H2H data updated: 2026-09-05 00:00 UTC

Gustavo Kuerten vs Kristian Pless H2H: 1-1

Gustavo Kuerten and Kristian Pless are tied 1–1 in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on hard courts. Most recently, Kristian Pless won the 2004 US Open round of 128 6-4 3-6 6-1 7-6(4).

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Gustavo Kuerten
BRA Age 49 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"
H2H
1 – 1
2 main-draw meetings
Kristian Pless
DEN Age 45 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Kristian Pless #353 6-4 3-6 6-1 7-6(4) Gustavo Kuerten #21 Match data Sep 1, 2004* R128 US Open Grand Slam Hard
Gustavo Kuerten #1 6-3 6-4 6-4 Kristian Pless #91 Match data Aug 31, 2001* R64 US Open Grand Slam Hard

Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Gustavo Kuerten #1,132 #1 4,750 2,137 339 184 64.8% 3 5 1 4 7 20
Kristian Pless #939 #65 592 1,712 44 82 34.9% 0 0 0 0 0 0

Career Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.

Age Gustavo Kuerten Kristian Pless
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 — — — — — — — 1999 1–2 33.3% #458 1,511 0 0
19 1996 8–10 44.4% #88 1,556 0 0 2000 1–4 20.0% #197 1,507 0 0
20 1997 34–23 59.6% #14 1,780 1 1 2001 12–10 54.5% #68 1,662 0 0
21 1998 39–24 61.9% #23 1,781 1 3 2002 15–22 40.5% #82 1,664 0 0
22 1999 47–24 66.2% #5 1,861 1 5 2003 2–5 28.6% #440 1,611 0 0
23 2000 62–19 76.5% #1 2,002 2 10 2004 3–9 25.0% #230 1,553 0 0
24 2001 57–17 77.0% #2 1,912 3 16 2005 0–2 0.0% #160 1,543 0 0
25 2002 24–14 63.2% #37 1,872 3 17 2006 5–10 33.3% #84 1,626 0 0
26 2003 40–19 67.8% #16 1,851 3 19 2007 5–16 23.8% #128 1,509 0 0
27 2004 23–13 63.9% #40 1,812 3 20 2008 0–2 0.0% #158 1,480 0 0
28 2005 3–9 25.0% #291 1,702 3 20 — — — — — — —
29 2006 0–1 0.0% #1078 1,678 3 20 — — — — — — —
30 2007 2–7 22.2% #680 1,594 3 20 — — — — — — —
31 2008 0–4 0.0% #1150 1,553 3 20 — — — — — — —

Surface Results by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.

Age Gustavo Kuerten Kristian Pless
Yr HardClayGrassCarpet Yr HardClayGrassCarpet
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1999 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
19 1996 1 1 2 50.0% 5 7 12 41.7% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% 2000 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
20 1997 17 8 25 68.0% 14 8 22 63.6% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 2001 9 6 15 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
21 1998 15 11 26 57.7% 24 11 35 68.6% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2002 8 10 18 44.4% 3 8 11 27.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 3 2 5 60.0%
22 1999 20 15 35 57.1% 21 6 27 77.8% 4 1 5 80.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 2003 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
23 2000 28 12 40 70.0% 27 4 31 87.1% 2 1 3 66.7% 5 2 7 71.4% 2004 3 6 9 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
24 2001 23 12 35 65.7% 33 2 35 94.3% — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% 2005 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
25 2002 10 6 16 62.5% 10 6 16 62.5% — — — — 4 2 6 66.7% 2006 3 6 9 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — —
26 2003 23 10 33 69.7% 14 7 21 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 2007 3 9 12 25.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — —
27 2004 8 8 16 50.0% 15 5 20 75.0% — — — — — — — — 2008 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
28 2005 1 1 2 50.0% 2 8 10 20.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 2006 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 2007 1 4 5 20.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 2008 0 1 1 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 147 89 236 62.3% 166 71 237 70.0% 7 7 14 50.0% 19 17 36 52.8% — 29 47 76 38.2% 7 16 23 30.4% 4 12 16 25.0% 4 7 11 36.4%

Performance Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Detailed serve and return statistics available for 449/523 of Gustavo Kuerten's and 115/126 of Kristian Pless's main draw matches. Sample is shown as matches with detailed serve and return statistics / total main draw matches. Bold green marks the stronger value when both stat samples contain at least 5 matches; lower is better for DFs/M.

