QF Australian Open 1999

Nicolas Lapentti #91 def. Karol Kucera #11

7-6(4) 6-7(6) 6-2 0-6 8-6

Nicolas Lapentti defeated Karol Kucera 7-6(4) 6-7(6) 6-2 0-6 8-6 in the 1999 Australian Open quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Jan 29, 1999*
Tournament: Australian Open
Edition: 1999
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Hard
Round: QF
Duration: 3h 28m

Match Statistics

Stat	Nicolas Lapentti	Karol Kucera
Aces	10	11
Double faults	3	7
First serve %	72.0%	60.0%
First serve points won %	66.0%	78.0%
Second serve points won %	44.0%	43.0%
Break points saved %	59.0%	46.0%
Break points converted %	54.0%	41.0%
Service points won %	60.0%	64.0%
Return points won %	36.0%	40.0%
Total points won %	49.0%	51.0%

Player Comparison

Field	Nicolas Lapentti	Karol Kucera
Country	ECU	SVK
Birth date	Aug 13, 1976	Mar 4, 1974
Age	22	24
Height	188 cm	188 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	91	11
Ranking points (entering)	545	2,498
Elo (entering)	1,710	1,928
Current career W-L	282–283	261–233
Current career earnings	$6,315,143	$5,061,125

Pre-match H2H

Nicolas Lapentti #91 0 – 0 Karol Kucera #11

Path

Nicolas Lapentti's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Andrew Ilie #63	6-4 6-2 4-6 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 27, 1999	R16
Mikael Tillstrom #84	4-6 7-6(9) 2-6 6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 24, 1999	R32
Magnus Norman #52	7-6(4) 3-6 2-6 6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 22, 1999	R64
Thomas Johansson #17	6-3 3-6 3-6 7-6(4) 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 20, 1999	R128

Nicolas Lapentti's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Thomas Enqvist #21	3-6 5-7 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jan 31, 1999	SF

Karol Kucera's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Wayne Ferreira #26	6-3 6-1 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 27, 1999	R16
Marat Safin #47	6-2 6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 24, 1999	R32
Davide Sanguinetti #48	7-5 6-1 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 22, 1999	R64
Fernando Vicente #55	6-2 7-6(4) 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 20, 1999	R128