Jerome Golmard vs Nicolas Kiefer — Dubai Final

Dubai · ATP · Final
FRA
Jerome Golmard
52 yrs · 188 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLLWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 8 February 1999
hard
GER
Nicolas Kiefer
49 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWLLWL
Golmard J.
6-4 6-2
Kiefer N.
Golmard J.
662
Kiefer N.
42–

Jerome Golmard defeated Nicolas Kiefer 6-4 6-2 in the Dubai final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Nicolas Kiefer came in leading the head-to-head 4–0, defending last year's quarter-final, but Jerome Golmard had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 4 on hard. Jerome Golmard claimed a first win over Nicolas Kiefer in five meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2001-10-01MoscowR16hardNicolas Kiefer6-4 6-3
2000-06-12HalleR32grassNicolas Kiefer6-1 6-4
2000-02-07DubaiQFhardNicolas Kiefer6-3 7-6(2)
1998-01-19Australian OpenR32hardNicolas Kiefer7-5 4-0 RET

Serve vs return

This season
Golmard J.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Kiefer N.

Kiefer N.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Golmard J.

Even serve battle

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Golmard J.Kiefer N.
1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
53%
1st serve points won·Even
72%
76%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
50%
Service points won·Even
64%
64%
Return points won·Even
37%
39%
Break points saved·Even
59%
60%
Aces / match·Slight edge
6.1
7.5
Double faults / match·Even
3.4
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (170 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
27°CPartly cloudy
Wind 15 km/hHumidity 50%

Draw

Final
Golmard J.
Kiefer N.
6-46-2
Semi-finals
Kiefer N.
Ilie A.
6-37-66
Golmard J.
Moya C.
4-67-56-3
Quarter-finals
Kiefer N.
Clavet F.
7-676-766-2
Golmard J.
Henman T.
7-647-5
Moya C.
Mantilla F.
7-646-2
Ilie A.
Kuerten G.
6-46-4
R16
Henman T.
Bjorkman J.
6-37-67
Clavet F.
Rusedski G.
3-67-56-2
Ilie A.
Korda P.
6-16-3
Golmard J.
Kucera K.
7-666-1
Kiefer N.
Costa A.
6-37-63
Kuerten G.
Van Herck J.
6-36-2
Mantilla F.
Black B.
7-616-3
Moya C.
Muster T.
6-46-4
R32
Kuerten G.
Marin J.
6-46-4
Rusedski G.
Schalken S.
6-46-3
Clavet F.
Ferreira W.
3-66-27-611
Kucera K.
Berasategui A.
6-06-2
Kiefer N.
Escude N.
6-36-2
Costa A.
Arazi H.
6-36-2
Golmard J.
Santoro F.
6-46-3
Bjorkman J.
Becker B.
6-36-4
Moya C.
Norman M.
1-66-36-4
Muster T.
Huet S.
6-46-2
Black B.
Ulihrach B.
6-17-67
Mantilla F.
Vicente F.
7-626-4
Henman T.
Black W.
6-06-4
Ilie A.
Corretja A.
4-66-47-610
Korda P.
Martin A.
6-36-4
Van Herck J.
Paes L.
6-46-3