Nicolas Kiefer #26 def. Jonas Bjorkman #32

4-6 6-1 6-4

Nicolas Kiefer defeated Jonas Bjorkman 4-6 6-1 6-4 in the 1999 Japan Open semifinal 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: SF
Duration: 2h 6m

Match Statistics

Stat	Nicolas Kiefer	Jonas Bjorkman
Aces	4	3
Double faults	7	4
First serve %	47	63
First serve points won %	72	56
Second serve points won %	46	40
Break points saved %	67	29
Break points converted %	71	33
Service points won %	59	50
Return points won %	50	41
Total points won %	55	45

Player Comparison

Field	Nicolas Kiefer	Jonas Bjorkman
Country	GER	SWE
Birth date	Jul 5, 1977	Mar 23, 1972
Age	21	27
Height	183 cm	183 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	26	32
Ranking points (entering)	1,199	1,109
Elo (entering)	1,879	1,846
Current career W-L	347–255	395–344
Current career earnings	$7,480,465	$14,610,671

Pre-match H2H

Nicolas Kiefer #26 2 – 2 Jonas Bjorkman #32

Path

Nicolas Kiefer's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Thomas Enqvist #16	6-7(5) 7-5 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 17, 1999	QF
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
Wayne Ferreira #28	7-6(5) 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 18, 1999	F

Jonas Bjorkman's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Richard Krajicek #4	3-6 7-5 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 17, 1999	QF
Jens Knippschild #101	6-7(4) 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 16, 1999	R16
Laurence Tieleman #80	6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 15, 1999	R32