Career finalsDisciplineTypeWonLostTotalWRSinglesGrand Slam tournaments3–31.00Year-end championships1–11.00ATP Masters 1000*55100.50Olympic Games––––ATP Tour 5004150.80ATP Tour 25073100.70Total209290.69DoublesGrand Slam tournaments––––Year-end championships––––ATP Masters 1000*–110.00Olympic Games––––ATP Tour 5002–21.00ATP Tour 2506170.86Total82100.80Total2811390.721) WR = Winning Rate 2) * formerly known as "Super 9" (1996–1999), "Tennis Masters Series" (2000–2003) or "ATP Masters Series" (2004–2008).
This is a list of the main career statistics of former Brazilian professional tennis player, Gustavo Kuerten. All statistics are according to the ATP World Tour and ITF website. Throughout his career, Kuerten won a total of 28 ATP titles — 20 in singles, including 3 Grand Slam titles, 5 ATP Masters Series tournaments and a Tennis Masters Cup, as well as 8 in doubles.
Significant finals
Grand Slam tournaments
Singles: 3 (3 titles) Result YearChampionshipSurfaceOpponent Score Win1997French OpenClay Sergi Bruguera6–3, 6–4, 6–2Win2000French Open (2)Clay Magnus Norman6–2, 6–3, 2–6, 7–6(8–6)Win2001French Open (3)Clay Àlex Corretja6–7(3–7), 7–5, 6–2, 6–0
Year-end championships
Singles: 1 (1 title) Result YearChampionshipSurfaceOpponent Score Win2000Tennis Masters Cup, LisbonHard (i) Andre Agassi6–4, 6–4, 6–4
Masters Series tournaments
Singles: 10 (5 titles, 5 runners-up) Result Year Tournament SurfaceOpponent Score Loss1997Canada MastersHard Chris Woodruff5–7, 6–4, 3–6Win1999Monte-Carlo MastersClay Marcelo Ríos6–4, 2–1, retiredWin1999Rome MastersClay Patrick Rafter6–4, 7–5, 7–6(8–6)Loss2000Miami MastersHard Pete Sampras1–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–7(5–7), 6–7(8–10)Loss2000Rome MastersClay Magnus Norman3–6, 6–4, 4–6, 4–6Win2000Hamburg MastersClay Marat Safin6–4, 5–7, 6–4, 5–7, 7–6(7–3)Win2001Monte-Carlo Masters (2)Clay Hicham Arazi6–3, 6–2, 6–4Loss2001Rome MastersClay Juan Carlos Ferrero6–3, 1–6, 6–2, 4–6, 2–6Win2001Cincinnati MastersHard Patrick Rafter6–1, 6–3Loss2003Indian Wells MastersHard Lleyton Hewitt1–6, 1–6
Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)
Result YearTournament |SurfacePartnerOpponentScoreLoss2002Paris MastersCarpet (i) Cédric Pioline Nicolas Escudé Fabrice Santoro3–6, 6–7(6–8)
Career finals
ATP career finals
Singles: 29 (20 titles, 9 runners-up)
LegendGrand Slam (3–0)Year-end championships (1–0)ATP Masters Series (5–5)ATP International Series Gold (4–1)ATP International Series (7–3)Finals by surfaceHard (6–4)Clay (14–4)Grass (0–0)Carpet (0–1)Finals by settingOutdoor (18–8)Indoor (2–1)
ResultW–LDateTournamentSurfaceOpponent Score Win1–0Jun 1997French Open, Paris, FranceClay Sergi Bruguera6–3, 6–4, 6–2Loss1–1Jun 1997Bologna, ItalyClay Félix Mantilla6–4, 2–6, 1–6Loss1–2Aug 1997Montréal, CanadaHard Chris Woodruff5–7, 6–4, 3–6Win2–2Jul 1998Stuttgart, GermanyClay Karol Kučera4–6, 6–2, 6–4Win3–2Oct 1998Majorca, SpainClay Carlos Moyá6–7(5–7), 6–2, 6–3Win4–2Apr 1999Monte Carlo, MonacoClay Marcelo Ríos6–4, 2–1, retiredWin5–2May 1999Rome, ItalyClay Patrick Rafter6–4, 