Nicolas Kiefer #47 def. Goran Ivanisevic #15

6-3 6-4

Nicolas Kiefer defeated Goran Ivanisevic 6-3 6-4 in the 2002 Dubai Tennis Championships round of 32 on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Feb 28, 2002*
Tournament: Dubai Tennis Championships
Edition: 2002
Category: ATP International Series Gold → modern equivalent ATP 500
Surface: Hard
Round: R32
Duration: 1h 12m

Match Statistics

Stat	Nicolas Kiefer	Goran Ivanisevic
Aces	6	13
Double faults	5	2
First serve %	57	53
First serve points won %	76	71
Second serve points won %	54	33
Break points saved %	60	50
Break points converted %	50	40
Service points won %	67	53
Return points won %	47	33
Total points won %	57	43

Player Comparison

Field	Nicolas Kiefer	Goran Ivanisevic
Country	GER	CRO
Birth date	Jul 5, 1977	Sep 13, 1971
Age	24	30
Height	183 cm	194 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	47	15
Ranking points (entering)	795	1,740
Elo (entering)	1,703	1,732
Current career W-L	347–255	565–320
Current career earnings	$7,480,465	$19,878,007

Pre-match H2H

Nicolas Kiefer #47 0 – 2 Goran Ivanisevic #15

No prior-path match data is available for this tournament stage.