Tim Henman vs Karol Kucera — Rotterdam Quarter-final
Rotterdam · ATP · Quarter-final
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 15 February 1999
hard
Henman T.6-4 7-6
Kucera K.
Henman T.
6772
Kucera K.
464–
Tim Henman defeated Karol Kucera 6-4 7-6 in the Rotterdam quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Karol Kucera came in leading the head-to-head 5–3. Tim Henman narrowed the head-to-head to 5–4.
Key context
- Match story: Tim Henman edged Karol Kucera in two tight sets (6–4 7–6).
Head to head
3–5| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-09-18 | Sydney Olympics | R64 | hard | Karol Kucera | 6-3 6-2 |
| 1999-10-04 | Basel | F | hard | Karol Kucera | 6-4 7-6(10) 4-6 4-6 7-6(2) |
| 1999-06-07 | Queen's Club | QF | grass | Tim Henman | 6-1 6-7(6) 7-6(5) |
| 1999-05-10 | Rome Masters | R16 | clay | Karol Kucera | 4-6 7-6(5) 6-3 |
| 1998-01-12 | Sydney Outdoor | F | hard | Karol Kucera | 7-5 6-4 |
| 1997-10-06 | Vienna | QF | hard | Tim Henman | 6-4 6-1 |
| 1997-09-29 | Basel | R16 | hard | Tim Henman | 6-4 6-1 |
| 1997-06-16 | Nottingham | SF | grass | Karol Kucera | 6-4 2-6 6-4 |
Serve vs return
This seasonServe advantage — Henman T.
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
60%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
72%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
48%
Service points won·Even
65%
61%
Return points won·Even
39%
40%
Break points saved·Slight edge
62%
57%
Aces / match·Even
5.4
5.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.5
4.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
3°COvercast
Wind 5 km/hHumidity 96%
Draw
Quarter-finals
Kafelnikov Y.
Federer R.
6-15-76-4
Henman T.
Kucera K.
6-47-64
Rusedski G.
Pioline C.
7-653-67-65
Safin M.
Ferreira W.
6-26-756-1
R16
Pioline C.
Krajicek R.
7-657-69
Federer R.
Ulihrach B.
6-47-5
Rusedski G.
Kempes E.
6-16-4
Kucera K.
Santoro F.
7-646-4
Henman T.
Korda P.
6-36-4
Safin M.
Hrbaty D.
7-645-76-3
Ferreira W.
Golmard J.
5-76-37-64
Kafelnikov Y.
Arazi H.
6-16-2
R32
Rusedski G.
Kiefer N.
7-654-66-3
Kempes E.
Kroslak J.
6-47-61
Ferreira W.
Enqvist T.
7-676-3
Arazi H.
Etlis G.
7-687-5
Federer R.
Raoux G.
6-747-57-63
Santoro F.
Siemerink J.
7-666-3
Korda P.
Gustafsson M.
6-46-2
Henman T.
Sanguinetti D.
1-66-46-3
Golmard J.
Mantilla F.
6-06-4
Hrbaty D.
Wessels P.
6-36-757-62
Safin M.
Corretja A.
7-53-66-3
Ulihrach B.
Ivanisevic G.
6-767-637-5
Kucera K.
Black B.
6-16-1
Krajicek R.
Rosset M.
6-37-5
Pioline C.
Haarhuis P.
3-67-667-65
Kafelnikov Y.
Schuettler R.
7-56-3