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

Match Statistics

StatNicolas KieferSebastien Grosjean
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
412
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
92
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
45.1%50.9%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
62.2%64.3%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
51.1%53.1%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
30.8%43.8%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
56.1%58.8%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
56.2%69.2%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
41.2%43.9%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
48.6%51.4%
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.
-6.4-3.7
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.
+3.7+6.4

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2006 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldNicolas KieferSebastien Grosjean
Country GER FRA
Birth dateJul 5, 1977May 29, 1978
Age2827
Height183 cm175 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)2528
Ranking points (entering)1,2151,080
Elo (entering)1,9201,874
Current career W-L347–255323–237
Current career earnings$7,480,465$8,131,803
Pre-match H2H

Path

Nicolas Kiefer's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Juan Ignacio Chela #517-6(4) 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 25, 2006R16
Juan Carlos Ferrero #176-3 6-2 5-7 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 22, 2006R32
Boris Pashanski #774-6 6-1 6-4 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 20, 2006R64
Paradorn Srichaphan #506-7(5) 4-6 7-6(5) 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 18, 2006R128

Nicolas Kiefer's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Roger Federer #13-6 7-5 0-6 2-6LH2HMatch dataJan 29, 2006SF

Sebastien Grosjean's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Paul-Henri Mathieu #487-5 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 25, 2006R16
Guillermo Coria #96-2 6-2 3-6 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 22, 2006R32
Juan Monaco #856-4 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 20, 2006R64
Mark Philippoussis #1656-4 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 18, 2006R128