Match facts
Australian Open 1998PlayersAt the time of the match
| Karol Kucera | Pete Sampras | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank at event | #20 | #1 |
| Ranking points | 1,569 | 4,547 |
| Seed | - | #1 |
| Country | SVK | USA |
| Age | 24 | 26 |
| Plays | Right | Right |
| Height | 188 cm | 185 cm |
| 1998 season | 53 - 29 | 61 - 18 |
| Hard record | 123 - 100 (55.2%) | 428 - 106 (80.1%) |
| Career record | 293 - 245 (54.5%) | 766 - 230 (76.9%) |
Head-to-head8 meetings
2001-01-15 · Australian Open · Hard
Pete Sampras7-6(5)3-66-47-6(3)Round of 128Karol Kucera 2000-06-26 · Wimbledon · Grass
Pete Sampras7-6(9)3-66-36-4Round of 64Karol Kucera 1999-05-16 · Dusseldorf · Clay
Pete Sampras7-6(5)4-66-2Round RobinKarol Kucera 1998-11-23 · Tour Finals · Hard
Pete Sampras6-26-1Round RobinKarol Kucera 1998-10-12 · Vienna · Carpet
Pete Sampras6-37-6(3)6-1FinalKarol Kucera 1998-08-31 · US Open · Hard
Pete Sampras6-37-56-4QuarterfinalKarol Kucera Road in Australian Open1998
Karol Kucera
Karol Kucera3-67-56-1RETRound of 128Sergi BrugueraKarol Kucera7-6(4)6-7(5)2-66-06-1Round of 64Daniel VacekKarol Kucera6-27-6(3)6-1Round of 32Daniel NestorKarol Kucera6-23-66-27-5Round of 16Richard FrombergKarol Kucera6-46-26-7(5)6-3QuarterfinalPete SamprasPetr Korda6-16-41-66-2SemifinalKarol Kucera Pete Sampras
Pete Sampras7-56-46-2Round of 128Sjeng SchalkenPete Sampras6-26-16-2Round of 64Davide SanguinettiPete Sampras7-56-36-4Round of 32Magnus GustafssonPete Sampras7-6(9)6-46-4Round of 16Hicham AraziKarol Kucera6-46-26-7(5)6-3QuarterfinalPete Sampras
Serve statistics
| Karol Kucera | Pete Sampras | |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 19 | 7 |
| Double faults | 4 | 3 |
| Service points | 150 | 115 |
| 1st serve in | 69.3% | 60.9% |
| 1st serve won | 73.1% | 68.6% |
| 2nd serve won | 54.3% | 44.4% |
| Service games | 20 | 19 |
| Break points saved | 4 / 7 | 1 / 8 |