H2H data updated: 2026-09-01 00:00 UTC

Thomas Muster vs Karol Kucera H2H: 1-2

Karol Kucera holds a 2–1 lead over Thomas Muster 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 1998 Hamburg Open quarterfinal 6-3 6-2.

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Thomas Muster
AUT Age 58 Left-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
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 #10 6-3 6-2 Thomas Muster #25 Match data May 10, 1998* QF Hamburg Open Masters 1000 Clay
Karol Kucera #25 4-6 6-3 6-3 Thomas Muster #8 Match data Nov 7, 1997* R16 Stockholm Open World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Hard
Thomas Muster #15 6-2 6-1 Karol Kucera #70 Match data Sep 29, 1994* R32 Palermo ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 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
Thomas Muster #1,092 #1 4,474 2,165 590 268 68.8% 1 8 0 4 31 44
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 Thomas Muster Karol Kucera
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 1984 2–2 50.0% — 1,533 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 1985 9–8 52.9% #98 1,612 0 0 1991 1–1 50.0% #352 1,509 0 0
18 1986 18–16 52.9% #47 1,741 0 1 1992 0–1 0.0% #210 1,506 0 0
19 1987 22–16 57.9% #56 1,753 0 1 1993 1–3 25.0% #159 1,493 0 0
20 1988 47–16 74.6% #16 1,915 0 5 1994 13–13 50.0% #54 1,617 0 0
21 1989 18–10 64.3% #21 1,867 0 5 1995 21–27 43.8% #79 1,624 0 1
22 1990 45–17 72.6% #7 1,861 0 8 1996 18–25 41.9% #63 1,657 0 1
23 1991 30–18 62.5% #35 1,835 0 10 1997 33–27 55.0% #24 1,832 0 2
24 1992 39–23 62.9% #18 1,783 0 13 1998 48–27 64.0% #8 1,845 0 4
25 1993 77–21 78.6% #9 1,953 0 20 1999 38–20 65.5% #17 1,852 0 5
26 1994 54–26 67.5% #16 1,832 0 23 2000 23–22 51.1% #73 1,767 0 5
27 1995 84–17 83.2% #3 2,005 1 35 2001 11–13 45.8% #101 1,722 0 5
28 1996 65–21 75.6% #5 1,927 1 42 2002 18–16 52.9% #83 1,756 0 5
29 1997 43–23 65.2% #9 1,823 1 44 2003 24–18 57.1% #40 1,763 0 6
30 1998 32–20 61.5% #25 1,801 1 44 2004 9–15 37.5% #91 1,668 0 6
31 1999 5–11 31.2% #189 1,675 1 44 2005 3–5 37.5% #310 1,665 0 6
42 2010 0–1 0.0% #980 1,656 1 44 — — — — — — —
43 2011 0–2 0.0% #1075 1,608 1 44 — — — — — — —

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 Thomas Muster 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 %
16 1984 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1985 1 1 2 50.0% 8 7 15 53.3% — — — — — — — — 1991 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
18 1986 1 5 6 16.7% 17 10 27 63.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1992 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
19 1987 9 5 14 64.3% 13 10 23 56.5% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1993 — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
20 1988 3 5 8 37.5% 39 9 48 81.3% — — — — 5 2 7 71.4% 1994 1 2 3 33.3% 10 8 18 55.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
21 1989 12 5 17 70.6% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 4 3 7 57.1% 1995 3 8 11 27.3% 5 12 17 29.4% 6 2 8 75.0% 7 5 12 58.3%
22 1990 10 2 12 83.3% 31 10 41 75.6% — — — — 4 5 9 44.4% 1996 11 12 23 47.8% 2 6 8 25.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 5 8 37.5%
