Karol Kucera #151 def. Alexandre Simoni #98

6-3 4-6 6-1

Karol Kucera defeated Alexandre Simoni 6-3 4-6 6-1 in the 2001 Japan Open round of 64 on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Oct 3, 2001*
Tournament: Japan Open
Edition: 2001
Category: ATP International Series Gold → modern equivalent ATP 500
Surface: Hard
Round: R64
Duration: 2h

Match Statistics

Stat	Karol Kucera	Alexandre Simoni
Aces	8	6
Double faults	12	6
First serve %	54	58
First serve points won %	84	63
Second serve points won %	39	44
Break points saved %	60	62
Break points converted %	38	40
Service points won %	64	55
Return points won %	45	36
Total points won %	54	46

Player Comparison

Field	Karol Kucera	Alexandre Simoni
Country	SVK	BRA
Birth date	Mar 4, 1974	Jul 2, 1979
Age	27	22
Height	188 cm	188 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	151	98
Ranking points (entering)	252	432
Elo (entering)	1,700	1,515
Current career W-L	261–233	10–20
Current career earnings	$5,061,125	$394,788

Pre-match H2H

Karol Kucera #151 0 – 0 Alexandre Simoni #98

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