Yevgeny Kafelnikov vs Karol Kucera — Tour Finals Round Robin
Tour Finals · ATP · Round Robin
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 23 November 1998 ·
hard
Kafelnikov Y.6-7 6-3 6-2
Kucera K.
Kafelnikov Y.
6662
Kucera K.
7321
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.
Head to head
1–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-06-09 | Halle | R32 | grass | Karol Kucera | 6-1 6-7 7-6 |
| 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
This season1st serve in·Even
54%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
74%
72%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
48%
Service points won·Even
63%
61%
Return points won·Even
39%
40%
Break points saved·Even
60%
57%
Aces / match·Even
6.1
5.6
Double faults / match·Even
4.5
4.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast