Guillermo Canas #15 def. Karol Kucera #101

4-6 6-3 6-3

Guillermo Canas defeated Karol Kucera 4-6 6-3 6-3 in the 2002 Chennai semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Jan 5, 2002*
Tournament: Chennai
Edition: 2002
Category: ATP International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Hard
Round: SF
Duration: 2h 11m

Match Statistics

Stat	Guillermo Canas	Karol Kucera
Aces	2	2
Double faults	2	2
First serve %	62	48
First serve points won %	68	70
Second serve points won %	46	47
Break points saved %	40	0
Break points converted %	100	60
Service points won %	59	58
Return points won %	42	41
Total points won %	52	48

Player Comparison

Field	Guillermo Canas	Karol Kucera
Country	ARG	SVK
Birth date	Nov 25, 1977	Mar 4, 1974
Age	24	27
Height	185 cm	188 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	15	101
Ranking points (entering)	1,572	412
Elo (entering)	1,856	1,759
Current career W-L	245–189	261–233
Current career earnings	$5,285,575	$5,061,125

Pre-match H2H

Guillermo Canas #15 0 – 1 Karol Kucera #101

Path

Guillermo Canas's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Jiri Vanek #102	7-5 1-1 (ret.)	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 5, 2002	QF
Ivo Karlovic #193	7-5 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 4, 2002	R16
George Bastl #115	6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 3, 2002	R32

Guillermo Canas's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Paradorn Srichaphan #120	6-4 7-6(2)	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 6, 2002	F

Karol Kucera's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Fabrice Santoro #22	6-2 6-7(9) 7-6(5)	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 5, 2002	QF
Dennis van Scheppingen #121	7-5 7-6(2)	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 4, 2002	R16
Juan Balcells #95	6-4 3-6 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 3, 2002	R32