H2H data updated: 2026-09-04 00:00 UTC

Sjeng Schalken vs Karol Kucera H2H: 3-4

Karol Kucera holds a 4–3 lead over Sjeng Schalken in their ATP head-to-head. Across 7 main-draw meetings, Karol Kucera leads 2–1 on hard courts, while Sjeng Schalken leads 2–0 on carpet. Most recently, Karol Kucera won the 2002 Australian Open round of 128 6-1 6-4 1-6 6-1.

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Sjeng Schalken
NED Age 49 Right-Handed 193 cm / 6'4"
H2H
3 – 4
7 main draw meetings
Karol Kucera
SVK Age 52 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Karol Kucera #81 6-1 6-4 1-6 6-1 Sjeng Schalken #30 Match data Jan 16, 2002* R128 Australian Open Grand Slam Hard
Karol Kucera #42 6-2 6-4 Sjeng Schalken #50 Match data Apr 22, 2000* R16 Monte-Carlo Masters Masters 1000 Clay
Sjeng Schalken #49 6-3 6-4 Karol Kucera #18 Match data Nov 4, 1999* R32 Paris Masters Masters 1000 Carpet
Sjeng Schalken #55 7-5 6-1 Karol Kucera #17 Match data Oct 28, 1999* R32 Stuttgart Masters Masters 1000 Hard
Karol Kucera #14 7-5 6-2 Sjeng Schalken #46 Match data Jun 18, 1999* R16 Libéma Open ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Grass
Karol Kucera #25 6-2 6-2 Sjeng Schalken #51 Match data Jan 15, 1998* R32 Sydney International ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Hard
Sjeng Schalken #138 6-4 6-7(2) 6-3 Karol Kucera #57 Match data Mar 2, 1995* R32 ABN AMRO Open ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Carpet

