Karol Kucera vs Ivan Ljubicic, Sydney 2000, Quarterfinal

ATP Intl Series · Quarterfinal · Hard

Final

Karol Kucera

LostRank #1540

Ljubicic won in 3 sets · 2h 4m

1–2

Set 13–6

Set 26–3

Set 35–7

Ivan Ljubicic

WinnerRank #53

Venue

Sydney Olympic Park Tennis Centre

Sydney Olympic Park, AUS· Hard

Court speed

What is court speed?

How much the court helps the server, judged from aces and serve points won and adjusted for who played. 100 is the average ATP tournament court that season.

Very slow< 92Monte Carlo, Rome
Slow92–97Roland Garros, Indian Wells
Average97–103US Open, Dubai
Fast103–108Wimbledon, Shanghai
Very fast108+Basel

Challenger and ITF courts usually read lower: partly the venues, partly the balls and conditions at those levels.

How court speed works

Average

Wind

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No reading

Humidity

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No reading

Temperature

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Altitude

6 m

Sea level

Match stats

2h 4m

8Aces7

5Double faults4

48Service points won60

15Service games played15

9Service games won10

15Return games played15

4/1040%Break points saved55%6/11

5/1145%Break points converted60%6/10

Head to head

0Kucera

2Ljubicic

2 meetings

Hard 0–1Clay 0–1

SydneyQuarterfinal · 2000HardThis match
Ivan Ljubicic
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 7
Karol Kucera
Sets won: 1Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 5
Roland GarrosRound of 128 · 26 May 2003Clay
Ivan Ljubicic
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Karol Kucera
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 3Set 3: 2

Form and path

Karol Kucera1–5

Bratislava CHHard

LRound of 32
Marcos Baghdatis
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Karol Kucera
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 1

BangkokHard

LRound of 32
Jarkko Nieminen
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 3
Karol Kucera
Sets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 1
Karol Kucera · Retired

US OpenHard

Graz CHHard

LRound of 32
Jean Claude Scherrer
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Karol Kucera
Sets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 2

Segovia CHHard

LRound of 16
Michael Berrer
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 4Set 3: 6
Karol Kucera
Sets won: 1Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 4

Ivan Ljubicic2–4

Monte Carlo MastersClay

LRound of 64
Ivan Dodig
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Ivan Ljubicic
Sets won: 0Set 1: 0Set 2: 3

DubaiHard

LRound of 32
Flavio Cipolla
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7
Ivan Ljubicic
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 5

MarseilleHard

RotterdamHard

LRound of 32
Jesse Huta Galung
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁸Set 2: 6
Ivan Ljubicic
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6⁶Set 2: 3

Match research

Pro

Everything that shapes this match: each player’s run-in and travel, records side by side, and results against similar opponents and in similar conditions. Better information, better-informed decisions.

Run-inEvery match in the last 28 days, rest days and travel between venues.
Tale of the tapeRecords and serve numbers side by side, filtered by period and surface.
Record by opponent rankingHow each player does against the top 10, top 50 or any ranking range.
Similar conditionsResults in comparable heat, humidity, wind and altitude before scheduled matches.

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Karol Kucera vs Ivan Ljubicic, Sydney 2000, Quarterfinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Form and path

Match research