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

Match Statistics

StatNicolas LapenttiKarol Kucera
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
1011
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
37
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
71.9%60.4%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
65.9%77.8%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
44.4%43.1%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
58.8%46.2%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
59.9%64.0%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
53.8%41.2%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
36.0%40.1%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
48.9%51.1%
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.
-2.1+2.1
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.
-2.1+2.1

* 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

FieldNicolas LapenttiKarol Kucera
Country ECU SVK
Birth dateAug 13, 1976Mar 4, 1974
Age2224
Height188 cm188 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)9111
Ranking points (entering)5452,498
Elo (entering)1,7101,928
Current career W-L282–283261–233
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

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Andrew Ilie #636-4 6-2 4-6 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 27, 1999R16
Mikael Tillstrom #844-6 7-6(9) 2-6 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 24, 1999R32
Magnus Norman #527-6(4) 3-6 2-6 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 22, 1999R64
Thomas Johansson #176-3 3-6 3-6 7-6(4) 6-0WH2HMatch dataJan 20, 1999R128

Nicolas Lapentti's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Thomas Enqvist #213-6 5-7 1-6LH2HMatch dataJan 31, 1999SF

Karol Kucera's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Wayne Ferreira #266-3 6-1 7-5WH2HMatch dataJan 27, 1999R16
Marat Safin #476-2 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 24, 1999R32
Davide Sanguinetti #487-5 6-1 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 22, 1999R64
Fernando Vicente #556-2 7-6(4) 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 20, 1999R128