| RR | L | Ivan Ljubicic | 6-3 6-4 6-3 | H2H |
🇸🇰 SVK · Right-handed · 185 cm · b. 1974-03-04
Karol Kucera
Active 1991–2005 · best rank seen: 6
293–244
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0
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13
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Career summary
Karol Kucera of Slovakia is a former right-handed player who competed on the ATP tour from 1991 to 2005. He won 7 tour-level singles titles, from a career match record of 293–244 (54.6%). His strongest surface by win rate was grass, where he went 37–25 (60%). His best three-year stretch came in 1997–1999, and he reached a peak Elo rating of 2172. His most frequent opponent was Tim Henman, whom he faced 11 times with a record of 6–5.
Hard
122–100 (55.0%)
Clay
76–84 (47.5%)
Grass
37–25 (59.7%)
Carpet
58–35 (62.4%)
Main rivals
| Opponent | Record | Meetings | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Tim Henman | 6–5 | 11 | Full H2H |
Opponents faced 10+ times; walkovers excluded.
Grand Slam record
| '93 | '94 | '95 | '96 | '97 | '98 | '99 | '00 | '01 | '02 | '03 | '04 | '05 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | 1R | 3R | 2R | SF | QF | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | |||
| Roland Garros | 1R | 2R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 2R | ||
| Wimbledon | 1R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 4R | 2R | 3R | 2R | 2R | |||
| US Open | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | QF | 1R | 2R | 3R | 2R | 2R |
Season by season
Gold band: best three-year window (1997–1999).
Elo over time
Pre-match Elo, sampled across the career. Peak: 2172.
Career titles (7)
- 2003 Copenhagen Hard
- 2000 World Team Cup Clay
- 1999 Basel Carpet
- 1998 New Haven Hard
- 1998 Sydney Outdoor Hard
- 1997 Ostrava Carpet
- 1995 Rosmalen Grass
Match results
| R32 | L | Jarkko Nieminen | 6-1 3-1 RET | H2H |
| RR | W | Mariano Puerta | 4-6 6-3 2-1 RET | H2H |
| R64 | L | David Ferrer | 6-3 6-0 6-2 | H2H |
| R128 | W | Mark Philippoussis | 6-4 6-2 7-5 | H2H |
| R16 | L | Vincent Spadea | 6-1 6-4 | H2H |
| R32 | W | Jeff Morrison | 7-6(8) 7-6(1) | H2H |
| R64 | L | David Nalbandian | 6-2 6-4 6-3 | H2H |
| R128 | W | Luis Horna | 4-6 6-3 6-3 6-4 | H2H |
| R32 | L | Davide Sanguinetti | 7-6(1) 6-4 | H2H |
Methodology
Titles include Slams, Masters, Tour Finals, 500s, 250s, legacy tour events and Olympic gold; Davis Cup is excluded, and walkovers are excluded from all win–loss records. GOAT points value every round reached, scaled per tier (Slam title 2000 anchor; ranking includes Slam champions only, but every player's points are shown here). Elo is a chess-style rating over the full match history (K = 250/(n+5)^0.4); the timeline shows pre-match ratings, sampled. The gold band on the season chart marks the best three-consecutive-year window.