Tim Henman vs Karol Kucera — Queen's Club Quarter-final
Queen's Club · ATP · Quarter-final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 7 June 1999
grass
Henman T.6-1 6-7 7-6
Kucera K.
Henman T.
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Kucera K.
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Tim Henman defeated Karol Kucera 6-1 6-7 7-6 in the Queen's Club quarter-final on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Karol Kucera came in leading the head-to-head 5–3, defending last year's round of 32, but Tim Henman had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 5 on grass. Tim Henman narrowed the head-to-head to 5–4.
Key context
- Match story: Tim Henman came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 6–7 7–6.
Head to head
3–5| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-09-18 | Sydney Olympics | R64 | hard | Karol Kucera | 6-3 6-2 |
| 1999-10-04 | Basel | F | hard | Karol Kucera | 6-4 7-6(10) 4-6 4-6 7-6(2) |
| 1999-05-10 | Rome Masters | R16 | clay | Karol Kucera | 4-6 7-6(5) 6-3 |
| 1999-02-15 | Rotterdam | QF | hard | Tim Henman | 6-4 7-6(4) |
| 1998-01-12 | Sydney Outdoor | F | hard | Karol Kucera | 7-5 6-4 |
| 1997-10-06 | Vienna | QF | hard | Tim Henman | 6-4 6-1 |
| 1997-09-29 | Basel | R16 | hard | Tim Henman | 6-4 6-1 |
| 1997-06-16 | Nottingham | SF | grass | Karol Kucera | 6-4 2-6 6-4 |
Serve vs return
This seasonServe advantage — Henman T.
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
73%
72%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
48%
Service points won·Even
65%
61%
Return points won·Even
39%
40%
Break points saved·Slight edge
62%
57%
Aces / match·Even
5.4
5.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.5
4.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
15°CRain
Wind 13 km/hHumidity 81%
Draw
Quarter-finals
Hewitt L.
Pioline C.
7-56-4
Henman T.
Kucera K.
6-16-767-65
Sargsian S.
Rusedski G.
6-26-4
Sampras P.
Ivanisevic G.
7-56-4
R16
Rusedski G.
Ferreira W.
7-54-66-3
Sargsian S.
Draper S.
6-36-2
Hewitt L.
Philippoussis M.
6-746-36-2
Sampras P.
Arthurs W.
7-56-3
Ivanisevic G.
Lareau S.
6-46-736-4
Pioline C.
Martin T.
1-66-37-5
Kucera K.
Stoltenberg J.
6-36-3
Henman T.
Black B.
6-16-4
R32
Martin T.
Fromberg R.
7-687-64
Draper S.
Becker B.
7-636-3
Sargsian S.
Kafelnikov Y.
3-66-36-3
Sampras P.
Woodbridge T.
6-46-786-4
Arthurs W.
Tramacchi P.
6-36-4
Lareau S.
Kohlmann M.
6-14-66-4
Ivanisevic G.
Stanoytchev O.
6-46-4
Philippoussis M.
Gambill J.
2-66-36-4
Hewitt L.
Wilkinson C.
6-46-3
Pioline C.
Woodforde M.
6-47-5
Kucera K.
Courier J.
3-66-46-1
Stoltenberg J.
Lee M.
7-616-1
Black B.
Clement A.
6-46-3
Henman T.
Mamiit C.
6-37-66
Rusedski G.
Goldstein P.
6-36-4
Ferreira W.
Tarango J.
6-756-46-2
R64
Clement A.
Escude N.
4-0
Draper S.
Motevassel O.
7-637-67
Ferreira W.
Tieleman L.
3-67-56-1
Pioline C.
Navarra M.
7-623-66-1
Hewitt L.
Nargiso D.
7-623-66-2
Wilkinson C.
Suzuki T.
4-67-656-1
Gambill J.
Sell M.
6-46-2
Stanoytchev O.
Wessels P.
4-66-26-4
Lareau S.
Cowan B.
6-46-2
Kohlmann M.
Enqvist T.
6-46-4
Tramacchi P.
Santoro F.
6-37-66
Arthurs W.
Parmar A.
7-56-2
Woodbridge T.
Wassen R.
6-26-1
Woodforde M.
Van Scheppingen D.
3-66-26-4
Fromberg R.
Norman M.
7-57-64
Courier J.
Carlsen K.
6-24-66-1
Lee M.
Tillstrom M.
6-777-646-4
Stoltenberg J.
Black W.
6-36-4
Black B.
Federer R.
6-36-0
Mamiit C.
Pretzsch A.
6-36-4
Goldstein P.
Motomura G.
6-37-5
Tarango J.
Dupuis A.
7-56-1
Becker B.
Korda P.
6-46-4
Sargsian S.
Damm Sr M.
6-36-1