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Karol Kucera

SVK Age 52 188 cm / 6'2" Plays: Right-Handed, Two-Handed Backhand ATP Tour years active: 1991–2005

Karol Kucera represented Slovakia on the ATP Tour and reached a career high of No. 6. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 261–233 and 6 singles titles.

Peak singles rank
6 (Sep 14, 1998)
Elo peak
1996 (90th percentile)
Singles record
261–233 (52.8%)
Singles titles
6
Prize money
$5,061,125

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's ATP event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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ATP Matches full match log →

Karol Kucera's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
OpponentScoreResultH2HMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Jarkko Nieminen #42 1-6 1-3 (ret.) L H2H Match data Sep 29, 2005* R32 Bangkok ATP International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Hard
David Ferrer #15 3-6 0-6 2-6 L H2H Match data Sep 2, 2005* R64 US Open Grand Slam Hard
Mark Philippoussis #209 6-4 6-2 7-5 W H2H Match data Aug 31, 2005* R128 US Open Grand Slam Hard
Vincent Spadea #49 1-6 4-6 L H2H Match data Jul 8, 2005* R16 Newport ATP International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Grass
Jeff Morrison #102 7-6(8) 7-6(1) W H2H Match data Jul 7, 2005* R32 Newport ATP International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Grass

Rivals all rivalries →

Karol Kucera's most-played ATP rivals
OpponentWLMLast PlayedH2H
Tim Henman 5 5 10 Sep 21, 2000 H2H
Fabrice Santoro 7 2 9 Jun 13, 2003 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

Singles Titles (6)

Karol Kucera singles titles by season and category
SeasonAgeSingles titlesGS Masters 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories ATP 500 including documented historical predecessor categories ATP 250 including documented historical predecessor categories ATP FinalsTournaments
199521 1 — — — 1 — Libéma Open
199723 1 — — — 1 — Ostrava
199824 2 — — 1 1 — Sydney International, New Haven
199925 1 — — — 1 — Swiss Indoors
200329 1 — — — 1 — Copenhagen
Total 6 — — 1 5 —

Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Olympic Singles Results (3)

Karol Kucera Olympic singles results
EditionEventResultWLLast MatchH2HMatch Data
1996 Atlanta Olympics Second Round 1 1 Andre Agassi #6 def. Karol Kucera #87 6-4 6-4 H2H Match data
2000 Sydney Olympics Second Round 1 1 Roger Federer #36 def. Karol Kucera #43 6-4 7-6(5) H2H Match data
2004 Athens Olympics First Round 0 1 Marat Safin #13 def. Karol Kucera #115 6-0 6-4 H2H Match data

Career Results

Karol Kucera career results by season
SeasonAgeWLMWin %Start RankEnd Rank
19911711250.0%862352
1992180110.0%352210
19931913425.0%210159
19942013132650.0%15954
19952121274843.8%5479
19962218254341.9%7963
19972333276055.0%5624
19982448277564.0%248
19992538205865.5%817
20002623224551.1%1773
20012711132445.8%73101
20022818163452.9%8283
20032924184257.1%7540
2004309152437.5%4091
20053135837.5%91310
Career26123349452.8%——

Career Results by Surface

Karol Kucera career results by season and 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 11122347.8%26825.0%22450.0%35837.5% 18254341.9%
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 11132445.8%751258.3%32560.0%22450.0% 23224551.1%
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 481233.3%13425.0%23540.0%21366.7% 9152437.5%
200531 12333.3%————23540.0%———— 35837.5%
Career—1199821754.8%577613342.9%36256159.0%49348359.0%26123349452.8%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Karol Kucera career results by season and 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 23540.0%27922.2%8101844.4%551050.0% 17254240.5%
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 53862.5%491330.8%681442.9%72977.8% 22224450.0%
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%18911.1%63966.7%0220.0% 7142133.3%
200531 00——0220.0%13425.0%202100.0% 35837.5%
Career 24386238.7%536211546.1%1158820356.7%614210359.2% 25323048352.4%

Opponent ranking data available for 483/494 (97.8%) of Karol Kucera's ATP main draw matches.

