QF Japan Open 1999

Nicolas Kiefer #26 def. Thomas Enqvist #16

6-7(5) 7-5 6-4

Nicolas Kiefer defeated Thomas Enqvist 6-7(5) 7-5 6-4 in the 1999 Japan Open quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatNicolas KieferThomas Enqvist
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
99
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
58
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
55.2%56.0%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
65.6%65.7%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
50.0%43.6%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
55.6%57.1%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
58.6%56.0%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
42.9%44.4%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
44.0%41.4%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
51.0%49.0%
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.
-3.3-6.0
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.
+6.0+3.3

* 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 KieferThomas Enqvist
Country GER SWE
Birth dateJul 5, 1977Mar 13, 1974
Age2125
Height183 cm190 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)2616
Ranking points (entering)1,1991,898
Elo (entering)1,8581,970
Current career W-L347–255424–283
Current career earnings$7,480,465$10,461,641
Pre-match H2H
Nicolas Kiefer #26 0 2 Thomas Enqvist #16

Path

Nicolas Kiefer's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Michael Sell #2593-6 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataApr 16, 1999R16
Paradorn Srichaphan #2686-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataApr 15, 1999R32

Nicolas Kiefer's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jonas Bjorkman #324-6 6-1 6-4WH2HMatch dataApr 17, 1999SF

Thomas Enqvist's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Daniel Nestor #846-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataApr 16, 1999R16
Radek Stepanek #1737-6(1) 6-4WH2HMatch dataApr 15, 1999R32