QF Italian Open 1999

Gustavo Kuerten #14 def. Karol Kucera #12

3-6 6-4 7-5

Gustavo Kuerten defeated Karol Kucera 3-6 6-4 7-5 in the 1999 Italian Open quarterfinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatGustavo KuertenKarol Kucera
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
11
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
22
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
53.5%66.3%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
62.3%58.0%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
52.2%54.3%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
68.8%53.8%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
57.6%56.7%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
46.2%31.2%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
43.3%42.4%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
50.2%49.8%
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.
-4.4-5.2
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.
+5.2+4.4

* 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

FieldGustavo KuertenKarol Kucera
Country BRA SVK
Birth dateSep 10, 1976Mar 4, 1974
Age2225
Height190 cm188 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)1412
Ranking points (entering)2,0332,094
Elo (entering)1,9001,885
Current career W-L339–184261–233
Current career earnings$14,807,000$5,061,125
Pre-match H2H
Gustavo Kuerten #14 1 – 1 Karol Kucera #12

Path

Gustavo Kuerten's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #17-5 6-1WH2HMatch dataMay 15, 1999R16
Francisco Clavet #216-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 13, 1999R32
Fernando Vicente #546-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 12, 1999R64

Gustavo Kuerten's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Alex Corretja #76-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataMay 16, 1999SF

Karol Kucera's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Tim Henman #84-6 7-6(5) 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 15, 1999R16
Michael Chang #467-5 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 13, 1999R32
Ramon Delgado #596-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataMay 12, 1999R64