Karol Kucera #13 def. Goran Ivanisevic #16

6-4 5-7 6-2

Karol Kucera defeated Goran Ivanisevic 6-4 5-7 6-2 in the 1998 New Haven final on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatKarol KuceraGoran Ivanisevic
Aces815
Double faults210
First serve %5960
First serve points won %8175
Second serve points won %6142
Break points saved %5064
Break points converted %3650
Service points won %7362
Return points won %3827
Total points won %5545

Player Comparison

FieldKarol KuceraGoran Ivanisevic
Country SVK CRO
Birth dateMar 4, 1974Sep 13, 1971
Age2426
Height188 cm194 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)1316
Ranking points (entering)2,1851,870
Elo (entering)1,8801,913
Current career W-L261–233565–320
Current career earnings$5,061,125$19,878,007
Pre-match H2H
Karol Kucera #13 2 1 Goran Ivanisevic #16

Path

Karol Kucera's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Richard Krajicek #67-6(6) 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 22, 1998SF
Guillaume Raoux #483-6 6-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataAug 22, 1998QF
Jan Siemerink #206-4 7-5WH2HMatch dataAug 21, 1998R16
Hernan Gumy #1026-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 20, 1998R32

Karol Kucera's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Goran Ivanisevic's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #126-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 22, 1998SF
Leander Paes #1006-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 22, 1998QF
Nicolas Kiefer #256-3 7-5WH2HMatch dataAug 21, 1998R16
Geoff Grant #1376-3 3-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 20, 1998R32