R16 US Open 2002

Sjeng Schalken #25 def. Gustavo Kuerten #46

6-3 7-6(6) 6-7(5) 7-6(4)

Sjeng Schalken defeated Gustavo Kuerten 6-3 7-6(6) 6-7(5) 7-6(4) in the 2002 US Open round of 16 on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatSjeng SchalkenGustavo Kuerten
Aces415
Double faults46
First serve %75.0%52.0%
First serve points won %71.0%85.0%
Second serve points won %55.0%39.0%
Break points saved %77.0%33.0%
Break points converted %67.0%23.0%
Service points won %67.0%63.0%
Return points won %37.0%33.0%
Total points won %53.0%47.0%
Match Serve++5.0+0.4
Match Return+-0.5-5.0

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2002 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldSjeng SchalkenGustavo Kuerten
Country NED BRA
Birth dateSep 8, 1976Sep 10, 1976
Age2525
Height193 cm190 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)2546
Ranking points (entering)1,300760
Elo (entering)1,8591,889
Current career W-L280–254339–184
Current career earnings$5,192,798$14,807,000
Pre-match H2H

Path

Sjeng Schalken's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Sargis Sargsian #927-5 6-3 3-6 6-1WH2HMatch dataSep 1, 2002R32
Ivan Ljubicic #386-3 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 30, 2002R64
Mark Philippoussis #706-7(1) 4-6 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 28, 2002R128

Sjeng Schalken's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Fernando Gonzalez #286-7(5) 6-3 6-3 6-7(5) 7-6(2)WH2HMatch dataSep 6, 2002QF

Gustavo Kuerten's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Nicolas Massu #656-1 5-4 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataSep 1, 2002R32
Marat Safin #26-4 6-4 7-5WH2HMatch dataAug 30, 2002R64
Julien Boutter #543-6 7-6(5) 6-1 6-0WH2HMatch dataAug 28, 2002R128