SF New Haven 1998

Karol Kucera #13 def. Richard Krajicek #6

7-6(6) 6-4

Karol Kucera defeated Richard Krajicek 7-6(6) 6-4 in the 1998 New Haven semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatKarol KuceraRichard Krajicek
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
68
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
64
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
56.9%61.4%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
80.5%83.7%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
54.8%44.4%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
50.0%60.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
69.4%68.6%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
40.0%50.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
31.4%30.6%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
50.7%49.3%
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.
+7.5+6.6
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.
-6.6-7.5

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 1998 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldKarol KuceraRichard Krajicek
Country SVK NED
Birth dateMar 4, 1974Dec 6, 1971
Age2426
Height188 cm196 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)136
Ranking points (entering)2,1852,631
Elo (entering)1,8581,988
Current career W-L261–233408–207
Current career earnings$5,061,125$10,077,425
Pre-match H2H

Path

Karol Kucera's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Guillaume Raoux #483-6 6-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataAug 22, 1998QF
Jan Siemerink #206-4 7-5WH2HMatch dataAug 21, 1998R16
Hernan Gumy #1026-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 20, 1998R32

Karol Kucera's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Goran Ivanisevic #166-4 5-7 6-2WH2HMatch dataAug 23, 1998F

Richard Krajicek's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Tim Henman #105-7 6-2 7-6(16)WH2HMatch dataAug 22, 1998QF
Harel Levy #2936-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 21, 1998R16
MaliVai Washington #1847-5 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 20, 1998R32