Karol Kucera #64 def. Tim Henman #20

6-4 2-6 6-4

Karol Kucera defeated Tim Henman 6-4 2-6 6-4 in the 1997 Eastbourne Open semifinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Jun 21, 1997*
Tournament: Eastbourne Open
Edition: 1997
Category: World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Grass
Round: SF
Duration: 1h 49m

Match Statistics

Stat	Karol Kucera	Tim Henman
Aces	2	11
Double faults	3	10
First serve %	61	45
First serve points won %	69	79
Second serve points won %	53	49
Break points saved %	62	73
Break points converted %	27	38
Service points won %	63	62
Return points won %	38	37
Total points won %	49	51

Player Comparison

Field	Karol Kucera	Tim Henman
Country	SVK	GBR
Birth date	Mar 4, 1974	Sep 6, 1974
Age	23	22
Height	188 cm	185 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	64	20
Ranking points (entering)	765	1,570
Elo (entering)	1,629	1,773
Current career W-L	261–233	469–263
Current career earnings	$5,061,125	$11,635,542

Pre-match H2H

Karol Kucera #64 0 – 1 Tim Henman #20

Path

Karol Kucera's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Scott Draper #68	4-6 6-2 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 21, 1997	QF
Byron Black #65	7-5 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 20, 1997	R16
Martin Lee #382	6-1 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 19, 1997	R32

Karol Kucera's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Greg Rusedski #37	4-6 5-7	L	H2H	Match data	Jun 22, 1997	F

Tim Henman's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Grant Stafford #72	3-6 6-3 7-6(6)	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 21, 1997	QF
Richard Fromberg #101	6-4 6-7(7) 7-6(4)	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 20, 1997	R16
Andrew Richardson #232	6-3 6-7(6) 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 19, 1997	R32