Jozef Kovalik and Carlos Taberner will face off in the qualifications of the Chile Dove Men+Care Open for the 5th time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 5:00 pm on CANCHA 2. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Jozef Kovalik who should win in 3 sets.
Jozef Kovalik -> 1.615
Carlos Taberner -> 2.2
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Prediction and head to head Jozef Kovalik vs. Carlos Taberner
This will be the 5th time that Jozef Kovalik and Carlos Taberner clash against each other. The head to head is 2-2 (see full H2H stats), 2-1 on clay.
The last time that they squared off, Taberner won 7-6(7) 6-2 in the 2nd round in the Roseto Degli Abruzzi 1 Challenger back in 2022.
Jozef Kovalik
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14-23 | 2-5 | 11-14 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 36-25 | 3-5 | 30-15 | 3-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 23-34 | 1-3 | 21-28 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 33-23 | 3-6 | 29-13 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 31-27 | 0-1 | 26-20 | 5-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 141, Kovalik will start his run in Santiago after he played his last match in Rio De Janiero where he lost 6-4 6-4 to Tomas Barrios Vera in the qualifications on the 18th of February.
The Slovakian has an overall 2-6 win-loss record in 2023, 0-2 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Talking about his overall career, Jozef has an overall 444-317 record. He has a positive 332-195 record on clay.
Previously in Santiago
Previously, his best result was reaching the 1st round in 2020 and 2021. See his history.
Carlos Taberner
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 45-27 | 1-3 | 44-23 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 47-36 | 0-3 | 46-31 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 25-23 | 3-4 | 22-19 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 31-33 | 1-2 | 29-27 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 40-25 | 3-4 | 33-15 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 175, the Spaniard will start his run in Santiago after he played his last match in the Tenerife 3 Challenger where he lost 3-0 ret.
to Llamas in the 1st round on the 7th of February.Taberner has a composed 3-4 win-loss record in 2023, 0-0 on clay (See FULL STATS)
.This will be the first match of the season on clay.
In terms of his career, Taberner has an overall 335-197 record. He has a positive 293-150 record on clay.
Previously in Santiago
Previously, his best result was reaching the 2nd round in 2022. See his history.
Upcoming matches in the draw
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- Yannick HanfmannHanfmann – Andrea PellegrinoPellegrino (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Gonzalo LamaLama – Riccardo BonadioBonadio (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Carlos TabernerTaberner – Jozef KovalikKovalik (2-2) – H2H and prediction
- Thiago Seyboth WildSeyboth Wild – Franco AgamenoneAgamenone (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Camilo Ugo CarabelliUgo Carabelli – Facundo Diaz AcostaDiaz Acosta (2-2) – H2H and prediction
- Hugo GastonGaston – Renzo OlivoOlivo (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Juan Manuel CerundoloManuel Cerundolo – Marcelo Tomas Barrios VeraTomas Barrios Vera (1-1) – H2H and prediction