23 1991 2 3 5 40.0% 28 13 41 68.3% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 1997 6 8 14 42.9% 9 10 19 47.4% 4 2 6 66.7% 14 7 21 66.7%
24 1992 7 5 12 58.3% 30 13 43 69.8% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1998 26 12 38 68.4% 12 8 20 60.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 8 4 12 66.7%
25 1993 18 7 25 72.0% 55 10 65 84.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 1999 16 9 25 64.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 8 3 11 72.7% 9 3 12 75.0%
26 1994 18 10 28 64.3% 33 10 43 76.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 2000 11 13 24 45.8% 7 5 12 58.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
27 1995 9 6 15 60.0% 65 3 68 95.6% — — — — 10 8 18 55.6% 2001 6 5 11 54.5% 3 5 8 37.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
28 1996 13 8 21 61.9% 46 4 50 92.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 2 7 9 22.2% 2002 15 10 25 60.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
29 1997 27 8 35 77.1% 8 8 16 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 6 5 11 54.5% 2003 19 9 28 67.9% 0 5 5 0.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3%
30 1998 11 7 18 61.1% 20 11 31 64.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2004 4 8 12 33.3% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
31 1999 4 5 9 44.4% 1 6 7 14.3% — — — — — — — — 2005 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% — — — —
42 2010 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
43 2011 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 146 85 231 63.2% 397 128 525 75.6% 6 9 15 40.0% 41 46 87 47.1% — 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 527/612 of Thomas Muster'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 Thomas Muster 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 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 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%
21 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1995 41/48 5.1 5.3 52.7% 68.2% 46.6% 57.7% 40.4% 58.2% 40.2%
22 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1996 35/43 4.0 5.2 55.6% 68.2% 47.1% 55.0% 42.6% 58.7% 39.9%
23 1991 42/48 1.0 1.5 73.3% 62.9% 51.5% 61.3% 49.1% 59.6% 44.0% 1997 53/60 3.8 5.3 55.2% 69.6% 47.6% 49.2% 46.5% 60.0% 40.5%
24 1992 52/62 2.0 1.9 66.2% 66.6% 53.3% 60.0% 44.4% 61.5% 40.7% 1998 63/75 5.8 5.0 56.4% 72.6% 49.9% 61.2% 49.8% 62.8% 43.3%
25 1993 92/98 2.8 2.5 61.6% 71.7% 57.7% 62.0% 46.4% 66.1% 43.4% 1999 53/58 5.1 3.9 57.9% 72.9% 51.3% 53.7% 49.6% 63.8% 43.3%
26 1994 68/80 4.0 3.5 58.1% 71.4% 54.0% 56.3% 46.4% 63.9% 41.8% 2000 38/45 6.4 5.4 52.1% 73.9% 48.1% 58.4% 42.2% 61.5% 41.1%
27 1995 86/101 3.1 2.5 59.5% 71.9% 54.7% 56.6% 54.3% 64.8% 45.6% 2001 23/24 4.9 5.0 55.4% 70.4% 45.3% 42.0% 42.3% 59.0% 40.2%
28 1996 71/86 3.2 2.3 59.3% 72.1% 53.3% 67.9% 45.7% 64.4% 43.4% 2002 31/34 5.1 5.5 58.8% 68.5% 45.8% 47.5% 52.6% 58.2% 39.6%
29 1997 57/66 4.2 2.3 56.8% 73.4% 53.1% 65.8% 49.9% 64.4% 38.4% 2003 40/42 5.4 4.4 57.3% 71.1% 48.7% 55.8% 46.1% 61.7% 40.0%
30 1998 44/52 3.0 2.1 59.0% 69.3% 52.9% 59.8% 46.5% 62.1% 40.5% 2004 23/24 5.8 4.4 61.2% 70.9% 49.4% 52.3% 49.4% 62.6% 38.4%
