Karol Kucera vs Marat Safin — Dusseldorf Final
Dusseldorf · ATP · Final
2 — 0
Sets
Sunday, 21 May 2000 ·
clay
Kucera K.6-3 6-2
Safin M.
Kucera K.
662
Safin M.
320
Karol Kucera defeated Marat Safin 6-3 6-2 in the Dusseldorf final on clay. The result followed the form book — Karol Kucera came in defending last year's round-robin. Karol Kucera extended the head-to-head to 4–3.
Key context
- Match story: Karol Kucera dropped just 5 games past Marat Safin.
Head to head
3–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-08-16 | Athens Olympics | R64 | hard | Marat Safin | 6-0 6-4 |
| 2001-10-29 | Paris Masters | R32 | hard | Marat Safin | 7-6 5-7 6-4 |
| 2001-02-09 | Davis Cup WG R1: SVK vs RUS | RR | hard | Karol Kucera | 3-6 4-6 6-3 7-5 6-2 |
| 1999-07-16 | Davis Cup WG QF: RUS vs SVK | RR | clay | Marat Safin | 2-6 6-4 6-2 6-4 |
| 1999-01-18 | Australian Open | R32 | hard | Karol Kucera | 6-2 6-3 6-2 |
| 1998-08-03 | Amsterdam | R32 | clay | Karol Kucera | 6-2 3-6 7-6 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
56%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
71%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
52%
Service points won·Even
61%
64%
Return points won·Even
40%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
56%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.5
8.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.9
2.6
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (173 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.