Fabrice Santoro vs Karol Kucera — Estoril Round of 32
Estoril · ATP · Round of 32
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 7 April 1997
clay
Santoro F.2-6 7-6 6-2
Kucera K.
Santoro F.
27762
Kucera K.
66121
Fabrice Santoro defeated Karol Kucera 2-6 7-6 6-2 in the Estoril round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Karol Kucera came in leading the head-to-head 7–1. Fabrice Santoro narrowed the head-to-head to 7–2.
Key context
- Match story: Fabrice Santoro dropped the opening set before beating Karol Kucera 2–6 7–6 6–2.
Head to head
1–7| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-06-09 | Halle | R16 | grass | Karol Kucera | 6-3 6-3 |
| 2002-01-07 | Sydney | R32 | hard | Karol Kucera | 6-4 1-6 6-3 |
| 2001-12-31 | Chennai | QF | hard | Karol Kucera | 6-2 6-7(9) 7-6(5) |
| 2001-02-12 | Marseille | R16 | hard | Karol Kucera | 6-2 7-5 |
| 1999-02-15 | Rotterdam | R16 | hard | Karol Kucera | 7-6(4) 6-4 |
| 1998-11-02 | Paris Masters | R32 | hard | Karol Kucera | 6-2 3-6 6-0 |
| 1997-03-17 | St. Petersburg | R32 | carpet | Fabrice Santoro | 6-4 6-3 |
| 1997-03-10 | Copenhagen | R16 | carpet | Karol Kucera | 6-1 4-6 6-1 |
Serve vs return
This seasonServe 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 season1st serve in·Even
57%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
72%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
48%
Service points won·Even
61%
61%
Return points won·Even
38%
40%
Break points saved·Even
60%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.2
5.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.8
4.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Draw
Quarter-finals
Corretja A.
Santoro F.
6-34-0
Sanchez J.
Schaller G.
6-04-1
Clavet F.
Moya C.
6-16-3
Mantilla F.
Berasategui A.
6-46-1
R16
Santoro F.
Cabello F.
6-16-2
Sanchez J.
Fontang F.
6-43-67-5
Schaller G.
Marques N.
6-37-5
Moya C.
Fromberg R.
6-26-3
Clavet F.
Kuerten G.
1-66-17-65
Mantilla F.
Arazi H.
6-26-3
Berasategui A.
Ruud C.
6-46-1
Corretja A.
Filippini M.
6-44-66-1
R32
Corretja A.
Gumy H.
6-26-3
Filippini M.
Viloca Puig J.
3-67-666-1
Santoro F.
Kucera K.
2-67-616-2
Cabello F.
Ferreira W.
6-33-66-4
Sanchez J.
Fragoso B.
6-26-2
Fontang F.
Goellner M.
7-57-5
Marques N.
Lopez Moron A.
7-56-2
Schaller G.
Kafelnikov Y.
6-26-0
Mantilla F.
Carretero R.
6-36-1
Arazi H.
Mota B.
6-45-76-2
Ruud C.
Alami K.
6-36-1
Berasategui A.
Costa C.
3-66-26-2
Moya C.
Diaz J.
6-41-67-5
Fromberg R.
Voinea A.
4-66-26-2
Kuerten G.
Meligeni F.
6-46-2
Clavet F.
Gaudenzi A.
3-66-36-2