F Hong Kong Open 2000

Nicolas Kiefer #13 def. Mark Philippoussis #15

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

Nicolas Kiefer defeated Mark Philippoussis 7-6(4) 2-6 6-2 in the 2000 Hong Kong Open final on hard courts.

Match Information

Date
Oct 8, 2000*
Tournament
Hong Kong Open
Edition
2000
Category
ATP International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface
Hard
Round
F
Duration
2h 11m

Match Statistics

StatNicolas KieferMark Philippoussis
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
1217
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
65
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
59.8%62.0%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
72.1%85.7%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
56.1%46.7%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
80.0%33.3%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
65.7%70.9%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
66.7%20.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
29.1%34.3%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
49.7%50.3%
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.
+3.5+8.7
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.
-8.7-3.5

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2000 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldNicolas KieferMark Philippoussis
Country GER AUS
Birth dateJul 5, 1977Nov 7, 1976
Age2323
Height183 cm196 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)1315
Ranking points (entering)1,5801,470
Elo (entering)1,8841,871
Current career W-L347–255291–193
Current career earnings$7,480,465$6,987,402
Pre-match H2H
Nicolas Kiefer #13 1 – 2 Mark Philippoussis #15

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Path

Nicolas Kiefer's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Tim Henman #106-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataOct 7, 2000SF
Nicolas Lapentti #166-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 7, 2000QF
Jason Stoltenberg #766-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataOct 6, 2000R16
George Bastl #956-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 5, 2000R32

Nicolas Kiefer's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Mark Philippoussis's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Patrick Rafter #187-6(2) 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 7, 2000SF
Sergi Bruguera #976-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataOct 7, 2000QF
Chris Woodruff #696-7(4) 7-5 6-3WH2HMatch dataOct 6, 2000R16
Byron Black #327-6(4) 7-6(4)WH2HMatch dataOct 5, 2000R32