Nicolas Kiefer #66 def. Roger Federer #10

4-6 6-4 6-4

Nicolas Kiefer defeated Roger Federer 4-6 6-4 6-4 in the 2002 Halle Open semifinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Jun 15, 2002*
Tournament: Halle Open
Edition: 2002
Category: ATP International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Grass
Round: SF
Duration: 1h 42m

Match Statistics

Stat	Nicolas Kiefer	Roger Federer
Aces	5	11
Double faults	5	5
First serve %	52	53
First serve points won %	82	82
Second serve points won %	42	46
Break points saved %	25	20
Break points converted %	80	75
Service points won %	63	65
Return points won %	35	37
Total points won %	49	51

Player Comparison

Field	Nicolas Kiefer	Roger Federer
Country	GER	SUI
Birth date	Jul 5, 1977	Aug 8, 1981
Age	24	20
Height	183 cm	185 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	66	10
Ranking points (entering)	600	2,135
Elo (entering)	1,688	1,960
Current career W-L	347–255	1,219–272
Current career earnings	$7,480,465	$130,594,339

Pre-match H2H

Nicolas Kiefer #66 2 – 1 Roger Federer #10

Path

Nicolas Kiefer's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Alexander Popp #118	7-5 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 15, 2002	QF
Pete Sampras #13	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 14, 2002	R16
Lars Burgsmuller #91	6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 13, 2002	R32

Nicolas Kiefer's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #6	6-2 4-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jun 16, 2002	F

Roger Federer's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Mikhail Youzhny #67	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 15, 2002	QF
David Prinosil #206	6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 14, 2002	R16
Hendrik Dreekmann	6-7(5) 6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 13, 2002	R32