Gustavo Kuerten vs Thomas Muster — Mallorca Semi-final

Mallorca · ATP · Semi-final
BRA
Gustavo Kuerten
49 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 28 September 1998
grass
AUT
Thomas Muster
58 yrs · 180 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLWLL
Kuerten G.
7-5 7-5
Muster T.
Kuerten G.
772
Muster T.
55–

Gustavo Kuerten defeated Thomas Muster 7-5 7-5 in the Mallorca semi-final on grass. The result followed the form book — Gustavo Kuerten came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Gustavo Kuerten extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

Head to head

2–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
1999-03-08Indian Wells MastersR64hardGustavo Kuerten6-2 6-4
1997-05-26Roland GarrosR32clayGustavo Kuerten6-7(3) 6-1 6-3 3-6 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Kuerten G.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Muster T.

Muster T.serving84% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Kuerten G.

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
Kuerten G.Muster T.
1st serve in·Even
56%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
75%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
51%
Service points won·Even
65%
61%
Return points won·Even
37%
40%
Break points saved·Even
63%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.6
3.1
Double faults / match·Even
2.2
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 69). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Kuerten G.
Moya C.
6-756-26-3
Semi-finals
Moya C.
Vicente F.
6-16-2
Kuerten G.
Muster T.
7-57-5
Quarter-finals
Moya C.
Schiessling T.
7-56-4
Vicente F.
Carbonell T.
3-67-666-4
Muster T.
Haas T.
3-66-36-4
Kuerten G.
Bruguera S.
6-46-4
R16
Vicente F.
Costa A.
7-654-66-3
Moya C.
Dosedel S.
6-46-4
Carbonell T.
Puerta M.
7-661-66-1
Muster T.
Marin J.
6-36-2
Haas T.
Berasategui A.
5-76-16-4
Kuerten G.
Serrano O.
6-16-1
Bruguera S.
Corretja A.
7-656-3
Schiessling T.
Vemic D.
4-66-46-3
R32
Vicente F.
Alonso J.
6-11-1
Kuerten G.
Van Herck J.
7-641-0
Carbonell T.
Gustafsson M.
6-34-66-4
Puerta M.
Sanchez J.
6-36-756-4
Corretja A.
Hrbaty D.
5-76-36-3
Bruguera S.
Novak J.
6-36-3
Costa A.
Ilie A.
6-16-3
Vemic D.
Clavet F.
7-54-66-2
Schiessling T.
Safin M.
6-766-47-66
Dosedel S.
Costa C.
6-46-3
Moya C.
Moldovan I.
6-47-611
Serrano O.
Squillari F.
6-36-1
Berasategui A.
Lapentti N.
6-26-4
Haas T.
Ulihrach B.
6-13-66-2
Marin J.
Pavel A.
6-23-66-4
Muster T.
Blanco G.
6-46-2