Pete Sampras vs Karol Kucera — Dusseldorf Round Robin

Dusseldorf · ATP · Round Robin
USA
Pete Sampras
54 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Sunday, 16 May 1999
clay
SVK
Karol Kucera
52 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWLWLWL
Sampras P.
7-6 4-6 6-2
Kucera K.
Sampras P.
77462
Kucera K.
65621

Pete Sampras defeated Karol Kucera 7-6 4-6 6-2 in the Dusseldorf round robin on clay. The result followed the form book — Pete Sampras came in leading the head-to-head 5–1. Pete Sampras extended the head-to-head to 6–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Pete Sampras closed it out in three sets, 7–6 4–6 6–2.

Head to head

5–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2001-01-15Australian OpenR128hardPete Sampras7-6(5) 3-6 6-4 7-6(3)
2000-06-26WimbledonR64grassPete Sampras7-6(9) 3-6 6-3 6-4
1998-11-23Tour FinalsRRhardPete Sampras6-2 6-1
1998-10-12ViennaFhardPete Sampras6-3 7-6(3) 6-1
1998-08-31US OpenQFhardPete Sampras6-3 7-5 6-4
1998-01-19Australian OpenQFhardKarol Kucera6-4 6-2 6-7(5) 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Sampras P.serving84% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Kucera K.

Kucera K.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Sampras P.

Serve advantage — Sampras 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
Sampras P.Kucera K.
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
56%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
80%
72%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
53%
48%
Service points won·Slight edge
69%
61%
Return points won·Even
36%
40%
Break points saved·Clear edge
69%
57%
Aces / match·Dominant
12.4
5.6
Double faults / match·Slight edge
5.3
4.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (190 vs 200). 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