Nicolas Kiefer #48 def. Marcelo Rios #8

6-1 7-5

Nicolas Kiefer defeated Marcelo Rios 6-1 7-5 in the 1997 Brisbane International quarterfinal on carpet courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatNicolas KieferMarcelo Rios
Aces54
Double faults25
First serve %6755
First serve points won %8367
Second serve points won %4555
Break points saved %10050
Break points converted %500
Service points won %7061
Return points won %3930
Total points won %5644

Player Comparison

FieldNicolas KieferMarcelo Rios
Country GER CHI
Birth dateJul 5, 1977Dec 26, 1975
Age2021
Height183 cm175 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)488
Ranking points (entering)8822,301
Elo (entering)1,7721,902
Current career W-L347–255366–180
Current career earnings$7,480,465$9,713,771
Pre-match H2H
Nicolas Kiefer #48 0 0 Marcelo Rios #8

Path

Nicolas Kiefer's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Chris Wilkinson #1436-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataOct 10, 1997R16
Scott Draper #586-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataOct 9, 1997R32

Nicolas Kiefer's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Mikael Tillstrom #876-7(1) 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataOct 11, 1997SF

Marcelo Rios's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Byron Black #616-2 6-7(3) 7-6(3)WH2HMatch dataOct 10, 1997R16
Justin Gimelstob #826-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 9, 1997R32