Wayne Ferreira #51 def. Nicolas Kiefer #26

6-3 6-2

Wayne Ferreira defeated Nicolas Kiefer 6-3 6-2 in the 1998 Dubai Tennis Championships quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatWayne FerreiraNicolas Kiefer
Aces73
Double faults22
First serve %52.0%44.0%
First serve points won %91.0%75.0%
Second serve points won %65.0%42.0%
Break points saved %33.0%
Break points converted %67.0%
Service points won %79.0%56.0%
Return points won %44.0%21.0%
Total points won %59.0%41.0%

Player Comparison

FieldWayne FerreiraNicolas Kiefer
Country RSA GER
Birth dateSep 15, 1971Jul 5, 1977
Age2620
Height185 cm183 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)5126
Ranking points (entering)8141,443
Elo (entering)1,8341,841
Current career W-L487–317347–255
Current career earnings$9,969,617$7,480,465
Pre-match H2H
Wayne Ferreira #51 0 0 Nicolas Kiefer #26

Path

Wayne Ferreira's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Brett Steven #502-6 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataFeb 13, 1998R16
Javier Sanchez #636-7(3) 6-3 7-5WH2HMatch dataFeb 12, 1998R32

Wayne Ferreira's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Felix Mantilla #156-7(10) 6-4 4-6LH2HMatch dataFeb 14, 1998SF

Nicolas Kiefer's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Thomas Muster #167-6(5) 6-4WH2HMatch dataFeb 13, 1998R16
Jiri Novak #566-1 1-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataFeb 12, 1998R32