SF Brisbane International 1997

Nicolas Kiefer #48 def. Mikael Tillstrom #87

6-7(1) 6-3 6-3

Nicolas Kiefer defeated Mikael Tillstrom 6-7(1) 6-3 6-3 in the 1997 Brisbane International semifinal on carpet courts.

Match Information

Date: Oct 11, 1997*
Tournament: Brisbane International
Edition: 1997
Category: Championship Series → modern equivalent ATP 500
Surface: Carpet
Round: SF
Duration: 1h 48m

Match Statistics

Stat	Nicolas Kiefer	Mikael Tillstrom
Aces	14	9
Double faults	5	1
First serve %	61.0%	60.0%
First serve points won %	77.0%	72.0%
Second serve points won %	48.0%	61.0%
Break points saved %	100.0%	57.0%
Break points converted %	43.0%	0.0%
Service points won %	66.0%	67.0%
Return points won %	33.0%	34.0%
Total points won %	51.0%	49.0%

Player Comparison

Field	Nicolas Kiefer	Mikael Tillstrom
Country	GER	SWE
Birth date	Jul 5, 1977	Mar 5, 1972
Age	20	25
Height	183 cm	185 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	48	87
Ranking points (entering)	882	538
Elo (entering)	1,793	1,668
Current career W-L	347–255	109–109
Current career earnings	$7,480,465	$2,030,525

Pre-match H2H

Nicolas Kiefer #48 0 – 0 Mikael Tillstrom #87

Path

Nicolas Kiefer's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Marcelo Rios #8	6-1 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 11, 1997	QF
Chris Wilkinson #143	6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 10, 1997	R16
Scott Draper #58	6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 9, 1997	R32

Nicolas Kiefer's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Magnus Gustafsson #42	6-4 3-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Oct 12, 1997	F

Mikael Tillstrom's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Martin Damm Sr	7-6(5) 6-1	W	—	Match data	Oct 11, 1997	QF
Grant Stafford #77	7-6(6) 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 10, 1997	R16
Mark Woodforde #34	6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 9, 1997	R32