Nicolas Kiefer #27 def. Gustavo Kuerten #11

6-4 6-7(4) 6-2

Nicolas Kiefer defeated Gustavo Kuerten 6-4 6-7(4) 6-2 in the 1998 Indian Wells Open round of 64 on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatNicolas KieferGustavo Kuerten
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
84
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
63
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
52.0%54.1%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
80.4%62.7%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
53.2%52.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
50.0%50.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
67.3%57.8%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
50.0%50.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
42.2%32.7%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
54.1%45.9%
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.
+5.4-4.2
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.
+4.2-5.4

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 1998 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldNicolas KieferGustavo Kuerten
Country GER BRA
Birth dateJul 5, 1977Sep 10, 1976
Age2021
Height183 cm190 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)2711
Ranking points (entering)1,3232,250
Elo (entering)1,7911,760
Current career W-L347–255339–184
Current career earnings$7,480,465$14,807,000
Pre-match H2H

No prior-path match data is available for this tournament stage.