Marcelo Rios #48 def. Karol Kucera #81

7-6(5) 7-5 6-2

Marcelo Rios defeated Karol Kucera 7-6(5) 7-5 6-2 in the 2002 Australian Open round of 64 on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMarcelo RiosKarol Kucera
Aces48
Double faults37
First serve %6763
First serve points won %7369
Second serve points won %5537
Break points saved %4050
Break points converted %5060
Service points won %6757
Return points won %4333
Total points won %5545

Player Comparison

FieldMarcelo RiosKarol Kucera
Country CHI SVK
Birth dateDec 26, 1975Mar 4, 1974
Age2627
Height175 cm188 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)4881
Ranking points (entering)755492
Elo (entering)1,8431,769
Current career W-L366–180261–233
Current career earnings$9,713,771$5,061,125
Pre-match H2H
Marcelo Rios #48 3 2 Karol Kucera #81

Path

Marcelo Rios's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jaymon Crabb #2486-2 6-0 5-7 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 16, 2002R128

Marcelo Rios's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Alberto Martin #396-4 6-3 7-6(3)WH2HMatch dataJan 20, 2002R32

Karol Kucera's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Sjeng Schalken #306-1 6-4 1-6 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 16, 2002R128