Karol Kucera #10 def. Thomas Muster #25

6-3 6-2

Karol Kucera defeated Thomas Muster 6-3 6-2 in the 1998 Hamburg Open quarterfinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatKarol KuceraThomas Muster
Aces40
Double faults21
First serve %6572
First serve points won %7950
Second serve points won %4354
Break points saved %8020
Break points converted %8020
Service points won %6751
Return points won %4933
Total points won %5941

Player Comparison

FieldKarol KuceraThomas Muster
Country SVK AUT
Birth dateMar 4, 1974Oct 2, 1967
Age2430
Height188 cm180 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)1025
Ranking points (entering)2,1411,395
Elo (entering)1,9021,871
Current career W-L261–233590–268
Current career earnings$5,061,125$12,266,977
Pre-match H2H
Karol Kucera #10 1 1 Thomas Muster #25

Path

Karol Kucera's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Francisco Clavet #456-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataMay 9, 1998R16
Richard Fromberg #486-2 6-1WH2HMatch dataMay 7, 1998R32

Karol Kucera's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Albert Costa #260-3 (ret.)LH2HMatch dataMay 10, 1998SF

Thomas Muster's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jens Knippschild #1226-1 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 9, 1998R16
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #66-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataMay 7, 1998R32
Albert Portas #646-2 6-0WH2HMatch dataMay 6, 1998R64