QF Australian Open 2006

Nicolas Kiefer #25 def. Sebastien Grosjean #28

6-3 0-6 6-4 6-7(1) 8-6

Nicolas Kiefer defeated Sebastien Grosjean 6-3 0-6 6-4 6-7(1) 8-6 in the 2006 Australian Open quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Jan 27, 2006*
Tournament: Australian Open
Edition: 2006
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Hard
Round: QF
Duration: 4h 48m

Match Statistics

Stat	Nicolas Kiefer	Sebastien Grosjean
Aces	4	12
Double faults	9	2
First serve %	45.0%	51.0%
First serve points won %	62.0%	64.0%
Second serve points won %	51.0%	53.0%
Break points saved %	31.0%	44.0%
Break points converted %	56.0%	69.0%
Service points won %	56.0%	59.0%
Return points won %	41.0%	44.0%
Total points won %	49.0%	51.0%

Player Comparison

Field	Nicolas Kiefer	Sebastien Grosjean
Country	GER	FRA
Birth date	Jul 5, 1977	May 29, 1978
Age	28	27
Height	183 cm	175 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	25	28
Ranking points (entering)	1,215	1,080
Elo (entering)	1,920	1,874
Current career W-L	347–255	323–237
Current career earnings	$7,480,465	$8,131,803

Pre-match H2H

Nicolas Kiefer #25 2 – 3 Sebastien Grosjean #28

Path

Nicolas Kiefer's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Juan Ignacio Chela #51	7-6(4) 6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 25, 2006	R16
Juan Carlos Ferrero #17	6-3 6-2 5-7 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 22, 2006	R32
Boris Pashanski #77	4-6 6-1 6-4 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 20, 2006	R64
Paradorn Srichaphan #50	6-7(5) 4-6 7-6(5) 6-1 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 18, 2006	R128

Nicolas Kiefer's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Roger Federer #1	3-6 7-5 0-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jan 29, 2006	SF

Sebastien Grosjean's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Paul-Henri Mathieu #48	7-5 6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 25, 2006	R16
Guillermo Coria #9	6-2 6-2 3-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 22, 2006	R32
Juan Monaco #85	6-4 6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 20, 2006	R64
Mark Philippoussis #165	6-4 6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 18, 2006	R128