Fabrice Santoro #95 def. Karol Kucera #62

2-6 7-6(1) 6-2

Fabrice Santoro defeated Karol Kucera 2-6 7-6(1) 6-2 in the 1997 Estoril Open round of 32 on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: Apr 10, 1997*
Tournament: Estoril Open
Edition: 1997
Category: World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Clay
Round: R32
Duration: 2h 16m

Match Statistics

Stat	Fabrice Santoro	Karol Kucera
Aces	1	2
Double faults	3	4
First serve %	49	58
First serve points won %	71	57
Second serve points won %	53	54
Break points saved %	67	43
Break points converted %	57	33
Service points won %	62	56
Return points won %	44	38
Total points won %	54	46

Player Comparison

Field	Fabrice Santoro	Karol Kucera
Country	FRA	SVK
Birth date	Dec 9, 1972	Mar 4, 1974
Age	24	23
Height	178 cm	188 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	95	62
Ranking points (entering)	491	770
Elo (entering)	1,620	1,676
Current career W-L	462–435	261–233
Current career earnings	$10,013,832	$5,061,125

Pre-match H2H

Fabrice Santoro #95 1 – 1 Karol Kucera #62

No prior-path match data is available for this tournament stage.