Karol Kucera vs Sergi Bruguera — Stuttgart Outdoor Quarter-final

Stuttgart Outdoor · ATP · Quarter-final
SVK
Karol Kucera
52 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWLWLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 14 July 1997
clay
ESP
Sergi Bruguera
55 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLLLLWL
Kucera K.
6-3 2-6 7-5
Bruguera S.
Kucera K.
6272
Bruguera S.
3651

Karol Kucera defeated Sergi Bruguera 6-3 2-6 7-5 in the Stuttgart Outdoor quarter-final on clay. The result followed the form book — Karol Kucera came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Karol Kucera extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Karol Kucera closed it out in three sets, 6–3 2–6 7–5.

Head to head

2–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
1998-07-27UmagR32clayKarol Kucera6-4 6-0
1998-01-19Australian OpenR128hardKarol Kucera3-6 7-5 6-1 RET

Serve vs return

This season
Kucera K.serving68% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Bruguera S.

Bruguera S.serving68% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Kucera K.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

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
Kucera K.Bruguera S.
1st serve in·Even
56%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
72%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
48%
Service points won·Even
61%
61%
Return points won·Even
40%
40%
Break points saved·Even
57%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
5.6
4.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.8
2.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 180). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Final
Corretja A.
Kucera K.
6-27-5
Semi-finals
Kucera K.
Portas A.
6-46-3
Corretja A.
Costa A.
6-46-4
Quarter-finals
Costa A.
Kafelnikov Y.
6-46-4
Corretja A.
Berasategui A.
6-46-4
Portas A.
Mantilla F.
6-26-4
Kucera K.
Bruguera S.
6-32-67-5
R16
Costa A.
Becker B.
W/O
Mantilla F.
Kuerten G.
4-1
Berasategui A.
Blanco G.
7-57-5
Kucera K.
Rios M.
6-46-4
Kafelnikov Y.
Clavet F.
4-66-36-2
Portas A.
Gumy H.
3-66-27-65
Bruguera S.
Ferreira W.
1-66-37-5
Corretja A.
Larsson M.
7-646-4
R32
Becker B.
Alami K.
7-657-65
Berasategui A.
Vicente F.
6-46-2
Rios M.
Sanchez J.
6-26-3
Kucera K.
Medvedev A.
6-26-4
Ferreira W.
Sinner M.
3-66-06-4
Bruguera S.
Dewulf F.
7-653-66-1
Kuerten G.
Knippschild J.
6-746-46-4
Mantilla F.
Meligeni F.
6-46-4
Gumy H.
Ulihrach B.
7-56-2
Portas A.
Muster T.
6-47-5
Larsson M.
Rusedski G.
7-646-726-4
Corretja A.
Goellner M.
7-56-1
Costa A.
Dosedel S.
6-37-5
Clavet F.
Rosset M.
7-56-1
Kafelnikov Y.
Santoro F.
2-66-36-4
Blanco G.
Moya C.
4-67-637-5
R64
Dewulf F.
Karbacher B.
6-40-1
Goellner M.
Reneberg R.
4-67-51-0
Kucera K.
Kiefer N.
1-2
Sinner M.
Johansson T.
6-727-667-5
Portas A.
Ruud C.
5-76-07-62
Gumy H.
Stanoytchev O.
6-32-66-2
Meligeni F.
Radulescu A.
6-16-3
Knippschild J.
Damm Sr M.
6-34-66-4
Santoro F.
Filippini M.
7-696-3
Clavet F.
Gustafsson M.
6-31-66-1
Dosedel S.
Hrbaty D.
7-646-2
Alami K.
Novak J.
7-614-67-5
Larsson M.
Elsner D.
6-36-4
Vicente F.
Furlan R.
6-36-4
Blanco G.
Arazi H.
7-57-64
Sanchez J.
Norman M.
6-37-64