7–5, 7–6(8–6)Win6–2Mar 2000Santiago, ChileClay Mariano Puerta7–6(7–3), 6–3Loss6–3Apr 2000Miami, USAHard Pete Sampras1–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–7(5–7), 6–7(8–10)Loss6–4May 2000Rome, ItalyClay Magnus Norman3–6, 6–4, 4–6, 4–6Win7–4May 2000Hamburg, GermanyClay Marat Safin6–4, 5–7, 6–4, 5–7, 7–6(7–3)Win8–4Jun 2000French Open, Paris, France (2)Clay Magnus Norman6–2, 6–3, 2–6, 7–6(8–6)Win9–4Aug 2000Indianapolis, USAHard Marat Safin3–6, 7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–2)Win10–4Dec 2000Tennis Masters Cup, Lisbon, PortugalHard (i) Andre Agassi6–4, 6–4, 6–4Win11–4Feb 2001Buenos Aires, ArgentinaClay José Acasuso6–1, 6–3Win12–4Mar 2001Acapulco, MexicoClay Galo Blanco6–4, 6–2Win13–4Apr 2001Monte Carlo, Monaco (2)Clay Hicham Arazi6–3, 6–2, 6–4Loss13–5May 2001Rome, ItalyClay Juan Carlos Ferrero6–3, 1–6, 6–2, 4–6, 2–6Win14–5Jun 2001French Open, Paris, France (3)Clay Àlex Corretja6–7(3–7), 7–5, 6–2, 6–0Win15–5Jul 2001Stuttgart, Germany (2)Clay Guillermo Cañas6–3, 6–2, 6–4Win16–5Aug 2001Cincinnati, USAHard Patrick Rafter6–1, 6–3Loss16–6Aug 2001Indianapolis, USAHard Patrick Rafter2–4, retiredWin17–6Sep 2002Costa do Sauípe, BrazilHard Guillermo Coria6–7(4–7), 7–5, 7–6(7–2)Loss17–7Oct 2002Lyon, FranceCarpet (i) Paul-Henri Mathieu6–4, 3–6, 1–6Win18–7Jan 2003Auckland, New ZealandHard Dominik Hrbatý6–3, 7–5Loss18–8Mar 2003Indian Wells, USAHard Lleyton Hewitt1–6, 1–6Win19–8Oct 2003St. Petersburg, RussiaHard (i) Sargis Sargsian6–4, 6–3Loss19–9Feb 2004Viña del Mar, ChileClay Fernando González5–7, 4–6Win20–9Feb 2004Costa do Sauípe, Brazil (2)Clay Agustín Calleri3–6, 6–2, 6–3
Doubles: 10 (8 titles, 2 runners-up)
LegendGrand Slam (0–0)Year-end championships (0–0)ATP Masters Series (0–1)ATP International Series Gold (2–0)ATP International Series (6–1)Finals by SurfaceHard (1–1)Clay (7–0)Grass (0–0)Carpet (0–1)Finals by settingOutdoor (8–1)Indoor (0–1)
ResultW–LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponents Score Win1–0Nov 1996Santiago, ChileClay Fernando Meligeni Dinu Pescariu Albert Portas6–4, 6–2Win2–0Apr 1997Estoril, PortugalClay Fernando Meligeni Andrea Gaudenzi Filippo Messori6–2, 6–2Win3–0Jun 1997Bologna, ItalyClay Fernando Meligeni Dave Randall Jack Waite6–2, 7–5Win4–0Jul 1997Stuttgart, GermanyClay Fernando Meligeni Donald Johnson Francisco Montana6–4, 6–4Win5–0Jul 1998Gstaad, SwitzerlandClay Fernando Meligeni Daniel Orsanic Cyril Suk6–4, 7–5Win6–0Jan 1999Adelaide, AustraliaHard Nicolás Lapentti Jim Courier Patrick Galbraith6–4, 6–4Win7–0Mar 2000Santiago, Chile (2)Clay Antonio Prieto Lan Bale Piet Norval6–2, 6–4Win8–0Mar 2001Acapulco, MexicoClay Donald Johnson David Adams Martín García6–3, 7–6(7–5)Loss8–1Sep 2002Costa do Sauípe, BrazilHard André Sá Scott Humphries Mark Merklein3–6, 6–7(1–7)Loss8–2Nov 2002Paris, FranceCarpet (i) Cédric Pioline Nicolas Escudé Fabrice Santoro3–6, 6–7(6–8)
Performance timelines
Davis Cup matches are included in the statistics. Walkovers or qualifying matches are neither official wins nor losses.
Current as far as 2008 French Open.
