R16 Halle Open 2009

Jurgen Melzer #28 def. Nicolas Kiefer #34

6-1 (ret.)

The match ended when Nicolas Kiefer retired.

Jurgen Melzer defeated Nicolas Kiefer 6-1 RET after Nicolas Kiefer retired in the 2009 Halle Open second round on grass courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatJurgen MelzerNicolas Kiefer
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
32
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
01
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
66.7%58.3%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
80.0%42.9%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
80.0%20.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
—0.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
80.0%33.3%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
100.0%—
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
66.7%20.0%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
71.8%28.2%
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.
+16.6-30.1
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.
+30.1-16.6

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2009 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldJurgen MelzerNicolas Kiefer
Country AUT GER
Birth dateMay 22, 1981Jul 5, 1977
Age2831
Height183 cm183 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)2834
Ranking points (entering)1,6751,495
Elo (entering)1,8021,839
Current career W-L331–307347–255
Current career earnings$10,739,212$7,480,465
Pre-match H2H
Jurgen Melzer #28 0 – 7 Nicolas Kiefer #34

Path

Jurgen Melzer's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Arnaud Clement #501-6 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataJun 11, 2009R32

Jurgen Melzer's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Novak Djokovic #41-6 4-6LH2HMatch dataJun 13, 2009QF

Nicolas Kiefer's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Viktor Troicki #336-2 6-1WH2HMatch dataJun 11, 2009R32