Stefan Koubek vs Radek Stepanek — St. Poelten Round of 16

St. Poelten · ATP · Round of 16
AUT
Stefan Koubek
49 yrs · 175 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 17 May 1999
clay
CZE
Radek Stepanek
47 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Koubek S.
6-3 3-6 7-6
Stepanek R.
Koubek S.
63772
Stepanek R.
36641

Stefan Koubek defeated Radek Stepanek 6-3 3-6 7-6 in the St. Poelten round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Radek Stepanek came in leading the head-to-head 3–0. Stefan Koubek claimed a first win over Radek Stepanek in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Stefan Koubek closed it out in three sets, 6–3 3–6 7–6.

Head to head

0–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-01-31ZagrebR32hardRadek Stepanek6-3 6-2
2009-02-16MemphisR16hardRadek Stepanek6-2 6-4
2002-10-07ViennaR32hardRadek Stepanek6-3 6-7(3) 7-6(1)

Serve vs return

This season
Koubek S.serving68% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Stepanek R.

Stepanek R.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Koubek S.

Serve advantage — Stepanek R.

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
Koubek S.Stepanek R.
1st serve in·Even
60%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
50%
Service points won·Even
60%
63%
Return points won·Even
38%
39%
Break points saved·Even
58%
61%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.7
4.9
Double faults / match·Even
3.1
3.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Koubek S.Stepanek R.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
46
64
Break points saved·Clear edge
71
92
Break points won·Clear edge
54
39
Deciding sets·Dominant
49
79
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
50
74

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Draw

Final
Rios M.
Zabaleta M.
4-4
Semi-finals
Rios M.
El Aynaoui Y.
6-16-3
Zabaleta M.
Kafelnikov Y.
7-56-3
Quarter-finals
El Aynaoui Y.
Canas G.
6-37-5
Kafelnikov Y.
Hipfl M.
6-26-2
Zabaleta M.
Clavet F.
6-24-66-3
Rios M.
Koubek S.
6-46-0
R16
Hipfl M.
Ruud C.
6-46-2
Zabaleta M.
Kroslak J.
7-56-3
El Aynaoui Y.
Schuettler R.
6-26-1
Canas G.
Ivanisevic G.
6-26-2
Clavet F.
Fromberg R.
7-56-3
Koubek S.
Stepanek R.
6-33-67-64
Rios M.
Berasategui A.
7-646-2
Kafelnikov Y.
Squillari F.
6-46-1
R32
Rios M.
Sanguinetti D.
7-645-76-3
Canas G.
Carbonell T.
6-36-3
Koubek S.
Muster T.
6-36-4
Ivanisevic G.
Ilie A.
6-25-76-3
Stepanek R.
Gaudenzi A.
2-66-36-1
Kroslak J.
Novak J.
7-647-5
Zabaleta M.
Gimelstob J.
6-47-5
Kafelnikov Y.
Szymanski J.
7-646-2
Ruud C.
Puerta M.
3-66-17-62
El Aynaoui Y.
Auffray C.
7-56-2
Schuettler R.
Norman M.
7-56-4
Hipfl M.
Marin J.
6-16-1
Squillari F.
Nestor D.
6-36-3
Clavet F.
Schalken S.
4-67-646-2
Fromberg R.
Alonso J.
6-36-1
Berasategui A.
Martin A.
7-656-3