H2H data updated: 2026-09-02 00:00 UTC

Karol Kucera vs Maximilian Abel H2H: 1-0

Karol Kucera holds a 1–0 lead over Maximilian Abel 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 Japan Open round of 64 4-6 7-6(2) 6-4.

SVK Age 52 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"
H2H
1 0
1 main draw meetings
GER Age 44 Right-Handed

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Karol Kucera #68 4-6 7-6(2) 6-4 Maximilian Abel #238 Match data Oct 2, 2002* R64 Japan Open ATP International Series Gold modern equivalent ATP 500 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
Maximilian Abel #1,868 #183 205 1,538 2 7 22.2% 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 Maximilian Abel
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 1991 1–1 50.0% #352 1,509 0 0
18 1992 0–1 0.0% #210 1,506 0 0
19 1993 1–3 25.0% #159 1,493 0 0
20 1994 13–13 50.0% #54 1,617 0 0 2002 0–2 0.0% #216 1,482 0 0
21 1995 21–27 43.8% #79 1,624 0 1 2003 2–4 33.3% #266 1,521 0 0
22 1996 18–25 41.9% #63 1,657 0 1 2004 0–1 0.0% #561 1,493 0 0
23 1997 33–27 55.0% #24 1,832 0 2
24 1998 48–27 64.0% #8 1,845 0 4
25 1999 38–20 65.5% #17 1,852 0 5
26 2000 23–22 51.1% #73 1,767 0 5
27 2001 11–13 45.8% #101 1,722 0 5
28 2002 18–16 52.9% #83 1,756 0 5
29 2003 24–18 57.1% #40 1,763 0 6
30 2004 9–15 37.5% #91 1,668 0 6
31 2005 3–5 37.5% #310 1,665 0 6

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 Maximilian Abel
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 %
17 1991 1 1 2 50.0%
18 1992 0 1 1 0.0%
19 1993 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% 2002 0 2 2 0.0%
21 1995 3 8 11 27.3% 5 12 17 29.4% 6 2 8 75.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 2003 1 2 3 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
22 1996 11 12 23 47.8% 2 6 8 25.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 2004 0 1 1 0.0%
23 1997 6 8 14 42.9% 9 10 19 47.4% 4 2 6 66.7% 14 7 21 66.7%
24 1998 26 12 38 68.4% 12 8 20 60.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 8 4 12 66.7%
25 1999 16 9 25 64.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 8 3 11 72.7% 9 3 12 75.0%
26 2000 11 13 24 45.8% 7 5 12 58.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
27 2001 6 5 11 54.5% 3 5 8 37.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
28 2002 15 10 25 60.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 2 1 3 66.7%
29 2003 19 9 28 67.9% 0 5 5 0.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3%
30 2004 4 8 12 33.3% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
31 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% 1 4 5 20.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0%

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 9/9 of Maximilian Abel'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 Maximilian Abel
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% —/—
19 1993 4/4 4.0 3.5 46.2% 72.2% 48.1% 52.7% 42.3% 59.9% 33.5% —/—
20 1994 24/26 3.7 4.2 53.8% 67.6% 46.5% 50.8% 47.3% 57.9% 41.2% 2002 2/2 10.5 3.5 66.0% 66.5% 56.6% 31.3% 70.0% 63.1% 30.7%
21 1995 41/48 5.1 5.3 52.7% 68.2% 46.6% 57.7% 40.4% 58.2% 40.2% 2003 6/6 2.3 4.0 55.4% 71.9% 47.3% 63.8% 46.2% 59.6% 24.8%
22 1996 35/43 4.0 5.2 55.6% 68.2% 47.1% 55.0% 42.6% 58.7% 39.9% 2004 1/1 1.0 4.0 57.1% 61.4% 42.4% 28.6% 38.5% 53.2% 40.7%
23 1997 53/60 3.8 5.3 55.2% 69.6% 47.6% 49.2% 46.5% 60.0% 40.5% —/—
24 1998 63/75 5.8 5.0 56.4% 72.6% 49.9% 61.2% 49.8% 62.8% 43.3% —/—
25 1999 53/58 5.1 3.9 57.9% 72.9% 51.3% 53.7% 49.6% 63.8% 43.3% —/—
26 2000 38/45 6.4 5.4 52.1% 73.9% 48.1% 58.4% 42.2% 61.5% 41.1% —/—
27 2001 23/24 4.9 5.0 55.4% 70.4% 45.3% 42.0% 42.3% 59.0% 40.2% —/—
28 2002 31/34 5.1 5.5 58.8% 68.5% 45.8% 47.5% 52.6% 58.2% 39.6% —/—
29 2003 40/42 5.4 4.4 57.3% 71.1% 48.7% 55.8% 46.1% 61.7% 40.0% —/—
30 2004 23/24 5.8 4.4 61.2% 70.9% 49.4% 52.3% 49.4% 62.6% 38.4% —/—
31 2005 8/8 6.0 4.8 56.5% 62.9% 51.9% 60.7% 57.6% 57.9% 34.1% —/—

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 Maximilian Abel
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
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
19 1993 1493 107.7 -0.38 -0.91 0.835 47.3% +43 30.0% -1.30 0–1 +0.01
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 2002 1483 107.0 +0.91 -3.36 0.833 46.9% 20.0% -1.00 0–1 0–2 -0.09
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 2003 1521 105.2 -0.37 -2.92 0.615 42.4% +39 23.1% -1.77 1–0 1–0 -0.17
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 2004 1493 101.4 +2.17 -3.94 0.870 46.4% 0.0% -1.00 0–2 +0.05
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
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
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 2007 1465 97.2
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
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
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
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
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
31 2005 1665 103.1 -1.58 -1.94 0.810 46.0% +47 +72 42.1% -0.84 2–1 (67%) -0.40 2013 1448 95.2
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 1538 103.0 +0.20 -3.13 0.692 43.8% +39 20.0% -1.50 1–1 1–4 (20%) -2.33

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.