Karol Kucera #68 def. Alex Corretja #21

3-6 6-3 7-6(3)

Karol Kucera defeated Alex Corretja 3-6 6-3 7-6(3) in the 2002 Japan Open round of 32 on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Oct 3, 2002*
Tournament: Japan Open
Edition: 2002
Category: ATP International Series Gold → modern equivalent ATP 500
Surface: Hard
Round: R32
Duration: 2h 20m

Match Statistics

Stat	Karol Kucera	Alex Corretja
Aces	12	3
Double faults	1	4
First serve %	59	47
First serve points won %	82	76
Second serve points won %	65	54
Break points saved %	50	71
Break points converted %	29	50
Service points won %	75	64
Return points won %	36	25
Total points won %	53	47

Player Comparison

Field	Karol Kucera	Alex Corretja
Country	SVK	ESP
Birth date	Mar 4, 1974	Apr 11, 1974
Age	28	28
Height	188 cm	180 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	68	21
Ranking points (entering)	580	1,490
Elo (entering)	1,697	1,898
Current career W-L	261–233	417–278
Current career earnings	$5,061,125	$10,411,354

Pre-match H2H

Karol Kucera #68 0 – 7 Alex Corretja #21

Path

Karol Kucera's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Maximilian Abel #238	4-6 7-6(2) 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 2, 2002	R64

Karol Kucera's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Vincent Spadea #66	5-7 6-7(6)	L	H2H	Match data	Oct 4, 2002	R16

Alex Corretja's path

No prior matches in this tournament.