Gustavo Kuerten #1 def. Goran Ivanisevic #17

1-6 6-3 6-2

Gustavo Kuerten defeated Goran Ivanisevic 1-6 6-3 6-2 in the 2001 Indianapolis semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Aug 18, 2001*
Tournament: Indianapolis
Edition: 2001
Category: ATP International Series Gold → modern equivalent ATP 500
Surface: Hard
Round: SF
Duration: 1h 8m

Match Statistics

Stat	Gustavo Kuerten	Goran Ivanisevic
Aces	11	14
Double faults	2	1
First serve %	61	49
First serve points won %	82	81
Second serve points won %	46	45
Break points saved %	50	50
Break points converted %	50	50
Service points won %	68	63
Return points won %	37	32
Total points won %	53	47

Player Comparison

Field	Gustavo Kuerten	Goran Ivanisevic
Country	BRA	CRO
Birth date	Sep 10, 1976	Sep 13, 1971
Age	24	29
Height	190 cm	194 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	1	17
Ranking points (entering)	4,580	1,386
Elo (entering)	2,130	1,893
Current career W-L	339–184	565–320
Current career earnings	$14,807,000	$19,878,007

Pre-match H2H

Gustavo Kuerten #1 4 – 1 Goran Ivanisevic #17

Path

Gustavo Kuerten's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Tim Henman #9	3-6 6-1 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 18, 2001	QF
Ivan Ljubicic #46	7-6(5) 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 17, 2001	R16
Noam Okun #159	6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 16, 2001	R32

Gustavo Kuerten's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Patrick Rafter #6	2-4 (ret.)	L	H2H	Match data	Aug 19, 2001	F

Goran Ivanisevic's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Younes El Aynaoui #49	7-5 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 18, 2001	QF
Arnaud Clement #12	7-5 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 17, 2001	R16
Vladimir Voltchkov #79	4-6 7-6(4) 7-6(1)	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 16, 2001	R32
Fernando Meligeni #89	6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 15, 2001	R64