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Rainer Schuettler #8 def. Nicolas Kiefer #62

6-1 7-5 2-6 6-4

Match Information

Date Aug 29, 2003*
Tournament US Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Hard
RoundR64
Winner Rainer Schuettler
Score6-1 7-5 2-6 6-4
Loser Nicolas Kiefer
Duration3h 3m
StatRainer SchuettlerNicolas Kiefer
Aces89
Double faults43
First serve %5848
First serve points won %6269
Second serve points won %6348
Break points saved %6254
Break points converted %4638
Service points won %6358
Return points won %4237
Total points won %5248

Pre-match Comparison

FieldRainer SchuettlerNicolas Kiefer
Country GER GER
Birth dateJul 5, 1977
Age26
Height180183
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)862
Ranking points (entering)2,270609
Elo (entering)1,9021,772
Career W-L313–323343–252
Career earnings$7,407,508$7,480,465
Pre-match H2H
Rainer Schuettler 2 1 Nicolas Kiefer

Path

Rainer Schuettler's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 27, 2003R128 Wayne Arthurs 4-6 6-3 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch data

Rainer Schuettler's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 31, 2003R32 Alberto Martin 6-1 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch data

Nicolas Kiefer's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 27, 2003R128 Franco Squillari 6-3 5-0 (ret.)WH2HMatch data