Nicolas Kiefer #85 def. Xavier Malisse #24

4-6 6-1 6-1

Nicolas Kiefer defeated Xavier Malisse 4-6 6-1 6-1 in the 2002 Vienna Open round of 32 on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Oct 10, 2002*
Tournament: Vienna Open
Edition: 2002
Category: ATP International Series Gold → modern equivalent ATP 500
Surface: Hard
Round: R32
Duration: 1h 54m

Match Statistics

Stat	Nicolas Kiefer	Xavier Malisse
Aces	10	9
Double faults	6	8
First serve %	49	43
First serve points won %	83	71
Second serve points won %	57	36
Break points saved %	50	55
Break points converted %	45	50
Service points won %	69	51
Return points won %	49	31
Total points won %	58	42

Player Comparison

Field	Nicolas Kiefer	Xavier Malisse
Country	GER	BEL
Birth date	Jul 5, 1977	Jul 19, 1980
Age	25	22
Height	183 cm	185 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	85	24
Ranking points (entering)	475	1,335
Elo (entering)	1,700	1,836
Current career W-L	347–255	282–266
Current career earnings	$7,480,465	$5,702,871

Pre-match H2H

Nicolas Kiefer #85 0 – 0 Xavier Malisse #24

No prior-path match data is available for this tournament stage.