Karol Kucera vs Scott Draper — Nottingham Quarter-final
Nottingham · ATP · Quarter-final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 16 June 1997 ·
grass
Kucera K.4-6 6-2 7-5
Draper S.
Kucera K.
4672
Draper S.
6251
Karol Kucera defeated Scott Draper 4-6 6-2 7-5 in the Nottingham quarter-final on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Scott Draper came in leading the head-to-head 3–0. Karol Kucera claimed a first win over Scott Draper in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.
Key context
- Match story: Karol Kucera dropped the opening set before beating Scott Draper 4–6 6–2 7–5.
Head to head
0–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-01-01 | Adelaide | QF | hard | Scott Draper | 6-4 7-5 |
| 1996-12-30 | Adelaide | QF | hard | Scott Draper | 6-4 7-5 |
| 1995-11-06 | Moscow | R16 | hard | Scott Draper | 6-1 7-6(3) |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
56%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
72%
72%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
51%
Service points won·Even
61%
63%
Return points won·Slight edge
40%
35%
Break points saved·Even
57%
61%
Aces / match·Slight edge
5.6
6.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.7
2.9
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 156). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast