SF Antwerp 1998

Greg Rusedski #9 def. Karol Kucera #14

6-4 6-3

Greg Rusedski defeated Karol Kucera 6-4 6-3 in the 1998 Antwerp semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatGreg RusedskiKarol Kucera
Aces50
Double faults92
First serve %51.0%52.0%
First serve points won %80.0%60.0%
Second serve points won %39.0%46.0%
Break points saved %78.0%43.0%
Break points converted %57.0%22.0%
Service points won %60.0%53.0%
Return points won %47.0%40.0%
Total points won %54.0%46.0%

Player Comparison

FieldGreg RusedskiKarol Kucera
Country GBR SVK
Birth dateSep 6, 1973Mar 4, 1974
Age2423
Height193 cm188 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)914
Ranking points (entering)2,4932,014
Elo (entering)1,9401,995
Current career W-L417–278261–233
Current career earnings$8,944,841$5,061,125
Pre-match H2H
Greg Rusedski #9 1 0 Karol Kucera #14

Path

Greg Rusedski's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Thomas Johansson #406-3 4-6 6-4WH2HMatch dataFeb 21, 1998QF
Guillaume Raoux #387-6(6) 3-6 7-6(13)WH2HMatch dataFeb 20, 1998R16
Hicham Arazi #377-6(4) 3-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataFeb 19, 1998R32

Greg Rusedski's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Marc Rosset #267-6(3) 3-6 6-1 6-4WH2HMatch dataFeb 22, 1998F

Karol Kucera's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Petr Korda #23-6 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataFeb 21, 1998QF
Bohdan Ulihrach #336-1 6-1WH2HMatch dataFeb 20, 1998R16
Johan Van Herck 6-7(3) 6-4 6-2WMatch dataFeb 19, 1998R32