Tim Henman vs Karol Kucera — Basel Round of 16
Basel · ATP · Round of 16
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 29 September 1997 ·
hard
Henman T.6-4 6-1
Kucera K.
Henman T.
662
Kucera K.
410
Tim Henman defeated Karol Kucera 6-4 6-1 in the Basel round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Karol Kucera came in leading the head-to-head 5–4. Tim Henman narrowed the head-to-head to 5–5.
Key context
- Match story: Tim Henman dropped just 5 games past Karol Kucera.
Head to head
4–5| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-09-18 | Sydney Olympics | R64 | hard | Karol Kucera | 6-3 6-2 |
| 1999-10-04 | Basel | F | hard | Karol Kucera | 6-4 7-6 4-6 4-6 7-6 |
| 1999-06-07 | Queen's Club | QF | grass | Tim Henman | 6-1 6-7 7-6 |
| 1999-05-10 | Rome Masters | R16 | clay | Karol Kucera | 4-6 7-6 6-3 |
| 1999-02-15 | Rotterdam | QF | hard | Tim Henman | 6-4 7-6 |
| 1998-01-12 | Sydney Outdoor | F | hard | Karol Kucera | 7-5 6-4 |
| 1997-10-06 | Vienna | QF | hard | Tim Henman | 6-4 6-1 |
| 1997-06-16 | Nottingham | SF | grass | Karol Kucera | 6-4 2-6 6-4 |
| 1996-09-30 | Lyon | QF | clay | Tim Henman | 7-6(6) 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
72%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
48%
Service points won·Even
65%
61%
Return points won·Even
39%
40%
Break points saved·Even
61%
57%
Aces / match·Even
5.4
5.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.5
4.7
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast