SF Libéma Open 1999

Andrei Pavel #66 def. Karol Kucera #14

7-6(4) 2-6 6-3

Andrei Pavel defeated Karol Kucera 7-6(4) 2-6 6-3 in the 1999 Libéma Open semifinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatAndrei PavelKarol Kucera
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
410
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
85
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
65.7%51.0%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
67.7%71.7%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
41.2%45.1%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
44.4%66.7%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
58.6%58.7%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
33.3%55.6%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
41.3%41.4%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
49.8%50.2%
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.
-3.4-3.3
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.
+3.3+3.4

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 1999 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldAndrei PavelKarol Kucera
Country ROU SVK
Birth dateJan 27, 1974Mar 4, 1974
Age2525
Height183 cm188 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)6614
Ranking points (entering)6792,201
Elo (entering)1,7531,875
Current career W-L249–252261–233
Current career earnings$5,225,028$5,061,125
Pre-match H2H
Andrei Pavel #66 0 – 1 Karol Kucera #14

Path

Andrei Pavel's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Nicklas Kulti #1374-6 6-3 7-6(3)WH2HMatch dataJun 19, 1999QF
Karsten Braasch #2296-2 6-1WH2HMatch dataJun 18, 1999R16
Arnaud Di Pasquale 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataJun 17, 1999R32

Andrei Pavel's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Patrick Rafter #26-3 6-7(7) 4-6LH2HMatch dataJun 20, 1999F

Karol Kucera's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jonas Bjorkman #326-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataJun 19, 1999QF
Sjeng Schalken #467-5 6-2WH2HMatch dataJun 18, 1999R16
Peter Wessels #1046-2 7-5WH2HMatch dataJun 17, 1999R32