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

Date: Apr 17, 1999*
Tournament: Japan Open
Edition: 1999
Category: ATP Championship Series → modern equivalent ATP 500
Surface: Hard
Round: QF
Duration: 2h 51m

Match Statistics

Stat	Nicolas Kiefer	Thomas Enqvist
Aces	9	9
Double faults	5	8
First serve %	55.0%	56.0%
First serve points won %	66.0%	66.0%
Second serve points won %	50.0%	44.0%
Break points saved %	56.0%	57.0%
Break points converted %	43.0%	44.0%
Service points won %	59.0%	56.0%
Return points won %	44.0%	41.0%
Total points won %	51.0%	49.0%
Match Serve+	-3.3	-6.0
Match Return+	+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

Field	Nicolas Kiefer	Thomas Enqvist
Country	GER	SWE
Birth date	Jul 5, 1977	Mar 13, 1974
Age	21	25
Height	183 cm	190 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	26	16
Ranking points (entering)	1,199	1,898
Elo (entering)	1,858	1,970
Current career W-L	347–255	424–283
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

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Michael Sell #259	3-6 6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 16, 1999	R16
Paradorn Srichaphan #268	6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 15, 1999	R32

Nicolas Kiefer's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Jonas Bjorkman #32	4-6 6-1 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 17, 1999	SF

Thomas Enqvist's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Daniel Nestor #84	6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 16, 1999	R16
Radek Stepanek #173	7-6(1) 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 15, 1999	R32