Tim Henman vs Karol Kucera — Basel Round of 16
Basel · ATP · Round of 16
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 29 September 1997
hard
Henman T.6-4 6-1
Kucera K.
Henman T.
662
Kucera K.
41–
Tim Henman defeated Karol Kucera 6-4 6-1 in the Basel round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Karol Kucera came in leading the head-to-head 5–3. Tim Henman narrowed the head-to-head to 5–4.
Key context
- Match story: Tim Henman dropped just 5 games past Karol Kucera.
Head to head
3–5| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-09-18 | Sydney Olympics | R64 | hard | Karol Kucera | 6-3 6-2 |
| 1999-10-04 | Basel | F | hard | Karol Kucera | 6-4 7-6(10) 4-6 4-6 7-6(2) |
| 1999-06-07 | Queen's Club | QF | grass | Tim Henman | 6-1 6-7(6) 7-6(5) |
| 1999-05-10 | Rome Masters | R16 | clay | Karol Kucera | 4-6 7-6(5) 6-3 |
| 1999-02-15 | Rotterdam | QF | hard | Tim Henman | 6-4 7-6(4) |
| 1998-01-12 | Sydney Outdoor | F | hard | Karol Kucera | 7-5 6-4 |
| 1997-10-06 | Vienna | QF | hard | Tim Henman | 6-4 6-1 |
| 1997-06-16 | Nottingham | SF | grass | Karol Kucera | 6-4 2-6 6-4 |
Serve vs return
This seasonServe advantage — Henman T.
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
60%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
72%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
48%
Service points won·Even
65%
61%
Return points won·Even
39%
40%
Break points saved·Slight edge
62%
57%
Aces / match·Even
5.4
5.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.5
4.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Draw
Quarter-finals
Korda P.
Roux L.
6-36-4
Rusedski G.
Enqvist T.
7-644-66-3
Henman T.
Norman M.
6-36-2
Philippoussis M.
Kafelnikov Y.
6-36-756-2
R16
Roux L.
Moya C.
6-33-67-64
Kafelnikov Y.
Heuberger I.
6-34-66-3
Philippoussis M.
Santoro F.
6-36-3
Henman T.
Kucera K.
6-46-1
Norman M.
Bjorkman J.
6-16-4
Enqvist T.
Tarango J.
7-57-5
Rusedski G.
Ferreira W.
6-37-62
Korda P.
Woodruff C.
7-56-4
R32
Santoro F.
Lavergne R.
6-36-3
Philippoussis M.
Costa A.
7-636-3
Kucera K.
Ivanisevic G.
6-36-3
Henman T.
Goellner M.
7-646-3
Norman M.
Olhovskiy A.
7-56-746-4
Bjorkman J.
Boetsch A.
6-26-3
Enqvist T.
Ulihrach B.
6-33-66-1
Tarango J.
Siemerink J.
7-646-2
Ferreira W.
Steven B.
6-726-17-65
Rusedski G.
Prinosil D.
4-66-47-5
Korda P.
Escude N.
6-16-4
Kafelnikov Y.
Manta L.
6-17-62
Heuberger I.
Rosset M.
7-647-5
Woodruff C.
Raoux G.
7-646-2
Moya C.
Haas T.
6-43-66-4
Roux L.
Haarhuis P.
6-36-3