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Karol Kucera vs Daniel Nestor H2H: 1-0

Karol Kucera holds a 1–0 lead over Daniel Nestor in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Karol Kucera leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Karol Kucera won the 1998 Australian Open round of 32 6-2 7-6(3) 6-1.

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Karol Kucera
SVK Age 52 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main draw meetings
Daniel Nestor
CAN Age 53 Left-Handed 191 cm / 6'3"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Karol Kucera #20 6-2 7-6(3) 6-1 Daniel Nestor #108 Match data Jan 25, 1998* R32 Australian 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
Karol Kucera #1,540 #6 2,732 1,995 261 233 52.8% 0 0 0 1 5 6
Daniel Nestor #1,106 #58 752 1,735 71 103 40.8% 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 Karol Kucera Daniel Nestor
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 — — — — — — — 1989 0–1 0.0% #823 1,482 0 0
17 1991 1–1 50.0% #352 1,509 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 1992 0–1 0.0% #210 1,506 0 0 1991 1–2 33.3% #242 1,481 0 0
19 1993 1–3 25.0% #159 1,493 0 0 1992 1–3 25.0% #238 1,468 0 0
20 1994 13–13 50.0% #54 1,617 0 0 1993 2–5 28.6% #189 1,485 0 0
21 1995 21–27 43.8% #79 1,624 0 1 1994 5–5 50.0% #171 1,532 0 0
22 1996 18–25 41.9% #63 1,657 0 1 1995 3–5 37.5% #177 1,573 0 0
23 1997 33–27 55.0% #24 1,832 0 2 1996 11–13 45.8% #112 1,633 0 0
24 1998 48–27 64.0% #8 1,845 0 4 1997 9–17 34.6% #107 1,589 0 0
25 1999 38–20 65.5% #17 1,852 0 5 1998 11–17 39.3% #106 1,595 0 0
26 2000 23–22 51.1% #73 1,767 0 5 1999 18–16 52.9% #86 1,672 0 0
27 2001 11–13 45.8% #101 1,722 0 5 2000 6–9 40.0% #220 1,624 0 0
28 2002 18–16 52.9% #83 1,756 0 5 2001 3–6 33.3% #219 1,662 0 0
29 2003 24–18 57.1% #40 1,763 0 6 2002 0–1 0.0% #659 1,631 0 0
30 2004 9–15 37.5% #91 1,668 0 6 2003 1–1 50.0% #500 1,630 0 0
31 2005 3–5 37.5% #310 1,665 0 6 2004 0–1 0.0% #1062 1,619 0 0
33 — — — — — — — 2006 0–1 0.0% #1115 1,613 0 0

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 Karol Kucera Daniel Nestor
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 %
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1989 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1991 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1992 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1991 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1993 — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1992 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
20 1994 1 2 3 33.3% 10 8 18 55.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1993 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
21 1995 3 8 11 27.3% 5 12 17 29.4% 6 2 8 75.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 1994 1 2 3 33.3% 2 1 3 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
22 1996 11 12 23 47.8% 2 6 8 25.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 1995 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
23 1997 6 8 14 42.9% 9 10 19 47.4% 4 2 6 66.7% 14 7 21 66.7% 1996 7 9 16 43.8% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — —
24 1998 26 12 38 68.4% 12 8 20 60.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 1997 5 10 15 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
25 1999 16 9 25 64.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 8 3 11 72.7% 9 3 12 75.0% 1998 9 10 19 47.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0%
26 2000 11 13 24 45.8% 7 5 12 58.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1999 12 11 23 52.2% 0 2 2 0.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 2 1 3 66.7%
27 2001 6 5 11 54.5% 3 5 8 37.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2000 3 4 7 42.9% — — — — 3 4 7 42.9% 0 1 1 0.0%
28 2002 15 10 25 60.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 2001 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
29 2003 19 9 28 67.9% 0 5 5 0.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 2002 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 2004 4 8 12 33.3% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 2003 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 2005 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 2004 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2006 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 119 98 217 54.8% 57 76 133 42.9% 36 25 61 59.0% 49 34 83 59.0% — 46 66 112 41.1% 2 7 9 22.2% 18 23 41 43.9% 5 7 12 41.7%

