Karol Kucera vs Yevgeny Kafelnikov — Halle Round of 32
Halle · ATP · Round of 32
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 9 June 2003 ·
grass
Kucera K.6-1 6-7 7-6
Kafelnikov Y.
Kucera K.
6672
Kafelnikov Y.
1761
Karol Kucera defeated Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6-1 6-7 7-6 in the Halle round of 32 on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Yevgeny Kafelnikov came in defending the title. Karol Kucera extended the head-to-head to 4–3.
Key context
- Match story: Karol Kucera came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 6–7 7–6.
Head to head
3–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-02-09 | Davis Cup WG R1: SVK vs RUS | RR | hard | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 4-6 4-6 6-3 6-2 6-2 |
| 2000-08-21 | Long Island | R32 | hard | Karol Kucera | 6-1 6-3 |
| 1999-07-16 | Davis Cup WG QF: RUS vs SVK | RR | clay | Karol Kucera | 6-1 6-3 6-4 |
| 1998-11-23 | Tour Finals | RR | hard | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 6-7 6-3 6-2 |
| 1997-10-06 | Vienna | R32 | hard | Karol Kucera | 6-4 7-5 |
| 1993-05-24 | Roland Garros | R128 | clay | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 6-3 6-4 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
59%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
71%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
50%
Service points won·Even
62%
62%
Return points won·Even
39%
42%
Break points saved·Even
57%
54%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.8
4.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.6
3.1
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (65 vs 50). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast