Xavier Malisse #41 def. Karol Kucera #118

7-6(6) 6-1

Xavier Malisse defeated Karol Kucera 7-6(6) 6-1 in the 2001 Montpellier Open round of 32 on carpet courts.

Match Information

Date: Oct 11, 2001*
Tournament: Montpellier Open
Edition: 2001
Category: ATP International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Carpet
Round: R32
Duration: 1h 35m

Match Statistics

Stat	Xavier Malisse	Karol Kucera
Aces	4	4
Double faults	3	9
First serve %	47	50
First serve points won %	79	67
Second serve points won %	42	33
Break points saved %	50	50
Break points converted %	50	50
Service points won %	60	50
Return points won %	50	40
Total points won %	55	45

Player Comparison

Field	Xavier Malisse	Karol Kucera
Country	BEL	SVK
Birth date	Jul 19, 1980	Mar 4, 1974
Age	21	27
Height	185 cm	188 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	41	118
Ranking points (entering)	892	362
Elo (entering)	1,788	1,729
Current career W-L	282–266	261–233
Current career earnings	$5,702,871	$5,061,125

Pre-match H2H

Xavier Malisse #41 0 – 0 Karol Kucera #118

No prior-path match data is available for this tournament stage.