R32 Long Island 1997

Patrick Rafter #14 def. Karol Kucera #31

6-3 3-6 6-3

Patrick Rafter defeated Karol Kucera 6-3 3-6 6-3 in the 1997 Long Island round of 32 on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatPatrick RafterKarol Kucera
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
31
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
59
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
55.0%42.2%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
68.2%71.1%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
52.8%44.2%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
63.6%44.4%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
61.3%55.6%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
55.6%36.4%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
44.4%38.8%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
52.4%47.6%
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.
-0.7-6.4
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.
+6.4+0.7

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 1997 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldPatrick RafterKarol Kucera
Country AUS SVK
Birth dateDec 28, 1972Mar 4, 1974
Age2423
Height185 cm188 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)1431
Ranking points (entering)1,8311,174
Elo (entering)1,9111,721
Current career W-L333–178261–233
Current career earnings$11,133,128$5,061,125
Pre-match H2H
Patrick Rafter #14 0 0 Karol Kucera #31

No prior-path match data is available for this tournament stage.