Vadim Kutsenko #185 def. Ivan Ljubicic #50

6-3 6-4 1-6 4-6 6-3

Vadim Kutsenko defeated Ivan Ljubicic 6-3 6-4 1-6 4-6 6-3 in the 2003 Australian Open round of 128 on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Jan 15, 2003*
Tournament: Australian Open
Edition: 2003
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Hard
Round: R128
Duration: 3h 2m

Match Statistics

Stat	Vadim Kutsenko	Ivan Ljubicic
Aces	5	23
Double faults	2	5
First serve %	51	55
First serve points won %	70	77
Second serve points won %	48	46
Break points saved %	58	17
Break points converted %	83	42
Service points won %	59	63
Return points won %	37	41
Total points won %	49	51

Player Comparison

Field	Vadim Kutsenko	Ivan Ljubicic
Country	RUS	CRO
Birth date	Mar 16, 1977	Mar 19, 1979
Age	25	23
Height	180 cm	193 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	185	50
Ranking points (entering)	192	735
Elo (entering)	1,517	1,711
Current career W-L	3–9	404–284
Current career earnings	$297,093	$10,181,121

Pre-match H2H

Vadim Kutsenko #185 0 – 1 Ivan Ljubicic #50

Path

Vadim Kutsenko's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Neville Godwin #205	7-6(2) 3-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 14, 2003	Q3
Razvan Sabau #271	6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 14, 2003	Q2
Ivo Heuberger #125	3-1 (ret.)	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 13, 2003	Q1

Vadim Kutsenko's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Younes El Aynaoui #22	2-6 1-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jan 17, 2003	R64

Ivan Ljubicic's path

No prior matches in this tournament.