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Nicolas Kiefer #28 def. V. Santopadre #132

2-6 6-1 7-6(6)

Match Information

Date Aug 6, 1998*
Tournament Canada Masters
Category Masters 1000
Surface Hard
RoundR32
Winner Nicolas Kiefer
Score2-6 6-1 7-6(6)
Loser V. Santopadre
Duration1h 53m
StatNicolas KieferV. Santopadre
Aces69
Double faults43
First serve %5854
First serve points won %7773
Second serve points won %4746
Break points saved %5757
Break points converted %4343
Service points won %6561
Return points won %3935
Total points won %5248

Pre-match Comparison

FieldNicolas KieferV. Santopadre
Country GER ITA
Birth dateJul 5, 1977Aug 11, 1971
Age2126
Height183183
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)28132
Ranking points (entering)1,280348
Elo (entering)1,7751,508
Career W-L343–25217–27
Career earnings$7,480,465$619,300
Pre-match H2H
Nicolas Kiefer 0 0 V. Santopadre

Path

Nicolas Kiefer's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 5, 1998R64 D. Nestor 6-2 7-6(1)WH2HMatch data

Nicolas Kiefer's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 8, 1998R16 Jonas Bjorkman 2-6 7-6(7) 3-6LH2HMatch data

V. Santopadre's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 5, 1998R64 Frederic Niemeyer 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch data