SF Australian Open 1998

Petr Korda #7 def. Karol Kucera #20

6-1 6-4 1-6 6-2

Petr Korda defeated Karol Kucera 6-1 6-4 1-6 6-2 in the 1998 Australian Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatPetr KordaKarol Kucera
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
03
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
38
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
53.6%52.6%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
59.3%68.9%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
56.9%29.1%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
42.9%53.3%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
58.2%50.0%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
46.7%57.1%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
50.0%41.8%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
54.0%46.0%
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.
-3.8-12.0
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.
+12.0+3.8

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 1998 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldPetr KordaKarol Kucera
Country CZE SVK
Birth dateJan 23, 1968Mar 4, 1974
Age3023
Height190 cm188 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)720
Ranking points (entering)2,4951,569
Elo (entering)2,0671,981
Current career W-L378–238261–233
Current career earnings$10,448,900$5,061,125
Pre-match H2H
Petr Korda #7 0 0 Karol Kucera #20

Path

Petr Korda's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jonas Bjorkman #43-6 5-7 6-3 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 30, 1998QF
Cedric Pioline #216-4 6-4 3-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 28, 1998R16
Vincent Spadea #796-2 7-6(8) 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 25, 1998R32
Scott Draper #767-6(3) 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 23, 1998R64
Albert Portas #356-3 4-6 6-1 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 21, 1998R128

Petr Korda's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Marcelo Rios #56-2 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataFeb 2, 1998F

Karol Kucera's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Pete Sampras #16-4 6-2 6-7(5) 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 30, 1998QF
Richard Fromberg #566-2 3-6 6-2 7-5WH2HMatch dataJan 28, 1998R16
Daniel Nestor #1086-2 7-6(3) 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 25, 1998R32
Daniel Vacek #547-6(4) 6-7(5) 2-6 6-0 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 23, 1998R64
Sergi Bruguera #123-6 7-5 6-1 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataJan 21, 1998R128