Singles
Tournament19951996199719981999200020012002200320042005200620072008SRW–LWin %Grand Slam TournamentsAustralian OpenAA2R2R2R1R2R1R2R3RAAAA0 / 87–846.67%French OpenA1RW2RQFWW4R4RQF1RAA1R3 / 1136–881.82%WimbledonAA1R1RQF3RAA2RAAAAA0 / 57–558.33%US OpenAA3R2RQF1RQF4R1R1R2RAAA0 / 915–962.50%Win–loss0–00–110–33–413–49–312–26–35–46–31–20–00–00–13 / 3365–3068.42%Year-end championshipTennis Masters Cupdid not qualifyRRWRRdid not qualify1 / 35–645.45%Grand Slam CupDNQ1RDNQ1Rnot held0 / 20–20.00%National representationSummer OlympicsNHAnot heldQFnot held1Rnot heldA0 / 23–260.00%ATP Masters SeriesIndian Wells MastersAQ23R1RSF2R3RAF2RAA1RA0 / 814–863.64%Miami MastersAQ23RQF2RF3RA2R2RAA1R1R0 / 911–955.00%Monte-Carlo MastersAA1R3RW1RWA2R1R1RAA1R2 / 914–766.67%Rome MastersAAASFWFF2R1RA1RAAA1 / 720–676.92%Hamburg MastersQ3A1RQFQFW1RQF3RA2RAAA1 / 816–769.57%Canada MastersAAF1RA2R3R1R1R3RAAAA0 / 79–756.25%Cincinnati MastersAAQFAQFSFW1R1R2RAAAA1 / 716–672.73%Stuttgart Masters1AA3RA3R3R2R1R2RAAAAA0 / 63–633.33%Paris MastersAA2RA2RSF3R1R3RAAAAA0 / 66–650.00%Win–loss0–00–012–810–621–625–823–74–610–93–51–30–00–20–25 / 67109–6263.74%Career statisticsFinals0032278232000029Titles0012256121000020Hard win–loss0–01–117–815–1119–1128–1223–115–615–98–81–10–01–40–1133–8361.57%Clay win–loss0–07–716–1026–1223–628–636–416–616–815–55–90–11–30–3189–8070.26%Grass win–loss0–00–00–20–24–12–20–00–01–10–00–00–00–00–07–846.67%Carpet win–loss0–03–23–50–04–75–21–34–29–30–00–00–00–00–029–2454.72%Overall win–loss0–011–1036–2541–2550–2563–2260–1825–1441–2123–136–100–12–70–4358–195Win %–52%59%62%67%74%77%64%66%64%38%0%22%0%64.74%Year-end ranking18888142351237164029110786801150 Notes: Kuerten received a walkover in the third round at the 2000 Rome Masters.
1Held as Stuttgart Masters until 2001, Madrid Masters from 2002 to 2008.
Doubles Tournament19951996199719981999200020012002200320042005200620072008SRW–LWin %Grand Slam TournamentsAustralian OpenAA1R2RQF1A1RAAAAAAA0 / 44–357.14%French OpenAA2RQF2RAAAAAAAA1R0 / 45–455.56%WimbledonAAAA1R1RAAAAAAAA0 / 20–20.00%US OpenAA1RAAAAA1R1RAA1RA0 / 40–40.00%Win–loss0–00–01–34–24–20–10–10–00–10–10–00–00–10–10 / 149–1340.91% Notes:
1Kuerten and Nicolás Lapentti withdrew before the quarterfinals of the 1999 Australian Open.
Record against top 10 players Kuerten's record against players who held a top 10 ranking, with those who reached No. 1 in bold.
Singles
Guillermo Cañas 7–0 Àlex Corretja 7–2 Magnus Norman 7–3 Yevgeny Kafelnikov 7–5 Albert Costa 6–2 Goran Ivanišević 6–2 Tommy Haas 5–1 Wayne Ferreira 5–2 Ivan Ljubičić 5–2 Guillermo Coria 4–1 Nicolás Lapentti 4–2 Félix Mantilla 4–3 Carlos Moyá 4–3 Marat Safin 4–3 Patrick Rafter 4–4 Andre Agassi 4–7 Sergi Bruguera 3–0 Thomas Muster 3–0 Jiří Novák 3–0 Michael Chang 3–2 Karol Kučera 3–2 Mariano Puerta 3–2 Rainer Schüttler 3–2 Gastón Gaudio 3–3 Tim Henman 3–5 Arnaud Clément 2–0 Nikolay Davydenko 2–0 Mardy Fish 2–0 Marc Rosset 2–0 Alberto Berasategui 2–1 Roger Federer 2–1 Fernando González 2–1 Nicolas Kiefer 2–1 Andriy Medvedev 2–1 Nicolás Massú 2–2 Mark Philippoussis 2–2 Marcelo Ríos 2–2 Juan Carlos Ferrero 2–3 Dominik Hrbatý 2–3 Sébastien Grosjean 2–4 Nicolás Almagro 1–0 James Blake 1–0 Andrei Chesnokov 1–0 Richard Gasquet 1–0 Richard Krajicek 1–0 David Ferrer 1–1 Thomas Johansson 1–1 Andy Roddick 1–1 Jonas Björkman 1–2 Todd Martin 1–2 Pete Sampras 1–2 Lleyton Hewitt 1–3 Tommy Robredo 1–4 Greg Rusedski 1–4 Mario Ančić 0–1 Jim Courier 0–1 Magnus Gustafsson 0–1 Petr Korda 0–1 Juan Mónaco 0–1 David Nalbandian 0–1 Juan Martín del Potro 0–1 Thomas Enqvist 0–2 Paradorn Srichaphan 0–2 Radek Štěpánek 0–2 Cédric Pioline 0–3
*As of June 9, 2008.
Wins per season
In singles, Kuerten has a 38–36 record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10. Season 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Total Wins 0 0 4 3 9 10 7 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 38
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