Performance Stats

Karol Kucera performance statistics by season
SeasonAgeSampleAces/MDFs/M1st Sv%1st Sv Pts%2nd Sv Pts%BP Saved%BP Conv%Svc Pts%Ret Pts%
199117 1/2 4.0 2.0 36.5% 69.6% 65.0% 85.7% 66.7% 66.7% 45.1%
199218 1/1 3.0 4.0 43.3% 73.1% 41.2% 42.9% 33.3% 55.0% 36.7%
199319 4/4 4.0 3.5 46.2% 72.2% 48.1% 52.7% 42.3% 59.9% 33.5%
199420 24/26 3.7 4.2 53.8% 67.6% 46.5% 50.8% 47.3% 57.9% 41.2%
199521 41/48 5.1 5.3 52.7% 68.2% 46.6% 57.7% 40.4% 58.2% 40.2%
199622 35/43 4.0 5.2 55.6% 68.2% 47.1% 55.0% 42.6% 58.7% 39.9%
199723 53/60 3.8 5.3 55.2% 69.6% 47.6% 49.2% 46.5% 60.0% 40.5%
199824 63/75 5.8 5.0 56.4% 72.6% 49.9% 61.2% 49.8% 62.8% 43.3%
199925 53/58 5.1 3.9 57.9% 72.9% 51.3% 53.7% 49.6% 63.8% 43.3%
200026 38/45 6.4 5.4 52.1% 73.9% 48.1% 58.4% 42.2% 61.5% 41.1%
200127 23/24 4.9 5.0 55.4% 70.4% 45.3% 42.0% 42.3% 59.0% 40.2%
200228 31/34 5.1 5.5 58.8% 68.5% 45.8% 47.5% 52.6% 58.2% 39.6%
200329 40/42 5.4 4.4 57.3% 71.1% 48.7% 55.8% 46.1% 61.7% 40.0%
200430 23/24 5.8 4.4 61.2% 70.9% 49.4% 52.3% 49.4% 62.6% 38.4%
200531 8/8 6.0 4.8 56.5% 62.9% 51.9% 60.7% 57.6% 57.9% 34.1%
Career 438/494 5.1 4.9 55.8% 70.5% 48.3% 54.2% 46.6% 60.7% 40.8%

Detailed serve and return statistics available for 438/494 (88.7%) of Karol Kucera's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Karol Kucera advanced statistics by season
Season Age Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
1991 17 1510 99.2 -0.34 -0.73 1.352 55.2% — — — 50.0% -1.50 — — — +0.11
1992 18 1506 107.8 +1.94 +0.49 0.815 45.8% — — — 0.0% -3.00 — 0–1 — -0.21
1993 19 1493 107.7 -0.38 -0.91 0.835 47.3% — +43 — 30.0% -1.30 0–1 — — +0.01
1994 20 1617 124.2 -2.17 +1.05 0.978 49.4% -93 +34 — 45.2% -0.31 5–2 (71%) 2–4 (33%) 103.9 +0.29
1995 21 1625 128.1 -3.11 +1.46 0.961 49.3% -21 -56 +36 46.1% -0.47 8–9 (47%) 9–6 (60%) 103.3 +1.18
1996 22 1657 140.0 -1.67 +1.61 0.965 49.3% -9 -82 +62 43.1% -0.04 8–2 (80%) 5–14 (26%) 103.2 -0.90
1997 23 1832 145.3 -1.29 +2.80 1.013 50.0% -21 -141 -84 49.6% +0.04 11–9 (55%) 6–4 (60%) 103.9 -1.69
1998 24 1846 161.4 +0.91 +5.75 1.163 53.0% +34 -55 -157 59.8% +0.70 16–13 (55%) 15–13 (54%) 98.2 -2.10
1999 25 1853 152.3 +1.99 +5.08 1.196 53.0% +24 -89 -80 64.6% +1.00 7–9 (44%) 13–8 (62%) 98.2 -0.21
2000 26 1767 147.6 -0.07 +3.71 1.065 51.2% -8 +56 +26 51.3% +0.32 6–6 (50%) 5–9 (36%) 96.9 -2.34
2001 27 1723 133.9 -1.96 +1.87 0.979 49.4% +28 +25 — 45.3% -0.11 2–3 (40%) 4–7 (36%) 97.0 -1.09
2002 28 1756 129.2 -2.48 +2.17 0.948 48.8% +31 -87 -5 48.3% -0.36 10–3 (77%) 7–5 (58%) 105.7 -1.25
2003 29 1763 141.0 -0.44 +2.57 1.044 50.7% +37 -184 +57 57.8% +0.34 5–5 (50%) 15–10 (60%) 101.8 -0.62
2004 30 1668 134.1 -0.65 +2.30 1.027 50.5% +66 -105 +102 43.1% -0.25 4–3 (57%) 6–8 (43%) 98.9 -1.86
2005 31 1665 103.1 -1.58 -1.94 0.810 46.0% +47 — +72 42.1% -0.84 — 2–1 (67%) — -0.40
Career 1996 149.0 -0.72 +2.99 1.038 50.6% +12 -50 -5 51.8% +0.15 82–65 (56%) 89–90 (50%) 102.0 -2.25