Age Gustavo Kuerten Kristian Pless
Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts% Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts%
18 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1999 2/3 3.5 2.5 55.5% 69.0% 58.7% 50.0% 39.6% 64.4% 38.5%
19 1996 17/18 3.4 2.6 53.7% 70.2% 49.5% 47.3% 34.6% 60.9% 35.8% 2000 2/5 2.5 1.5 60.9% 70.2% 51.6% 56.4% 35.0% 62.6% 25.7%
20 1997 50/57 8.1 3.1 53.4% 74.6% 50.1% 58.7% 40.0% 63.2% 38.1% 2001 21/22 5.0 3.1 60.1% 70.8% 50.9% 62.4% 46.5% 62.6% 35.2%
21 1998 53/63 7.7 2.8 54.7% 75.4% 50.3% 60.2% 47.3% 64.0% 37.5% 2002 31/37 5.5 3.3 63.2% 67.8% 50.8% 59.2% 53.3% 61.6% 36.6%
22 1999 60/71 8.5 2.2 53.6% 78.5% 51.8% 63.8% 49.4% 66.1% 39.3% 2003 7/7 8.4 4.9 57.4% 72.8% 51.9% 46.2% 37.8% 63.9% 34.6%
23 2000 59/81 9.6 2.3 54.2% 78.9% 54.4% 61.4% 40.8% 67.7% 39.7% 2004 12/12 7.9 5.4 60.1% 66.8% 46.4% 58.8% 36.7% 58.8% 32.8%
24 2001 63/74 9.2 2.1 55.5% 79.3% 56.6% 71.1% 41.5% 69.1% 39.9% 2005 2/2 8.5 5.0 54.5% 74.9% 49.2% 51.4% 33.3% 62.9% 31.8%
25 2002 31/38 8.8 1.8 55.6% 75.5% 54.0% 61.6% 45.6% 66.0% 36.7% 2006 15/15 5.9 3.1 62.1% 69.4% 48.7% 47.6% 37.5% 61.5% 33.6%
26 2003 57/59 8.4 2.0 55.6% 76.4% 52.5% 59.4% 41.1% 65.8% 38.5% 2007 21/21 6.2 2.4 61.7% 70.9% 55.6% 55.8% 36.6% 65.0% 32.2%
27 2004 35/36 8.2 2.8 55.4% 74.4% 50.9% 52.6% 50.3% 63.9% 38.4% 2008 2/2 5.0 18.0 51.6% 72.8% 30.8% 61.1% 39.0% 52.5% 39.6%
28 2005 12/12 6.1 3.3 53.0% 66.7% 42.5% 55.7% 34.5% 55.0% 34.2% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
29 2006 1/1 8.0 3.0 53.2% 76.2% 54.1% 33.3% 16.7% 65.8% 33.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
30 2007 7/9 7.3 2.0 59.7% 75.7% 44.2% 46.4% 33.7% 64.1% 35.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
31 2008 4/4 3.5 2.8 53.8% 66.9% 38.6% 47.0% 27.8% 53.8% 21.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 449/523 8.3 2.4 54.7% 76.3% 52.0% 60.6% 43.2% 65.3% 38.2% — 115/126 6.0 3.6 61.0% 69.6% 50.8% 56.5% 43.1% 62.2% 34.4%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics are precomputed from eligible main-draw results; point-stat values use the available detailed sample. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.

