Karol Kucera vs Patrick Rafter — Dusseldorf Round Robin

Dusseldorf · ATP · Round Robin
SVK
Karol Kucera
52 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Sunday, 16 May 1999
clay
AUS
Patrick Rafter
53 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLLWLWWW
Kucera K.
6-3 7-6
Rafter P.
Kucera K.
6772
Rafter P.
365–

Karol Kucera defeated Patrick Rafter 6-3 7-6 in the Dusseldorf round robin on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Patrick Rafter came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Karol Kucera claimed a first win over Patrick Rafter in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Karol Kucera closed it out in two sets, 6–3 7–6.

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2000-07-31Canada MastersR32hardPatrick Rafter6-3 7-5
1997-08-18Long IslandR32hardPatrick Rafter6-3 3-6 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Kucera K.serving72% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Rafter P.

Rafter P.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Kucera K.

Serve advantage — Rafter P.

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.Rafter P.
1st serve in·Slight edge
56%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
72%
76%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
48%
54%
Service points won·Slight edge
61%
68%
Return points won·Even
40%
38%
Break points saved·Slight edge
57%
66%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.6
7.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.8
3.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 157). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Final
Rafter P.
Enqvist T.
5-76-36-3
Bjorkman J.
Philippoussis M.
6-47-63
Round Robin
Escude N.
Agassi A.
4-3
Reneberg R.
Hrbaty D.
6-33-66-3
Enqvist T.
Moya C.
3-66-16-3
Corretja A.
Johansson T.
7-646-1
Kucera K.
Raoux G.
6-26-3
Kucera K.
Rafter P.
6-37-65
Philippoussis M.
Reneberg R.
6-46-737-5
Philippoussis M.
Hrbaty D.
4-67-666-4
Moya C.
Haas T.
7-636-4
Enqvist T.
Haas T.
6-46-4
Kiefer N.
Johansson T.
6-26-3
Haas T.
Henman T.
6-747-676-3
Hrbaty D.
Escude N.
6-43-66-4
Philippoussis M.
Escude N.
6-17-65
Rafter P.
Pioline C.
7-6106-1
Rafter P.
Sampras P.
6-36-4
Sampras P.
Kucera K.
7-654-66-2
Sampras P.
Pioline C.
7-56-4
Enqvist T.
Henman T.
7-646-4
Moya C.
Henman T.
7-53-67-62
Bjorkman J.
Rusedski G.
6-26-2
Corretja A.
Rusedski G.
7-53-66-3
Rusedski G.
Kiefer N.
6-16-4
Corretja A.
Kiefer N.
6-34-66-4