Franco Squillari vs Karol Kucera — Stuttgart Outdoor Quarter-final

Stuttgart Outdoor · ATP · Quarter-final
ARG
Franco Squillari
50 yrs · 183 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLWLWLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 17 July 2000
clay
SVK
Karol Kucera
52 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWLWLWL
Squillari F.
7-5 6-1
Kucera K.
Squillari F.
762
Kucera K.
51–

Franco Squillari defeated Karol Kucera 7-5 6-1 in the Stuttgart Outdoor quarter-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Karol Kucera came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 16. Franco Squillari narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Franco Squillari came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–5 6–1.

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2002-03-11Indian Wells MastersR32hardKarol Kucera6-4 6-2
2000-05-29Roland GarrosR32clayFranco Squillari6-1 6-4 4-6 6-4
1998-09-25Davis Cup WG PO: ARG vs SVKRRclayKarol Kucera6-3 6-3 3-6 6-7(3) 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Squillari F.serving66% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Kucera K.

Kucera K.serving68% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Squillari F.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

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
Squillari F.Kucera K.
1st serve in·Even
55%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
48%
Service points won·Even
60%
61%
Return points won·Even
40%
40%
Break points saved·Even
60%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.8
5.6
Double faults / match·Even
4.8
4.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (196 vs 173). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Final
Squillari F.
Gaudio G.
6-23-64-66-46-2
Semi-finals
Squillari F.
Elsner D.
7-667-65
Gaudio G.
Ilie A.
6-26-4
Quarter-finals
Ilie A.
Schuettler R.
6-36-4
Gaudio G.
Medvedev A.
6-17-63
Elsner D.
Novak J.
6-26-1
Squillari F.
Kucera K.
7-56-1
R16
Ilie A.
Safin M.
7-647-64
Schuettler R.
Haas T.
7-52-1
Squillari F.
Goellner M.
4-66-26-3
Gaudio G.
Alami K.
5-76-36-4
Medvedev A.
Kafelnikov Y.
6-747-56-3
Elsner D.
Norman M.
4-67-626-4
Novak J.
Meligeni F.
6-36-2
Kucera K.
El Aynaoui Y.
6-36-2
R32
Kafelnikov Y.
Boutter J.
7-636-757-66
Norman M.
Phau B.
6-26-2
Elsner D.
Clavet F.
6-44-66-3
Gaudio G.
Diaz J.
6-27-5
Alami K.
Jonsson F.
0-67-656-2
Safin M.
Pavel A.
5-76-36-3
Ilie A.
Arazi H.
4-66-27-65
Meligeni F.
Hantschk M.
6-16-2
Novak J.
Hrbaty D.
6-37-5
Schuettler R.
Vicente F.
6-44-66-3
Haas T.
Miketa D.
3-67-56-2
Squillari F.
Gonzalez F.
6-16-3
Goellner M.
Hernych J.
6-16-3
Medvedev A.
Karbacher B.
6-36-2
El Aynaoui Y.
Vinck C.
6-17-68
Kucera K.
Dosedel S.
6-26-1