R16 Halle Open 1997

Yevgeny Kafelnikov #6 def. Nicolas Kiefer #99

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

Yevgeny Kafelnikov defeated Nicolas Kiefer 7-6(3) 7-6(2) in the 1997 Halle Open round of 16 on grass courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatYevgeny KafelnikovNicolas Kiefer
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
914
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
66
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
61.1%64.1%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
70.7%84.0%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
51.4%32.1%
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.
63.2%65.4%
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.
34.6%36.8%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
50.3%49.7%
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.
+1.2+3.5
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.
-3.5-1.2

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 1997 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldYevgeny KafelnikovNicolas Kiefer
Country RUS GER
Birth dateFeb 18, 1974Jul 5, 1977
Age2319
Height190 cm183 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)699
Ranking points (entering)2,279464
Elo (entering)1,8931,638
Current career W-L574–281347–255
Current career earnings$23,883,797$7,480,465
Pre-match H2H

Path

Yevgeny Kafelnikov's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Sjeng Schalken #806-0 6-2WH2HMatch dataJun 12, 1997R32

Yevgeny Kafelnikov's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Michael Stich #897-6(5) 6-7(4) 6-3WH2HMatch dataJun 14, 1997QF

Nicolas Kiefer's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jim Grabb #2236-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataJun 12, 1997R32