Karol Kucera #45 def. Andrei Medvedev #20

6-2 6-4

Karol Kucera defeated Andrei Medvedev 6-2 6-4 in the 1997 Stuttgart Open round of 32 on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: Jul 17, 1997*
Tournament: Stuttgart Open
Edition: 1997
Category: Championship Series → modern equivalent ATP 500
Surface: Clay
Round: R32
Duration: 1h 4m

Match Statistics

Stat	Karol Kucera	Andrei Medvedev
Aces	2	2
Double faults	2	5
First serve %	61	55
First serve points won %	84	63
Second serve points won %	65	48
Break points saved %	—	70
Break points converted %	30	—
Service points won %	76	56
Return points won %	44	24
Total points won %	58	42

Player Comparison

Field	Karol Kucera	Andrei Medvedev
Country	SVK	UKR
Birth date	Mar 4, 1974	Aug 31, 1974
Age	23	22
Height	188 cm	193 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	45	20
Ranking points (entering)	901	1,539
Elo (entering)	1,684	1,827
Current career W-L	261–233	303–211
Current career earnings	$5,061,125	$6,721,598

Pre-match H2H

Karol Kucera #45 0 – 1 Andrei Medvedev #20

Path

Karol Kucera's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Nicolas Kiefer #64	1-2 (ret.)	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 16, 1997	R64

Karol Kucera's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Marcelo Rios #8	6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 18, 1997	R16

Andrei Medvedev's path

No prior matches in this tournament.