Goran Ivanisevic vs Gustavo Kuerten — Masters Cup Round Robin
Masters Cup · ATP · Round Robin
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 12 November 2001
hard
Ivanisevic G.6-2 6-7 6-4
Kuerten G.
Ivanisevic G.
66262
Kuerten G.
27741
Goran Ivanisevic defeated Gustavo Kuerten 6-2 6-7 6-4 in the Masters Cup round robin on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Gustavo Kuerten came in leading the head-to-head 6–1, defending the title. Goran Ivanisevic narrowed the head-to-head to 6–2.
Key context
- Match story: Goran Ivanisevic closed it out in three sets, 6–2 6–7 6–4.
Head to head
1–6| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-03-10 | Indian Wells Masters | R64 | hard | Gustavo Kuerten | 6-2 6-4 |
| 2001-08-13 | Indianapolis | SF | hard | Gustavo Kuerten | 1-6 6-3 6-2 |
| 2001-08-06 | Cincinnati Masters | R16 | hard | Gustavo Kuerten | 6-2 6-1 |
| 2000-03-20 | Miami Masters | R32 | hard | Gustavo Kuerten | 7-6(4) 6-3 |
| 1999-10-11 | Vienna | R32 | hard | Goran Ivanisevic | 6-1 6-7(2) 6-4 |
| 1999-08-30 | US Open | R32 | hard | Gustavo Kuerten | 6-4 6-2 6-4 |
| 1998-04-27 | Munich | R32 | clay | Gustavo Kuerten | 6-4 7-6(6) |
Serve vs return
This seasonServe-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 season1st serve in·Even
57%
56%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
80%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
52%
Service points won·Even
67%
65%
Return points won·Slight edge
31%
37%
Break points saved·Even
64%
62%
Aces / match·Dominant
15.0
8.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.2
2.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (75 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Draw
Round Robin
Ferrero J.
Ivanisevic G.
7-647-65
Ivanisevic G.
Kuerten G.
6-26-726-4
Kafelnikov Y.
Kuerten G.
6-24-66-3
Grosjean S.
Rafter P.
7-646-3
Hewitt L.
Grosjean S.
3-66-26-3
Ferrero J.
Kuerten G.
7-636-2
Kafelnikov Y.
Ivanisevic G.
6-36-4
Agassi A.
Rafter P.
6-26-4
Kafelnikov Y.
Ferrero J.
4-66-17-65
Hewitt L.
Agassi A.
6-36-4
Hewitt L.
Rafter P.
7-56-2
Grosjean S.
Agassi A.
6-36-4