31 1999 12/16 2.7 2.9 61.9% 62.8% 52.0% 61.2% 27.2% 58.1% 34.2% 2005 8/8 6.0 4.8 56.5% 62.9% 51.9% 60.7% 57.6% 57.9% 34.1%
42 2010 1/1 5.0 2.0 60.6% 62.5% 61.5% 66.7% — 62.1% 21.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
43 2011 2/2 3.0 3.0 60.5% 55.9% 29.0% 35.3% 29.2% 45.6% 35.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 527/858 3.0 2.4 61.2% 70.2% 54.1% 61.0% 47.4% 63.6% 42.3% — 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 Thomas Muster 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
16 1984 1533 117.1 — — — — — — — 50.0% +0.50 — — — -0.24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1985 1612 126.8 — — — — — +22 — 50.0% -0.15 3–2 (60%) 2–1 (67%) — +0.07 1991 1510 99.2 -0.34 -0.73 1.352 55.2% — — — 50.0% -1.50 — — — +0.11
18 1986 1741 147.7 — — — — -223 +71 — 54.8% +0.44 4–6 (40%) 4–4 (50%) — -1.90 1992 1506 107.8 +1.94 +0.49 0.815 45.8% — — — 0.0% -3.00 — 0–1 — -0.21
19 1987 1754 137.1 — — — — -95 +27 — 55.2% +0.25 9–5 (64%) 11–6 (65%) — -0.14 1993 1493 107.7 -0.38 -0.91 0.835 47.3% — +43 — 30.0% -1.30 0–1 — — +0.01
20 1988 1916 160.0 — — — — -207 +120 — 67.1% +1.44 12–2 (86%) 6–4 (60%) — -1.96 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 1989 1868 141.2 — — — — -42 +130 — 64.5% +0.91 3–4 (43%) 6–2 (75%) — +0.55 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 1990 1862 152.4 — — — — -32 +106 — 65.8% +0.93 13–4 (76%) 14–5 (74%) — +0.89 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 1991 1836 142.4 -0.24 +3.28 1.088 51.7% -95 +121 — 58.8% +0.61 12–9 (57%) 7–6 (54%) — -0.44 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 1992 1783 142.2 +0.70 +1.68 1.059 50.8% -81 +156 — 56.4% +0.48 16–5 (76%) 9–11 (45%) — +0.43 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 1993 1954 154.4 +4.84 +4.04 1.280 54.2% -117 +137 — 71.5% +1.48 17–7 (71%) 16–17 (48%) — +2.71 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 1994 1832 152.5 +2.55 +2.88 1.158 52.7% +6 +172 — 65.5% +1.10 15–12 (56%) 18–13 (58%) — +0.94 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 1995 2006 162.1 +3.78 +6.50 1.294 54.8% -159 +281 — 75.0% +1.55 20–9 (69%) 27–8 (77%) — -0.55 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 1996 1928 153.9 +2.83 +4.89 1.219 53.6% -136 +345 -340 71.6% +1.36 15–5 (75%) 19–9 (68%) — +1.60 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 1997 1824 152.8 +2.58 +1.22 1.077 51.5% +70 +208 -208 61.7% +0.64 12–9 (57%) 17–10 (63%) — -0.07 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 1998 1801 149.6 +0.50 +1.96 1.068 51.4% +43 +123 — 56.8% +0.65 11–3 (79%) 3–8 (27%) — -1.16 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 1999 1676 130.2 -0.85 -2.23 0.815 47.0% +114 +110 — 35.0% -0.85 2–2 (50%) 2–3 (40%) — -1.42 2005 1665 103.1 -1.58 -1.94 0.810 46.0% +47 — +72 42.1% -0.84 — 2–1 (67%) — -0.40
42 2010 1656 99.5 -1.45 +0.41 0.576 43.8% — — — 0.0% -2.50 — 0–1 — +0.12 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
43 2011 1609 96.4 -3.83 -0.41 0.661 41.0% — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — +0.06 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2165 156.5 +2.51 +3.47 1.162 52.7% -56 +164 -287 64.1% +0.95 164–84 (66%) 161–108 (60%) 106.5 -0.06 — 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.