QF Halle Open 2003

Nicolas Kiefer #73 def. Radek Stepanek #40

7-5 6-3

Nicolas Kiefer defeated Radek Stepanek 7-5 6-3 in the 2003 Halle Open quarterfinal 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: QF
Duration: 1h 25m

Match Statistics

Stat	Nicolas Kiefer	Radek Stepanek
Aces	5	7
Double faults	4	4
First serve %	54.0%	64.0%
First serve points won %	92.0%	76.0%
Second serve points won %	48.0%	48.0%
Break points saved %	—	50.0%
Break points converted %	50.0%	—
Service points won %	72.0%	66.0%
Return points won %	34.0%	28.0%
Total points won %	54.0%	46.0%
Match Serve+	+9.2	+3.0
Match Return+	-3.0	-9.2

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2003 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

Field	Nicolas Kiefer	Radek Stepanek
Country	GER	CZE
Birth date	Jul 5, 1977	Nov 27, 1978
Age	25	24
Height	183 cm	186 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	73	40
Ranking points (entering)	586	878
Elo (entering)	1,689	1,766
Current career W-L	347–255	366–285
Current career earnings	$7,480,465	$11,343,464

Pre-match H2H

Nicolas Kiefer #73 0 – 1 Radek Stepanek #40

Path

Nicolas Kiefer's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
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
Arnaud Clement #34	4-6 7-6(4) 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 14, 2003	SF

Radek Stepanek's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Rainer Schuettler #8	6-4 6-7(6) 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 13, 2003	R16
Nicolas Escude #59	3-6 6-3 3-0 (ret.)	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 12, 2003	R32