SF Halle Open 2002

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

Match Statistics

StatNicolas KieferRoger Federer
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
511
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
55
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
52.4%53.0%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
81.8%81.8%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
42.5%46.2%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
25.0%20.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
63.1%65.1%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
80.0%75.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
34.9%36.9%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
49.1%50.9%
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.
+0.8+2.7
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.
-2.8-0.8

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2002 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldNicolas KieferRoger Federer
Country GER SUI
Birth dateJul 5, 1977Aug 8, 1981
Age2420
Height183 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)6610
Ranking points (entering)6002,135
Elo (entering)1,6881,960
Current career W-L347–2551,219–272
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

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Alexander Popp #1187-5 6-4WH2HMatch dataJun 15, 2002QF
Pete Sampras #136-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataJun 14, 2002R16
Lars Burgsmuller #916-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataJun 13, 2002R32

Nicolas Kiefer's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #66-2 4-6 4-6LH2HMatch dataJun 16, 2002F

Roger Federer's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Mikhail Youzhny #676-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataJun 15, 2002QF
David Prinosil #2066-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataJun 14, 2002R16
Hendrik Dreekmann 6-7(5) 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataJun 13, 2002R32