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词条 Karol Kučera
释义

  1. Tennis career

  2. Style of play

  3. Career Finals

     Singles 12 (6-6)  Doubles: 4 (0-4) 

  4. Singles performance timeline

  5. Top 10 wins

  6. References

  7. External links

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|residence= Monte Carlo, Monaco
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|birth_place= Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
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|turnedpro= 1992
|retired= 2005
|coach= Miloslav Mečíř (1997-2001)
Marian Vajda (2001-2005)
|plays= Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
|careerprizemoney= $5,061,125
|singlesrecord= 293–244
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|highestsinglesranking= No. 6 (14 September 1998)
|AustralianOpenresult= SF (1998)
|FrenchOpenresult= 3R (1996, 2000)
|Wimbledonresult= 4R (1999)
|USOpenresult= QF (1998)
|Othertournaments= yes
|MastersCupresult= RR (1998)
|GrandSlamCupresult= SF (1998)
|Olympicsresult = 2R (1996, 2000)
|doublesrecord= 34–41
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|DavisCupresult= F (2005)
|HopmanCupresult=W (1998)
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Karol Kučera (born 4 March 1974) is a retired ATP professional male tennis player from Slovakia. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 6 in September 1998, reaching the semi-finals of the Australian Open the same year.

Tennis career

Kučera turned professional in 1992. He was a member of the Czechoslovakian Galea Cup teams in 1991 and 1992 and the 1992 European championship squad. In 1993 he qualified for his first Grand Slam at Roland Garros.

In 1995 when Kučera won his first ATP title in Rosmalen. In 1996 he played in the Summer Olympics in Atlanta where he lost to eventual gold medalist Andre Agassi.

A year later he won his second ATP title in Ostrava defeating Magnus Norman. He was runner-up in two other tournaments in Nottingham on grass to Greg Rusedski and Stuttgart Outdoor to Álex Corretja on clay.

Kučera's best year was in 1998, where he finished the year in the top 10, ranked World No. 8, which qualified him in the ATP Tour World Championship in Hannover. During the year Kučera won 2 titles in Sydney defeating Tim Henman and New Haven defeating Goran Ivanišević.

He reached another two finals, losing to Gustavo Kuerten in Stuttgart Outdoor and to World No. 1 Pete Sampras in Vienna. Overall in 1998, Kučera compiled a career high 53 match victories and earning $1,402,557.

Kučera achieved his best Grand Slam result in 1998 reaching the semi-finals of Australian Open where on his way he defeated Sergi Bruguera, Daniel Vacek, Daniel Nestor, Richard Fromberg and defending champion Pete Sampras in the quarter-finals, losing to eventual champion Petr Korda in 4 sets.

In 1999, Kučera won his fifth ATP title in Basel defeating Tim Henman in the final. After 1999, Kučera struggled with form due to a right wrist and arm injury.

After some injury plagued years, Kučera found some form again in 2003 when he finished in the top 50 for the first time since 1999. During the year he won his sixth and final tour title in Copenhagen defeating Olivier Rochus in the final.

Recently, Kučera was one of the contributing members on the Slovakian team which reached the final of the Davis Cup in 2005, eventually losing to Croatia 2–3. He announced his retirement after the final.

Style of play

Miloslav Mečíř known as the "Big Cat" was Kučera's coach from 1997 to 2001. Kučera was nicknamed the "Little Cat" because of his deceptive style of play and his fluid movement around the court resembling his coach. Kučera was also coached for a time by Novak Djokovic's coach Marian Vajda.[1]

Career Finals

Singles 12 (6-6)

