Nicolas Kiefer #21 def. Nicklas Kulti #303

6-3 6-2

Nicolas Kiefer defeated Nicklas Kulti 6-3 6-2 in the 1999 Halle Open final on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Jun 13, 1999*
Tournament: Halle Open
Edition: 1999
Category: ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Grass
Round: F
Duration: 1h 19m

Match Statistics

Stat	Nicolas Kiefer	Nicklas Kulti
Aces	9	4
Double faults	3	8
First serve %	62	39
First serve points won %	81	75
Second serve points won %	58	34
Break points saved %	67	60
Break points converted %	40	33
Service points won %	72	50
Return points won %	50	28
Total points won %	60	40

Player Comparison

Field	Nicolas Kiefer	Nicklas Kulti
Country	GER	SWE
Birth date	Jul 5, 1977	Apr 22, 1971
Age	21	28
Height	183 cm	190 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	21	303
Ranking points (entering)	1,524	117
Elo (entering)	1,905	1,688
Current career W-L	347–255	150–179
Current career earnings	$7,480,465	$3,186,946

Pre-match H2H

Nicolas Kiefer #21 0 – 0 Nicklas Kulti #303

Path

Nicolas Kiefer's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Daniel Vacek #77	6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 12, 1999	SF
Jan Siemerink #34	6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 12, 1999	QF
Richey Reneberg #286	6-1 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 11, 1999	R16
Rainer Schuettler #48	6-4 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 10, 1999	R32

Nicolas Kiefer's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Nicklas Kulti's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Carlos Moya #11	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 12, 1999	SF
Tommy Haas #17	7-6(6) 5-7 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 12, 1999	QF
Justin Gimelstob #66	6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 11, 1999	R16
John Van Lottum	6-1 6-1	W	—	Match data	Jun 10, 1999	R32