Age Gustavo Kuerten Kristian Pless
Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1999 1512 115.3 +0.37 -0.73 1.081 51.1% +36 — — 33.3% -0.50 — — — -0.24
19 1996 1557 123.0 +0.44 -1.62 0.915 48.0% -4 +17 — 39.5% -0.72 5–1 (83%) 3–4 (43%) 106.9 +0.21 2000 1507 114.5 -1.58 +0.79 0.687 43.9% +16 — — 27.3% -1.00 0–1 0–1 — -0.10
20 1997 1780 149.1 +1.98 +0.21 1.038 50.3% -39 +59 — 56.5% +0.42 15–7 (68%) 12–17 (41%) 105.3 -0.79 2001 1662 127.6 +0.83 -1.40 0.942 48.9% -41 -69 -106 56.0% +0.36 2–1 (67%) 4–2 (67%) 104.5 +0.18
21 1998 1781 146.0 +2.64 -0.29 1.039 51.0% -43 +127 — 57.6% +0.52 13–8 (62%) 14–12 (54%) 103.2 +1.23 2002 1665 129.1 -0.41 -1.13 0.952 49.1% +34 -142 -129 43.8% -0.31 4–10 (29%) 5–10 (33%) 93.2 +0.31
22 1999 1861 155.1 +4.10 +2.03 1.159 52.5% -64 +127 -209 65.9% +0.88 7–11 (39%) 8–12 (40%) 94.2 -0.75 2003 1611 110.7 +1.63 -3.19 0.959 49.3% +14 — — 36.8% -0.42 1–2 (33%) 0–1 — +0.32
23 2000 2003 158.1 +5.05 +3.02 1.228 53.2% -43 +160 -329 69.6% +1.16 16–7 (70%) 26–21 (55%) 104.6 -0.10 2004 1554 115.9 -1.68 -2.74 0.796 46.5% +38 — — 31.4% -1.09 2–2 (50%) 2–6 (25%) 96.4 -0.03
24 2001 1913 159.6 +6.12 +3.01 1.293 54.1% -75 +370 — 70.2% +1.27 17–11 (61%) 18–16 (53%) 95.3 +0.65 2005 1543 109.1 +1.45 -2.88 0.857 46.1% — — — 20.0% -2.00 0–1 1–1 — -0.01
25 2002 1873 141.6 +3.17 -0.14 1.081 51.3% -18 +227 — 61.0% +0.66 7–8 (47%) 12–12 (50%) 92.4 +0.15 2006 1627 114.5 -0.75 -2.22 0.871 47.5% -38 — -39 31.6% -1.05 2–2 (50%) 3–3 (50%) 101.3 +0.18
26 2003 1852 149.1 +3.43 +1.34 1.127 52.1% +22 +153 — 61.5% +0.83 11–7 (61%) 19–14 (58%) 99.8 +0.95 2007 1509 129.5 +1.72 -2.07 0.922 48.7% +21 +22 -12 31.5% -0.78 1–5 (17%) 4–10 (29%) 94.1 -0.35
27 2004 1813 142.0 +1.63 +1.04 1.065 51.1% -37 +187 — 58.8% +0.51 10–3 (77%) 9–7 (56%) 101.1 +0.10 2008 1481 100.6 -2.49 -0.88 0.834 46.4% — — — 20.0% -1.40 0–1 — — +0.34
28 2005 1703 118.6 -2.63 -2.14 0.761 45.0% — +122 — 32.1% -1.36 — 1–2 (33%) — -1.09 2009 1482 98.0 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 2006 1678 99.4 -0.70 -0.57 0.965 48.2% — — — 33.3% -0.67 0–1 — — +0.12 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 2007 1594 112.2 -0.10 -1.70 0.979 49.6% +102 +144 — 26.3% -1.16 0–1 0–3 (0%) — +0.13 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 2008 1553 104.1 -3.30 -4.26 0.474 39.4% — +130 — 0.0% -3.56 — — — -0.18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2138 154.8 +3.30 +1.14 1.102 51.6% -36 +170 -254 61.0% +0.68 101–65 (61%) 122–120 (50%) 98.7 +0.12 — 1713 126.6 +0.14 -1.77 0.910 48.4% +9 -81 -67 38.9% -0.54 12–25 (32%) 19–34 (36%) 88.9 +0.48

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.