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Nicolas Kiefer #48 def. Mikael Tillstrom #87

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

Match Information

Date	Oct 11, 1997*
Tournament	Singapore
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Carpet
Round	SF
Winner	Nicolas Kiefer
Score	6-7(1) 6-3 6-3
Loser	Mikael Tillstrom
Duration	1h 48m

Stat	Nicolas Kiefer	Mikael Tillstrom
Aces	14	9
Double faults	5	1
First serve %	61	60
First serve points won %	77	72
Second serve points won %	48	61
Break points saved %	100	57
Break points converted %	43	0
Service points won %	66	67
Return points won %	33	34
Total points won %	51	49

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Nicolas Kiefer	Mikael Tillstrom
Country	GER	SWE
Birth date	Jul 5, 1977	Mar 5, 1972
Age	20	25
Height	183	185
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	48	87
Ranking points (entering)	882	538
Elo (entering)	1,792	1,671
Career W-L	343–252	107–108
Career earnings	$7,480,465	$2,030,525

Pre-match H2H

Nicolas Kiefer 0 – 0 Mikael Tillstrom

Path

Nicolas Kiefer's path

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

Nicolas Kiefer's next match

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

Mikael Tillstrom's path

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