Karol Kucera #53 def. Wayne Arthurs #45

6-2 6-4

Karol Kucera defeated Wayne Arthurs 6-2 6-4 in the 2003 Copenhagen semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Mar 1, 2003*
Tournament: Copenhagen
Edition: 2003
Category: ATP International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Hard
Round: SF
Duration: 1h

Match Statistics

Stat	Karol Kucera	Wayne Arthurs
Aces	4	2
Double faults	0	1
First serve %	54	58
First serve points won %	95	87
Second serve points won %	89	23
Break points saved %	—	25
Break points converted %	75	—
Service points won %	92	60
Return points won %	40	8
Total points won %	63	37

Player Comparison

Field	Karol Kucera	Wayne Arthurs
Country	SVK	AUS
Birth date	Mar 4, 1974	Mar 18, 1971
Age	28	31
Height	188 cm	190 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	53	45
Ranking points (entering)	683	750
Elo (entering)	1,841	1,708
Current career W-L	261–233	123–153
Current career earnings	$5,061,125	$3,687,809

Pre-match H2H

Karol Kucera #53 1 – 1 Wayne Arthurs #45

Path

Karol Kucera's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Michel Kratochvil #81	7-5 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 1, 2003	QF
Marc Rosset #114	7-6(5) 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 28, 2003	R16
Kristof Vliegen #111	6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 27, 2003	R32

Karol Kucera's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Olivier Rochus #84	7-6(4) 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 2, 2003	F

Wayne Arthurs's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Magnus Norman #98	6-7(7) 7-5 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 1, 2003	QF
Andreas Vinciguerra #117	6-7(4) 6-4 7-6(6)	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 28, 2003	R16
Olivier Mutis #96	7-6(5) 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 27, 2003	R32