QF St. Petersburg 2002

Karol Kucera #79 def. Gaston Gaudio #22

2-6 6-4 6-3

Karol Kucera defeated Gaston Gaudio 2-6 6-4 6-3 in the 2002 St. Petersburg quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatKarol KuceraGaston Gaudio
Aces107
Double faults51
First serve %62.0%63.0%
First serve points won %73.0%73.0%
Second serve points won %50.0%38.0%
Break points saved %56.0%50.0%
Break points converted %50.0%44.0%
Service points won %65.0%60.0%
Return points won %40.0%35.0%
Total points won %52.0%48.0%

Player Comparison

FieldKarol KuceraGaston Gaudio
Country SVK ARG
Birth dateMar 4, 1974Dec 9, 1978
Age2823
Height188 cm175 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)7922
Ranking points (entering)4951,408
Elo (entering)1,7461,848
Current career W-L261–233253–189
Current career earnings$5,061,125$6,066,156
Pre-match H2H
Karol Kucera #79 0 0 Gaston Gaudio #22

Path

Karol Kucera's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Andre Agassi #26-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 25, 2002R16
Feliciano Lopez #666-7(6) 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataOct 24, 2002R32

Karol Kucera's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Sebastien Grosjean #73-6 2-6LH2HMatch dataOct 26, 2002SF

Gaston Gaudio's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Andrei Stoliarov #1447-5 6-1WH2HMatch dataOct 25, 2002R16
Alexander Shvec #10847-5 7-5WH2HMatch dataOct 24, 2002R32