R32 Australian Open 1998

Nicolas Kiefer #29 def. Jerome Golmard #101

7-5 4-0 (ret.)

The match ended when Jerome Golmard retired.

Nicolas Kiefer defeated Jerome Golmard 7-5 4-0 RET after Jerome Golmard retired in the 1998 Australian Open round of 32 on hard courts.

Match Information

Date
Jan 25, 1998*
Tournament
Australian Open
Edition
1998
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Hard
Round
R32
Duration
59m

Match Statistics

StatNicolas KieferJerome Golmard
Aces55
Double faults42
First serve %53.0%67.0%
First serve points won %85.0%59.0%
Second serve points won %48.0%42.0%
Break points saved %0.0%50.0%
Break points converted %50.0%100.0%
Service points won %67.0%53.0%
Return points won %47.0%33.0%
Total points won %56.0%44.0%

Player Comparison

FieldNicolas KieferJerome Golmard
Country GER FRA
Birth dateJul 5, 1977Sep 9, 1973
Age2024
Height183 cm188 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)29101
Ranking points (entering)1,249484
Elo (entering)1,8071,656
Current career W-L347–255141–142
Current career earnings$7,480,465$2,215,784
Pre-match H2H
Nicolas Kiefer #29 0 – 0 Jerome Golmard #101

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Path

Nicolas Kiefer's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
David Wheaton #1482-6 1-6 6-2 7-6(3) 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 23, 1998R64
Mark Draper #4186-4 6-4 6-0WH2HMatch dataJan 21, 1998R128

Nicolas Kiefer's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Guillaume Raoux #466-3 6-4 7-5WH2HMatch dataJan 28, 1998R16

Jerome Golmard's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jan Siemerink #717-6(2) 7-5 6-7(5) 3-6 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 23, 1998R64
Tim Henman #186-3 6-7(3) 6-2 3-6 11-9WH2HMatch dataJan 21, 1998R128