Legend (Singles)
Grand Slam (0)
ATP Super 9 (0)
ATP Masters Series (0)
ATP Championships Series (1)
ATP World Series (5)
W/LNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponent in the FinalScore
Loss 1. 29 Aug 1994 Umag, Croatia ClayESP}} Alberto Berasategui 2-6,4-6
Won 2. 12 June 1995 Rosmalen, Netherlands GrassSWE}} Anders Järryd 7–6(9–7), 7–6(7–4)
Won 3. 13 October 1997 Ostrava, Czech Republic Carpet (i)SWE}} Magnus Norman 6–2, retired
Loss 4. 1997 Stuttgart, Germany ClayESP}} Álex Corretja 2-6, 5-7
Loss 5. 1997 Nottingham, Great Britain GrassGBR}} Greg Rusedski 4-6, 5-7
Won 6. 12 January 1998 Sydney, Australia HardGBR}} Tim Henman 7–5, 6–4
Loss 7. 1998 Vienna, Austria Carpet (i)USA}} Pete Sampras 3-6, 6-7(3-7), 1-6
Loss 8. 1998 Stuttgart, Germany ClayBRA}} Gustavo Kuerten 6-4, 2-6, 4-6
Won 9. 17 August 1998 New Haven, U.S. HardHRV}} Goran Ivanišević 6–4, 5–7, 6–2
Won 10. 4 October 1999 Basel, Switzerland Carpet (i)GBR}} Tim Henman 6–4, 7–6(12–10), 4–6, 4–6, 7–6(7–2)
Won 11. 24 February 2003 Copenhagen, Denmark Hard (i)BEL}} Olivier Rochus 7–6(7–4), 6–4
Loss 12. 2003 Chennai, India HardTHA}} Paradorn Srichaphan 3-6, 1-6

Doubles: 4 (0-4)

Outcome No. DateTournament Surface Partner OpponentsScore
Loss 1. 1994 Croatia Open, Umag, Croatia ClayKEN}} Paul WekesaURY}} Diego Pérez
{{flagicon|ESP}} Francisco Roig		 2-6, 4-6
Loss 2. 1996 Ostrava, Czech Republic Carpet (i)SVK}} Ján KrošlákAUS}} Sandon Stolle
{{flagicon|CZE}} Cyril Suk		 6-7, 3-6
Loss 3. 1997 Croatia Open, Umag, Croatia ClaySVK}} Dominik HrbatýROM}} Dinu Pescariu
{{flagicon|ITA}} Davide Sanguinetti		 6-7, 4-6
Loss 4. 1998 Dutch Open, Amsterdam, Netherlands ClaySVK}} Dominik HrbatýAUS}} Jacco Eltingh
{{flagicon|NED}} Paul Haarhuis		 3-6, 2-6

Singles performance timeline

Tournament1990199119921993199419951996199719981999200020012002200320042005SRW–L
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian OpenAAAAA1R3R2RSFQF1R1R2R2R2RA0 / 10}}15–10}}
French OpenAAA1R2R1R3R1R1R1R3RA1R1R2RA0 / 116–11
WimbledonAAAA1R2R3R1R1R4R2RAA3R2R2R0 / 1011–10
US OpenAAAA1R1R1R1RQFA1RA2R3R2R2R0 / 109–10
Win–Loss0–00–00–00–11–31–46–41–49–47–33–40–12–35–44–42–20 / 4141–41
Year End Championship
ATP Tour World ChampionshipsDid Not QualifyRRDid Not Qualify0 / 10–3
Grand Slam CupDid Not QualifySFDNQNot Held0 / 12–1
ATP Masters Series
Indian WellsAAAAAAAA2RQF1RA3RAAA0 / 46–4
MiamiAAAAAA2RA3R4R1R1R1R1R2RA0 / 85–8
Monte CarloAAAAAAA1RA2RQF1RA1RAA0 / 53–5
HamburgAAAAA2R1R1RSFA1RAA1RAA0 / 64–6
RomeAAAAA3R1RA1RQF1RAA1RAA0 / 65–6
CanadaAAAAAAAAAA2RAAQFAA0 / 24–2
CincinnatiAAAAAAAAAA1RAA1RAA0 / 20–2
Madrid1AAAAAAA2R2R2RAAA2RAA0 / 42–4
ParisAAAAAAAA3R2R1R2RA1RAA0 / 52–5
Win–Loss0–00–00–00–00–03–21–31–36–68–64–81–32–24–81–10–00 / 4231–42
Year End Ranking8623522101595479632481773101834091310

1This event was held in Stockholm through 1994, Essen in 1995, and Stuttgart from 1996 through 2001.

