QF Australian Open 1998

Karol Kucera #20 def. Pete Sampras #1

6-4 6-2 6-7(5) 6-3

Karol Kucera defeated Pete Sampras 6-4 6-2 6-7(5) 6-3 in the 1998 Australian Open quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatKarol KuceraPete Sampras
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
197
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
43
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
69.3%60.9%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
73.1%68.6%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
54.3%44.4%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
57.1%12.5%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
67.3%59.1%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
87.5%42.9%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
40.9%32.7%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
55.8%44.2%
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.
+5.4-2.8
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.
+2.8-5.4

* 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

FieldKarol KuceraPete Sampras
Country SVK USA
Birth dateMar 4, 1974Aug 12, 1971
Age2326
Height188 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)201
Ranking points (entering)1,5694,547
Elo (entering)1,9412,200
Current career W-L261–233739–209
Current career earnings$5,061,125$43,280,489
Pre-match H2H
Karol Kucera #20 0 – 1 Pete Sampras #1

Path

Karol Kucera's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Richard Fromberg #566-2 3-6 6-2 7-5WH2HMatch dataJan 28, 1998R16
Daniel Nestor #1086-2 7-6(3) 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 25, 1998R32
Daniel Vacek #547-6(4) 6-7(5) 2-6 6-0 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 23, 1998R64
Sergi Bruguera #123-6 7-5 6-1 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataJan 21, 1998R128

Karol Kucera's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Petr Korda #71-6 4-6 6-1 2-6LH2HMatch dataFeb 1, 1998SF

Pete Sampras's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Hicham Arazi #477-6(9) 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 28, 1998R16
Magnus Gustafsson #387-5 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 25, 1998R32
Davide Sanguinetti #946-2 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 23, 1998R64
Sjeng Schalken #527-5 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 21, 1998R128