Nicolas Kiefer #21 def. Daniel Vacek #77

6-4 6-3

Nicolas Kiefer defeated Daniel Vacek 6-4 6-3 in the 1999 Halle Open semifinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Jun 12, 1999*
Tournament: Halle Open
Edition: 1999
Category: ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Grass
Round: SF
Duration: 1h 24m

Match Statistics

Stat	Nicolas Kiefer	Daniel Vacek
Aces	17	8
Double faults	0	12
First serve %	67	49
First serve points won %	82	78
Second serve points won %	58	33
Break points saved %	100	67
Break points converted %	33	0
Service points won %	74	55
Return points won %	45	26
Total points won %	57	43

Player Comparison

Field	Nicolas Kiefer	Daniel Vacek
Country	GER	CZE
Birth date	Jul 5, 1977	Apr 1, 1971
Age	21	28
Height	183 cm	190 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	21	77
Ranking points (entering)	1,524	642
Elo (entering)	1,900	1,601
Current career W-L	347–255	171–220
Current career earnings	$7,480,465	$4,803,388

Pre-match H2H

Nicolas Kiefer #21 0 – 0 Daniel Vacek #77

Path

Nicolas Kiefer's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
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

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Nicklas Kulti #303	6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 13, 1999	F

Daniel Vacek's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Gianluca Pozzi #83	6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 12, 1999	QF
Jiri Novak #49	(w/o)	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 11, 1999	R16
Richard Krajicek #5	7-6(6) 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 10, 1999	R32