SF Hong Kong Open 2000

Nicolas Kiefer #13 def. Tim Henman #10

6-4 6-2

Nicolas Kiefer defeated Tim Henman 6-4 6-2 in the 2000 Hong Kong Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatNicolas KieferTim Henman
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
65
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
16
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
52.7%43.5%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
82.8%70.4%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
61.5%40.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
—50.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
72.7%53.2%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
50.0%—
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
46.8%27.3%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
59.0%41.0%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+10.5-9.0
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+9.0-10.5

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2000 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldNicolas KieferTim Henman
Country GER GBR
Birth dateJul 5, 1977Sep 6, 1974
Age2326
Height183 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)1310
Ranking points (entering)1,5801,797
Elo (entering)1,8671,894
Current career W-L347–255469–263
Current career earnings$7,480,465$11,635,542
Pre-match H2H
Nicolas Kiefer #13 1 – 2 Tim Henman #10

Path

Nicolas Kiefer's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Nicolas Lapentti #166-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 7, 2000QF
Jason Stoltenberg #766-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataOct 6, 2000R16
George Bastl #956-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 5, 2000R32

Nicolas Kiefer's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Mark Philippoussis #157-6(4) 2-6 6-2WH2HMatch dataOct 8, 2000F

Tim Henman's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Michael Chang #246-4 4-6 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 7, 2000QF
Mariano Zabaleta #536-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 6, 2000R16
Harel Levy #654-6 6-1 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 5, 2000R32