QF New Haven 1998

Karol Kucera #13 def. Guillaume Raoux #48

3-6 6-3 6-1

Karol Kucera defeated Guillaume Raoux 3-6 6-3 6-1 in the 1998 New Haven quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatKarol KuceraGuillaume Raoux
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
101
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
20
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
45.2%64.0%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
78.8%62.5%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
60.0%47.2%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
75.0%66.7%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
68.5%57.0%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
33.3%25.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
43.0%31.5%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
53.8%46.2%
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.
+6.5-5.0
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.
+5.0-6.5

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 1998 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldKarol KuceraGuillaume Raoux
Country SVK FRA
Birth dateMar 4, 1974Feb 14, 1970
Age2428
Height188 cm180 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand—
Ranking (entering)1348
Ranking points (entering)2,185846
Elo (entering)1,8451,769
Current career W-L261–233175–223
Current career earnings$5,061,125$2,446,506
Pre-match H2H
Karol Kucera #13 4 – 0 Guillaume Raoux #48

Path

Karol Kucera's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jan Siemerink #206-4 7-5WH2HMatch dataAug 21, 1998R16
Hernan Gumy #1026-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 20, 1998R32

Karol Kucera's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Richard Krajicek #67-6(6) 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 22, 1998SF

Guillaume Raoux's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Patrick Rafter #37-6(8) 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 21, 1998R16
John Van Lottum 6-3 6-4W—Match dataAug 20, 1998R32
Justin Gimelstob #887-6(5) 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 19, 1998R64