Marcelo Rios vs Karol Kucera — Stuttgart Masters Round of 32
Stuttgart Masters · ATP · Round of 32
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 20 October 1997
carpet
Rios M.6-7 6-4 6-4
Kucera K.
Rios M.
67662
Kucera K.
79441
Marcelo Rios defeated Karol Kucera 6-7 6-4 6-4 in the Stuttgart Masters round of 32 on carpet. The result followed the form book — Marcelo Rios came in leading the head-to-head 3–2. Marcelo Rios extended the head-to-head to 4–2.
Key context
- Match story: Marcelo Rios dropped the opening set before beating Karol Kucera 6–7 6–4 6–4.
Head to head
3–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-01-14 | Australian Open | R64 | hard | Marcelo Rios | 7-6(5) 7-5 6-2 |
| 2001-09-21 | Davis Cup WG PO: SVK vs CHI | RR | carpet | Marcelo Rios | 6-3 6-2 6-3 |
| 2001-04-16 | Monte Carlo Masters | R64 | clay | Marcelo Rios | 6-4 6-4 |
| 1998-07-20 | Stuttgart Outdoor | SF | clay | Karol Kucera | 6-1 6-7(8) 6-4 |
| 1997-07-14 | Stuttgart Outdoor | R16 | clay | Karol Kucera | 6-4 6-4 |
Serve vs return
This seasonEven serve battle
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
58%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
71%
72%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
48%
Service points won·Even
63%
61%
Return points won·Even
40%
40%
Break points saved·Slight edge
63%
57%
Aces / match·Even
5.3
5.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.2
4.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Draw
Quarter-finals
Bjorkman J.
Kiefer N.
6-46-2
Korda P.
Rios M.
6-36-4
Krajicek R.
Larsson M.
6-27-5
Rafter P.
Martin T.
4-67-676-4
R16
Korda P.
Pioline C.
6-3
Larsson M.
Santoro F.
6-37-5
Bjorkman J.
Henman T.
6-23-66-3
Kiefer N.
Haarhuis P.
6-757-637-5
Krajicek R.
Sampras P.
6-46-4
Martin T.
Kuerten G.
6-36-4
Rafter P.
Prinosil D.
3-66-26-1
Rios M.
Kafelnikov Y.
7-666-3
R32
Henman T.
Ivanisevic G.
6-32-0
Rafter P.
Enqvist T.
W/O
Bjorkman J.
Siemerink J.
6-36-4
Santoro F.
Bruguera S.
7-57-69
Larsson M.
Corretja A.
6-27-65
Krajicek R.
Becker B.
7-6106-4
Sampras P.
Gustafsson M.
6-36-4
Haarhuis P.
Muster T.
6-26-736-2
Kiefer N.
Rusedski G.
5-76-26-4
Martin T.
Moya C.
6-37-62
Kuerten G.
Arazi H.
6-36-716-3
Prinosil D.
Mantilla F.
7-56-4
Kafelnikov Y.
Medvedev A.
6-02-66-4
Rios M.
Kucera K.
6-776-46-4
Korda P.
Woodruff C.
6-36-3
Pioline C.
Chang M.
7-51-66-4
R64
Woodruff C.
Ulihrach B.
6-30-1
Gustafsson M.
Portas A.
6-16-1
Kucera K.
Woodforde M.
4-66-47-63
Pioline C.
Tarango J.
7-54-66-4
Medvedev A.
Cash P.
6-26-0
Enqvist T.
Berasategui A.
6-16-4
Prinosil D.
Rosset M.
5-76-46-2
Arazi H.
Obrien A.
6-32-66-3
Martin T.
Agassi A.
6-46-4
Kiefer N.
Johansson T.
6-33-66-1
Haarhuis P.
Dewulf F.
4-66-16-3
Siemerink J.
Schalken S.
6-46-2
Henman T.
Haas T.
7-53-66-4
Santoro F.
Philippoussis M.
7-666-1
Larsson M.
Woodbridge T.
6-26-3
Becker B.
Goellner M.
6-26-4