QF Canadian Open 1999

Nicolas Kiefer #17 def. Patrick Rafter #2

6-3 6-7(5) 7-6(4)

Nicolas Kiefer defeated Patrick Rafter 6-3 6-7(5) 7-6(4) in the 1999 Canadian Open quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatNicolas KieferPatrick Rafter
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
59
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
13
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
49.1%62.5%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
70.4%65.7%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
60.7%54.8%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
60.0%42.9%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
65.5%61.6%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
57.1%40.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
38.4%34.5%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
51.8%48.2%
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.
+3.5-0.4
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.
+0.4-3.5

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 1999 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldNicolas KieferPatrick Rafter
Country GER AUS
Birth dateJul 5, 1977Dec 28, 1972
Age2226
Height183 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)172
Ranking points (entering)1,6733,664
Elo (entering)1,9111,982
Current career W-L347–255333–178
Current career earnings$7,480,465$11,133,128
Pre-match H2H

Path

Nicolas Kiefer's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Tommy Haas #156-3 7-6(4)WH2HMatch dataAug 7, 1999R16
Guillaume Raoux #796-4 6-0WH2HMatch dataAug 5, 1999R32
Daniel Vacek #516-2 7-5WH2HMatch dataAug 4, 1999R64

Nicolas Kiefer's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Thomas Johansson #226-4 1-6 3-6LH2HMatch dataAug 8, 1999SF

Patrick Rafter's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jiri Novak #416-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 7, 1999R16
Alex Obrien 6-0 6-2W—Match dataAug 5, 1999R32