Nicolas Kiefer #39 def. Andrew Ilie #55

6-3 7-6(6)

Nicolas Kiefer defeated Andrew Ilie 6-3 7-6(6) in the 1999 Dubai Tennis Championships semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatNicolas KieferAndrew Ilie
Aces94
Double faults26
First serve %58.0%49.0%
First serve points won %78.0%60.0%
Second serve points won %59.0%55.0%
Break points saved %67.0%50.0%
Break points converted %50.0%33.0%
Service points won %70.0%57.0%
Return points won %43.0%30.0%
Total points won %55.0%45.0%

Player Comparison

FieldNicolas KieferAndrew Ilie
Country GER AUS
Birth dateJul 5, 1977Apr 18, 1976
Age2122
Height183 cm180 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)3955
Ranking points (entering)942790
Elo (entering)1,8141,682
Current career W-L347–25589–115
Current career earnings$7,480,465$1,327,838
Pre-match H2H
Nicolas Kiefer #39 0 0 Andrew Ilie #55

Path

Nicolas Kiefer's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Francisco Clavet #297-6(7) 6-7(6) 6-2WH2HMatch dataFeb 13, 1999QF
Albert Costa #166-3 7-6(3)WH2HMatch dataFeb 12, 1999R16
Nicolas Escude #1006-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataFeb 11, 1999R32

Nicolas Kiefer's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jerome Golmard #614-6 2-6LH2HMatch dataFeb 14, 1999F

Andrew Ilie's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Gustavo Kuerten #216-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataFeb 13, 1999QF
Petr Korda #766-1 6-3WH2HMatch dataFeb 12, 1999R16
Alex Corretja #24-6 6-4 7-6(10)WH2HMatch dataFeb 11, 1999R32