H2H data updated: 2026-09-06 00:00 UTC

Karol Kucera vs Juan Balcells H2H: 1-0

Karol Kucera holds a 1–0 lead over Juan Balcells 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 2002 Chennai round of 32 6-4 3-6 7-5.

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Karol Kucera
SVK Age 52 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Juan Balcells
ESP Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Karol Kucera #101 6-4 3-6 7-5 Juan Balcells #95 Match data Jan 3, 2002* R32 Chennai ATP International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 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
Juan Balcells #869 #57 733 1,736 38 46 45.2% 0 0 0 0 1 1

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.

Karol Kucera Juan Balcells
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
1991 1–1 50.0% #352 1,509 0 0 1998 2–1 66.7% #228 1,533 0 0
1992 0–1 0.0% #210 1,506 0 0 1999 1–2 33.3% #216 1,539 0 0
1993 1–3 25.0% #159 1,493 0 0 2000 11–7 61.1% #71 1,663 0 1
1994 13–13 50.0% #54 1,617 0 0 2001 17–21 44.7% #95 1,604 0 1
1995 21–27 43.8% #79 1,624 0 1 2002 7–12 36.8% #109 1,606 0 1
1996 18–25 41.9% #63 1,657 0 1 2003 0–3 0.0% #337 1,556 0 1
1997 33–27 55.0% #24 1,832 0 2 — — — — — — —
1998 48–27 64.0% #8 1,845 0 4 — — — — — — —
1999 38–20 65.5% #17 1,852 0 5 — — — — — — —
2000 23–22 51.1% #73 1,767 0 5 — — — — — — —
2001 11–13 45.8% #101 1,722 0 5 — — — — — — —
2002 18–16 52.9% #83 1,756 0 5 — — — — — — —
2003 24–18 57.1% #40 1,763 0 6 — — — — — — —
2004 9–15 37.5% #91 1,668 0 6 — — — — — — —
2005 3–5 37.5% #310 1,665 0 6 — — — — — — —

Surface Results by Career Season

Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. 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.

Karol Kucera Juan Balcells
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 %
1991 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 1998 — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — —
1992 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1999 — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — —
1993 — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 2000 3 2 5 60.0% 8 5 13 61.5% — — — — — — — —
1994 1 2 3 33.3% 10 8 18 55.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 2001 8 8 16 50.0% 9 10 19 47.4% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
1995 3 8 11 27.3% 5 12 17 29.4% 6 2 8 75.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 2002 4 7 11 36.4% 3 4 7 42.9% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
1996 11 12 23 47.8% 2 6 8 25.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 2003 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
1997 6 8 14 42.9% 9 10 19 47.4% 4 2 6 66.7% 14 7 21 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1998 26 12 38 68.4% 12 8 20 60.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 8 4 12 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1999 16 9 25 64.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 8 3 11 72.7% 9 3 12 75.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2000 11 13 24 45.8% 7 5 12 58.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2001 6 5 11 54.5% 3 5 8 37.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2002 15 10 25 60.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2003 19 9 28 67.9% 0 5 5 0.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2004 4 8 12 33.3% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2005 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career 119 98 217 54.8% 57 76 133 42.9% 36 25 61 59.0% 49 34 83 59.0% Career 15 20 35 42.9% 23 22 45 51.1% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%

Performance Progression by Career Season

Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. Detailed serve and return statistics available for 438/494 of Karol Kucera's and 76/84 of Juan Balcells'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.

