Gustavo Kuerten vs Tim Henman — Indianapolis Quarter-final

Indianapolis · ATP · Quarter-final
BRA
Gustavo Kuerten
49 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 13 August 2001
hard
GBR
Tim Henman
51 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLWLLLWLWL
Kuerten G.
3-6 6-1 7-5
Henman T.
Kuerten G.
3672
Henman T.
6151

Gustavo Kuerten defeated Tim Henman 3-6 6-1 7-5 in the Indianapolis quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Tim Henman came in leading the head-to-head 5–2, defending last year's semi-final. Gustavo Kuerten narrowed the head-to-head to 5–3.

Key context

Head to head

2–5
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2005-05-02Rome MastersR64clayTim Henman6-3 6-3
2004-07-26Canada MastersR32hardGustavo Kuerten7-5 6-4
2003-10-27Paris MastersR16hardTim Henman6-4 6-2
2002-08-05Cincinnati MastersR64hardTim Henman6-3 6-4
2001-08-06Cincinnati MastersSFhardGustavo Kuerten6-2 1-6 7-6(4)
2000-08-07Cincinnati MastersSFhardTim Henman6-7(11) 6-3 7-6(0)
1998-03-16Miami MastersQFhardTim Henman6-2 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Kuerten G.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Henman T.

Henman T.serving87% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Kuerten G.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

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
Kuerten G.Henman T.
1st serve in·Slight edge
56%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
75%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
52%
Service points won·Even
65%
65%
Return points won·Even
37%
39%
Break points saved·Even
62%
62%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.7
5.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.2
3.5

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

Draw

Final
Rafter P.
Kuerten G.
4-2
Semi-finals
Rafter P.
Safin M.
6-35-77-67
Kuerten G.
Ivanisevic G.
1-66-36-2
Quarter-finals
Ivanisevic G.
El Aynaoui Y.
7-56-3
Safin M.
Enqvist T.
7-56-4
Rafter P.
Mirnyi M.
6-37-63
Kuerten G.
Henman T.
3-66-17-5
R16
Henman T.
Zabaleta M.
6-26-1
El Aynaoui Y.
Hewitt L.
6-36-716-3
Mirnyi M.
Bjorkman J.
3-66-37-612
Ivanisevic G.
Clement A.
7-57-5
Enqvist T.
Johansson T.
6-25-76-1
Kuerten G.
Ljubicic I.
7-657-5
Safin M.
Robredo T.
7-656-1
Rafter P.
Pless K.
6-46-4
R32
El Aynaoui Y.
Escude N.
3-67-636-3
Ivanisevic G.
Voltchkov V.
4-67-647-61
Clement A.
Ginepri R.
6-36-4
Rafter P.
Tabara M.
6-26-0
Pless K.
Pavel A.
7-663-66-3
Bjorkman J.
Arazi H.
6-16-4
Safin M.
Sa A.
4-66-26-3
Johansson T.
Malisse X.
3-66-16-4
Mirnyi M.
Kafelnikov Y.
6-36-3
Enqvist T.
Popp A.
7-623-66-4
Kuerten G.
Okun N.
6-46-3
Ljubicic I.
Woodruff C.
6-37-615
Zabaleta M.
Kim K.
4-66-27-5
Henman T.
Voinea A.
6-26-3
Hewitt L.
Dent T.
6-27-63
Robredo T.
Russell M.
6-37-5
R64
Ljubicic I.
Ferreira W.
4-67-647-63
Okun N.
Stepanek R.
6-46-3
Kim K.
Saulnier C.
6-46-2
Zabaleta M.
Friedl L.
6-46-756-3
Voinea A.
Lareau S.
7-666-1
Dent T.
Kratochvil M.
7-642-66-4
Bjorkman J.
Dosedel S.
7-6107-5
Mirnyi M.
Ilie A.
6-46-4
Popp A.
Vanek J.
7-56-1
Malisse X.
Simoni A.
6-26-3
Johansson T.
Levy H.
6-36-3
Robredo T.
Koubek S.
7-56-1
Russell M.
Sargsian S.
6-26-4
Sa A.
Larsson M.
6-26-786-3
El Aynaoui Y.
Spadea V.
6-46-4
Arazi H.
Fukarek O.
7-656-2
Woodruff C.
Di Pasquale A.
6-27-65
Pavel A.
Fish M.
6-45-76-1
Pless K.
Pioline C.
6-36-4
Tabara M.
Bastl G.
6-46-1
Ginepri R.
Alami K.
6-15-76-4
Voltchkov V.
Weiner G.
7-643-66-0
Ivanisevic G.
Meligeni F.
6-46-4
Escude N.
Blake J.
6-36-3