Karol Kucera vs Jan Vacek, Australian Open 2003, Round of 128
Final score
Final
6-2 6-1 6-4Venue and conditions
Melbourne ParkMelbourne, AUS
Outdoor hardCourt speed0.3 vs last year98.3Average
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 worksConditionsHistorical daily weather
Match stats
1h 39m3Aces0
2Double faults3
43Service points won39
12Service games played13
9Service games won4
13Return games played12
2/540%Break points saved40%6/15
9/1560%Break points converted60%3/5
Head to head
1Kucera
1Vacek
2 meetingsHard 1–0Carpet 0–1
- Australian OpenRound of 128 · 13 Jan 2003HardThis matchKarol KuceraSets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Jan VacekSets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 1Set 3: 4
- HeilbronnRound of 16 · 2001CarpetJan VacekSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 65Set 3: 7Karol KuceraSets won: 1Set 1: 2Set 2: 7Set 3: 65
Match research
ProEverything 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.