Karol Kucera vs Gustavo Kuerten — Sydney Quarter-final
Sydney · ATP · Quarter-final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 11 January 1999
hard
Kucera K.3-6 6-4 6-1
Kuerten G.
Kucera K.
3662
Kuerten G.
6411
Karol Kucera defeated Gustavo Kuerten 3-6 6-4 6-1 in the Sydney quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Gustavo Kuerten came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, but Karol Kucera had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 5 on hard. Karol Kucera narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.
Key context
- Match story: Karol Kucera dropped the opening set before beating Gustavo Kuerten 3–6 6–4 6–1.
Head to head
1–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-04-17 | Monte Carlo Masters | R64 | clay | Karol Kucera | 6-4 0-6 6-2 |
| 2000-04-07 | Davis Cup WG QF: BRA vs SVK | RR | clay | Gustavo Kuerten | 2-6 6-3 4-6 7-5 6-1 |
| 1999-05-10 | Rome Masters | QF | clay | Gustavo Kuerten | 3-6 6-4 7-5 |
| 1998-07-20 | Stuttgart Outdoor | F | clay | Gustavo Kuerten | 4-6 6-2 6-4 |
Serve vs return
This seasonEven 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 season1st serve in·Even
56%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
72%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
52%
Service points won·Even
61%
65%
Return points won·Even
40%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
57%
63%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.6
8.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.8
2.2
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
Draw
Quarter-finals
Corretja A.
Costa A.
6-34-62-0
Muster T.
Stoltenberg J.
3-66-26-3
Kucera K.
Kuerten G.
3-66-46-1
Martin T.
Hewitt L.
6-36-746-4
R16
Hewitt L.
Kiefer N.
6-46-2
Corretja A.
Rosset M.
4-66-37-62
Costa A.
Gambill J.
6-37-5
Kucera K.
Pioline C.
6-46-0
Kuerten G.
Woodbridge T.
6-46-0
Stoltenberg J.
Krajicek R.
6-36-4
Muster T.
Moya C.
7-647-5
Martin T.
Puerta M.
7-676-4
R32
Krajicek R.
Golmard J.
6-44-0
Puerta M.
Siemerink J.
6-26-4
Hewitt L.
Rafter P.
7-616-1
Kiefer N.
Damm Sr M.
5-76-36-2
Martin T.
Arazi H.
6-16-3
Moya C.
Johansson T.
6-37-64
Muster T.
Bjorkman J.
7-56-726-3
Stoltenberg J.
Berasategui A.
6-16-737-65
Kuerten G.
Rusedski G.
1-66-36-4
Woodbridge T.
Tebbutt M.
1-66-07-65
Pioline C.
Draper S.
6-47-62
Kucera K.
Clavet F.
6-47-68
Costa A.
Haarhuis P.
6-26-4
Corretja A.
Dreekmann H.
4-66-36-3
Gambill J.
Stolle S.
7-672-66-1
Rosset M.
Ulihrach B.
6-46-0