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Karol Kucera Grand Slams results by season
SeasonAge AORGWUSO W-L
Win %
199319 —R128—— 0–1 (0%)
199420 —R64R128R128 1–3 (25%)
199521 R128R128R64R128 1–4 (20%)
199622 R32R32R32R128 6–4 (60%)
199723 R64R128R128R128 1–4 (20%)
199824 SFR128R128QF 9–4 (69%)
199925 QFR128R16— 7–3 (70%)
200026 R128R32R64R128 3–4 (43%)
200127 R128——— 0–1 (0%)
200228 R64R128—R64 2–3 (40%)
200329 R64R128R32R32 5–4 (56%)
200430 R64R64R64R64 4–4 (50%)
200531 ——R64R64 2–2 (50%)
W-L 15–10
(60%)		6–11
(35%)		11–10
(52%)		9–10
(47%)		 41–41
(50%)

Masters 1000

Karol Kucera Masters 1000 results by season
SeasonAge CANCINHAMIWMADMCMIAPARITASTU W-L
Win %
199521 ——R32—————R16— 3–2 (60%)
199622 ——R64———R64—R64— 1–3 (25%)
199723 ——R64——R64———R32 1–3 (25%)
199824 ——SFR32——R32R16R64R32 6–6 (50%)
199925 ———QF—R32R16R32QFR32 8–6 (57%)
200026 R32R64R64R64—QFR128R64R64— 4–8 (33%)
200127 —————R64R128R32—— 1–3 (25%)
200228 ———R16——R128——— 2–2 (50%)
200329 QFR64R64—R32R64R128R64R64— 4–8 (33%)
200430 ——————R64——— 1–1 (50%)
W-L 4–2
(67%)		0–2
(0%)		4–6
(40%)		6–4
(60%)		1–1
(50%)		3–5
(38%)		5–8
(38%)		2–5
(29%)		5–6
(45%)		1–3
(25%)		 31–42
(42%)

ATP 500

Karol Kucera ATP 500 results by season
SeasonAge ANTBARDUBAUSNAPROTSTUTKYVIEWASLONMILNEWPHI W-L
Win %
199521 —R64——R64—R64————R16—— 1–4 (20%)
199622 R16R64———————R16——R64R32 3–5 (38%)
199723 —R64————F—QF——QFR64— 9–5 (64%)
199824 SFR32————F—F—QF—W— 18–5 (78%)
199925 ———R16—QFR16—QF—QF——— 8–5 (62%)
200026 —————R32QFR16—R16R16——— 7–5 (58%)
200127 —R32R32————SF—————— 5–3 (62%)
200228 ———R64———R16—R16———— 4–3 (57%)
200329 ————————R32————— 0–1 (0%)
200430 —————R32——R32————— 0–2 (0%)
W-L 4–2
(67%)		1–5
(17%)		0–1
(0%)		1–2
(33%)		0–1
(0%)		2–3
(40%)		12–5
(71%)		8–3
(73%)		8–5
(62%)		6–3
(67%)		5–3
(62%)		3–2
(60%)		5–2
(71%)		0–1
(0%)		 55–38
(59%)

ATP 250

Karol Kucera ATP 250 results by season
SeasonAge ADEATLASBSWEBASBUCCHNDOHDUBESTGSTHALLIBHKGMTPMALMRSMUNNWPQUEROTSPBSTOUMAVIEATHBANCASCOPDUTLONLOSMILMOSNICEASOSTPALPRALIBSANSCOSOUST.SYDTASTOUU.S W-L
Win %
199117 ——————————————————————————————————————R16————————— 1–1 (50%)
199218 ——————————————————————————————————————R32————————— 0–1 (0%)
199319 —————————————————R16——R32——————————————————————————— 1–2 (33%)
199420 —R32———QF—————————————————FR16R16———————R16———R32——R32—R16QF———— 12–10 (55%)
199521 ————R32R32—R32—R32——————QFR16——R32——————R32SFR32R16——R16R32R32——R16W————R32—QF— 16–17 (48%)
199622 R16————————R32————QF—R32—————————————SFR32—R32—R32R32————R32—R32R16——— 7–12 (37%)
199723 QF—R16SFR16————R32——————R32———R32R32QFR16————SF—R32————FW—R32————R32———— 22–15 (59%)
199824 ————————————QF——————R32——R32QF—————SF——————R16—R32—————W——R32 13–8 (62%)
199925 ————W—R16—R16———SF——————QF————————————————————————SFR32—— 15–6 (71%)
200026 ——————————————QF————R16——————————R16—————————————QF——— 8–4 (67%)
200127 —————————R16————R32R32QF——R32———————————————————————R16———— 5–6 (45%)
200228 ——————SF———R16——R32—————R16—SF—R32———————————————————R32R16——— 10–8 (56%)
200329 ——————F————QF————SF———————————W————R16—————————R32———— 15–5 (75%)
200430 ————————————————R32R32—R32———R32————————QF——R32————————R16——— 4–7 (36%)
200531 ————————————R32—————R16———————R32————————————————————— 1–3 (25%)
W-L 3–2
(60%)		0–1
(0%)		1–1
(50%)		3–1
(75%)		6–2
(75%)		2–2
(50%)		8–3
(73%)		0–1
(0%)		1–1
(50%)		1–4
(20%)		1–1
(50%)		2–1
(67%)		5–3
(62%)		0–1
(0%)		4–3
(57%)		0–1
(0%)		7–6
(54%)		2–3
(40%)		1–1
(50%)		8–6
(57%)		0–3
(0%)		3–2
(60%)		2–2
(50%)		7–5
(58%)		1–1
(50%)		1–1
(50%)		0–1
(0%)		0–1
(0%)		11–2
(85%)		3–2
(60%)		6–4
(60%)		0–1
(0%)		2–1
(67%)		3–4
(43%)		0–1
(0%)		4–4
(50%)		6–2
(75%)		0–1
(0%)		2–5
(29%)		5–0
(100%)		0–1
(0%)		0–1
(0%)		1–1
(50%)		3–6
(33%)		13–6
(68%)		0–1
(0%)		2–1
(67%)		0–1
(0%)		 130–105
(55%)

