Marat Safin #7 def. Karol Kucera #122

7-6(2) 5-7 6-4

Marat Safin defeated Karol Kucera 7-6(2) 5-7 6-4 in the 2001 Paris Masters round of 32 on carpet courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMarat SafinKarol Kucera
Aces914
Double faults44
First serve %5762
First serve points won %7368
Second serve points won %5158
Break points saved %7540
Break points converted %6025
Service points won %6364
Return points won %3637
Total points won %5149

Player Comparison

FieldMarat SafinKarol Kucera
Country RUS SVK
Birth dateJan 27, 1980Mar 4, 1974
Age2127
Height193 cm188 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)7122
Ranking points (entering)2,670342
Elo (entering)1,9421,730
Current career W-L396–249261–233
Current career earnings$14,373,291$5,061,125
Pre-match H2H
Marat Safin #7 0 2 Karol Kucera #122

Path

Marat Safin's path

No prior matches in this tournament.

Marat Safin's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Andreas Vinciguerra #464-6 4-6LH2HMatch dataNov 3, 2001R16

Karol Kucera's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Cedric Pioline #876-4 6-7(7) 6-3WH2HMatch dataOct 31, 2001R64