Karol Kucera

SVK Age 52 188 cm / 6'2" Plays: Right-Handed, Two-Handed Backhand Pro 1991–2005
Peak ranking
6 (Sep 14, 1998)
Elo peak
1995 (90.3%ile)
Career record
259–230 (53.0%)
Career titles
6
Prize money
$5,061,125

Recent ATP Matches full match log →

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceOpponentScoreResultH2HMatch
Sep 29, 2005* Bangkok ATP 250 R32 Hard Jarkko Nieminen #42 1-6 1-3 (ret.) L H2H Match data
Sep 2, 2005* US Open Grand Slam R64 Hard David Ferrer #15 3-6 0-6 2-6 L H2H Match data
Aug 31, 2005* US Open Grand Slam R128 Hard Mark Philippoussis #209 6-4 6-2 7-5 W H2H Match data
Jul 8, 2005* Newport ATP 250 R16 Grass Vincent Spadea #49 1-6 4-6 L H2H Match data
Jul 7, 2005* Newport ATP 250 R32 Grass Jeff Morrison #102 7-6(8) 7-6(1) W H2H Match data

Rivals full rivalries list →

OpponentWLMLast PlayedH2H
Fabrice Santoro 7 2 9 Jun 13, 2003 H2H
Tim Henman 4 5 9 Oct 10, 1999 H2H
Alex Corretja 1 7 8 Oct 3, 2002 H2H
Cedric Pioline 3 5 8 Oct 31, 2001 H2H
Wayne Ferreira 4 3 7 Jun 25, 2004 H2H

Titles (6)

SeasonAgeTitlesGSM1000500250FinalsTournaments
199521 1 — — — 1 — Rosmalen
199723 1 — — — 1 — Ostrava
199824 2 — — — 2 — New Haven , Sydney Outdoor
199925 1 — — — 1 — Basel
200329 1 — — — 1 — Copenhagen
Total 6 — — — 6 —

Career Results

SeasonAgeWLMWin %Start RankEnd Rank
19911711250.0%862352
1992180110.0%352210
19931913425.0%210159
19942013132650.0%15954
19952121274843.8%5479
19962217244141.5%7963
19972333276055.0%5624
19982448277564.0%248
19992538205865.5%817
20002622214351.2%1773
20012711132445.8%73101
20022818163452.9%8283
20032924184257.1%7540
2004309142339.1%4091
20053135837.5%91310
Career25923048953.0%——

Career Results by Surface

SeasonAge HardClayGrassCarpetTotal
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
199117 ————11250.0%———————— 11250.0%
199218 ————0110.0%———————— 0110.0%
199319 ————12333.3%————0110.0% 13425.0%
199420 12333.3%1081855.6%0110.0%22450.0% 13132650.0%
199521 381127.3%5121729.4%62875.0%751258.3% 21274843.8%
199622 10112147.6%26825.0%22450.0%35837.5% 17244141.5%
199723 681442.9%9101947.4%42666.7%1472166.7% 33276055.0%
199824 26123868.4%1282060.0%23540.0%841266.7% 48277564.0%
199925 1692564.0%551050.0%831172.7%931275.0% 38205865.5%
200026 10122245.5%751258.3%32560.0%22450.0% 22214351.2%
200127 651154.5%35837.5%11250.0%12333.3% 11132445.8%
200228 15102560.0%15616.7%21366.7%———— 18163452.9%
200329 1992867.9%0550.0%42666.7%12333.3% 24184257.1%
200430 471136.4%13425.0%23540.0%21366.7% 9142339.1%
200531 12333.3%————23540.0%———— 35837.5%
Career—1179521255.2%577613342.9%36256159.0%49348359.0%25923048953.0%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

SeasonAge 1-1011-3031-100100+Total
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
199117 00——00——0110.0%101100.0% 11250.0%
199218 00——0110.0%00——00—— 0110.0%
199319 00——0110.0%11250.0%0110.0% 13425.0%
199420 11250.0%33650.0%44850.0%551050.0% 13132650.0%
199521 0660.0%24633.3%891747.1%1081855.6% 20274742.6%
199622 22450.0%27922.2%8101844.4%45944.4% 16244040.0%
199723 641060.0%661250.0%13102356.5%761353.8% 32265855.2%
199824 581338.5%1071758.8%2763381.8%551050.0% 47267364.4%
199925 35837.5%1021283.3%21123363.6%31475.0% 37205764.9%
200026 43757.1%491330.8%671346.2%72977.8% 21214250.0%
200127 0220.0%0440.0%761353.8%41580.0% 11132445.8%
200228 12333.3%641060.0%681442.9%52771.4% 18163452.9%
200329 13425.0%941369.2%771450.0%741163.6% 24184257.1%
200430 0110.0%17812.5%63966.7%0220.0% 7132035.0%
200531 00——0220.0%13425.0%202100.0% 35837.5%
Career 23376038.3%536111446.5%1158720256.9%604210258.8% 25122747852.5%

Opponent ranking data available for 478/489 (97.8%) of Karol Kucera's ATP main draw matches.

