Nicolas Lapentti vs Karol Kucera — Australian Open Quarter-final

Australian Open · ATP · Quarter-final
ECU
Nicolas Lapentti
49 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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3 — 2
Sets
Monday, 18 January 1999
hard
SVK
Karol Kucera
52 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Lapentti N.
7-6 6-7 6-2 0-6 8-6
Kucera K.
Lapentti N.
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Kucera K.
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Nicolas Lapentti defeated Karol Kucera 7-6 6-7 6-2 0-6 8-6 in the Australian Open quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Karol Kucera came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's semi-final. Nicolas Lapentti narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Nicolas Lapentti closed it out in five sets, 7–6 6–7 6–2 0–6 8–6.

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2002-05-20St. PoeltenR32clayNicolas Lapentti6-3 2-6 6-0
2002-03-11Indian Wells MastersR64hardKarol Kucera6-2 6-3
1999-10-11ViennaR16hardKarol Kucera6-2 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Lapentti N.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Kucera K.

Kucera K.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Lapentti N.

Serve advantage — Kucera K.

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
Lapentti N.Kucera K.
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
72%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
48%
Service points won·Even
61%
61%
Return points won·Even
37%
40%
Break points saved·Even
58%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.0
5.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.1
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
Weather
26°CMainly clear
Wind 13 km/hHumidity 50%

