Nicolas Kiefer #39 def. Francisco Clavet #29

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

Nicolas Kiefer defeated Francisco Clavet 7-6(7) 6-7(6) 6-2 in the 1999 Dubai Tennis Championships quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatNicolas KieferFrancisco Clavet
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
104
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
41
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
48.7%60.6%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
77.6%60.6%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
49.2%62.8%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
62.5%61.5%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
63.0%61.5%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
38.5%37.5%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
38.5%37.0%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
51.3%48.7%
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.
+1.1-0.5
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.
+0.5-1.1

* 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 KieferFrancisco Clavet
Country GER ESP
Birth dateJul 5, 1977Oct 24, 1968
Age2130
Height183 cm183 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)3929
Ranking points (entering)9421,194
Elo (entering)1,7991,795
Current career W-L347–255388–340
Current career earnings$7,480,465$4,271,881
Pre-match H2H

Path

Nicolas Kiefer's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Albert Costa #166-3 7-6(3)WH2HMatch dataFeb 12, 1999R16
Nicolas Escude #1006-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataFeb 11, 1999R32

Nicolas Kiefer's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Andrew Ilie #556-3 7-6(6)WH2HMatch dataFeb 13, 1999SF

Francisco Clavet's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Greg Rusedski #103-6 7-5 6-2WH2HMatch dataFeb 12, 1999R16
Wayne Ferreira #253-6 6-2 7-6(11)WH2HMatch dataFeb 11, 1999R32