Rafael Nadal #2 def. Nicolas Kiefer #37

6-3 6-2

Rafael Nadal defeated Nicolas Kiefer 6-3 6-2 in the 2008 Canadian Open final on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatRafael NadalNicolas Kiefer
Aces27
Double faults15
First serve %6547
First serve points won %7683
Second serve points won %6730
Break points saved %1000
Break points converted %1000
Service points won %7355
Return points won %4527
Total points won %5941

Player Comparison

FieldRafael NadalNicolas Kiefer
Country ESP GER
Birth dateJun 3, 1986Jul 5, 1977
Age2231
Height185 cm183 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)237
Ranking points (entering)5,830920
Elo (entering)2,3471,992
Current career W-L1,056–228347–255
Current career earnings$134,946,100$7,480,465
Pre-match H2H
Rafael Nadal #2 2 0 Nicolas Kiefer #37

Path

Rafael Nadal's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Andy Murray #97-6(2) 6-3WH2HMatch dataJul 26, 2008SF
Richard Gasquet #126-7(12) 6-2 6-1WH2HMatch dataJul 26, 2008QF
Igor Andreev #266-2 7-6(1)WH2HMatch dataJul 25, 2008R16
Jesse Levine #1236-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataJul 24, 2008R32

Rafael Nadal's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Nicolas Kiefer's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Gilles Simon #226-7(4) 6-3 7-6(5)WH2HMatch dataJul 26, 2008SF
James Blake #86-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataJul 26, 2008QF
Nikolay Davydenko #44-6 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataJul 25, 2008R16
Mikhail Youzhny #167-6(4) 7-5WH2HMatch dataJul 24, 2008R32
Mardy Fish #417-5 7-6(4)WH2HMatch dataJul 23, 2008R64