SF Vienna Open 1999

Nicolas Kiefer #11 def. Richard Krajicek #8

7-6(9) 6-4

Nicolas Kiefer defeated Richard Krajicek 7-6(9) 6-4 in the 1999 Vienna Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatNicolas KieferRichard Krajicek
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
515
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
44
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
54.2%59.7%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
71.2%81.4%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
61.4%51.7%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
100.0%50.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
66.7%69.4%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
50.0%0.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
30.6%33.3%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
51.2%48.8%
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.
+4.7+7.5
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.
-7.5-4.7

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 1999 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldNicolas KieferRichard Krajicek
Country GER NED
Birth dateJul 5, 1977Dec 6, 1971
Age2227
Height183 cm196 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)118
Ranking points (entering)2,0912,243
Elo (entering)1,9511,889
Current career W-L347–255408–207
Current career earnings$7,480,465$10,077,425
Pre-match H2H

Path

Nicolas Kiefer's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #26-0 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 16, 1999QF
Jurgen Melzer #6356-4 6-0WH2HMatch dataOct 15, 1999R16
Mariano Zabaleta #276-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 14, 1999R32

Nicolas Kiefer's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Greg Rusedski #77-6(5) 6-2 3-6 5-7 4-6LH2HMatch dataOct 17, 1999F

Richard Krajicek's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Stefan Koubek #456-2 6-1WH2HMatch dataOct 16, 1999QF
Magnus Larsson #1236-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataOct 15, 1999R16
George Bastl #1134-6 7-5 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 14, 1999R32