R32 Australian Open 1999

Karol Kucera #11 def. Marat Safin #47

6-2 6-3 6-2

Karol Kucera defeated Marat Safin 6-2 6-3 6-2 in the 1999 Australian Open round of 32 on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatKarol KuceraMarat Safin
Aces53
Double faults44
First serve %64.0%57.0%
First serve points won %81.0%68.0%
Second serve points won %47.0%29.0%
Break points saved %67.0%40.0%
Break points converted %60.0%33.0%
Service points won %69.0%51.0%
Return points won %49.0%31.0%
Total points won %59.0%41.0%

Player Comparison

FieldKarol KuceraMarat Safin
Country SVK RUS
Birth dateMar 4, 1974Jan 27, 1980
Age2418
Height188 cm193 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)1147
Ranking points (entering)2,498861
Elo (entering)1,8951,708
Current career W-L261–233396–249
Current career earnings$5,061,125$14,373,291
Pre-match H2H
Karol Kucera #11 1 0 Marat Safin #47

Path

Karol Kucera's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Davide Sanguinetti #487-5 6-1 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 22, 1999R64
Fernando Vicente #556-2 7-6(4) 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 20, 1999R128

Karol Kucera's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Wayne Ferreira #266-3 6-1 7-5WH2HMatch dataJan 27, 1999R16

Marat Safin's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Gustavo Kuerten #236-3 5-7 4-6 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 22, 1999R64
David Prinosil #766-2 7-6(4) 7-6(3)WH2HMatch dataJan 20, 1999R128