R16 Libéma Open 1999

Karol Kucera #14 def. Sjeng Schalken #46

7-5 6-2

Karol Kucera defeated Sjeng Schalken 7-5 6-2 in the 1999 Libéma Open round of 16 on grass courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatKarol KuceraSjeng Schalken
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
21
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
29
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
45.6%50.0%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
73.1%65.1%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
58.1%32.6%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
66.7%58.3%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
64.9%48.8%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
41.7%33.3%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
51.2%35.1%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
56.6%43.4%
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.
+3.0-13.1
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.
+13.1-3.0

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 1999 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldKarol KuceraSjeng Schalken
Country SVK NED
Birth dateMar 4, 1974Sep 8, 1976
Age2522
Height188 cm193 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)1446
Ranking points (entering)2,201874
Elo (entering)1,8531,748
Current career W-L261–233280–254
Current career earnings$5,061,125$5,192,798
Pre-match H2H
Karol Kucera #14 1 – 1 Sjeng Schalken #46

Path

Karol Kucera's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Peter Wessels #1046-2 7-5WH2HMatch dataJun 17, 1999R32

Karol Kucera's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jonas Bjorkman #326-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataJun 19, 1999QF

Sjeng Schalken's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Antony Dupuis #1276-3 3-6 7-5WH2HMatch dataJun 17, 1999R32