Fabrice Santoro vs Karol Kucera — Estoril Round of 32
Estoril · ATP · Round of 32
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 7 April 1997 ·
clay
Santoro F.2-6 7-6 6-2
Kucera K.
Santoro F.
2762
Kucera K.
6621
Fabrice Santoro defeated Karol Kucera 2-6 7-6 6-2 in the Estoril round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Karol Kucera came in leading the head-to-head 7–1, defending last year's round of 32. Fabrice Santoro narrowed the head-to-head to 7–2.
Key context
- Match story: Fabrice Santoro dropped the opening set before beating Karol Kucera 2–6 7–6 6–2.
Head to head
1–7| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-06-09 | Halle | R16 | grass | Karol Kucera | 6-3 6-3 |
| 2002-01-07 | Sydney | R32 | hard | Karol Kucera | 6-4 1-6 6-3 |
| 2001-12-31 | Chennai | QF | hard | Karol Kucera | 6-2 6-7 7-6 |
| 2001-02-12 | Marseille | R16 | hard | Karol Kucera | 6-2 7-5 |
| 1999-02-15 | Rotterdam | R16 | hard | Karol Kucera | 7-6 6-4 |
| 1998-11-02 | Paris Masters | R32 | hard | Karol Kucera | 6-2 3-6 6-0 |
| 1997-03-17 | St. Petersburg | R32 | carpet | Fabrice Santoro | 6-4 6-3 |
| 1997-03-10 | Copenhagen | R16 | carpet | Karol Kucera | 6-1 4-6 6-1 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
57%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
72%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
48%
Service points won·Even
61%
61%
Return points won·Even
38%
40%
Break points saved·Even
60%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.2
5.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.8
4.7
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast