R64 Australian Open 1997

Goran Ivanisevic #4 def. Karol Kucera #60

6-4 6-2 6-2

Goran Ivanisevic defeated Karol Kucera 6-4 6-2 6-2 in the 1997 Australian Open round of 64 on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatGoran IvanisevicKarol Kucera
Aces102
Double faults23
First serve %67.0%65.0%
First serve points won %84.0%66.0%
Second serve points won %45.0%27.0%
Break points saved %100.0%62.0%
Break points converted %38.0%0.0%
Service points won %71.0%52.0%
Return points won %48.0%29.0%
Total points won %60.0%40.0%

Player Comparison

FieldGoran IvanisevicKarol Kucera
Country CRO SVK
Birth dateSep 13, 1971Mar 4, 1974
Age2522
Height194 cm188 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)460
Ranking points (entering)3,465775
Elo (entering)1,9941,707
Current career W-L565–320261–233
Current career earnings$19,878,007$5,061,125
Pre-match H2H

Path

Goran Ivanisevic's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Ben Ellwood #1736-2 7-5 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 15, 1997R128

Goran Ivanisevic's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Chris Woodruff #426-3 6-7(5) 6-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 19, 1997R32

Karol Kucera's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Paul Haarhuis #276-1 2-6 6-3 4-6 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 15, 1997R128