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Nicolas Kiefer #13 def. Mark Philippoussis #15

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

Match Information

Date	Oct 8, 2000*
Tournament	Hong Kong
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Hard
Round	F
Winner	Nicolas Kiefer
Score	7-6(4) 2-6 6-2
Loser	Mark Philippoussis
Duration	2h 11m

Stat	Nicolas Kiefer	Mark Philippoussis
Aces	12	17
Double faults	6	5
First serve %	60	62
First serve points won %	72	86
Second serve points won %	56	47
Break points saved %	80	33
Break points converted %	67	20
Service points won %	66	71
Return points won %	29	34
Total points won %	50	50

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Nicolas Kiefer	Mark Philippoussis
Country	GER	AUS
Birth date	Jul 5, 1977	Nov 7, 1976
Age	23	23
Height	183	196
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	13	15
Ranking points (entering)	1,580	1,470
Elo (entering)	1,907	1,867
Career W-L	343–252	287–190
Career earnings	$7,480,465	$6,987,402

Pre-match H2H

Nicolas Kiefer 1 – 2 Mark Philippoussis

Path

Nicolas Kiefer's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Oct 7, 2000	SF	Tim Henman	6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
Oct 7, 2000	QF	Nicolas Lapentti	6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Oct 6, 2000	R16	Jason Stoltenberg	6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
Oct 5, 2000	R32	George Bastl	6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data

Nicolas Kiefer's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Mark Philippoussis's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Oct 7, 2000	SF	Patrick Rafter	7-6(2) 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Oct 7, 2000	QF	Sergi Bruguera	6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Oct 6, 2000	R16	Chris Woodruff	6-7(4) 7-5 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Oct 5, 2000	R32	Byron Black	7-6(4) 7-6(4)	W	H2H	Match data