Karol Kucera vs Nicolas Lapentti — Vienna Round of 16
Vienna · ATP · Round of 16
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 11 October 1999 ·
hard
Kucera K.6-2 6-3
Lapentti N.
Kucera K.
662
Lapentti N.
230
Karol Kucera defeated Nicolas Lapentti 6-2 6-3 in the Vienna round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Nicolas Lapentti came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, but Karol Kucera had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 5 on hard. Karol Kucera narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.
Key context
- Match story: Karol Kucera dropped just 5 games past Nicolas Lapentti.
Head to head
1–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-05-20 | St. Poelten | R32 | clay | Nicolas Lapentti | 6-3 2-6 6-0 |
| 2002-03-11 | Indian Wells Masters | R64 | hard | Karol Kucera | 6-2 6-3 |
| 1999-01-18 | Australian Open | QF | hard | Nicolas Lapentti | 7-6 6-7 6-2 0-6 8-6 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
56%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
72%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
49%
Service points won·Even
61%
61%
Return points won·Even
40%
37%
Break points saved·Even
57%
58%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.6
4.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.7
2.1
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