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

Date: Jan 20, 2002*
Tournament: Australian Open
Edition: 2002
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Hard
Round: R32
Duration: 2h 9m

Match Statistics

Stat	Stefan Koubek	Kristian Pless
Aces	4	8
Double faults	7	9
First serve %	63	61
First serve points won %	68	62
Second serve points won %	44	36
Break points saved %	69	67
Break points converted %	33	31
Service points won %	59	52
Return points won %	48	41
Total points won %	53	47

Player Comparison

Field	Stefan Koubek	Kristian Pless
Country	AUT	DEN
Birth date	Jan 2, 1977	Feb 9, 1981
Age	25	20
Height	175 cm	188 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	65	82
Ranking points (entering)	563	485
Elo (entering)	1,716	1,712
Current career W-L	195–235	44–82
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

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
James Blake #70	4-6 2-6 6-4 6-1 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 18, 2002	R64
Cyril Saulnier #153	0-6 1-6 7-6(6) 6-4 8-6	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 16, 2002	R128

Stefan Koubek's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Fernando Gonzalez #140	7-5 6-1 6-7(3) 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 23, 2002	R16

Kristian Pless's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Hicham Arazi #26	6-3 6-4 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 18, 2002	R64
Max Mirnyi #33	3-6 6-3 6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 16, 2002	R128