Karol Kucera vs Byron Black — Indian Wells Masters Round of 64

Indian Wells Masters · ATP · Round of 64
SVK
Karol Kucera
52 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 8 March 1999
hard
ZIM
Byron Black
56 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWLWLL
Kucera K.
6-4 3-6 6-4
Black B.
Kucera K.
6362
Black B.
4641

Karol Kucera defeated Byron Black 6-4 3-6 6-4 in the Indian Wells Masters round of 64 on hard. The result followed the form book — Karol Kucera came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 32. Karol Kucera extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Karol Kucera closed it out in three sets, 6–4 3–6 6–4.

Head to head

2–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
1999-02-15RotterdamR32hardKarol Kucera6-1 6-1
1997-06-16NottinghamR16grassKarol Kucera7-5 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Kucera K.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Black B.

Black B.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Kucera K.

Even 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 season
Kucera K.Black B.
1st serve in·Slight edge
56%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
72%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
51%
Service points won·Even
61%
62%
Return points won·Even
40%
39%
Break points saved·Even
57%
58%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.6
3.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.8
2.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 118). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
17°CClear
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 30%

Draw

Final
Philippoussis M.
Moya C.
5-76-46-44-66-2
Semi-finals
Moya C.
Kuerten G.
6-31-66-1
Philippoussis M.
Woodruff C.
6-16-2
Quarter-finals
Kuerten G.
Krajicek R.
6-46-4
Philippoussis M.
Martin T.
3-67-56-1
Moya C.
Kucera K.
6-46-4
Woodruff C.
Henman T.
6-11-67-5
R16
Woodruff C.
Mantilla F.
7-57-5
Henman T.
Rusedski G.
6-42-66-4
Philippoussis M.
Safin M.
6-46-3
Martin T.
Rios M.
4-66-26-2
Kucera K.
Kiefer N.
6-43-66-4
Moya C.
Malisse X.
6-46-3
Krajicek R.
Siemerink J.
6-46-4
Kuerten G.
Schalken S.
6-26-3
R32
Martin T.
Clavet F.
6-23-67-64
Kucera K.
Hewitt L.
7-56-3
Kiefer N.
Rafter P.
7-623-67-5
Rios M.
Pioline C.
7-636-1
Woodruff C.
Haarhuis P.
7-696-3
Henman T.
Arazi H.
6-36-3
Philippoussis M.
Corretja A.
4-67-56-2
Safin M.
Gimelstob J.
6-27-64
Mantilla F.
Sampras P.
7-663-66-3
Kuerten G.
Kafelnikov Y.
0-67-646-3
Schalken S.
Johansson T.
6-36-3
Siemerink J.
Meligeni F.
6-42-66-4
Krajicek R.
Gambill J.
6-737-57-5
Moya C.
Courier J.
7-666-4
Malisse X.
Ivanisevic G.
7-696-3
Rusedski G.
Draper S.
6-36-3
R64
Arazi H.
Haas T.
5-5
Philippoussis M.
Ulihrach B.
7-657-64
Rusedski G.
Korda P.
6-36-4
Woodruff C.
Vacek D.
7-54-67-5
Schalken S.
Bjorkman J.
1-67-647-66
Johansson T.
Stoltenberg J.
6-26-3
Haarhuis P.
Costa A.
7-56-1
Draper S.
Spadea V.
7-656-4
Malisse X.
Sanguinetti D.
6-13-66-1
Siemerink J.
Chang M.
7-56-3
Ivanisevic G.
Berasategui A.
3-66-36-4
Kucera K.
Black B.
6-43-66-4
Hewitt L.
Woodforde M.
4-66-26-4
Kiefer N.
Puerta M.
6-36-2
Pioline C.
Zabaleta M.
6-44-66-3
Clavet F.
Ferreira W.
6-36-2
Martin T.
Woodbridge T.
6-43-66-2
Safin M.
Enqvist T.
6-46-4
Gambill J.
Novak J.
6-27-63
Courier J.
Vicente F.
7-656-4
Meligeni F.
Lareau S.
7-56-2
Kuerten G.
Muster T.
6-26-4
Mantilla F.
Di Pasquale A.
6-46-4
Gimelstob J.
Escude N.
2-66-16-1