Magnus Norman #47 def. Karol Kucera #11

1-6 6-4 6-4

Magnus Norman defeated Karol Kucera 1-6 6-4 6-4 in the 1998 Croatia Open Umag quarterfinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMagnus NormanKarol Kucera
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
67
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
39
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
45.2%55.3%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
71.1%74.5%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
45.7%34.2%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
60.0%50.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
57.1%56.5%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
50.0%40.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
43.5%42.9%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
50.3%49.7%
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.
-4.8-5.5
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.
+5.5+4.8

* 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

FieldMagnus NormanKarol Kucera
Country SWE SVK
Birth dateMay 30, 1976Mar 4, 1974
Age2224
Height187 cm188 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)4711
Ranking points (entering)8602,115
Elo (entering)1,7141,840
Current career W-L236–164261–233
Current career earnings$4,537,247$5,061,125
Pre-match H2H
Magnus Norman #47 1 – 2 Karol Kucera #11

Path

Magnus Norman's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Stefano Cobolli #4117-6(5) 3-6 6-2WH2HMatch dataJul 31, 1998R16
Ivan Ljubicic #3897-6(4) 4-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataJul 30, 1998R32

Magnus Norman's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Juan Antonio Marin #1017-6(3) 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 1, 1998SF

Karol Kucera's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Borut Urh #3917-5 6-2WH2HMatch dataJul 31, 1998R16
Sergi Bruguera #786-4 6-0WH2HMatch dataJul 30, 1998R32