Karol Kucera vs Thomas Johansson — Basel Round of 32

Basel · ATP · Round of 32
SVK
Karol Kucera
52 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWLWLWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 4 October 1999
hard
SWE
Thomas Johansson
51 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWLLWL
Kucera K.
7-5 6-3
Johansson T.
Kucera K.
762
Johansson T.
53–

Karol Kucera defeated Thomas Johansson 7-5 6-3 in the Basel round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Thomas Johansson came in defending last year's semi-final, but Karol Kucera had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 5 on hard. Karol Kucera extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

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

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2004-02-09MilanQFcarpetThomas Johansson7-6(2) 7-6(2)
1999-04-02Davis Cup WG R1: SWE vs SVKRRcarpetKarol Kucera6-1 7-6(7) 2-6 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Kucera K.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Johansson T.

Johansson T.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Kucera K.

Even serve battle

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.Johansson T.
1st serve in·Even
56%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
72%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
51%
Service points won·Even
61%
65%
Return points won·Slight edge
40%
35%
Break points saved·Slight edge
57%
63%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.6
8.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.8
2.3

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

Draw

Final
Kucera K.
Henman T.
6-47-6104-64-67-62
Semi-finals
Henman T.
Ivanisevic G.
6-36-4
Kucera K.
Kiefer N.
6-46-3
Quarter-finals
Kiefer N.
Rusedski G.
2-67-646-3
Ivanisevic G.
Kafelnikov Y.
4-66-36-4
Henman T.
Federer R.
6-37-5
Kucera K.
Agassi A.
6-47-5
R16
Henman T.
Medvedev A.
5-76-46-1
Kafelnikov Y.
Roux L.
6-17-61
Ivanisevic G.
Woodruff C.
7-54-67-65
Federer R.
Popp A.
6-27-5
Kiefer N.
Novak J.
6-36-726-1
Rusedski G.
Hrbaty D.
6-26-2
Kucera K.
Arazi H.
6-17-65
Agassi A.
Escude N.
6-45-77-5
R32
Kafelnikov Y.
Spadea V.
6-37-5
Roux L.
Manta L.
7-53-67-62
Popp A.
Kornienko I.
7-56-4
Federer R.
Damm Sr M.
6-23-66-4
Rusedski G.
Santoro F.
7-636-2
Arazi H.
Lapentti N.
6-33-66-3
Kucera K.
Johansson T.
7-56-3
Escude N.
Schuettler R.
6-26-3
Woodruff C.
Koubek S.
3-66-26-2
Hrbaty D.
Pavel A.
6-26-0
Novak J.
Vacek D.
6-46-4
Ivanisevic G.
Enqvist T.
6-44-67-5
Kiefer N.
Larsson M.
6-16-4
Henman T.
Bastl G.
5-76-26-2
Medvedev A.
Safin M.
2-66-47-62
Agassi A.
Siemerink J.
6-36-4