Nicolas Kiefer #33 def. Patrick Rafter #5

7-6(2) 3-6 7-5

Nicolas Kiefer defeated Patrick Rafter 7-6(2) 3-6 7-5 in the 1999 Indian Wells Open round of 32 on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Mar 11, 1999*
Tournament: Indian Wells Open
Edition: 1999
Category: Masters 1000
Surface: Hard
Round: R32
Duration: 2h 49m

Match Statistics

Stat	Nicolas Kiefer	Patrick Rafter
Aces	8	9
Double faults	5	9
First serve %	48	61
First serve points won %	74	69
Second serve points won %	54	46
Break points saved %	67	71
Break points converted %	29	33
Service points won %	64	60
Return points won %	40	36
Total points won %	51	49

Player Comparison

Field	Nicolas Kiefer	Patrick Rafter
Country	GER	AUS
Birth date	Jul 5, 1977	Dec 28, 1972
Age	21	26
Height	183 cm	185 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	33	5
Ranking points (entering)	1,089	3,134
Elo (entering)	1,810	1,929
Current career W-L	347–255	333–178
Current career earnings	$7,480,465	$11,133,128

Pre-match H2H

Nicolas Kiefer #33 0 – 0 Patrick Rafter #5

Path

Nicolas Kiefer's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Mariano Puerta #38	6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 10, 1999	R64

Nicolas Kiefer's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Karol Kucera #12	4-6 6-3 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Mar 13, 1999	R16

Patrick Rafter's path

No prior matches in this tournament.