Karol Kucera vs Marcelo Rios — Stuttgart Outdoor Semi-final
Stuttgart Outdoor · ATP · Semi-final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 20 July 1998
clay
Kucera K.6-1 6-7 6-4
Rios M.
Kucera K.
66862
Rios M.
171041
Karol Kucera defeated Marcelo Rios 6-1 6-7 6-4 in the Stuttgart Outdoor semi-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Marcelo Rios came in leading the head-to-head 4–1, defending last year's round of 16. Karol Kucera narrowed the head-to-head to 4–2.
Key context
- Match story: Karol Kucera came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 6–7 6–4.
Head to head
1–4| 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 |
| 1997-10-20 | Stuttgart Masters | R32 | carpet | Marcelo Rios | 6-7(7) 6-4 6-4 |
| 1997-07-14 | Stuttgart Outdoor | R16 | clay | Karol Kucera | 6-4 6-4 |
Serve vs return
This seasonServe advantage — Rios M.
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
56%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
72%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
52%
Service points won·Even
61%
63%
Return points won·Even
40%
40%
Break points saved·Slight edge
57%
63%
Aces / match·Even
5.6
5.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.8
3.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Draw
Quarter-finals
Moya C.
Vicente F.
3-66-36-2
Rios M.
Becker B.
6-26-0
Kucera K.
Ulihrach B.
6-46-4
Kuerten G.
Costa A.
7-56-0
R16
Moya C.
Hrbaty D.
6-26-2
Becker B.
Mantilla F.
7-627-5
Rios M.
Dreekmann H.
6-36-4
Ulihrach B.
Clavet F.
7-656-2
Kucera K.
Gustafsson M.
6-16-3
Costa A.
Portas A.
6-16-3
Kuerten G.
Costa C.
6-26-4
Vicente F.
Raoux G.
6-746-36-2
R32
Moya C.
Alonso J.
7-667-5
Dreekmann H.
Larsson M.
6-47-5
Becker B.
Pioline C.
7-656-1
Mantilla F.
Fromberg R.
7-657-5
Ulihrach B.
Kafelnikov Y.
6-33-66-3
Clavet F.
Blanco G.
7-647-5
Gustafsson M.
Haas T.
6-36-1
Kucera K.
Dosedel S.
6-16-1
Costa A.
Squillari F.
6-36-4
Portas A.
Santoro F.
1-66-27-67
Kuerten G.
Meligeni F.
7-656-4
Costa C.
Corretja A.
7-646-767-5
Raoux G.
Berasategui A.
6-16-2
Vicente F.
Muster T.
6-36-757-5
Hrbaty D.
Escude N.
2-66-36-3
Rios M.
Knippschild J.
7-656-2
R64
Vicente F.
Meneschincheri M.
6-757-54-0
Alonso J.
Bruguera S.
6-46-2
Hrbaty D.
Norman M.
6-36-2
Raoux G.
Sanguinetti D.
6-27-65
Costa C.
Vasek R.
6-26-0
Meligeni F.
Prinosil D.
3-66-46-4
Portas A.
Johansson T.
7-626-4
Squillari F.
Lapentti N.
6-23-66-1
Dosedel S.
Rosset M.
6-36-4
Haas T.
Goellner M.
7-617-5
Blanco G.
Safin M.
2-67-646-2
Ulihrach B.
Grosjean S.
7-56-2
Fromberg R.
Marin J.
7-636-1
Becker B.
Gaudenzi A.
6-17-5
Dreekmann H.
Tillstrom M.
6-36-0
Knippschild J.
Kohlmann M.
3-66-36-3