Yevgeny Kafelnikov vs Karol Kucera — Tour Finals Round Robin
Tour Finals · ATP · Round Robin
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 23 November 1998
hard
Yevgeny Kafelnikov defeated Karol Kucera 6-7 6-3 6-2 in the Tour Finals round robin on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Karol Kucera came in leading the head-to-head 4–1, but Yevgeny Kafelnikov had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 5 on hard. Yevgeny Kafelnikov narrowed the head-to-head to 4–2.
Key context
- Match story: Yevgeny Kafelnikov dropped the opening set before beating Karol Kucera 6–7 6–3 6–2.
Kafelnikov Y.
63662
Kucera K.
77321
Head to head
1–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-06-09 | Halle | R32 | grass | Karol Kucera | 6-1 6-7(8) 7-6(5) |
| 2001-02-09 | Davis Cup WG R1: SVK vs RUS | RR | hard | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 4-6 4-6 6-3 6-2 6-2 |
| 2000-08-21 | Long Island | R32 | hard | Karol Kucera | 6-1 6-3 |
| 1999-07-16 | Davis Cup WG QF: RUS vs SVK | RR | clay | Karol Kucera | 6-1 6-3 6-4 |
| 1997-10-06 | Vienna | R32 | hard | Karol Kucera | 6-4 7-5 |
Statistics
Recent form59%1st serve in+1%60%
71%1st serve points won+2%69%
47%2nd serve points won+3%50%
61%Service points won61%
39%Return points won+2%37%
56%Break points saved+3%59%
4.2Aces / match+1.25.4
3.9Double faults / match+0.54.4
Averages from each player's recent completed matches (20 vs 20). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Draw
Round Robin
Moya C.
Kucera K.
6-757-56-3
Kafelnikov Y.
Kucera K.
6-736-36-2
Sampras P.
Kucera K.
6-26-1
Sampras P.
Moya C.
6-36-3
Moya C.
Kafelnikov Y.
7-57-5
Sampras P.
Kafelnikov Y.
6-26-4
Henman T.
Rios M.
7-56-1
Henman T.
Corretja A.
7-646-746-2
Rusedski G.
Henman T.
6-26-4
Corretja A.
Agassi A.
5-76-32-1
Corretja A.
Costa A.
6-26-4
Rusedski G.
Costa A.
7-656-1