Scott Draper vs Karol Kucera — Adelaide Quarter-final

Adelaide · ATP · Quarter-final
AUS
Scott Draper
52 yrs · 178 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 30 December 1996
hard
SVK
Karol Kucera
52 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWLWLWL
Draper S.
6-4 7-5
Kucera K.
Draper S.
672
Kucera K.
45–

Scott Draper defeated Karol Kucera 6-4 7-5 in the Adelaide quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Karol Kucera came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, but Scott Draper had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 5 on hard. Scott Draper claimed a first win over Karol Kucera in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
1997-06-16NottinghamQFgrassKarol Kucera4-6 6-2 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Draper S.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Kucera K.

Kucera K.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Draper S.

Serve advantage — Kucera K.

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Draper S.Kucera K.
1st serve in·Even
57%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
72%
72%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
48%
Service points won·Even
63%
61%
Return points won·Slight edge
35%
40%
Break points saved·Even
61%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
6.9
5.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.9
4.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (162 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
22°CClear
Wind 12 km/hHumidity 31%

Draw

Final
Woodbridge T.
Draper S.
6-26-1
Semi-finals
Draper S.
Tarango J.
6-13-66-2
Woodbridge T.
Tillstrom M.
6-767-636-3
Quarter-finals
Tarango J.
Bjorkman J.
6-16-727-615
Draper S.
Kucera K.
6-47-5
Tillstrom M.
Cherkasov A.
6-26-4
Woodbridge T.
Obrien A.
6-46-4
R16
Tillstrom M.
Black B.
W/O
Draper S.
Ulihrach B.
7-621-66-3
Obrien A.
Johansson T.
6-43-66-4
Bjorkman J.
Stark J.
6-46-2
Cherkasov A.
Rafter P.
6-27-613
Woodbridge T.
Novak J.
6-37-65
Kucera K.
Woodforde M.
6-36-4
Tarango J.
Prinosil D.
6-26-4
R32
Johansson T.
Blanco G.
6-46-3
Woodbridge T.
Vacek D.
4-66-36-3
Rafter P.
Salzenstein J.
6-46-3
Black B.
Carlsen K.
6-46-3
Tillstrom M.
Kafelnikov Y.
6-26-2
Bjorkman J.
Kulti N.
7-56-1
Obrien A.
Goellner M.
6-756-47-69
Prinosil D.
Dosedel S.
6-36-2
Tarango J.
Damm Sr M.
6-36-3
Novak J.
Tebbutt M.
7-51-67-64
Stark J.
Medvedev A.
6-16-1
Ulihrach B.
Pereira N.
6-46-4
Draper S.
Radulescu A.
6-33-66-3
Kucera K.
Stolle S.
6-14-66-0
Woodforde M.
Fromberg R.
6-36-3
Cherkasov A.
Furlan R.
4-66-46-4