Karol Kucera vs Fabrice Santoro — Chennai Quarter-final

Chennai · ATP · Quarter-final
SVK
Karol Kucera
52 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 31 December 2001
hard
FRA
Fabrice Santoro
53 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Kucera K.
6-2 6-7 7-6
Santoro F.
Kucera K.
669772
Santoro F.
2711651

Karol Kucera defeated Fabrice Santoro 6-2 6-7 7-6 in the Chennai quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Karol Kucera came in leading the head-to-head 6–2. Karol Kucera extended the head-to-head to 7–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Karol Kucera closed it out in three sets, 6–2 6–7 7–6.

Head to head

6–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2003-06-09HalleR16grassKarol Kucera6-3 6-3
2002-01-07SydneyR32hardKarol Kucera6-4 1-6 6-3
2001-02-12MarseilleR16hardKarol Kucera6-2 7-5
1999-02-15RotterdamR16hardKarol Kucera7-6(4) 6-4
1998-11-02Paris MastersR32hardKarol Kucera6-2 3-6 6-0
1997-04-07EstorilR32clayFabrice Santoro2-6 7-6(1) 6-2
1997-03-17St. PetersburgR32carpetFabrice Santoro6-4 6-3
1997-03-10CopenhagenR16carpetKarol Kucera6-1 4-6 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Kucera K.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Santoro F.

Santoro F.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Kucera K.

Even serve battle

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
Kucera K.Santoro F.
1st serve in·Even
58%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
71%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
51%
Service points won·Even
61%
61%
Return points won·Even
39%
38%
Break points saved·Even
56%
60%
Aces / match·Slight edge
5.4
4.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.8
1.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (127 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Tabara M.
Stoliarov A.
6-27-64
Canas G.
Srichaphan P.
6-47-62
Semi-finals
Tabara M.
Pless K.
4-0
Stoliarov A.
Robredo T.
4-66-36-4
Srichaphan P.
Pavel A.
6-36-4
Canas G.
Kucera K.
4-66-36-3
Quarter-finals
Robredo T.
Saulnier C.
6-26-1
Pless K.
Voinea A.
6-17-5
Tabara M.
Pioline C.
6-46-1
Stoliarov A.
Wessels P.
1-66-36-2
Canas G.
Vanek J.
7-51-1
Kucera K.
Santoro F.
6-26-797-65
Pavel A.
Calatrava A.
7-666-1
Srichaphan P.
Johansson T.
4-66-36-2
R16
Voinea A.
Golmard J.
1-2
Tabara M.
Kempes E.
6-46-0
Pioline C.
Agenor R.
4-66-36-2
Stoliarov A.
Vinciguerra A.
6-16-3
Wessels P.
Youzhny M.
6-06-4
Saulnier C.
Black B.
6-36-4
Robredo T.
Sanchez D.
4-66-16-2
Pless K.
Dent T.
7-696-4
Srichaphan P.
Stoliarov A.
6-26-1
Johansson T.
Rochus O.
4-66-36-4
Pavel A.
Galvani S.
6-36-3
Calatrava A.
Hrbaty D.
2-67-56-2
Kucera K.
Van Scheppingen D.
7-57-62
Santoro F.
Labadze I.
6-26-3
Vanek J.
Okun N.
3-67-656-4
Canas G.
Karlovic I.
7-56-2
R32
Youzhny M.
Squillari F.
6-746-16-2
Dent T.
Norman M.
6-37-63
Pless K.
Black W.
6-27-5
Voinea A.
Syed F.
6-46-2
Golmard J.
Bastl G.
7-56-736-1
Pioline C.
Blanco G.
3-66-37-64
Agenor R.
Zib T.
6-36-2
Tabara M.
Gonzalez F.
6-36-3
Kempes E.
Vanek J.
7-654-66-3
Sanchez D.
Hantschk M.
6-36-3
Robredo T.
Paes L.
7-646-0
Saulnier C.
Benfele Alvarez E.
6-46-2
Black B.
Davydenko N.
6-44-66-3
Vinciguerra A.
Kratochvil M.
7-646-3
Stoliarov A.
Bhupathi M.
3-66-27-62
Wessels P.
Roux L.
7-56-1
Vanek J.
Bhupathi M.
6-26-2
Karlovic I.
Black B.
7-626-3
Okun N.
Pless K.
6-26-4
Santoro F.
Wessels P.
7-666-3
Labadze I.
Dupre T.
6-47-60
Kucera K.
Balcells J.
6-43-67-5
Canas G.
Bastl G.
6-46-2
Van Scheppingen D.
Tabara M.
4-66-36-4
Hrbaty D.
Pretzsch A.
6-16-4
Calatrava A.
Fukarek O.
6-746-26-4
Johansson T.
Heuberger I.
6-46-4
Rochus O.
Lee M.
6-46-3
Pavel A.
Marin J.
6-36-2
Srichaphan P.
Mirnyi M.
6-36-3
Stoliarov A.
Paes L.
6-36-1
Galvani S.
Luzzi F.
6-16-3