Sjeng Schalken vs Karol Kucera — Paris Masters Round of 32
Paris Masters · ATP · Round of 32
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 1 November 1999
hard
Schalken S.6-3 6-4
Kucera K.
Schalken S.
662
Kucera K.
34–
Sjeng Schalken defeated Karol Kucera 6-3 6-4 in the Paris Masters round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Karol Kucera came in leading the head-to-head 4–1, defending last year's round of 16, but Sjeng Schalken had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 4 on hard. Sjeng Schalken narrowed the head-to-head to 4–2.
Key context
- Match story: Sjeng Schalken closed it out in two sets, 6–3 6–4.
Head to head
1–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-01-14 | Australian Open | R128 | hard | Karol Kucera | 6-1 6-4 1-6 6-1 |
| 2000-04-17 | Monte Carlo Masters | R16 | clay | Karol Kucera | 6-2 6-4 |
| 1999-10-25 | Stuttgart Masters | R32 | carpet | Sjeng Schalken | 7-5 6-1 |
| 1999-06-14 | s Hertogenbosch | R16 | grass | Karol Kucera | 7-5 6-2 |
| 1998-01-12 | Sydney Outdoor | R32 | hard | Karol Kucera | 6-2 6-2 |
Serve vs return
This seasonEven 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 season1st serve in·Clear edge
68%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
72%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
53%
48%
Service points won·Even
63%
61%
Return points won·Even
39%
40%
Break points saved·Even
57%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.0
5.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.3
4.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
15°CClear
Wind 21 km/hHumidity 74%
Draw
Quarter-finals
Agassi A.
Philippoussis M.
6-46-1
Chang M.
Pioline C.
5-77-666-4
Safin M.
Courier J.
6-26-4
Lapentti N.
Haas T.
6-43-66-3
R16
Haas T.
Sampras P.
W/O
Safin M.
Rosset M.
6-46-4
Agassi A.
Schalken S.
6-43-66-2
Chang M.
Van Lottum J.
6-16-2
Courier J.
Enqvist T.
6-737-647-5
Lapentti N.
Costa A.
6-27-5
Philippoussis M.
Henman T.
6-13-66-3
Pioline C.
Hewitt L.
7-643-67-66
R32
Costa A.
Rusedski G.
7-67
Pioline C.
Medvedev A.
6-16-4
Chang M.
Rios M.
7-56-2
Van Lottum J.
Sargsian S.
6-37-67
Enqvist T.
Martin T.
4-67-657-66
Courier J.
Moya C.
6-26-1
Agassi A.
El Aynaoui Y.
6-46-3
Rosset M.
Corretja A.
7-56-3
Safin M.
Kuerten G.
7-643-67-64
Lapentti N.
Santoro F.
6-37-65
Haas T.
Koubek S.
6-36-2
Sampras P.
Clavet F.
4-66-37-64
Philippoussis M.
Krajicek R.
7-56-3
Henman T.
Ferrero J.
4-67-676-4
Schalken S.
Kucera K.
6-36-4
Hewitt L.
Kafelnikov Y.
6-42-66-4
R64
Hewitt L.
Meligeni F.
6-36-2
Medvedev A.
Raoux G.
6-36-4
Chang M.
Johansson T.
6-777-56-4
Van Lottum J.
Mantilla F.
6-36-2
Enqvist T.
Grosjean S.
3-66-47-65
Courier J.
Di Pasquale A.
7-653-67-66
Rosset M.
Bastl G.
7-676-2
Safin M.
Zabaleta M.
6-737-56-3
Costa A.
Norman M.
4-66-36-2
Santoro F.
Schuettler R.
6-26-3
Koubek S.
Hrbaty D.
7-56-4
Clavet F.
Novak J.
6-46-1
Philippoussis M.
Escude N.
6-47-64
Ferrero J.
Ferreira W.
4-66-26-2
Schalken S.
Clement A.
7-644-67-62
El Aynaoui Y.
Spadea V.
6-26-4