QF Australian Open 1998

Nicolas Escude #81 def. Nicolas Kiefer #29

4-6 3-6 6-4 6-1 6-2

Nicolas Escude defeated Nicolas Kiefer 4-6 3-6 6-4 6-1 6-2 in the 1998 Australian Open quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatNicolas EscudeNicolas Kiefer
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
615
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
111
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
73.9%64.7%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
67.6%73.1%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
51.4%25.4%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
58.3%50.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
63.4%56.3%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
50.0%41.7%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
43.7%36.6%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
52.8%47.2%
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.
+1.4-5.7
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.
+5.7-1.4

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 1998 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldNicolas EscudeNicolas Kiefer
Country FRA GER
Birth dateApr 3, 1976Jul 5, 1977
Age2120
Height185 cm183 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)8129
Ranking points (entering)5811,249
Elo (entering)1,7721,844
Current career W-L157–125347–255
Current career earnings$3,216,150$7,480,465
Pre-match H2H
Nicolas Escude #81 0 – 0 Nicolas Kiefer #29

Path

Nicolas Escude's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Todd Woodbridge #337-6(4) 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 28, 1998R16
Richey Reneberg #701-6 6-7(0) 6-2 7-5 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 25, 1998R32
Gustavo Kuerten #145-7 6-3 6-1 7-5WH2HMatch dataJan 23, 1998R64
Magnus Larsson #275-7 4-6 7-5 6-1 10-8WH2HMatch dataJan 21, 1998R128

Nicolas Escude's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Marcelo Rios #81-6 3-6 2-6LH2HMatch dataFeb 1, 1998SF

Nicolas Kiefer's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Guillaume Raoux #466-3 6-4 7-5WH2HMatch dataJan 28, 1998R16
Jerome Golmard #1017-5 4-0 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataJan 25, 1998R32
David Wheaton #1482-6 1-6 6-2 7-6(3) 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 23, 1998R64
Mark Draper #4186-4 6-4 6-0WH2HMatch dataJan 21, 1998R128