QF Libéma Open 1999

Karol Kucera #14 def. Jonas Bjorkman #32

6-2 6-3

Karol Kucera defeated Jonas Bjorkman 6-2 6-3 in the 1999 Libéma Open quarterfinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatKarol KuceraJonas Bjorkman
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
32
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
26
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
55.8%46.7%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
69.0%57.1%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
52.2%35.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
71.4%71.4%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
61.5%45.3%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
28.6%28.6%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
54.7%38.5%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
57.5%42.5%
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.
-0.4-16.6
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.
+16.6+0.4

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 1999 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldKarol KuceraJonas Bjorkman
Country SVK SWE
Birth dateMar 4, 1974Mar 23, 1972
Age2527
Height188 cm183 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)1432
Ranking points (entering)2,2011,207
Elo (entering)1,8641,759
Current career W-L261–233395–344
Current career earnings$5,061,125$14,610,671
Pre-match H2H
Karol Kucera #14 3 2 Jonas Bjorkman #32

Path

Karol Kucera's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Sjeng Schalken #467-5 6-2WH2HMatch dataJun 18, 1999R16
Peter Wessels #1046-2 7-5WH2HMatch dataJun 17, 1999R32

Karol Kucera's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Andrei Pavel #666-7(4) 6-2 3-6LH2HMatch dataJun 19, 1999SF

Jonas Bjorkman's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jan Kroslak 7-5 6-2WH2HMatch dataJun 18, 1999R16
Markus Menzler #4806-0 6-3WH2HMatch dataJun 17, 1999R32