R16 Italian Open 1999

Karol Kucera #12 def. Tim Henman #8

4-6 7-6(5) 6-3

Karol Kucera defeated Tim Henman 4-6 7-6(5) 6-3 in the 1999 Italian Open round of 16 on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatKarol KuceraTim Henman
Aces34
Double faults72
First serve %68.0%52.0%
First serve points won %72.0%73.0%
Second serve points won %46.0%58.0%
Break points saved %67.0%40.0%
Break points converted %60.0%33.0%
Service points won %64.0%66.0%
Return points won %34.0%36.0%
Total points won %50.0%50.0%

Player Comparison

FieldKarol KuceraTim Henman
Country SVK GBR
Birth dateMar 4, 1974Sep 6, 1974
Age2524
Height188 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)128
Ranking points (entering)2,0942,671
Elo (entering)1,8691,880
Current career W-L261–233469–263
Current career earnings$5,061,125$11,635,542
Pre-match H2H
Karol Kucera #12 2 4 Tim Henman #8

Path

Karol Kucera's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Michael Chang #467-5 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 13, 1999R32
Ramon Delgado #596-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataMay 12, 1999R64

Karol Kucera's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Gustavo Kuerten #146-3 4-6 5-7LH2HMatch dataMay 16, 1999QF

Tim Henman's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jan Siemerink #337-5 7-5WH2HMatch dataMay 13, 1999R32
Daniel Vacek #657-5 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 12, 1999R64