SF Qatar Open 2000

Fabrice Santoro #34 def. Nicolas Kiefer #6

7-5 6-4

Fabrice Santoro defeated Nicolas Kiefer 7-5 6-4 in the 2000 Qatar Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatFabrice SantoroNicolas Kiefer
Aces21
Double faults14
First serve %57.0%47.0%
First serve points won %63.0%70.0%
Second serve points won %62.0%38.0%
Break points saved %71.0%43.0%
Break points converted %57.0%29.0%
Service points won %63.0%53.0%
Return points won %47.0%37.0%
Total points won %55.0%45.0%

Player Comparison

FieldFabrice SantoroNicolas Kiefer
Country FRA GER
Birth dateDec 9, 1972Jul 5, 1977
Age2722
Height178 cm183 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)346
Ranking points (entering)1,0552,447
Elo (entering)1,7941,941
Current career W-L462–435347–255
Current career earnings$10,013,832$7,480,465
Pre-match H2H

Path

Fabrice Santoro's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
George Bastl #816-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 8, 2000QF
John Van Lottum 7-6(9) 6-1WMatch dataJan 7, 2000R16
Lars Burgsmuller #1346-4 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 6, 2000R32

Fabrice Santoro's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Rainer Schuettler #483-6 7-5 3-0 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataJan 9, 2000F

Nicolas Kiefer's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Sjeng Schalken #446-1 6-0WH2HMatch dataJan 8, 2000QF
Cristiano Caratti #2136-1 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 7, 2000R16
Jeff Tarango #557-6(6) 7-6(6)WH2HMatch dataJan 6, 2000R32