Performance Stats

SeasonAgeSampleAces/MDFs/M1st Sv%1st Sv Pts%2nd Sv Pts%BP Saved%BP Conv%Svc Pts%Ret Pts%
199117 1 4.0 2.0 36.5% 69.6% 65.0% 85.7% 66.7% 66.7% 45.1%
199218 1 3.0 4.0 43.3% 73.1% 41.2% 42.9% 33.3% 55.0% 36.7%
199319 4 4.0 3.5 46.2% 72.2% 48.1% 52.7% 42.3% 59.9% 33.5%
199420 24 3.7 4.2 53.8% 67.6% 46.5% 50.8% 47.3% 57.9% 41.2%
199521 41 5.1 5.3 52.7% 68.2% 46.6% 57.7% 40.4% 58.2% 40.2%
199622 35 4.0 5.2 55.6% 68.2% 47.1% 55.0% 42.6% 58.7% 39.9%
199723 53 3.8 5.3 55.2% 69.6% 47.6% 49.2% 46.5% 60.0% 40.5%
199824 66 5.8 4.9 56.3% 72.5% 50.0% 60.4% 49.9% 62.8% 43.7%
199925 56 5.0 3.8 58.1% 72.6% 51.9% 54.7% 50.1% 63.8% 43.4%
200026 41 6.1 5.3 52.1% 73.7% 48.1% 57.9% 43.3% 61.5% 42.3%
200127 23 4.9 5.0 55.4% 70.4% 45.3% 42.0% 42.3% 59.0% 40.2%
200228 31 5.1 5.5 58.8% 68.5% 45.8% 47.5% 52.6% 58.2% 39.6%
200329 40 5.4 4.4 57.3% 71.1% 48.7% 55.8% 46.1% 61.7% 40.0%
200430 23 5.8 4.4 61.2% 70.9% 49.4% 52.3% 49.4% 62.6% 38.4%
200531 8 6.0 4.8 56.5% 62.9% 51.9% 60.7% 57.6% 57.9% 34.1%
Career 447 5.0 4.8 55.8% 70.5% 48.4% 54.2% 46.8% 60.7% 41.1%

Advanced Stats

Season Age ELO ELO % Hard % Clay % Grass % Set Win % Set Margin SoS % Deep Run % Dec. Set W% TB W TB L TB W%
1991 17 1510 43 — — — 50.0% -1.50 27 0 — 0 0 —
1992 18 1506 41 — — — 0.0% -3.00 98 0 — 0 1 —
1993 19 1493 33 — 38 — 30.0% -1.17 54 0 — 0 0 —
1994 20 1615 74 41 77 — 45.2% -0.33 49 23 71 2 4 33
1995 21 1624 76 66 51 67 46.1% -0.49 51 14 47 9 6 60
1996 22 1656 79 71 61 74 43.3% -0.22 76 8 78 5 14 26
1997 23 1832 94 92 79 83 49.6% +0.11 81 32 55 6 4 60
1998 24 1845 95 95 89 71 59.8% +0.87 92 48 55 15 13 54
1999 25 1852 95 95 83 90 64.6% +1.14 89 48 44 13 8 62
2000 26 1764 92 90 94 93 51.4% +0.33 93 19 50 5 8 38
2001 27 1722 88 87 88 — 45.3% -0.18 88 15 40 4 7 36
2002 28 1756 90 91 79 91 48.3% -0.49 84 13 77 7 5 58
2003 29 1764 92 92 65 94 57.8% +0.33 90 26 50 15 10 60
2004 30 1675 83 89 59 93 44.4% -0.24 91 7 57 6 8 43
2005 31 1669 84 86 — 88 42.1% -1.02 85 0 — 2 1 67
Career 1737 86 87 75 84 51.9% +0.06 80 24 55 89 89 50

Tournament Results by Category

Results show best round reached per tournament per season.

Grand Slams

SeasonAge AORGWUSO
199319 —R128——
199420 —R64R128R128
199521 R128R128R64R128
199622 R32R32R32R128
199723 R64R128R128R128
199824 SFR128R128QF
199925 QFR128R16—
200026 R128R32R64R128
200127 R128———
200228 R64R128—R64
200329 R64R128R32R32
200430 R64R64R64R64
200531 ——R64R64

Masters 1000

SeasonAge CANCINHAMIWMADMCMIAPARROMSTU
199521 ——R32—————R16—
199622 ——R64———R64—R64—
199723 ——R64——R64———R32
199824 ——SFR32——R32R16R64R32
199925 ———QF—R32R16R32QFR32
200026 R32R64R64R64—QFR128R64R64—
200127 —————R64R128R32——
200228 ———R16——R128———
200329 QFR64R64—R32R64R128R64R64—
200430 ——————R64———

