R16 Japan Open 2002

Vincent Spadea #66 def. Karol Kucera #68

7-5 7-6(6)

Vincent Spadea defeated Karol Kucera 7-5 7-6(6) in the 2002 Japan Open round of 16 on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatVincent SpadeaKarol Kucera
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
46
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
410
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
58.1%59.6%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
72.1%66.1%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
54.8%42.1%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
50.0%66.7%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
64.9%56.4%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
33.3%50.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
43.6%35.1%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
53.0%47.0%
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.
+2.6-5.9
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.
+5.9-2.6

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2002 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldVincent SpadeaKarol Kucera
Country USA SVK
Birth dateJul 19, 1974Mar 4, 1974
Age2828
Height183 cm188 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)6668
Ranking points (entering)601580
Elo (entering)1,6231,721
Current career W-L311–350261–233
Current career earnings$5,004,860$5,061,125
Pre-match H2H
Vincent Spadea #66 3 – 1 Karol Kucera #68

Path

Vincent Spadea's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Thomas Blake #3166-1 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 3, 2002R32
Jaymon Crabb #2156-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 2, 2002R64

Vincent Spadea's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Feliciano Lopez #746-3 6-0WH2HMatch dataOct 5, 2002QF

Karol Kucera's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Alex Corretja #213-6 6-3 7-6(3)WH2HMatch dataOct 3, 2002R32
Maximilian Abel #2384-6 7-6(2) 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 2, 2002R64