R32 Canadian Open 2003

Karol Kucera #41 def. Martin Verkerk #16

7-6(8) 7-6(3)

Karol Kucera defeated Martin Verkerk 7-6(8) 7-6(3) in the 2003 Canadian Open round of 32 on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatKarol KuceraMartin Verkerk
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
918
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
49
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
56.0%64.2%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
88.1%74.3%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
66.7%43.6%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
0.0%88.9%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
78.7%63.3%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
11.1%100.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
36.7%21.3%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
53.8%46.2%
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.
+16.2+0.8
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.
-0.8-16.2

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2003 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldKarol KuceraMartin Verkerk
Country SVK NED
Birth dateMar 4, 1974Oct 31, 1978
Age2924
Height188 cm196 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)4116
Ranking points (entering)8681,432
Elo (entering)1,7721,770
Current career W-L261–23356–64
Current career earnings$5,061,125$1,564,520
Pre-match H2H
Karol Kucera #41 0 1 Martin Verkerk #16

Path

Karol Kucera's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jan-Michael Gambill #497-6(3) 7-6(3)WH2HMatch dataAug 6, 2003R64

Karol Kucera's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Juan Carlos Ferrero #26-3 7-5WH2HMatch dataAug 9, 2003R16

Martin Verkerk's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Sargis Sargsian #516-2 4-6 7-5WH2HMatch dataAug 6, 2003R64