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

Date: Jan 15, 1999*
Tournament: Sydney International
Edition: 1999
Category: ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Hard
Round: R16
Duration: 1h 22m

Match Statistics

Stat	Lleyton Hewitt	Nicolas Kiefer
Aces	3	11
Double faults	4	3
First serve %	58	57
First serve points won %	69	63
Second serve points won %	54	42
Break points saved %	83	33
Break points converted %	67	17
Service points won %	63	54
Return points won %	46	37
Total points won %	55	45

Player Comparison

Field	Lleyton Hewitt	Nicolas Kiefer
Country	AUS	GER
Birth date	Feb 24, 1981	Jul 5, 1977
Age	17	21
Height	178 cm	183 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	104	36
Ranking points (entering)	456	1,007
Elo (entering)	1,719	1,779
Current career W-L	567–244	347–255
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

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Patrick Rafter #4	7-6(1) 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 14, 1999	R32

Lleyton Hewitt's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Todd Martin #16	3-6 7-6(4) 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jan 16, 1999	QF

Nicolas Kiefer's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Martin Damm Sr	5-7 6-3 6-2	W	—	Match data	Jan 14, 1999	R32