R16 Miami Open 1998

Gustavo Kuerten #11 def. Nicolas Kiefer #27

6-4 5-7 6-4

Gustavo Kuerten defeated Nicolas Kiefer 6-4 5-7 6-4 in the 1998 Miami Open round of 16 on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatGustavo KuertenNicolas Kiefer
Aces711
Double faults34
First serve %53.0%54.0%
First serve points won %88.0%76.0%
Second serve points won %49.0%56.0%
Break points saved %83.0%50.0%
Break points converted %50.0%17.0%
Service points won %70.0%67.0%
Return points won %33.0%30.0%
Total points won %52.0%48.0%

Player Comparison

FieldGustavo KuertenNicolas Kiefer
Country BRA GER
Birth dateSep 10, 1976Jul 5, 1977
Age2120
Height190 cm183 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)1127
Ranking points (entering)2,1841,386
Elo (entering)1,7721,840
Current career W-L339–184347–255
Current career earnings$14,807,000$7,480,465
Pre-match H2H

Path

Gustavo Kuerten's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Andrei Medvedev #266-2 4-6 7-6(5)WH2HMatch dataMar 19, 1998R32
Francisco Roig #1503-6 6-2 7-6(3)WH2HMatch dataMar 18, 1998R64

Gustavo Kuerten's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Tim Henman #202-6 4-6LH2HMatch dataMar 22, 1998QF

Nicolas Kiefer's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jonas Bjorkman #77-6(6) 7-6(3)WH2HMatch dataMar 19, 1998R32
MaliVai Washington #2386-1 6-3WH2HMatch dataMar 18, 1998R64