Karol Kucera vs Alex Corretja — Tokyo Round of 32
Tokyo · ATP · Round of 32
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 30 September 2002 ·
hard
Kucera K.3-6 6-3 7-6
Corretja A.
Kucera K.
3672
Corretja A.
6361
Karol Kucera defeated Alex Corretja 3-6 6-3 7-6 in the Tokyo round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Alex Corretja came in leading the head-to-head 7–0. Karol Kucera claimed a first win over Alex Corretja in eight meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 7–1.
Key context
- Match story: Karol Kucera dropped the opening set before beating Alex Corretja 3–6 6–3 7–6.
Head to head
0–7| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-08-12 | Washington | R16 | hard | Alex Corretja | 6-1 6-1 |
| 2000-05-08 | Rome Masters | R64 | clay | Alex Corretja | 6-2 4-6 7-6 |
| 2000-03-13 | Indian Wells Masters | R64 | hard | Alex Corretja | 6-2 6-2 |
| 1999-01-11 | Sydney | SF | hard | Alex Corretja | 7-5 6-4 |
| 1997-07-14 | Stuttgart Outdoor | F | clay | Alex Corretja | 6-2 7-5 |
| 1995-07-24 | Amsterdam | R32 | clay | Alex Corretja | 6-1 6-4 |
| 1995-04-03 | Estoril | R32 | clay | Alex Corretja | 6-0 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
58%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
51%
Service points won·Even
61%
61%
Return points won·Even
39%
39%
Break points saved·Even
57%
58%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.4
3.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.8
3.1
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (99 vs 125). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast