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Nicolas Kiefer #142 def. Karol Kucera #73

2-6 6-3 6-4

Match Information

Date	Mar 1, 1997*
Tournament	Milan
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Carpet
Round	QF
Winner	Nicolas Kiefer
Score	2-6 6-3 6-4
Loser	Karol Kucera
Duration	1h 37m

Stat	Nicolas Kiefer	Karol Kucera
Aces	12	9
Double faults	2	9
First serve %	54	52
First serve points won %	83	80
Second serve points won %	51	46
Break points saved %	50	67
Break points converted %	33	50
Service points won %	68	64
Return points won %	36	32
Total points won %	51	49

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Nicolas Kiefer	Karol Kucera
Country	GER	SVK
Birth date	Jul 5, 1977	Mar 4, 1974
Age	19	22
Height	183	188
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	142	73
Ranking points (entering)	307	659
Elo (entering)	1,612	1,707
Career W-L	343–252	259–230
Career earnings	$7,480,465	$5,061,125

Pre-match H2H

Nicolas Kiefer 0 – 0 Karol Kucera

Path

Nicolas Kiefer's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Feb 28, 1997	R16	Marzio Martelli	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Feb 27, 1997	R32	Guy Forget	6-1 6-4	W	H2H	Match data

Nicolas Kiefer's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Mar 1, 1997	SF	Sergi Bruguera	3-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data

Karol Kucera's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Feb 28, 1997	R16	Alberto Berasategui	7-6(4) 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
Feb 27, 1997	R32	Cristiano Caratti	6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data