Paul-Henri Mathieu #35 def. Nicolas Kiefer #12

7-6(5) 4-6 6-2

Paul-Henri Mathieu defeated Nicolas Kiefer 7-6(5) 4-6 6-2 in the 2006 Indian Wells Open round of 64 on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatPaul-Henri MathieuNicolas Kiefer
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
810
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
22
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
46.7%53.1%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
71.4%67.4%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
56.2%63.2%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
40.0%0.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
63.3%65.4%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
100.0%60.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
34.6%36.7%
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.
+0.9+3.0
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.
-2.9-0.8

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2006 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldPaul-Henri MathieuNicolas Kiefer
Country FRA GER
Birth dateJan 12, 1982Jul 5, 1977
Age2428
Height185 cm183 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)3512
Ranking points (entering)8931,600
Elo (entering)1,7581,941
Current career W-L271–298347–255
Current career earnings$6,299,093$7,480,465
Pre-match H2H

Path

Paul-Henri Mathieu's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Andreas Seppi #552-6 6-4 6-1WH2HMatch dataMar 7, 2006R128

Paul-Henri Mathieu's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Mario Ancic #236-7(5) 3-6LH2HMatch dataMar 9, 2006R32

Nicolas Kiefer's path

No prior matches in this tournament.