Goran Ivanisevic vs Gustavo Kuerten — Masters Cup Round Robin
Masters Cup · ATP · Round Robin
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 12 November 2001 ·
hard
Ivanisevic G.6-2 6-7 6-4
Kuerten G.
Ivanisevic G.
6662
Kuerten G.
2741
Goran Ivanisevic defeated Gustavo Kuerten 6-2 6-7 6-4 in the Masters Cup round robin on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Gustavo Kuerten came in leading the head-to-head 6–1, defending the title. Goran Ivanisevic narrowed the head-to-head to 6–2.
Key context
- Match story: Goran Ivanisevic closed it out in three sets, 6–2 6–7 6–4.
Head to head
1–6| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-03-10 | Indian Wells Masters | R64 | hard | Gustavo Kuerten | 6-2 6-4 |
| 2001-08-13 | Indianapolis | SF | hard | Gustavo Kuerten | 1-6 6-3 6-2 |
| 2001-08-06 | Cincinnati Masters | R16 | hard | Gustavo Kuerten | 6-2 6-1 |
| 2000-03-20 | Miami Masters | R32 | hard | Gustavo Kuerten | 7-6 6-3 |
| 1999-10-11 | Vienna | R32 | hard | Goran Ivanisevic | 6-1 6-7 6-4 |
| 1999-08-30 | US Open | R32 | hard | Gustavo Kuerten | 6-4 6-2 6-4 |
| 1998-04-27 | Munich | R32 | clay | Gustavo Kuerten | 6-4 7-6 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
57%
56%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
80%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
52%
Service points won·Even
67%
65%
Return points won·Slight edge
31%
37%
Break points saved·Even
64%
63%
Aces / match·Dominant
15.0
8.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.2
2.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (75 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.