Lleyton Hewitt #104 def. Nicolas Kiefer #36

6-4 6-2

Lleyton Hewitt defeated Nicolas Kiefer 6-4 6-2 in the 1999 Sydney International round of 16 on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatLleyton HewittNicolas Kiefer
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
311
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
43
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
58.2%57.4%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
69.2%62.9%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
53.6%42.3%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
83.3%33.3%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
62.7%54.1%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
66.7%16.7%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
45.9%37.3%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
54.7%45.3%
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.
+0.7-7.9
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.
+7.9-0.7

* 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

FieldLleyton HewittNicolas Kiefer
Country AUS GER
Birth dateFeb 24, 1981Jul 5, 1977
Age1721
Height178 cm183 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)10436
Ranking points (entering)4561,007
Elo (entering)1,7191,779
Current career W-L567–244347–255
Current career earnings$20,890,470$7,480,465
Pre-match H2H
Lleyton Hewitt #104 1 – 0 Nicolas Kiefer #36

Path

Lleyton Hewitt's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Patrick Rafter #47-6(1) 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 14, 1999R32

Lleyton Hewitt's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Todd Martin #163-6 7-6(4) 4-6LH2HMatch dataJan 16, 1999QF

Nicolas Kiefer's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Martin Damm Sr 5-7 6-3 6-2W—Match dataJan 14, 1999R32