ATP 250

SeasonAge ADEANTATLAUCBADBARBASBUCCHNDOHDUBESTGSTHALHERHKGKITLYOMALMRSMUNNWPQUEROTSPBSTOSTUTKYUMAVIEWASAMSATHBANBOSCASCOPLONLONLOSMILMOSNEWNICNOTOSTPALPHIPINPRAROSSANSCOST.SUNSYDSYDTASTOU
199117 —————————————————————————————————————————————————R16—————————
199218 —————————————————————————————————————————————————R32—————————
199319 ————————————————————R16——R32———————————————————————————————————
199420 ——R32————QF————————————————————FR16——R16————————R16————R32————R32—QFR16————
199521 —————R64R32R32—R32—R32———————QFR16——R32——R64————R32———R32SF—R16—R16R16—R32R32———R64R16W—————R32—QF
199622 R16R16———R64—————R32—————QF—R32——————————R16———————SFR32—R32R64—R32R32—R32————R32R32——R16——
199723 QF——R16SFR64R16————R32———————R32———R32R32QFF—R16QF——————SF—R32—QF—R64—FW———R32———R32—————
199824 —SF———R32————————QF———————R32——R32F—QFF—SF——R32——QF————W——R16———R32——————W——
199925 ——————W—R16—R16———SF—R16—————QFQF——R16——QF———————QF—————————————————SF—R32—
200026 —————————————————QF————R16R32——QFR16——R16——————R16R16————————————————QF———
200127 —————R32————R32R16—————R32R32QF——R32————SF—————————————————————————R16—————
200228 ————————SF———R16——R32R64—————R16—SF——R16R32—R16——————————————————————R32—R16———
200329 ————————F————QF—————SF—————————R32——————W————R16———————————R32—————
200430 ———————————————————R32R32—R32R32————R32R32——————————QF———R32——————————R16———
200531 ——————————————R32——————R16———————————R32—————————————————————————

ATP Finals

SeasonAge FINGRA
199824 RRSF

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high
6
Career-high date
Sep 14, 1998
First top 100
Apr 11, 1994
First top 50
May 22, 1995
First top 20
Jan 19, 1998
First top 10
Apr 20, 1998

Ranking History Matrix

SeasonAgeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
199016—————————852861862
199117863880891879799810496406371373351352
199218353345249249193192208237243241214210
199319208208235236248235231188173172169159
19942015912410210110695826970615954
199521545760595343465560637479
1996226060756784107857777696363
199723667362615648333232252424
199824201312109121196788
199925111210101213141820171717
200026263439324044464243737473
2001277576758987107128154144122102101
200228738169757474737268668483
200329825350504946423733424040
200430435171737176811181271209391
200531107122115125131157146141146182297310
200632302299300312312331509568106915321540—

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Richard Gasquet FRA 7 2,165 0 16 1,002 596 406 59.5% 2002-2025 Match log
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Wayne Ferreira RSA 6 2,022 0 15 797 483 314 60.6% 1990-2004 Match log
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Emilio Sanchez ESP 7 2,038 0 15 674 402 272 59.6% 1984-1997 Match log
Marc Rosset SUI 9 1,950 0 14 732 398 334 54.4% 1988-2004 Match log
Magnus Gustafsson SWE 10 2,012 0 14 646 394 252 61.0% 1986-2001 Match log
Jakob Hlasek SUI 7 2,062 0 5 689 389 300 56.5% 1982-1996 Match log
Aaron Krickstein USA 6 2,043 0 9 633 381 252 60.2% 1983-1996 Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Karol Kucera?
Karol Kucera is 52 years old, born on March 4, 1974.
Which country is Karol Kucera from?
Karol Kucera is from Slovakia.
How tall is Karol Kucera?
Karol Kucera is 188 cm / 6'2".
Does Karol Kucera use a one-handed or two-handed backhand?
Karol Kucera uses a two-handed backhand.
Is Karol Kucera left-handed or right-handed?
Karol Kucera plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slams has Karol Kucera won?
Karol Kucera has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Karol Kucera won?
Karol Kucera has not won a Masters 1000 title.
How many ATP titles has Karol Kucera won?
Karol Kucera has won 6 ATP singles titles across all categories. The most recent other title was Copenhagen in 2003.
What is Karol Kucera's highest ATP ranking?
Karol Kucera's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 6, first achieved on September 14, 1998.
What is Karol Kucera's career win-loss record?
Karol Kucera has a career ATP singles record of 259 wins and 230 losses (53.0%).
How much career prize money has Karol Kucera earned?
Karol Kucera has earned at least $5,061,125 in career prize money from professional tennis.
When did Karol Kucera play professional tennis?
Karol Kucera turned professional in 1991 and was active through 2005.
What is Karol Kucera's best surface?
Karol Kucera's best surface is carpet court with a 59.0% win rate (49W-34L).
Who is Karol Kucera's biggest rival?
Karol Kucera's most frequent opponent is Fabrice Santoro, with a head-to-head record of 7–2 across 9 meetings.