Karol Kucera vs Marat Safin — Amsterdam Round of 32

Amsterdam · ATP · Round of 32
SVK
Karol Kucera
52 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWLWLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 3 August 1998
clay
RUS
Marat Safin
46 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWLW
Kucera K.
6-2 3-6 7-6
Safin M.
Kucera K.
63772
Safin M.
26651

Karol Kucera defeated Marat Safin 6-2 3-6 7-6 in the Amsterdam round of 32 on clay. Karol Kucera extended the head-to-head to 4–3.

Key context

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

Head to head

3–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2004-08-16Athens OlympicsR64hardMarat Safin6-0 6-4
2001-10-29Paris MastersR32hardMarat Safin7-6(2) 5-7 6-4
2001-02-09Davis Cup WG R1: SVK vs RUSRRhardKarol Kucera3-6 4-6 6-3 7-5 6-2
2000-05-21DusseldorfFclayKarol Kucera6-3 6-2
1999-07-16Davis Cup WG QF: RUS vs SVKRRclayMarat Safin2-6 6-4 6-2 6-4
1999-01-18Australian OpenR32hardKarol Kucera6-2 6-3 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Kucera K.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Safin M.

Safin M.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Kucera K.

Even 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 season
Kucera K.Safin M.
1st serve in·Even
56%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
72%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
52%
Service points won·Even
61%
64%
Return points won·Even
40%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
57%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.6
8.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.8
2.6

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

Draw

Final
Norman M.
Fromberg R.
6-36-32-66-4
Semi-finals
Norman M.
Zabaleta M.
7-56-4
Fromberg R.
Kucera K.
6-16-746-2
Quarter-finals
Kucera K.
Hrbaty D.
6-26-1
Norman M.
Blanco G.
6-26-4
Zabaleta M.
Dosedel S.
2-67-657-65
Fromberg R.
Voinea A.
6-36-4
R16
Blanco G.
Sanguinetti D.
2-66-46-1
Hrbaty D.
Portas A.
6-16-2
Fromberg R.
Van Scheppingen D.
6-36-4
Kucera K.
Larsen T.
7-56-3
Norman M.
Novak J.
6-16-3
Zabaleta M.
Marin J.
6-17-65
Dosedel S.
Verkerk M.
6-46-4
Voinea A.
Gustafsson M.
4-66-16-3
R32
Norman M.
Arazi H.
6-795-1
Hrbaty D.
Dewulf F.
6-37-5
Kucera K.
Safin M.
6-23-67-65
Larsen T.
Pescariu D.
6-46-4
Portas A.
Haarhuis P.
6-43-66-4
Gustafsson M.
Meligeni F.
6-46-3
Voinea A.
Squillari F.
6-47-5
Van Scheppingen D.
Ulihrach B.
6-43-67-61
Fromberg R.
Pavel A.
6-36-4
Novak J.
Gaudenzi A.
6-36-2
Sanguinetti D.
Calatrava A.
6-736-27-5
Blanco G.
Johansson T.
0-66-47-65
Dosedel S.
Puerta M.
7-656-1
Verkerk M.
Van Lottum J.
7-56-3
Marin J.
Van Herck J.
6-24-66-3
Zabaleta M.
Mantilla F.
7-626-2