.
History
2010–2014: First Challenger title
Kovalík together with Filip Horanský won bronze medal in doubles at 2010 Summer Youth Olympics.
He won his first Challenger title on 17 August 2014, after beating second seed Andrey Kuznetsov. He became the fourth player to win an ATP Challenger title while ranked outside the top 300.
2016: ATP, Masters & Grand Slam debuts
He played his first match at ATP level on 5 January 2016 in Chennai, where he lost in the first round. He played his first match at a Grand Slam at the 2016 Australian Open, where he lost to fellow qualifier Marco Trungelliti in the first round.
At the 2016 BNP Paribas Open Kovalík won his first match at ATP level, defeating another qualifier Pierre-Hugues Herbert in the first round. 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 as he 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, Marián Vajda. []
Kovalík won the 2016 Capri Watch Cup, his second title on the ATP Challenger Tour.
2017–2020: Roland Garros, Wimbledon & Top 100 debuts
At the 2018 Sofia Open he had his best ATP tournament, reaching the semifinals and losing to Marius Copil in straight sets, 6–4, 6–2. Kovalík reached another ATP level semifinal at 2018 German Open in Hamburg, where he lost to the defending champion Leonardo Mayer. After the tournament, Kovalík reached the Top 100 for the first time.
2024: Challenger titles, first Major wins, back to top 125
He won his first Challenger title of the season and first since 2022 in Zadar, Croatia defeating Adrian Andreev in the final. Following a third final showing for the season at the 2024 Upper Austria Open in Mauthausen, where he lost to Lucas Pouille, Kovalik returned in the top 150 in the rankings on 20 May 2024. At 31 years old, he entered the main draw of the 2024 French Open as a lucky loser, after more than three years of absence at the Grand Slam level and recorded his first Major wins over Marcos Giron and 18th seed Karen Khachanov. As a result, he returned to No. 119 on 10 June 2024 and to No. 102 a month later on 15 July 2024.