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
Sjeng Schalken #677 #11 1,790 1,928 280 254 52.4% 0 0 0 1 8 9
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 Sjeng Schalken Karol Kucera
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 1994 1–2 33.3% #148 1,501 0 0 1991 1–1 50.0% #352 1,509 0 0
18 1995 17–14 54.8% #69 1,645 0 1 1992 0–1 0.0% #210 1,506 0 0
19 1996 26–26 50.0% #65 1,687 0 2 1993 1–3 25.0% #159 1,493 0 0
20 1997 16–25 39.0% #59 1,633 0 3 1994 13–13 50.0% #54 1,617 0 0
21 1998 22–30 42.3% #66 1,598 0 3 1995 21–27 43.8% #79 1,624 0 1
22 1999 28–26 51.9% #44 1,744 0 4 1996 18–25 41.9% #63 1,657 0 1
23 2000 35–26 57.4% #22 1,823 0 5 1997 33–27 55.0% #24 1,832 0 2
24 2001 36–27 57.1% #26 1,837 0 6 1998 48–27 64.0% #8 1,845 0 4
25 2002 36–27 57.1% #20 1,839 0 7 1999 38–20 65.5% #17 1,852 0 5
26 2003 39–23 62.9% #18 1,822 0 9 2000 23–22 51.1% #73 1,767 0 5
27 2004 17–18 48.6% #57 1,698 0 9 2001 11–13 45.8% #101 1,722 0 5
28 2005 7–10 41.2% #230 1,663 0 9 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 Sjeng Schalken 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 %
17 1994 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 1991 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
18 1995 0 2 2 0.0% 14 8 22 63.6% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 1992 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
19 1996 10 10 20 50.0% 10 10 20 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 1993 — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
20 1997 11 11 22 50.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 5 5 0.0% 1994 1 2 3 33.3% 10 8 18 55.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
21 1998 11 15 26 42.3% 5 8 13 38.5% 2 3 5 40.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 1995 3 8 11 27.3% 5 12 17 29.4% 6 2 8 75.0% 7 5 12 58.3%
22 1999 17 16 33 51.5% 3 5 8 37.5% 5 3 8 62.5% 3 2 5 60.0% 1996 11 12 23 47.8% 2 6 8 25.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 5 8 37.5%
23 2000 28 17 45 62.2% 4 6 10 40.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 1997 6 8 14 42.9% 9 10 19 47.4% 4 2 6 66.7% 14 7 21 66.7%
24 2001 21 15 36 58.3% 8 6 14 57.1% 4 3 7 57.1% 3 3 6 50.0% 1998 26 12 38 68.4% 12 8 20 60.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 8 4 12 66.7%
25 2002 12 16 28 42.9% 5 6 11 45.5% 12 2 14 85.7% 7 3 10 70.0% 1999 16 9 25 64.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 8 3 11 72.7% 9 3 12 75.0%
26 2003 23 13 36 63.9% 6 5 11 54.5% 10 2 12 83.3% 0 3 3 0.0% 2000 11 13 24 45.8% 7 5 12 58.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
27 2004 11 12 23 47.8% 1 3 4 25.0% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — 2001 6 5 11 54.5% 3 5 8 37.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
28 2005 3 6 9 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 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 — 147 133 280 52.5% 61 66 127 48.0% 47 30 77 61.0% 25 25 50 50.0% — 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 466/534 of Sjeng Schalken'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 Sjeng Schalken 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 1994 3/3 3.0 3.7 61.3% 70.8% 53.2% 74.5% 29.2% 64.2% 32.7% 1991 1/2 4.0 2.0 36.5% 69.6% 65.0% 85.7% 66.7% 66.7% 45.1%
18 1995 29/31 4.6 4.3 60.7% 70.0% 46.7% 57.7% 43.2% 60.7% 38.9% 1992 1/1 3.0 4.0 43.3% 73.1% 41.2% 42.9% 33.3% 55.0% 36.7%
19 1996 44/52 4.6 4.8 56.9% 70.5% 48.1% 62.4% 44.7% 60.7% 36.5% 1993 4/4 4.0 3.5 46.2% 72.2% 48.1% 52.7% 42.3% 59.9% 33.5%
20 1997 33/41 4.2 4.4 58.4% 67.0% 50.3% 56.9% 42.2% 59.7% 35.9% 1994 24/26 3.7 4.2 53.8% 67.6% 46.5% 50.8% 47.3% 57.9% 41.2%
21 1998 41/52 4.3 3.3 59.6% 69.6% 49.3% 59.2% 45.2% 61.2% 37.9% 1995 41/48 5.1 5.3 52.7% 68.2% 46.6% 57.7% 40.4% 58.2% 40.2%
22 1999 46/54 3.5 3.6 62.0% 69.6% 46.4% 53.6% 48.0% 60.6% 40.0% 1996 35/43 4.0 5.2 55.6% 68.2% 47.1% 55.0% 42.6% 58.7% 39.9%
23 2000 53/61 5.3 4.5 56.0% 72.1% 51.2% 57.8% 41.9% 62.7% 38.7% 1997 53/60 3.8 5.3 55.2% 69.6% 47.6% 49.2% 46.5% 60.0% 40.5%
24 2001 53/63 4.0 3.5 60.9% 70.2% 53.1% 54.8% 45.9% 63.4% 40.6% 1998 63/75 5.8 5.0 56.4% 72.6% 49.9% 61.2% 49.8% 62.8% 43.3%
25 2002 52/63 3.1 2.8 66.8% 69.0% 52.9% 53.7% 39.0% 63.6% 38.3% 1999 53/58 5.1 3.9 57.9% 72.9% 51.3% 53.7% 49.6% 63.8% 43.3%
26 2003 60/62 2.7 2.0 67.1% 69.2% 56.7% 56.1% 51.7% 64.7% 40.7% 2000 38/45 6.4 5.4 52.1% 73.9% 48.1% 58.4% 42.2% 61.5% 41.1%
27 2004 35/35 2.6 1.6 73.8% 65.8% 54.7% 55.7% 37.5% 62.8% 36.1% 2001 23/24 4.9 5.0 55.4% 70.4% 45.3% 42.0% 42.3% 59.0% 40.2%
28 2005 17/17 1.5 1.6 71.1% 61.8% 51.4% 55.1% 41.2% 58.8% 38.4% 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%
Career — 466/534 3.8 3.4 62.5% 69.2% 51.3% 56.7% 44.1% 62.1% 38.5% — 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 Sjeng Schalken 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
17 1994 1502 103.3 +0.17 -1.45 0.912 48.2% — — — 42.9% -0.57 0–1 — — +0.03 1991 1510 99.2 -0.34 -0.73 1.352 55.2% — — — 50.0% -1.50 — — — +0.11
18 1995 1646 131.2 +0.48 -0.33 0.990 49.8% -114 +64 -77 50.0% -0.04 9–4 (69%) 6–3 (67%) 108.9 +0.54 1992 1506 107.8 +1.94 +0.49 0.815 45.8% — — — 0.0% -3.00 — 0–1 — -0.21
19 1996 1688 137.5 -0.72 -1.26 0.929 49.0% -25 +3 -110 50.4% -0.08 10–8 (56%) 6–13 (32%) 100.0 +0.30 1993 1493 107.7 -0.38 -0.91 0.835 47.3% — +43 — 30.0% -1.30 0–1 — — +0.01
20 1997 1634 136.5 -1.45 -0.70 0.889 47.9% +9 +9 -55 43.8% -0.37 5–7 (42%) 8–10 (44%) 99.7 -1.14 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
21 1998 1598 132.0 -0.55 +0.75 0.978 50.0% +23 +20 -38 44.9% -0.20 8–13 (38%) 12–11 (52%) 93.5 +1.65 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
22 1999 1745 148.3 -0.52 +2.39 1.015 50.3% -3 -76 -122 51.7% +0.08 8–12 (40%) 9–8 (53%) 98.1 -2.44 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
23 2000 1823 145.8 +1.00 +1.26 1.036 50.5% +28 -171 -172 55.8% +0.34 12–9 (57%) 9–6 (60%) 105.1 +0.15 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
24 2001 1838 142.0 +0.82 +2.43 1.108 51.7% -14 -117 -151 53.6% +0.32 14–11 (56%) 7–13 (35%) 99.3 +1.67 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
25 2002 1839 143.2 +1.06 +1.20 1.052 50.5% -32 -125 +41 55.2% +0.36 11–7 (61%) 17–18 (49%) 102.6 +0.32 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
26 2003 1822 140.9 +2.08 +3.20 1.152 52.4% -22 -111 +167 61.2% +0.65 6–6 (50%) 13–4 (76%) 102.4 +1.00 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
27 2004 1698 129.8 -0.34 -0.21 0.972 49.3% -14 -22 +251 53.7% +0.41 4–3 (57%) 5–5 (50%) 97.3 +1.66 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
28 2005 1664 127.0 -2.29 +0.67 0.930 48.5% +5 +11 — 41.5% -0.51 3–3 (50%) 1–3 (25%) 99.0 -1.00 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
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%) 101.8 -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%) 98.9 -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
Career — 1928 144.9 +0.24 +1.08 1.018 50.3% -6 -38 +4 52.2% +0.15 90–84 (52%) 93–94 (50%) 100.6 +0.52 — 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.