QF Swiss Indoors 1999

Nicolas Kiefer #12 def. Greg Rusedski #8

2-6 7-6(4) 6-3

Nicolas Kiefer defeated Greg Rusedski 2-6 7-6(4) 6-3 in the 1999 Swiss Indoors quarterfinal on carpet courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatNicolas KieferGreg Rusedski
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
620
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
46
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
45.7%52.4%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
81.0%83.7%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
54.0%51.3%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
50.0%33.3%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
66.3%68.3%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
66.7%50.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
31.7%33.7%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
50.0%50.0%
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.
+4.3+6.3
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.
-6.3-4.3

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 1999 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldNicolas KieferGreg Rusedski
Country GER GBR
Birth dateJul 5, 1977Sep 6, 1973
Age2226
Height183 cm193 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)128
Ranking points (entering)2,0392,253
Elo (entering)1,9311,954
Current career W-L347–255417–278
Current career earnings$7,480,465$8,944,841
Pre-match H2H
Nicolas Kiefer #12 2 – 3 Greg Rusedski #8

Path

Nicolas Kiefer's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jiri Novak #356-3 6-7(2) 6-1WH2HMatch dataOct 8, 1999R16
Magnus Larsson #1236-1 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 7, 1999R32

Nicolas Kiefer's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Karol Kucera #204-6 3-6LH2HMatch dataOct 9, 1999SF

Greg Rusedski's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Dominik Hrbaty #226-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataOct 8, 1999R16
Fabrice Santoro #387-6(3) 6-2WH2HMatch dataOct 7, 1999R32