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
Aces11
Double faults22
First serve %5466
First serve points won %6258
Second serve points won %5254
Break points saved %6954
Break points converted %4631
Service points won %5857
Return points won %4342
Total points won %5050

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