Draw

Final
Kafelnikov Y.
Enqvist T.
4-66-06-37-61
Semi-finals
Enqvist T.
Lapentti N.
6-37-56-1
Kafelnikov Y.
Haas T.
6-36-47-5
Quarter-finals
Kafelnikov Y.
Martin T.
6-27-616-2
Haas T.
Spadea V.
7-657-56-3
Lapentti N.
Kucera K.
7-646-766-20-68-6
Enqvist T.
Rosset M.
6-36-46-4
R16
Lapentti N.
Ilie A.
6-46-24-66-2
Martin T.
Black W.
7-636-46-4
Kafelnikov Y.
Pavel A.
6-37-656-753-66-4
Haas T.
Santoro F.
6-26-37-5
Spadea V.
Agassi A.
6-17-56-736-3
Rosset M.
Ulihrach B.
6-36-46-2
Enqvist T.
Philippoussis M.
6-26-46-734-66-2
Kucera K.
Ferreira W.
6-36-17-5
R32
Kafelnikov Y.
Courier J.
5-76-46-23-0
Ilie A.
Ruud C.
6-26-26-4
Ferreira W.
Krajicek R.
6-716-756-46-26-3
Agassi A.
Novak J.
6-36-26-1
Black W.
Pozzi G.
6-34-67-56-2
Lapentti N.
Tillstrom M.
4-67-692-66-46-2
Spadea V.
Damm Sr M.
6-36-46-4
Haas T.
Nestor D.
7-54-66-36-4
Kucera K.
Safin M.
6-26-36-2
Santoro F.
Kiefer N.
7-676-16-3
Pavel A.
Goldstein P.
3-66-32-67-56-3
Martin T.
Korda P.
7-54-67-625-76-4
Philippoussis M.
Kroslak J.
3-66-36-46-1
Rosset M.
Henman T.
7-656-37-5
Ulihrach B.
Tarango J.
1-66-36-26-3
Enqvist T.
Rafter P.
6-44-66-46-4
R64
Pozzi G.
Roux L.
2-66-36-13-0
Agassi A.
Dosedel S.
7-656-26-0
Novak J.
Clement A.
3-66-716-06-36-3
Kiefer N.
Mamiit C.
6-27-57-67
Spadea V.
Squillari F.
6-36-46-4
Santoro F.
Raoux G.
6-41-66-24-66-3
Lapentti N.
Norman M.
7-643-62-66-36-4
Krajicek R.
Zabaleta M.
6-36-27-5
Ferreira W.
Vacek D.
6-42-66-36-1
Haas T.
Hewitt L.
4-66-46-36-4
Safin M.
Kuerten G.
6-35-74-66-36-4
Damm Sr M.
Sargsian S.
4-66-36-736-46-3
Kucera K.
Sanguinetti D.
7-56-16-4
Rafter P.
Woodforde M.
6-26-46-4
Enqvist T.
Black B.
7-667-626-0
Kroslak J.
Puerta M.
3-64-67-646-46-1
Philippoussis M.
Chang M.
7-612-66-35-77-5
Ulihrach B.
Cherkasov A.
7-654-66-736-46-4
Tarango J.
Haarhuis P.
6-13-64-66-46-0
Tillstrom M.
Gimelstob J.
6-36-46-1
Rosset M.
Knippschild J.
6-777-626-16-3
Ilie A.
Golmard J.
4-67-636-46-4
Ruud C.
Corretja A.
3-66-36-46-4
Nestor D.
Schalken S.
7-56-16-0
Goldstein P.
Rusedski G.
6-46-797-656-2
Pavel A.
Huet S.
6-41-66-46-3
Courier J.
El Aynaoui Y.
7-626-45-76-2
Kafelnikov Y.
Stoltenberg J.
7-53-67-6107-63
Martin T.
Dreekmann H.
4-66-27-656-2
Korda P.
Alonso J.
6-36-16-1
Black W.
Medvedev A.
6-46-43-64-66-2
Henman T.
Stolle S.
4-67-54-66-16-4
R128
Tarango J.
Berasategui A.
6-756-36-736-44-1
Ferreira W.
Hipfl M.
7-646-16-2
Dosedel S.
Pescariu D.
6-46-36-3
Novak J.
Clavet F.
6-36-46-3
Clement A.
Campbell S.
4-66-36-46-4
Squillari F.
Burgsmuller L.
7-696-46-4
Spadea V.
Delgado R.
6-756-36-26-0
Sargsian S.
Siemerink J.
6-43-66-26-3
Damm Sr M.
Costa A.
6-44-66-46-4
Hewitt L.
Pioline C.
6-36-16-1
Haas T.
Kohlmann M.
7-656-27-5
Schalken S.
Muster T.
2-66-36-36-3
Nestor D.
Voltchkov V.
6-36-756-17-69
Courier J.
Wessels P.
6-36-27-60
Martin T.
Meligeni F.
3-64-66-36-46-1
Kafelnikov Y.
Bjorkman J.
6-36-26-4
Stoltenberg J.
Jonsson F.
6-37-666-4
Santoro F.
Caldwell D.
6-26-46-4
Raoux G.
Martin A.
6-37-56-4
Golmard J.
Luxa P.
6-27-646-4
Corretja A.
Suzuki T.
6-34-63-67-656-2
Ruud C.
Ker L.
7-53-66-46-2
Pozzi G.
Serrano O.
3-66-37-666-3
Gimelstob J.
Schuettler R.
6-27-646-1
Tillstrom M.
Tieleman L.
5-77-656-36-4
Norman M.
Van Lottum J.
6-45-72-66-27-5
Lapentti N.
Johansson T.
6-33-63-67-646-0
Krajicek R.
Arazi H.
6-746-26-46-2
Zabaleta M.
Sirianni J.
3-66-46-34-66-2
Mamiit C.
Koubek S.
6-46-36-2
Vacek D.
Hrbaty D.
6-41-62-67-636-3
Kiefer N.
Moya C.
6-776-47-666-3
Ilie A.
Kempes E.
6-26-33-66-3
El Aynaoui Y.
Mantilla F.
6-707-616-33-66-4
Rusedski G.
Draper S.
7-632-66-47-65
Goldstein P.
Carlsen K.
2-66-36-06-2
Pavel A.
Sanchez J.
7-656-24-66-4
Huet S.
Di Pasquale A.
1-66-36-27-5
Kuerten G.
Ondruska M.
6-46-36-3
Safin M.
Prinosil D.
6-27-647-63
Sanguinetti D.
Paes L.
6-46-46-1
Kucera K.
Vicente F.
6-27-646-3
Rafter P.
Gross O.
6-26-46-3
Woodforde M.
Draper M.
7-646-46-4
Enqvist T.
Gambill J.
6-37-656-4
Black B.
Mitchell T.
7-66-26-2
Puerta M.
Carlsson M.
6-05-76-16-4
Kroslak J.
Marin J.
6-17-617-65
Chang M.
Steven B.
7-676-36-3
Philippoussis M.
Grant G.
6-36-46-3
Cherkasov A.
Karbacher B.
6-26-16-1
Ulihrach B.
Grosjean S.
6-37-52-64-66-3
Haarhuis P.
Tebbutt M.
6-26-46-2
Knippschild J.
Arthurs W.
3-64-67-627-58-6
Rosset M.
Woodbridge T.
6-46-26-4
Roux L.
Portas A.
6-36-16-2
Stolle S.
Canas G.
2-67-646-36-3
Henman T.
Alami K.
6-36-26-1
Black W.
Voinea A.
6-26-46-1
Medvedev A.
Bower J.
7-606-13-66-3
Agassi A.
Gumy H.
6-06-36-0
Korda P.
Blanco G.
6-36-716-46-746-2
Alonso J.
Lareau S.
6-36-46-2
Dreekmann H.
Costa C.
6-22-66-46-3