SF Dutch Open 1998

Richard Fromberg #37 def. Karol Kucera #14

6-1 6-7(4) 6-2

Richard Fromberg defeated Karol Kucera 6-1 6-7(4) 6-2 in the 1998 Dutch Open semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatRichard FrombergKarol Kucera
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
144
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
27
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
64.4%48.4%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
82.1%72.7%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
58.1%48.9%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
66.7%55.6%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
73.6%60.4%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
44.4%33.3%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
39.6%26.4%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
56.2%43.8%
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.
+11.6-1.5
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.
+1.5-11.6

* 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

FieldRichard FrombergKarol Kucera
Country AUS SVK
Birth dateApr 28, 1970Mar 4, 1974
Age2824
Height196 cm188 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)3714
Ranking points (entering)1,0572,127
Elo (entering)1,6811,843
Current career W-L247–283261–233
Current career earnings$2,605,740$5,061,125
Pre-match H2H
Richard Fromberg #37 0 – 2 Karol Kucera #14

Path

Richard Fromberg's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Adrian Voinea #906-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 8, 1998QF
Dennis van Scheppingen #1106-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 7, 1998R16
Andrei Pavel #706-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 6, 1998R32

Richard Fromberg's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Magnus Norman #423-6 3-6 6-2 4-6LH2HMatch dataAug 9, 1998F

Karol Kucera's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Dominik Hrbaty #396-2 6-1WH2HMatch dataAug 8, 1998QF
Thomas Larsen #2697-5 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 7, 1998R16
Marat Safin #776-2 3-6 7-6(5)WH2HMatch dataAug 6, 1998R32