H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 02:15 UTC

Tim Henman vs Karol Kucera H2H: 5-4

Tim Henman holds a 5–4 lead over Karol Kucera in their ATP head-to-head. Across 9 main-draw meetings, Tim Henman leads 4–1 on carpet, while they are tied 1–1 on grass. Most recently, Karol Kucera won the 1999 Basel final 6-4 7-6(10) 4-6 4-6 7-6(2).

GBR Age 51 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
5 4
9 main draw meetings
SVK Age 52 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Oct 10, 1999* Basel ATP 250 F Carpet Karol Kucera #20 6-4 7-6(10) 4-6 4-6 7-6(2) Tim Henman #6 Match data
Jun 12, 1999* Queen's Club ATP 250 QF Grass Tim Henman #6 6-1 6-7(6) 7-6(5) Karol Kucera #14 Match data
May 15, 1999* Rome Masters Masters 1000 R16 Clay Karol Kucera #12 4-6 7-6(5) 6-3 Tim Henman #8 Match data
Feb 20, 1999* Rotterdam ATP 250 QF Carpet Tim Henman #7 6-4 7-6(4) Karol Kucera #11 Match data
Jan 18, 1998* Sydney Outdoor ATP 250 F Hard Karol Kucera #25 7-5 6-4 Tim Henman #19 Match data
Oct 11, 1997* Vienna ATP 250 QF Carpet Tim Henman #21 6-4 6-1 Karol Kucera #32 Match data
Oct 3, 1997* Basel ATP 250 R16 Carpet Tim Henman #20 6-4 6-1 Karol Kucera #32 Match data
Jun 21, 1997* Nottingham ATP 250 SF Grass Karol Kucera #64 6-4 2-6 6-4 Tim Henman #20 Match data
Oct 5, 1996* Lyon ATP 250 QF Carpet Tim Henman #32 7-6(6) 6-2 Karol Kucera #77 Match data

* Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 Finals 500 250 Titles
Tim Henman #615 #4 2,826 2,027 468 260 64.3% 0 1 0 0 10 11
Karol Kucera #1,540 #6 2,732 1,994 259 230 53.0% 0 0 0 0 6 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 Tim Henman Karol Kucera
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 1994 3–5 37.5% #167 1,513 0 0 1993 1–3 25.0% #159 1,492 0 0
20 1995 7–7 50.0% #95 1,584 0 0 1994 13–13 50.0% #54 1,615 0 0
21 1996 37–24 60.7% #29 1,821 0 0 1995 21–27 43.8% #79 1,623 0 1
22 1997 47–23 67.1% #17 1,895 0 2 1996 17–24 41.5% #63 1,656 0 1
23 1998 55–29 65.5% #7 1,960 0 4 1997 33–27 55.0% #24 1,831 0 2
24 1999 41–25 62.1% #12 1,785 0 4 1998 48–27 64.0% #8 1,844 0 4
25 2000 55–23 70.5% #10 1,953 0 6 1999 38–20 65.5% #17 1,851 0 5
26 2001 49–20 71.0% #9 1,924 0 8 2000 22–21 51.2% #73 1,764 0 5
27 2002 45–18 71.4% #8 1,867 0 9 2001 11–13 45.8% #101 1,721 0 5
28 2003 30–16 65.2% #15 1,970 0 11 2002 18–16 52.9% #83 1,755 0 5
29 2004 41–20 67.2% #6 1,926 0 11 2003 24–18 57.1% #40 1,764 0 6
30 2005 23–18 56.1% #36 1,746 0 11 2004 9–14 39.1% #91 1,674 0 6
31 2006 31–20 60.8% #39 1,868 0 11 2005 3–5 37.5% #310 1,669 0 6
32 2007 4–12 25.0% #292 1,684 0 11