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 438/494 of Karol Kucera's and 153/173 of Daniel Nestor'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 Karol Kucera Daniel Nestor
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%
17 1991 1/2 4.0 2.0 36.5% 69.6% 65.0% 85.7% 66.7% 66.7% 45.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
18 1992 1/1 3.0 4.0 43.3% 73.1% 41.2% 42.9% 33.3% 55.0% 36.7% 1991 3/3 3.7 3.0 57.1% 61.5% 59.5% 64.4% 68.8% 60.9% 32.6%
19 1993 4/4 4.0 3.5 46.2% 72.2% 48.1% 52.7% 42.3% 59.9% 33.5% 1992 4/4 7.0 2.3 65.8% 72.2% 42.8% 63.8% 40.0% 62.2% 30.6%
20 1994 24/26 3.7 4.2 53.8% 67.6% 46.5% 50.8% 47.3% 57.9% 41.2% 1993 7/7 10.6 6.3 61.0% 79.0% 45.2% 70.1% 30.0% 65.9% 32.8%
21 1995 41/48 5.1 5.3 52.7% 68.2% 46.6% 57.7% 40.4% 58.2% 40.2% 1994 9/10 5.7 6.1 56.2% 72.8% 45.6% 55.8% 46.2% 60.6% 34.3%
22 1996 35/43 4.0 5.2 55.6% 68.2% 47.1% 55.0% 42.6% 58.7% 39.9% 1995 7/8 10.7 8.0 57.9% 75.7% 44.0% 66.7% 59.7% 62.5% 32.7%
23 1997 53/60 3.8 5.3 55.2% 69.6% 47.6% 49.2% 46.5% 60.0% 40.5% 1996 20/24 7.2 6.4 56.4% 76.5% 48.6% 61.6% 37.7% 64.2% 31.3%
24 1998 63/75 5.8 5.0 56.4% 72.6% 49.9% 61.2% 49.8% 62.8% 43.3% 1997 22/26 9.5 5.6 59.4% 73.8% 47.3% 53.7% 47.4% 63.0% 34.4%
25 1999 53/58 5.1 3.9 57.9% 72.9% 51.3% 53.7% 49.6% 63.8% 43.3% 1998 25/28 8.4 5.8 57.7% 75.2% 47.2% 62.9% 31.9% 63.2% 33.7%
26 2000 38/45 6.4 5.4 52.1% 73.9% 48.1% 58.4% 42.2% 61.5% 41.1% 1999 32/34 8.5 6.3 59.9% 77.4% 47.5% 64.9% 39.8% 65.3% 34.9%
27 2001 23/24 4.9 5.0 55.4% 70.4% 45.3% 42.0% 42.3% 59.0% 40.2% 2000 10/15 8.2 5.0 65.0% 72.4% 50.9% 61.7% 24.9% 65.0% 31.9%
28 2002 31/34 5.1 5.5 58.8% 68.5% 45.8% 47.5% 52.6% 58.2% 39.6% 2001 9/9 6.4 3.1 64.1% 69.9% 53.8% 41.1% 40.3% 63.4% 36.7%
29 2003 40/42 5.4 4.4 57.3% 71.1% 48.7% 55.8% 46.1% 61.7% 40.0% 2002 1/1 5.0 9.0 54.9% 73.3% 48.6% 50.0% 33.3% 62.2% 31.2%
30 2004 23/24 5.8 4.4 61.2% 70.9% 49.4% 52.3% 49.4% 62.6% 38.4% 2003 2/2 13.5 8.0 52.4% 77.1% 52.8% 75.8% 20.0% 65.5% 31.1%
31 2005 8/8 6.0 4.8 56.5% 62.9% 51.9% 60.7% 57.6% 57.9% 34.1% 2004 1/1 5.0 2.0 64.2% 70.6% 42.1% 40.0% 12.5% 60.4% 31.8%
33 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2006 1/1 8.0 5.0 47.5% 71.1% 47.6% 57.1% 100.0% 58.8% 25.5%
Career — 438/494 5.1 4.9 55.8% 70.5% 48.3% 54.2% 46.6% 60.7% 40.8% — 153/174 8.2 5.7 59.3% 74.8% 47.9% 60.5% 39.7% 63.7% 33.5%