Karol Kucera Juan Balcells
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%
1991 1/2 4.0 2.0 36.5% 69.6% 65.0% 85.7% 66.7% 66.7% 45.1% 1998 3/3 7.0 4.3 63.8% 73.3% 61.5% 78.6% 16.2% 69.4% 30.4%
1992 1/1 3.0 4.0 43.3% 73.1% 41.2% 42.9% 33.3% 55.0% 36.7% 1999 2/3 6.5 3.5 72.9% 65.7% 48.5% 53.6% 45.0% 61.2% 39.9%
1993 4/4 4.0 3.5 46.2% 72.2% 48.1% 52.7% 42.3% 59.9% 33.5% 2000 17/18 5.9 1.8 74.6% 68.5% 58.3% 75.8% 50.6% 65.8% 36.8%
1994 24/26 3.7 4.2 53.8% 67.6% 46.5% 50.8% 47.3% 57.9% 41.2% 2001 33/38 5.4 2.0 70.5% 69.4% 52.8% 57.0% 37.8% 64.5% 35.8%
1995 41/48 5.1 5.3 52.7% 68.2% 46.6% 57.7% 40.4% 58.2% 40.2% 2002 18/19 5.1 2.4 71.5% 68.7% 52.8% 67.0% 35.9% 64.1% 34.7%
1996 35/43 4.0 5.2 55.6% 68.2% 47.1% 55.0% 42.6% 58.7% 39.9% 2003 3/3 2.7 2.7 73.8% 65.2% 59.9% 51.9% 23.3% 63.3% 30.9%
1997 53/60 3.8 5.3 55.2% 69.6% 47.6% 49.2% 46.5% 60.0% 40.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
1998 63/75 5.8 5.0 56.4% 72.6% 49.9% 61.2% 49.8% 62.8% 43.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
1999 53/58 5.1 3.9 57.9% 72.9% 51.3% 53.7% 49.6% 63.8% 43.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
2000 38/45 6.4 5.4 52.1% 73.9% 48.1% 58.4% 42.2% 61.5% 41.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
2001 23/24 4.9 5.0 55.4% 70.4% 45.3% 42.0% 42.3% 59.0% 40.2% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
2002 31/34 5.1 5.5 58.8% 68.5% 45.8% 47.5% 52.6% 58.2% 39.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
2003 40/42 5.4 4.4 57.3% 71.1% 48.7% 55.8% 46.1% 61.7% 40.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
2004 23/24 5.8 4.4 61.2% 70.9% 49.4% 52.3% 49.4% 62.6% 38.4% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
2005 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% Career 76/84 5.4 2.2 71.6% 68.9% 54.6% 64.1% 39.0% 64.8% 35.5%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Career Season

Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. 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.

Karol Kucera Juan Balcells
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
1991 1510 99.2 -0.34 -0.73 1.352 55.2% — — — 50.0% -1.50 — — — +0.11 1998 1533 109.7 +2.83 -2.17 0.991 50.0% — +37 — 57.1% +0.43 1–0 2–1 (67%) — +0.02
1992 1506 107.8 +1.94 +0.49 0.815 45.8% — — — 0.0% -3.00 — 0–1 — -0.21 1999 1540 116.1 +1.35 -0.49 1.030 50.2% — +40 — 37.5% -0.38 1–1 0–2 — -0.29
1993 1493 107.7 -0.38 -0.91 0.835 47.3% — +43 — 30.0% -1.30 0–1 — — +0.01 2000 1663 129.0 +2.84 -1.60 1.076 51.5% -107 +56 — 56.5% +0.52 4–2 (67%) 2–6 (25%) 100.3 +0.50
1994 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 2001 1605 130.3 +1.92 -2.09 1.011 49.7% -5 +89 — 45.7% -0.39 4–9 (31%) 5–14 (26%) 88.7 -0.76
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%) 103.3 +1.18 2002 1606 133.8 +1.99 -1.84 0.967 49.8% +8 +70 — 44.7% -0.32 1–5 (17%) 3–5 (38%) 94.8 -0.68
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%) 103.2 -0.90 2003 1556 99.6 -0.20 -2.15 0.840 46.7% -5 — — 12.5% -1.63 0–1 — — +0.42
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%) 103.9 -1.69 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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%) 98.2 -2.10 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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%) 98.2 -0.21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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%) 96.9 -2.34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2001 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 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 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 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 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 Career 1736 133.1 +2.08 -1.88 1.007 50.0% -15 +70 — 46.7% -0.19 11–18 (38%) 12–28 (30%) 88.6 -0.94

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.