Marat Safin vs Karol Kucera — Paris Masters Round of 32
Paris Masters · ATP · Round of 32
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 29 October 2001
hard
Marat Safin defeated Karol Kucera 7-6 5-7 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 4–2, defending last year's round of 64. Marat Safin narrowed the head-to-head to 4–3.
Key context
- Match story: Marat Safin edged Karol Kucera in three tight sets (7–6 5–7 6–4).
Safin M.
77562
Kucera K.
62741
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
1.12
SlowFast
Weather
15°COvercast
Wind 6 km/hHumidity 93%
Head to head
2–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-08-16 | Athens Olympics | R64 | hard | Marat Safin | 6-0 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 |
| 2000-05-21 | Dusseldorf | F | clay | Karol Kucera | 6-3 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(5) |
Statistics
Recent form57%1st serve in+3%60%
76%1st serve points won+7%69%
53%2nd serve points won+3%50%
66%Service points won+5%61%
36%Return points won+1%37%
61%Break points saved+2%59%
10.5Aces / match+5.15.4
2.7Double faults / match+1.74.4
Averages from each player's recent completed matches (20 vs 20). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Draw
Quarter-finals
Haas T.
Johansson T.
4-66-16-3
Grosjean S.
Arazi H.
6-26-2
Kafelnikov Y.
Novak J.
6-36-3
Vinciguerra A.
Schalken S.
2-67-657-66
R16
Vinciguerra A.
Safin M.
6-46-4
Kafelnikov Y.
Costa A.
6-36-4
Novak J.
Boutter J.
6-37-63
Grosjean S.
Rochus C.
6-03-66-0
Arazi H.
Ferrero J.
6-24-66-3
Haas T.
Malisse X.
7-56-1
Johansson T.
Lapentti N.
6-36-3
Schalken S.
Kuerten G.
4-66-46-4
R32
Grosjean S.
Hrbaty D.
6-16-4
Boutter J.
Henman T.
6-46-3
Novak J.
Federer R.
6-46-747-62
Haas T.
Ljubicic I.
6-36-4
Malisse X.
Clement A.
6-43-67-65
Johansson T.
Enqvist T.
6-37-67
Lapentti N.
Hewitt L.
4-66-46-4
Ferrero J.
Portas A.
6-36-4
Arazi H.
Santoro F.
6-46-4
Kuerten G.
Ulihrach B.
6-26-4
Schalken S.
Roddick A.
4-66-37-5
Vinciguerra A.
Ivanisevic G.
6-43-67-66
Safin M.
Kucera K.
7-625-76-4
Kafelnikov Y.
Philippoussis M.
7-626-4
Costa A.
Canas G.
7-646-4
Rochus C.
Corretja A.
5-77-636-4
R64
Hrbaty D.
Mirnyi M.
6-27-64
Boutter J.
Pavel A.
6-43-1
Novak J.
Martin A.
6-36-4
Costa A.
Llodra M.
7-636-1
Philippoussis M.
Mahut N.
6-36-4
Kucera K.
Pioline C.
6-46-776-3
Vinciguerra A.
Robredo T.
3-66-16-2
Schalken S.
Luzzi F.
6-46-2
Ulihrach B.
Clavet F.
6-46-4
Rochus C.
Ferreira W.
6-36-3
Arazi H.
Kiefer N.
7-641-66-3
Portas A.
Squillari F.
6-26-3
Ljubicic I.
Moya C.
7-56-1
Malisse X.
Rusedski G.
7-636-4
Enqvist T.
Escude N.
6-26-3
Lapentti N.
Dupuis A.
6-757-657-5