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Michael Chang vs Karol Kucera H2H: 1-2

Karol Kucera holds a 2–1 lead over Michael Chang in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on clay, while Karol Kucera leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Karol Kucera won the 1999 Italian Open round of 32 7-5 6-3.

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Michael Chang
USA Age 54 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"
H2H
1 – 2
3 main draw meetings
Karol Kucera
SVK Age 52 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Karol Kucera #12 7-5 6-3 Michael Chang #46 Match data May 13, 1999* R32 Italian Open Masters 1000 Clay
Karol Kucera #86 6-4 6-4 Michael Chang #3 Match data Aug 24, 1996* QF Long Island World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Hard
Michael Chang #5 6-2 3-6 6-4 Karol Kucera #54 Match data May 20, 1995* R16 Italian Open Masters 1000 Clay

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
Michael Chang #1,039 #2 4,065 2,113 649 305 68.0% 1 7 0 5 21 34
Karol Kucera #1,540 #6 2,732 1,995 261 233 52.8% 0 0 0 1 5 6

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 Michael Chang Karol Kucera
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 1987 4–4 50.0% #163 1,559 0 0 — — — — — — —
16 1988 23–13 63.9% #30 1,842 0 1 — — — — — — —
17 1989 45–17 72.6% #5 1,977 1 3 1991 1–1 50.0% #352 1,509 0 0
18 1990 34–19 64.2% #15 1,919 1 4 1992 0–1 0.0% #210 1,506 0 0
19 1991 47–20 70.1% #15 2,003 1 5 1993 1–3 25.0% #159 1,493 0 0
20 1992 58–23 71.6% #6 1,966 1 8 1994 13–13 50.0% #54 1,617 0 0
21 1993 62–21 74.7% #8 1,992 1 13 1995 21–27 43.8% #79 1,624 0 1
22 1994 66–19 77.6% #6 2,006 1 19 1996 18–25 41.9% #63 1,657 0 1
23 1995 65–19 77.4% #5 2,011 1 23 1997 33–27 55.0% #24 1,832 0 2
24 1996 63–19 76.8% #2 1,991 1 26 1998 48–27 64.0% #8 1,845 0 4
25 1997 53–18 74.6% #3 1,911 1 31 1999 38–20 65.5% #17 1,852 0 5
26 1998 35–16 68.6% #29 1,848 1 33 2000 23–22 51.1% #73 1,767 0 5
27 1999 27–22 55.1% #50 1,790 1 33 2001 11–13 45.8% #101 1,722 0 5
28 2000 42–26 61.8% #32 1,807 1 34 2002 18–16 52.9% #83 1,756 0 5
29 2001 16–21 43.2% #94 1,699 1 34 2003 24–18 57.1% #40 1,763 0 6
30 2002 7–18 28.0% #124 1,624 1 34 2004 9–15 37.5% #91 1,668 0 6
31 2003 2–10 16.7% #383 1,551 1 34 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 Michael Chang Karol Kucera
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 %
15 1987 4 4 8 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1988 13 8 21 61.9% 4 3 7 57.1% 1 2 3 33.3% 5 0 5 100.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1989 20 8 28 71.4% 12 2 14 85.7% 3 1 4 75.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 1991 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
18 1990 19 8 27 70.4% 4 4 8 50.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 7 5 12 58.3% 1992 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
19 1991 24 11 35 68.6% 6 2 8 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 15 5 20 75.0% 1993 — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
20 1992 40 8 48 83.3% 9 6 15 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 9 8 17 52.9% 1994 1 2 3 33.3% 10 8 18 55.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
21 1993 43 10 53 81.1% 5 3 8 62.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 12 6 18 66.7% 1995 3 8 11 27.3% 5 12 17 29.4% 6 2 8 75.0% 7 5 12 58.3%
22 1994 35 10 45 77.8% 8 2 10 80.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 19 6 25 76.0% 1996 11 12 23 47.8% 2 6 8 25.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 5 8 37.5%
23 1995 31 10 41 75.6% 14 2 16 87.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 19 6 25 76.0% 1997 6 8 14 42.9% 9 10 19 47.4% 4 2 6 66.7% 14 7 21 66.7%
24 1996 48 9 57 84.2% 5 3 8 62.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 1998 26 12 38 68.4% 12 8 20 60.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 8 4 12 66.7%
25 1997 42 9 51 82.4% 8 3 11 72.7% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 1999 16 9 25 64.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 8 3 11 72.7% 9 3 12 75.0%
26 1998 19 9 28 67.9% 10 4 14 71.4% 1 1 2 50.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 2000 11 13 24 45.8% 7 5 12 58.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
27 1999 21 17 38 55.3% 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — 4 1 5 80.0% 2001 6 5 11 54.5% 3 5 8 37.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
28 2000 27 16 43 62.8% 6 5 11 54.5% 7 3 10 70.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 2002 15 10 25 60.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
29 2001 11 13 24 45.8% 4 6 10 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2003 19 9 28 67.9% 0 5 5 0.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3%
30 2002 5 13 18 27.8% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 2004 4 8 12 33.3% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
31 2003 2 9 11 18.2% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2005 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% — — — —
Career — 404 172 576 70.1% 98 52 150 65.3% 30 25 55 54.5% 117 56 173 67.6% — 119 98 217 54.8% 57 76 133 42.9% 36 25 61 59.0% 49 34 83 59.0%

