SF Chennai 2003

Karol Kucera #83 def. Juan Ignacio Chela #23

6-3 7-5

Karol Kucera defeated Juan Ignacio Chela 6-3 7-5 in the 2003 Chennai semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatKarol KuceraJuan Ignacio Chela
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
22
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
02
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
59.1%57.4%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
61.5%54.3%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
63.0%42.3%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
40.0%37.5%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
62.1%49.2%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
62.5%60.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
50.8%37.9%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
56.7%43.3%
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.
-0.4-13.3
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.
+13.3+0.4

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2003 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldKarol KuceraJuan Ignacio Chela
Country SVK ARG
Birth dateMar 4, 1974Aug 30, 1979
Age2823
Height188 cm190 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)8323
Ranking points (entering)4831,240
Elo (entering)1,7941,806
Current career W-L261–233307–270
Current career earnings$5,061,125$6,572,494
Pre-match H2H

Path

Karol Kucera's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Guillermo Canas #156-1 7-5WH2HMatch dataJan 4, 2003QF
Cecil Mamiit #1117-6(6) 3-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 3, 2003R16
Justin Gimelstob #1063-6 7-6(3) 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 2, 2003R32

Karol Kucera's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Paradorn Srichaphan #163-6 1-6LH2HMatch dataJan 5, 2003F

Juan Ignacio Chela's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Tomas Behrend #1556-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 4, 2003QF
Zeljko Krajan #1083-6 6-3 2-0 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataJan 3, 2003R16
Leander Paes #9987-6(5) 7-5WH2HMatch dataJan 2, 2003R32