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
Aces32
Double faults24
First serve %64.0%61.0%
First serve points won %56.0%56.0%
Second serve points won %50.0%18.0%
Break points saved %25.0%25.0%
Break points converted %75.0%75.0%
Service points won %54.0%41.0%
Return points won %59.0%46.0%
Total points won %56.0%44.0%

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