Karol Kucera vs Goran Ivanisevic — Basel Round of 32

Basel · ATP · Round of 32
SVK
Karol Kucera
52 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWLWLWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 29 September 1997
hard
CRO
Goran Ivanisevic
54 yrs · 193 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLLLLW
Kucera K.
6-3 6-3
Ivanisevic G.
Kucera K.
662
Ivanisevic G.
33–

Karol Kucera defeated Goran Ivanisevic 6-3 6-3 in the Basel round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Karol Kucera came in leading the head-to-head 3–1. Karol Kucera extended the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

Head to head

3–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
1998-09-28Grand Slam CupQFcarpetKarol Kucera5-7 6-4 8-6
1998-08-17New HavenFhardKarol Kucera6-4 5-7 6-2
1997-10-13OstravaSFcarpetKarol Kucera6-3 RET
1997-01-13Australian OpenR64hardGoran Ivanisevic6-4 6-2 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Kucera K.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Ivanisevic G.

Ivanisevic G.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Kucera K.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

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.Ivanisevic G.
1st serve in·Even
56%
55%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
72%
81%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
48%
Service points won·Slight edge
61%
66%
Return points won·Slight edge
40%
33%
Break points saved·Slight edge
57%
63%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.6
15.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.8
6.5

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

Final
Rusedski G.
Philippoussis M.
6-37-667-63
Semi-finals
Rusedski G.
Korda P.
6-756-37-5
Philippoussis M.
Henman T.
7-626-4
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