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 Karol Kucera Daniel Nestor
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
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1989 1483 96.7 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — +0.26
17 1991 1510 99.2 -0.34 -0.73 1.352 55.2% — — — 50.0% -1.50 — — — +0.11 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1992 1506 107.8 +1.94 +0.49 0.815 45.8% — — — 0.0% -3.00 — 0–1 — -0.21 1991 1481 100.8 -3.36 0.00 0.834 46.8% +33 — — 33.3% -1.00 — — — +0.23
19 1993 1493 107.7 -0.38 -0.91 0.835 47.3% — +43 — 30.0% -1.30 0–1 — — +0.01 1992 1468 104.3 +0.24 -3.16 0.811 46.5% +51 — — 30.0% -1.50 0–1 0–1 — +0.34
20 1994 1617 124.2 -2.17 +1.05 0.978 49.4% -93 +34 — 45.2% -0.31 5–2 (71%) 2–4 (33%) — +0.29 1993 1486 127.0 +3.20 -0.94 0.962 49.6% +34 — — 35.3% -0.35 0–2 1–5 (17%) — -0.14
21 1995 1625 128.1 -3.11 +1.46 0.961 49.3% -21 -56 +36 46.1% -0.47 8–9 (47%) 9–6 (60%) — +1.18 1994 1533 116.3 -0.41 -1.94 0.870 47.9% -12 — +53 42.9% -0.19 2–1 (67%) — — +0.03
22 1996 1657 140.0 -1.67 +1.61 0.965 49.3% -9 -82 +62 43.1% -0.04 8–2 (80%) 5–14 (26%) — -0.90 1995 1573 125.5 +0.35 -1.48 0.872 48.9% -1 — — 42.3% -0.15 0–1 1–4 (20%) — -0.18
23 1997 1832 145.3 -1.29 +2.80 1.013 50.0% -21 -141 -84 49.6% +0.04 11–9 (55%) 6–4 (60%) — -1.69 1996 1634 117.0 +2.02 -3.65 0.874 47.9% -46 — +26 43.6% -0.31 3–4 (43%) 6–9 (40%) — +0.68
24 1998 1846 161.4 +0.91 +5.75 1.163 53.0% +34 -55 -157 59.8% +0.70 16–13 (55%) 15–13 (54%) — -2.10 1997 1590 127.3 -0.03 -1.44 0.929 48.7% +19 — +20 35.4% -0.52 4–3 (57%) 2–13 (13%) — 0.00
25 1999 1853 152.3 +1.99 +5.08 1.196 53.0% +24 -89 -80 64.6% +1.00 7–9 (44%) 13–8 (62%) — -0.21 1998 1596 128.8 +0.61 -2.43 0.915 48.5% +30 — -28 45.8% -0.24 3–7 (30%) 9–9 (50%) — -0.60
26 2000 1767 147.6 -0.07 +3.71 1.065 51.2% -8 +56 +26 51.3% +0.32 6–6 (50%) 5–9 (36%) — -2.34 1999 1672 138.5 +2.44 -2.00 1.004 50.2% +4 — -25 52.7% +0.25 5–5 (50%) 7–8 (47%) — -0.06
27 2001 1723 133.9 -1.96 +1.87 0.979 49.4% +28 +25 — 45.3% -0.11 2–3 (40%) 4–7 (36%) — -1.09 2000 1624 116.5 +0.44 -2.14 0.912 48.4% +38 — -28 47.5% -0.47 2–4 (33%) 7–3 (70%) — +0.69
28 2002 1756 129.2 -2.48 +2.17 0.948 48.8% +31 -87 -5 48.3% -0.36 10–3 (77%) 7–5 (58%) — -1.25 2001 1663 113.6 +0.51 -1.30 1.002 49.9% -24 — -48 40.9% -0.32 — 0–2 — -0.23
29 2003 1763 141.0 -0.44 +2.57 1.044 50.7% +37 -184 +57 57.8% +0.34 5–5 (50%) 15–10 (60%) — -0.62 2002 1632 105.1 -0.84 -1.17 0.824 47.2% — — — 33.3% -1.67 0–1 — — +0.26
30 2004 1668 134.1 -0.65 +2.30 1.027 50.5% +66 -105 +102 43.1% -0.25 4–3 (57%) 6–8 (43%) — -1.86 2003 1631 111.5 +1.46 +1.37 0.901 49.2% — — — 40.0% -0.40 1–0 — — +0.04
31 2005 1665 103.1 -1.58 -1.94 0.810 46.0% +47 — +72 42.1% -0.84 — 2–1 (67%) — -0.40 2004 1619 103.0 -0.89 +2.13 0.803 44.5% — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — +0.03
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2006 1614 105.0 +0.88 +1.89 0.617 45.2% — — — 0.0% -2.00 — — — -0.13
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 — 1736 132.4 +1.02 -1.99 0.923 48.8% +8 — -4 43.3% -0.29 20–29 (41%) 33–54 (38%) 90.8 +0.71

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.