SF St. Petersburg 2002

Sebastien Grosjean #7 def. Karol Kucera #79

6-3 6-2

Sebastien Grosjean defeated Karol Kucera 6-3 6-2 in the 2002 St. Petersburg semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatSebastien GrosjeanKarol Kucera
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
32
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
24
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
64.3%61.4%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
55.6%55.6%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
50.0%17.6%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
25.0%25.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
53.6%40.9%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
75.0%75.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
59.1%46.4%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
56.0%44.0%
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.
-8.7-21.4
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.
+21.4+8.7

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2002 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldSebastien GrosjeanKarol Kucera
Country FRA SVK
Birth dateMay 29, 1978Mar 4, 1974
Age2428
Height175 cm188 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)779
Ranking points (entering)2,240495
Elo (entering)1,8871,766
Current career W-L323–237261–233
Current career earnings$8,131,803$5,061,125
Pre-match H2H

Path

Sebastien Grosjean's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Dominik Hrbaty #584-6 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataOct 26, 2002QF
Mariano Zabaleta #536-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataOct 25, 2002R16
Sargis Sargsian #886-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 24, 2002R32

Sebastien Grosjean's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Mikhail Youzhny #427-5 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 27, 2002F

Karol Kucera's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Gaston Gaudio #222-6 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataOct 26, 2002QF
Andre Agassi #26-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 25, 2002R16
Feliciano Lopez #666-7(6) 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataOct 24, 2002R32