Marcelo Rios #7 def. Nicolas Kiefer #27

6-4 6-3

Marcelo Rios defeated Nicolas Kiefer 6-4 6-3 in the 1998 Indian Wells Open round of 16 on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMarcelo RiosNicolas Kiefer
Aces43
Double faults15
First serve %69.0%52.0%
First serve points won %79.0%75.0%
Second serve points won %53.0%41.0%
Break points saved %100.0%50.0%
Break points converted %50.0%0.0%
Service points won %71.0%59.0%
Return points won %41.0%29.0%
Total points won %55.0%45.0%

Player Comparison

FieldMarcelo RiosNicolas Kiefer
Country CHI GER
Birth dateDec 26, 1975Jul 5, 1977
Age2220
Height175 cm183 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)727
Ranking points (entering)2,7771,323
Elo (entering)1,9431,818
Current career W-L366–180347–255
Current career earnings$9,713,771$7,480,465
Pre-match H2H
Marcelo Rios #7 0 1 Nicolas Kiefer #27

Path

Marcelo Rios's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Hendrik Dreekmann #926-4 7-6(4)WH2HMatch dataMar 12, 1998R32

Marcelo Rios's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Petr Korda #26-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataMar 15, 1998QF

Nicolas Kiefer's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
MaliVai Washington #2766-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataMar 12, 1998R32
Gustavo Kuerten #116-4 6-7(4) 6-2WH2HMatch dataMar 11, 1998R64