Carlos Moya vs Gustavo Kuerten — Indian Wells Masters Semi-final
Indian Wells Masters · ATP · Semi-final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 8 March 1999
hard
Moya C.6-3 1-6 6-1
Kuerten G.
Moya C.
6162
Kuerten G.
3611
Carlos Moya defeated Gustavo Kuerten 6-3 1-6 6-1 in the Indian Wells Masters semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Gustavo Kuerten came in leading the head-to-head 4–2, defending last year's round of 64, but Carlos Moya had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 7 on hard. Carlos Moya narrowed the head-to-head to 4–3.
Key context
- Match story: Carlos Moya closed it out in three sets, 6–3 1–6 6–1.
Head to head
2–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-02-17 | Buenos Aires | SF | clay | Carlos Moya | 7-6(8) 6-1 |
| 1999-05-03 | Hamburg Masters | QF | clay | Carlos Moya | 6-0 6-2 |
| 1999-04-02 | Davis Cup WG R1: ESP vs BRA | RR | clay | Gustavo Kuerten | 6-2 6-4 6-1 |
| 1998-09-28 | Mallorca | F | grass | Gustavo Kuerten | 6-7(5) 6-2 6-3 |
| 1998-07-20 | Stuttgart Outdoor | SF | clay | Gustavo Kuerten | 7-6(6) 6-4 |
| 1998-04-03 | Davis Cup WG R1: BRA vs ESP | RR | clay | Gustavo Kuerten | 5-7 1-6 6-4 6-4 6-4 |
Serve vs return
This seasonServe-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks
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
72%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
52%
Service points won·Even
64%
65%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Even
64%
63%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.6
8.6
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.7
2.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
17°CClear
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 30%
Draw
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