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Karol Kucera v Fabrice Santoro: stats compared | Lineball
Kucera wins on first-serve points won %. Santoro’s case rests on break points saved %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Kucera 505 matches, Santoro 902 matches.
Kucera averages 4.8 aces a match to Santoro’s 3.0 (58% more).
Santoro averages 2.3 double faults a match to Kucera’s 4.5.
Santoro has the better break points saved %: 59.1 to Kucera’s 55.5.
Longevity: Santoro has 902 matches across 22 seasons, Kucera 505 in 15 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles): those averages use only the games that logged them.
Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.
Tale of the tape
Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
0.07 total · best 1Titlesper game0.06 total · best 1
55.5First serve in %57.6
70.8First-serve points won %67.0
55.5Break points saved %59.1
40.9Return points won %39.8
4.82,399 total · best 23Acesper game3.02,593 total · best 22
Head to head
79 matches since 19972
Carpet · 4 matchesKucera 3Santoro 1
Hard · 3 matchesKucera 3Santoro 0
Grass · 1 matchKucera 1Santoro 0
Clay · 1 matchKucera 0Santoro 1
Last meetings
9 June 2003 · Halle · Round of 16 · GrassKucera won 6-3 6-3
7 Jan 2002 · Sydney · Round of 32 · HardKucera won 6-4 1-6 6-3
31 Dec 2001 · Chennai · Quarterfinal · HardKucera won 6-2 6-7(9) 7-6(5)
12 Feb 2001 · Marseille · Round of 16 · HardKucera won 6-2 7-5
15 Feb 1999 · Rotterdam · Round of 16 · CarpetKucera won 7-6(4) 6-4
2 Nov 1998 · ATP Masters 1000 Paris · Round of 32 · CarpetKucera won 6-2 3-6 6-0
7 Apr 1997 · Estoril · Round of 32 · ClaySantoro won
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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12.3
6,200 total · best 29
Games wonper game
12.110,924 total · best 37
43.7Break points converted %41.8
52.4Sets won %50.9
51.0Games won %49.9
0.013 total · best 1Finalsper game0.012 total · best 1
1.3663 total · best 3Sets wonper game1.31,165 total · best 3
1.2602 total · best 3Sets lostper game · lower is better1.21,122 total · best 3
11.85,959 total · best 29Games lostper game · lower is better12.210,970 total · best 34
0.4185 total · best 2Tiebreaksper game0.3294 total · best 2
4.52,283 total · best 17Double faultsper game · lower is better2.31,973 total · best 14
2-6 7-6(1) 6-2
17 Mar 1997 · St. Petersburg · Round of 32 · CarpetSantoro won 6-4 6-3
10 Mar 1997 · Copenhagen · Round of 16 · CarpetKucera won 6-1 4-6 6-1