Pete Sampras vs Karol Kucera — Australian Open Round of 128
Australian Open · ATP · Round of 128
3 — 1
Sets
Monday, 15 January 2001 ·
hard
Sampras P.7-6 3-6 6-4 7-6
Kucera K.
Sampras P.
73673
Kucera K.
66461
Pete Sampras defeated Karol Kucera 7-6 3-6 6-4 7-6 in the Australian Open round of 128 on hard. The result followed the form book — Pete Sampras came in leading the head-to-head 6–1, defending last year's semi-final. Pete Sampras extended the head-to-head to 7–1.
Key context
- Match story: Pete Sampras closed it out in four sets, 7–6 3–6 6–4 7–6.
Head to head
6–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-06-26 | Wimbledon | R64 | grass | Pete Sampras | 7-6 3-6 6-3 6-4 |
| 1999-05-16 | Dusseldorf | RR | clay | Pete Sampras | 7-6 4-6 6-2 |
| 1998-11-23 | Tour Finals | RR | hard | Pete Sampras | 6-2 6-1 |
| 1998-10-12 | Vienna | F | hard | Pete Sampras | 6-3 7-6 6-1 |
| 1998-08-31 | US Open | QF | hard | Pete Sampras | 6-3 7-5 6-4 |
| 1998-01-19 | Australian Open | QF | hard | Karol Kucera | 6-4 6-2 6-7 6-3 |
| 1996-06-24 | Wimbledon | R32 | grass | Pete Sampras | 6-4 6-1 6-7(5) 7-6(3) |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
60%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
78%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
48%
Service points won·Slight edge
68%
61%
Return points won·Slight edge
35%
40%
Break points saved·Clear edge
67%
55%
Aces / match·Dominant
13.3
5.4
Double faults / match·Slight edge
5.4
4.7
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (92 vs 127). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast