Nicolas Kiefer #73 def. Arnaud Clement #34

4-6 7-6(4) 6-4

Nicolas Kiefer defeated Arnaud Clement 4-6 7-6(4) 6-4 in the 2003 Halle Open semifinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Jun 14, 2003*
Tournament: Halle Open
Edition: 2003
Category: ATP International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Grass
Round: SF
Duration: 2h 49m

Match Statistics

Stat	Nicolas Kiefer	Arnaud Clement
Aces	15	5
Double faults	4	4
First serve %	54	52
First serve points won %	80	80
Second serve points won %	53	49
Break points saved %	75	89
Break points converted %	11	25
Service points won %	68	65
Return points won %	35	32
Total points won %	52	48

Player Comparison

Field	Nicolas Kiefer	Arnaud Clement
Country	GER	FRA
Birth date	Jul 5, 1977	Dec 17, 1977
Age	25	25
Height	183 cm	173 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	73	34
Ranking points (entering)	586	1,015
Elo (entering)	1,708	1,810
Current career W-L	347–255	302–315
Current career earnings	$7,480,465	$7,125,228

Pre-match H2H

Nicolas Kiefer #73 2 – 1 Arnaud Clement #34

Path

Nicolas Kiefer's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Radek Stepanek #40	7-5 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 14, 2003	QF
Feliciano Lopez #54	6-1 3-6 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 13, 2003	R16
Olivier Rochus #65	6-3 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 12, 2003	R32

Nicolas Kiefer's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Roger Federer #5	1-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jun 15, 2003	F

Arnaud Clement's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Karol Kucera #46	7-5 6-7(5) 7-6(6)	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 14, 2003	QF
Ivan Ljubicic #38	6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 13, 2003	R16
Frederic Niemeyer #346	6-3 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 12, 2003	R32