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Yevgeny Kafelnikov #5 def. Nicolas Kiefer #22

6-2 3-6 3-6 6-3 6-0

Match Information

Date Jan 19, 2001*
Tournament Australian Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Hard
RoundR64
Winner Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Score6-2 3-6 3-6 6-3 6-0
Loser Nicolas Kiefer
Duration3h 7m
StatYevgeny KafelnikovNicolas Kiefer
Aces412
Double faults58
First serve %5642
First serve points won %6565
Second serve points won %5741
Break points saved %4550
Break points converted %5055
Service points won %6152
Return points won %4839
Total points won %5545

Pre-match Comparison

FieldYevgeny KafelnikovNicolas Kiefer
Country RUS GER
Birth dateFeb 18, 1974Jul 5, 1977
Age2623
Height190183
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)522
Ranking points (entering)2,9351,215
Elo (entering)1,8541,922
Career W-L568–281343–252
Career earnings$23,883,797$7,480,465
Pre-match H2H
Yevgeny Kafelnikov 3 3 Nicolas Kiefer

Path

Yevgeny Kafelnikov's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 17, 2001R128 Jens Knippschild 6-1 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch data

Yevgeny Kafelnikov's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 21, 2001R32 Chris Woodruff 6-7(3) 7-5 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch data

Nicolas Kiefer's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 17, 2001R128 Wayne Black 6-3 7-5 6-2WH2HMatch data