Karol Kucera #151 def. Rainer Schuettler #42

6-2 6-2

Karol Kucera defeated Rainer Schuettler 6-2 6-2 in the 2001 Japan Open round of 16 on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Oct 5, 2001*
Tournament: Japan Open
Edition: 2001
Category: ATP International Series Gold → modern equivalent ATP 500
Surface: Hard
Round: R16
Duration: 1h 12m

Match Statistics

Stat	Karol Kucera	Rainer Schuettler
Aces	4	2
Double faults	4	4
First serve %	63	48
First serve points won %	74	55
Second serve points won %	50	31
Break points saved %	83	38
Break points converted %	62	17
Service points won %	65	43
Return points won %	57	35
Total points won %	61	39

Player Comparison

Field	Karol Kucera	Rainer Schuettler
Country	SVK	GER
Birth date	Mar 4, 1974	Apr 25, 1976
Age	27	25
Height	188 cm	180 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	151	42
Ranking points (entering)	252	866
Elo (entering)	1,723	1,774
Current career W-L	261–233	315–326
Current career earnings	$5,061,125	$7,407,508

Pre-match H2H

Karol Kucera #151 1 – 0 Rainer Schuettler #42

Path

Karol Kucera's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Ramon Delgado #90	6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 4, 2001	R32
Alexandre Simoni #98	6-3 4-6 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 3, 2001	R64

Karol Kucera's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Takao Suzuki #418	6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 6, 2001	QF

Rainer Schuettler's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Magnus Larsson #150	6-3 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 4, 2001	R32