Kevin Kim vs Ivo Minar — St. Petersburg Round of 32

St. Petersburg · ATP · Round of 32
USA
Kevin Kim
47 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLLWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 24 October 2005
carpet
CZE
Ivo Minar
42 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLWLLW
Kim K.
6-1 4-6 7-5
Minar I.
Kim K.
6472
Minar I.
1651

Kevin Kim defeated Ivo Minar 6-1 4-6 7-5 in the St. Petersburg round of 32 on carpet. The upset overturned the form book — Ivo Minar came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Kevin Kim claimed a first win over Ivo Minar in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Kevin Kim came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 4–6 7–5.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2005-10-10ViennaR32hardIvo Minar7-6(0) 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Kim K.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Minar I.

Minar I.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Kim 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
Kim K.Minar I.
1st serve in·Even
58%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
69%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
45%
51%
Service points won·Even
60%
61%
Return points won·Even
36%
35%
Break points saved·Even
55%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.8
5.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.5
2.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (116 vs 106). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kim K.Minar I.
Clutch Rating·Even
40
37
Break points saved·Even
64
62
Break points won·Slight edge
48
57
Deciding sets·Clear edge
52
39
Tiebreaks·Even
41
38

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Johansson T.
Kiefer N.
6-46-2
Semi-finals
Kiefer N.
Vik R.
6-36-4
Johansson T.
Verdasco F.
6-33-66-3
Quarter-finals
Vik R.
Youzhny M.
1-66-46-2
Verdasco F.
Carlsen K.
6-46-2
Johansson T.
Rusedski G.
6-27-66
Kiefer N.
Davydenko N.
6-16-1
R16
Carlsen K.
Stakhovsky S.
6-757-627-66
Johansson T.
Pavel A.
6-26-2
Davydenko N.
Goldstein P.
6-36-4
Youzhny M.
Saulnier C.
6-16-1
Kiefer N.
Melzer J.
3-66-37-5
Verdasco F.
Monaco J.
7-56-3
Vik R.
Serra F.
7-632-66-3
Rusedski G.
Kim K.
4-66-36-4
R32
Kim K.
Minar I.
6-14-67-5
Youzhny M.
Beck K.
6-34-1
Davydenko N.
Dlouhy L.
6-26-1
Monaco J.
Gabashvili T.
6-36-3
Stakhovsky S.
Popp A.
6-34-66-4
Melzer J.
Davletshin V.
6-36-4
Saulnier C.
Kunitsyn I.
6-36-2
Serra F.
Bjorkman J.
6-726-36-4
Vik R.
Nieminen J.
6-46-4
Goldstein P.
Burgsmuller L.
7-662-66-3
Kiefer N.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-33-66-4
Verdasco F.
Philippoussis M.
7-644-66-2
Rusedski G.
Tursunov D.
6-46-4
Pavel A.
Vanek J.
6-37-65
Johansson T.
Kohlschreiber P.
6-36-4
Carlsen K.
Mirnyi M.
6-747-656-4