R64 Australian Open 1998

Nicolas Kiefer #29 def. David Wheaton #148

2-6 1-6 6-2 7-6(3) 6-2

Nicolas Kiefer defeated David Wheaton 2-6 1-6 6-2 7-6(3) 6-2 in the 1998 Australian Open round of 64 on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatNicolas KieferDavid Wheaton
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
1210
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
99
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
49.0%48.1%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
73.3%75.7%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
44.9%40.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
46.7%65.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
58.8%57.1%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
35.0%53.3%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
42.9%41.2%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
50.8%49.2%
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.
-3.1-4.8
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.
+4.8+3.1

* 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 KieferDavid Wheaton
Country GER USA
Birth dateJul 5, 1977Jun 2, 1969
Age2028
Height183 cm193 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand—
Ranking (entering)29148
Ranking points (entering)1,249306
Elo (entering)1,7881,719
Current career W-L347–255231–190
Current career earnings$7,480,465$5,238,401
Pre-match H2H
Nicolas Kiefer #29 0 – 0 David Wheaton #148

Path

Nicolas Kiefer's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Mark Draper #4186-4 6-4 6-0WH2HMatch dataJan 21, 1998R128

Nicolas Kiefer's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jerome Golmard #1017-5 4-0 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataJan 25, 1998R32

David Wheaton's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Marcello Craca #906-4 3-6 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 21, 1998R128