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 666/795 of Michael Chang's and 438/494 of Karol Kucera'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 Michael Chang Karol Kucera
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 1991 52/67 1.9 1.4 56.2% 68.0% 54.6% 55.2% 47.7% 61.8% 43.2% 1993 4/4 4.0 3.5 46.2% 72.2% 48.1% 52.7% 42.3% 59.9% 33.5%
20 1992 66/81 2.0 1.4 63.8% 68.8% 54.8% 55.7% 47.9% 63.5% 45.0% 1994 24/26 3.7 4.2 53.8% 67.6% 46.5% 50.8% 47.3% 57.9% 41.2%
21 1993 67/83 3.1 2.0 58.4% 69.7% 56.4% 64.2% 45.7% 64.3% 43.1% 1995 41/48 5.1 5.3 52.7% 68.2% 46.6% 57.7% 40.4% 58.2% 40.2%
22 1994 71/85 4.3 2.0 56.1% 73.8% 56.4% 58.8% 46.7% 66.1% 43.7% 1996 35/43 4.0 5.2 55.6% 68.2% 47.1% 55.0% 42.6% 58.7% 39.9%
23 1995 72/84 5.8 2.1 54.7% 76.9% 55.3% 60.0% 43.9% 66.9% 43.1% 1997 53/60 3.8 5.3 55.2% 69.6% 47.6% 49.2% 46.5% 60.0% 40.5%
24 1996 72/82 6.4 2.5 50.2% 77.2% 53.5% 61.0% 49.3% 65.3% 44.5% 1998 63/75 5.8 5.0 56.4% 72.6% 49.9% 61.2% 49.8% 62.8% 43.3%
25 1997 59/71 5.9 2.7 52.1% 74.6% 53.9% 63.7% 46.3% 64.7% 43.2% 1999 53/58 5.1 3.9 57.9% 72.9% 51.3% 53.7% 49.6% 63.8% 43.3%
26 1998 43/51 6.2 2.0 54.3% 74.8% 52.5% 61.7% 47.0% 64.6% 41.1% 2000 38/45 6.4 5.4 52.1% 73.9% 48.1% 58.4% 42.2% 61.5% 41.1%
27 1999 41/49 4.2 1.5 56.0% 72.0% 51.8% 56.3% 45.2% 63.0% 40.3% 2001 23/24 4.9 5.0 55.4% 70.4% 45.3% 42.0% 42.3% 59.0% 40.2%
28 2000 56/68 3.4 1.9 55.8% 70.2% 51.0% 59.6% 49.8% 61.7% 41.4% 2002 31/34 5.1 5.5 58.8% 68.5% 45.8% 47.5% 52.6% 58.2% 39.6%
29 2001 34/37 3.7 1.6 57.9% 69.7% 47.4% 57.7% 39.3% 60.1% 40.1% 2003 40/42 5.4 4.4 57.3% 71.1% 48.7% 55.8% 46.1% 61.7% 40.0%
30 2002 21/25 4.1 1.8 55.0% 70.1% 48.0% 55.0% 42.2% 60.2% 35.1% 2004 23/24 5.8 4.4 61.2% 70.9% 49.4% 52.3% 49.4% 62.6% 38.4%
31 2003 12/12 4.6 1.6 56.2% 69.1% 46.1% 31.4% 34.7% 59.2% 32.6% 2005 8/8 6.0 4.8 56.5% 62.9% 51.9% 60.7% 57.6% 57.9% 34.1%
Career — 666/954 4.3 1.9 55.9% 72.4% 53.6% 59.0% 46.2% 63.9% 42.5% — 438/494 5.1 4.9 55.8% 70.5% 48.3% 54.2% 46.6% 60.7% 40.8%

