Match facts
Australian Open 1999PlayersAt the time of the match
| Karol Kucera | Marat Safin | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank at event | #11 | #47 |
| Ranking points | 2,498 | 861 |
| Seed | #7 | - |
| Country | SVK | RUS |
| Age | 25 | 19 |
| Plays | Right | Right |
| Height | 188 cm | 193 cm |
| 1999 season | 43 - 22 | 39 - 32 |
| Hard record | 123 - 100 (55.2%) | 216 - 142 (60.3%) |
| Career record | 293 - 245 (54.5%) | 424 - 269 (61.2%) |
Head-to-head7 meetings
2004-08-16 · Athens Olympics · Hard
Marat Safin6-06-4Round of 64Karol Kucera 2001-10-29 · Paris Masters · Carpet
Marat Safin7-6(2)5-76-4Round of 32Karol Kucera 2001-02-09 · Davis Cup WG R1: SVK vs RUS · Hard
Karol Kucera3-64-66-37-56-2Round RobinMarat Safin 2000-05-21 · Dusseldorf · Clay
Karol Kucera6-36-2FinalMarat Safin 1999-07-16 · Davis Cup WG QF: RUS vs SVK · Clay
Marat Safin2-66-46-26-4Round RobinKarol Kucera 1999-01-18 · Australian Open · Hard
Karol Kucera6-26-36-2Round of 32Marat Safin Road in Australian Open1999
Karol Kucera
Karol Kucera6-27-6(4)6-3Round of 128Fernando VicenteKarol Kucera7-56-16-4Round of 64Davide SanguinettiKarol Kucera6-26-36-2Round of 32Marat SafinKarol Kucera6-36-17-5Round of 16Wayne FerreiraNicolas Lapentti7-6(4)6-7(6)6-20-68-6QuarterfinalKarol Kucera Marat Safin
Marat Safin6-27-6(4)7-6(3)Round of 128David PrinosilMarat Safin6-35-74-66-36-4Round of 64Gustavo KuertenKarol Kucera6-26-36-2Round of 32Marat Safin
Serve statistics
| Karol Kucera | Marat Safin | |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 5 | 3 |
| Double faults | 4 | 4 |
| Service points | 83 | 82 |
| 1st serve in | 63.9% | 57.3% |
| 1st serve won | 81.1% | 68.1% |
| 2nd serve won | 46.7% | 28.6% |
| Service games | 13 | 12 |
| Break points saved | 2 / 3 | 4 / 10 |