Nicklas Kulti vs Thomas Johansson — Bastad Round of 16

Bastad · ATP · Round of 16
SWE
Nicklas Kulti
55 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 5 July 1999
clay
SWE
Thomas Johansson
51 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWLLWL
Kulti N.
6-3 7-5
Johansson T.
Kulti N.
672
Johansson T.
35–

Nicklas Kulti defeated Thomas Johansson 6-3 7-5 in the Bastad round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Thomas Johansson came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's semi-final. Nicklas Kulti claimed a first win over Thomas Johansson in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Nicklas Kulti closed it out in two sets, 6–3 7–5.

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2000-01-17Australian OpenR128hardThomas Johansson6-1 6-2 6-4
1997-09-29BeijingR32hardThomas Johansson7-5 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Kulti N.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Johansson T.

Johansson T.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Kulti N.

Serve advantage — Johansson 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 season
Kulti N.Johansson T.
1st serve in·Even
53%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
74%
75%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
44%
51%
Service points won·Slight edge
60%
65%
Return points won·Even
36%
35%
Break points saved·Even
60%
63%
Aces / match·Clear edge
7.0
8.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.3
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (23 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
20°CDrizzle
Wind 18 km/hHumidity 83%

Draw

Final
Marin J.
Vinciguerra A.
6-47-64
Semi-finals
Marin J.
Kulti N.
2-67-696-4
Vinciguerra A.
Ruud C.
6-36-3
Quarter-finals
Vinciguerra A.
Blanco G.
6-1
Marin J.
Norman M.
6-21-67-64
Ruud C.
Rodriguez M.
7-636-2
Kulti N.
Puentes G.
2-67-56-4
R16
Vinciguerra A.
Hipfl M.
7-676-1
Rodriguez M.
Gustafsson M.
7-654-66-1
Marin J.
Dosedel S.
6-34-67-5
Puentes G.
Alonso J.
3-66-46-4
Norman M.
Nicolas E.
6-36-3
Blanco G.
Tarango J.
6-27-5
Ruud C.
Gumy H.
6-26-2
Kulti N.
Johansson T.
6-37-5
R32
Dosedel S.
Vicente F.
5-77-56-2
Vinciguerra A.
Fromberg R.
7-56-4
Hipfl M.
Gaudio G.
6-36-1
Gustafsson M.
Santopadre V.
6-26-4
Norman M.
Tillstrom M.
6-26-0
Gumy H.
Sanguinetti D.
6-26-1
Rodriguez M.
Karbacher B.
1-66-37-5
Nicolas E.
Dreekmann H.
6-26-3
Puentes G.
Kroslak J.
4-66-16-3
Kulti N.
Kohlmann M.
1-66-46-3
Marin J.
Pescariu D.
6-36-0
Alonso J.
Diaz J.
3-67-56-4
Johansson T.
Berasategui A.
6-31-66-4
Blanco G.
Timfjord N.
6-17-61
Tarango J.
Hrbaty D.
6-16-2
Ruud C.
Ortegren J.
6-36-2