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 Michael Chang Karol Kucera
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
15 1987 1559 121.3 — — — — +34 — — 52.2% +0.09 1–2 (33%) 1–2 (33%) — +0.24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1988 1842 146.2 — — — — +2 -249 -283 59.2% +0.61 8–5 (62%) 2–4 (33%) — -1.45 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1989 1978 162.9 — — — — -29 -75 -313 68.9% +1.37 8–6 (57%) 8–5 (62%) — -2.14 1991 1510 99.2 -0.34 -0.73 1.352 55.2% — — — 50.0% -1.50 — — — +0.11
18 1990 1920 158.6 — — — — +10 -23 -163 59.6% +0.75 11–6 (65%) 10–9 (53%) — -1.26 1992 1506 107.8 +1.94 +0.49 0.815 45.8% — — — 0.0% -3.00 — 0–1 — -0.21
19 1991 2003 160.6 +1.22 +4.46 1.132 52.5% +33 -67 -258 61.4% +0.91 18–7 (72%) 9–8 (53%) — -1.51 1993 1493 107.7 -0.38 -0.91 0.835 47.3% — +43 — 30.0% -1.30 0–1 — — +0.01
20 1992 1966 166.2 +1.99 +7.08 1.233 54.0% +51 -96 — 65.1% +1.24 16–8 (67%) 8–18 (31%) — -1.65 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
21 1993 1992 160.0 +2.60 +5.19 1.207 53.4% +28 -138 -270 66.4% +1.22 23–10 (70%) 12–16 (43%) — +1.44 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
22 1994 2007 157.5 +3.82 +5.50 1.290 54.5% -9 -130 -197 71.3% +1.45 14–8 (64%) 19–7 (73%) — +0.39 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
23 1995 2011 165.8 +4.79 +5.90 1.302 54.6% +1 +38 — 70.0% +1.41 16–5 (76%) 15–11 (58%) — -0.91 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 1996 1992 167.8 +3.39 +6.79 1.284 54.8% +58 -22 — 70.3% +1.62 16–3 (84%) 11–9 (55%) — -0.94 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 1997 1911 157.1 +2.72 +5.34 1.224 53.9% +68 +21 -176 66.3% +1.37 17–7 (71%) 13–12 (52%) — +0.71 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
26 1998 1849 144.8 +1.95 +2.83 1.163 52.9% +24 +87 — 65.1% +1.02 9–9 (50%) 8–7 (53%) — +2.82 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 1999 1791 141.4 +0.54 +2.18 1.090 51.5% +20 +46 — 54.0% +0.38 9–9 (50%) 10–14 (42%) — +0.91 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 2000 1807 140.0 -0.26 +3.59 1.080 51.7% -11 -12 -72 56.2% +0.47 15–9 (63%) 13–10 (57%) — +0.86 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 2001 1699 128.0 -1.43 +1.98 1.006 49.8% -10 +24 -7 44.9% -0.13 4–4 (50%) 3–9 (25%) — +0.59 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 2002 1624 130.5 -0.88 -0.51 0.882 48.0% +20 +41 +34 35.3% -0.71 3–6 (33%) 5–7 (42%) — -0.72 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 2003 1551 127.1 -0.91 -1.10 0.800 46.1% +26 — — 24.1% -1.59 0–2 0–1 — -0.78 2005 1665 103.1 -1.58 -1.94 0.810 46.0% +47 — +72 42.1% -0.84 — 2–1 (67%) — -0.40
Career — 2114 161.6 +2.11 +4.69 1.178 53.1% +21 -33 -160 62.8% +0.99 188–106 (64%) 147–149 (50%) 98.2 -0.36 — 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 Rivalries

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