Top 10 wins

Season199119921993199419951996199719981999200020012002200320042005Total
Wins00010265551110128
#PlayerRankEventSurfaceRdScoreKučera
Rank
1994
1.ESP}} Sergi Bruguera5Moscow, RussiaCarpet (i)1R3–6, 7–5, 6–462
1996
2.RSA}} Wayne Ferreira9Australian Open, Melbourne, AustraliaHard2R6–1, 6–3, 6–076
3.USA}} Michael Chang3Long Island, United StatesHardQF6–4, 6–486
1997
4.CHI}} Marcelo Ríos8Stuttgart, GermanyClay3R6–4, 6–445
5.ESP}} Sergi Bruguera9Stuttgart, GermanyClayQF6–3, 2–6, 7–545
6.CRO}} Goran Ivanišević8Basel, SwitzerlandCarpet (i)1R6–3, 6–332
7.RUS}} Yevgeny Kafelnikov6Vienna, AustriaCarpet (i)1R6–4, 7–532
8.CRO}} Goran Ivanišević4Ostrava, Czech RepublicCarpet (i)SF6–3, ret.32
9.AUT}} Thomas Muster8Stockholm, SwedenHard (i)2R4–6, 6–3, 6–325
1998
10.USA}} Pete Sampras1Australian Open, Melbourne, AustraliaHardQF6–4, 6–2, 6–7(5–7), 6–320
11.CZE}} Petr Korda2Antwerp, BelgiumHardQF3–6, 6–4, 6–214
12.CHI}} Marcelo Ríos2Stuttgart, GermanyClaySF6–1, 6–7(8–10), 6–416
13.NED}} Richard Krajicek6New Haven, United StatesHardSF7–6(8–6), 6–413
14.USA}} Andre Agassi8US Open, New York, United StatesHard4R6–3, 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 1–6, 6–39
1999
15.GBR}} Tim Henman8Rome, ItalyClay3R4–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–312
16.AUS}} Pat Rafter3World Team Cup, Düsseldorf, GermanyClayRR6–3, 7–6(7–5)12
17.RUS}} Yevgeny Kafelnikov4Davis Cup, Moscow, RussiaClayRR6–1, 6–3, 6–413
18.USA}} Andre Agassi1Basel, SwitzerlandCarpet (i)QF6–4, 7–520
19.GBR}} Tim Henman6Basel, SwitzerlandCarpet (i)F6–4, 7–6(12–10), 4–6, 4–6, 7–6(7–2)20
2000
20.BRA}} Gustavo Kuerten4Monte Carlo, MonacoClay1R6–4, 0–6, 6–242
21.USA}} Andre Agassi1French Open, Paris, FranceClay2R2–6, 7–5, 6–1, 6–040
22.SWE}} Thomas Enqvist7Queen's Club, London, United KingdomGrass2R3–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–336
23.RUS}} Yevgeny Kafelnikov5Long Island, United StatesHard2R6–1, 6–345
24.GBR}} Tim Henman10Summer Olympics, Sydney, AustraliaHard1R6–3, 6–243
2001
25.RUS}} Marat Safin1Davis Cup, Bratislava, SlovakiaHard (i)RR3–6, 4–6, 6–3, 7–5, 6–275
2002
26.USA}} Andre Agassi2St. Petersburg, RussiaHard (i)2R6–4, 6–479
2003
27.ESP}} Juan Carlos Ferrero2Montreal, CanadaHard3R6–3, 7–541
2005
28.ARG}} Mariano Puerta10Davis Cup, Bratislava, SlovakiaHard (i)RR4–6, 6–3, 2–1, ret.145

References

1. ^http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/players/karol-kucera/k237/overview

External links

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  • {{ITF}}
  • {{Davis Cup player}}
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