R32 Australian Open 2002

Stefan Koubek #65 def. Kristian Pless #82

7-6(4) 7-5 6-3

Stefan Koubek defeated Kristian Pless 7-6(4) 7-5 6-3 in the 2002 Australian Open round of 32 on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatStefan KoubekKristian Pless
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
48
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
79
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
62.6%61.3%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
68.1%61.9%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
44.2%35.8%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
69.2%66.7%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
59.1%51.8%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
33.3%30.8%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
48.2%40.9%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
53.2%46.8%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
-3.2-10.5
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+10.5+3.2

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2002 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldStefan KoubekKristian Pless
Country AUT DEN
Birth dateJan 2, 1977Feb 9, 1981
Age2520
Height175 cm188 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand—
Ranking (entering)6582
Ranking points (entering)563485
Elo (entering)1,7161,712
Current career W-L195–23544–82
Current career earnings$3,365,024$1,127,884
Pre-match H2H
Stefan Koubek #65 0 – 0 Kristian Pless #82

Path

Stefan Koubek's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
James Blake #704-6 2-6 6-4 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 18, 2002R64
Cyril Saulnier #1530-6 1-6 7-6(6) 6-4 8-6WH2HMatch dataJan 16, 2002R128

Stefan Koubek's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Fernando Gonzalez #1407-5 6-1 6-7(3) 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 23, 2002R16

Kristian Pless's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Hicham Arazi #266-3 6-4 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 18, 2002R64
Max Mirnyi #333-6 6-3 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 16, 2002R128