ATP Finals

Karol Kucera ATP Finals results by season
SeasonAge FINGRA W-L
Win %
199824 RRSF 2–4 (33%)
W-L 0–3
(0%)		2–1
(67%)		 2–4
(33%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

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

Karol Kucera ranking history by month and season
SeasonAgeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
199016—————————852861862
199117863880891879799810496406371373351352
199218353345249249193192208237243241214210
199319208208235236248235231188173172169159
19942015912410210110695826970615954
199521545760595343465560637479
1996226060756784107857777696363
199723667362615648333232252424
199824201312109121196788
199925111210101213141820171717
200026263439324044464243737473
2001277576758987107128154144122102101
200228738169757474737268668483
200329825350504946423733424040
200430435171737176811181271209391
200531107122115125131157146141146182297310
200632302299300312312331509568106915321540—

Similar Players

Other ATP players with comparable peak level, era, career record, and career scale.

Karol Kucera's most statistically similar ATP players
Player Country Peak ranking Peak Elo M W L Win % Prize money Titles GS M1000 Years Rivalries Match log
Albert Costa ESP #6 2,004 634 369 265 58.2% $7,685,228 12 1 1 1993–2006 Rivalries Match log
Nicolas Lapentti ECU #6 1,933 565 282 283 49.9% $6,315,143 5 0 0 1995–2010 Rivalries Match log
Wayne Ferreira RSA #6 2,024 804 487 317 60.6% $9,969,617 15 0 2 1990–2004 Rivalries Match log
Jiri Novak CZE #5 1,940 572 319 253 55.8% $7,618,613 7 0 0 1993–2006 Rivalries Match log
Thomas Johansson SWE #7 1,969 616 337 279 54.7% $7,168,029 9 1 1 1993–2008 Rivalries Match log
Alberto Berasategui ESP #7 1,984 471 276 195 58.6% $4,676,187 14 0 0 1992–2001 Rivalries Match log
Cedric Pioline FRA #5 1,984 671 370 301 55.1% $6,921,029 5 0 1 1989–2002 Rivalries Match log
Jonas Bjorkman SWE #4 2,037 739 395 344 53.5% $14,610,671 6 0 0 1991–2008 Rivalries Match log
Rainer Schuettler GER #5 1,987 641 315 326 49.1% $7,407,508 4 0 0 1995–2011 Rivalries Match log
Mark Philippoussis AUS #8 2,010 484 291 193 60.1% $6,987,402 11 0 1 1994–2006 Rivalries Match log
Aaron Krickstein USA #6 2,043 633 381 252 60.2% $3,709,772 9 0 0 1983–1996 Rivalries Match log
Guillermo Canas ARG #8 1,991 434 245 189 56.5% $5,285,575 7 0 1 1996–2009 Rivalries Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Karol Kucera?
Karol Kucera is 52 years old, born on March 4, 1974.
Which country does Karol Kucera represent?
Karol Kucera represents Slovakia in TennisDB's ATP records.
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 Slam singles titles has Karol Kucera won?
Karol Kucera has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Karol Kucera won?
TennisDB does not group any of Karol Kucera's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
How many ATP titles has Karol Kucera won?
Karol Kucera has won 6 ATP singles titles across all categories. The most recent 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 261 wins and 233 losses (52.8%).
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.
Which seasons of Karol Kucera's career appear in TennisDB?
Karol Kucera appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1991 through 2005.
On which surface does Karol Kucera have the highest recorded win rate?
Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Karol Kucera's highest ATP main-draw win rate is on carpet: 59.0% (49–34).
Who has Karol Kucera faced most often?
Karol Kucera's most frequent opponent is Tim Henman, with a head-to-head record of 5–5 across 10 meetings.