Nicolas Kiefer vs Patrick Rafter — Indian Wells Masters Round of 32

Indian Wells Masters · ATP · Round of 32
GER
Nicolas Kiefer
49 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWLLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 8 March 1999
hard
AUS
Patrick Rafter
53 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLWLLWWW
Kiefer N.
7-6 3-6 7-5
Rafter P.
Kiefer N.
77372
Rafter P.
62651

Nicolas Kiefer defeated Patrick Rafter 7-6 3-6 7-5 in the Indian Wells Masters round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Nicolas Kiefer came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending last year's round of 16. Nicolas Kiefer extended the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Nicolas Kiefer closed it out in three sets, 7–6 3–6 7–5.

Head to head

3–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2001-05-21DusseldorfRRclayNicolas Kiefer1-6 6-2 6-4
2001-02-26DubaiR32hardPatrick Rafter6-2 6-4
1999-08-02Canada MastersQFhardNicolas Kiefer6-3 6-7(5) 7-6(4)
1999-03-15Miami MastersR32hardNicolas Kiefer7-6(5) 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Kiefer N.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Rafter P.

Rafter P.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Kiefer N.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

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
Kiefer N.Rafter P.
1st serve in·Clear edge
53%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
76%
76%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
54%
Service points won·Even
64%
68%
Return points won·Even
39%
38%
Break points saved·Slight edge
60%
66%
Aces / match·Even
7.5
7.3
Double faults / match·Even
3.3
3.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 157). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
17°CClear
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 30%

Draw

Final
Philippoussis M.
Moya C.
5-76-46-44-66-2
Semi-finals
Moya C.
Kuerten G.
6-31-66-1
Philippoussis M.
Woodruff C.
6-16-2
Quarter-finals
Kuerten G.
Krajicek R.
6-46-4
Philippoussis M.
Martin T.
3-67-56-1
Moya C.
Kucera K.
6-46-4
Woodruff C.
Henman T.
6-11-67-5
R16
Woodruff C.
Mantilla F.
7-57-5
Henman T.
Rusedski G.
6-42-66-4
Philippoussis M.
Safin M.
6-46-3
Martin T.
Rios M.
4-66-26-2
Kucera K.
Kiefer N.
6-43-66-4
Moya C.
Malisse X.
6-46-3
Krajicek R.
Siemerink J.
6-46-4
Kuerten G.
Schalken S.
6-26-3
R32
Martin T.
Clavet F.
6-23-67-64
Kucera K.
Hewitt L.
7-56-3
Kiefer N.
Rafter P.
7-623-67-5
Rios M.
Pioline C.
7-636-1
Woodruff C.
Haarhuis P.
7-696-3
Henman T.
Arazi H.
6-36-3
Philippoussis M.
Corretja A.
4-67-56-2
Safin M.
Gimelstob J.
6-27-64
Mantilla F.
Sampras P.
7-663-66-3
Kuerten G.
Kafelnikov Y.
0-67-646-3
Schalken S.
Johansson T.
6-36-3
Siemerink J.
Meligeni F.
6-42-66-4
Krajicek R.
Gambill J.
6-737-57-5
Moya C.
Courier J.
7-666-4
Malisse X.
Ivanisevic G.
7-696-3
Rusedski G.
Draper S.
6-36-3
R64
Arazi H.
Haas T.
5-5
Philippoussis M.
Ulihrach B.
7-657-64
Rusedski G.
Korda P.
6-36-4
Woodruff C.
Vacek D.
7-54-67-5
Schalken S.
Bjorkman J.
1-67-647-66
Johansson T.
Stoltenberg J.
6-26-3
Haarhuis P.
Costa A.
7-56-1
Draper S.
Spadea V.
7-656-4
Malisse X.
Sanguinetti D.
6-13-66-1
Siemerink J.
Chang M.
7-56-3
Ivanisevic G.
Berasategui A.
3-66-36-4
Kucera K.
Black B.
6-43-66-4
Hewitt L.
Woodforde M.
4-66-26-4
Kiefer N.
Puerta M.
6-36-2
Pioline C.
Zabaleta M.
6-44-66-3
Clavet F.
Ferreira W.
6-36-2
Martin T.
Woodbridge T.
6-43-66-2
Safin M.
Enqvist T.
6-46-4
Gambill J.
Novak J.
6-27-63
Courier J.
Vicente F.
7-656-4
Meligeni F.
Lareau S.
7-56-2
Kuerten G.
Muster T.
6-26-4
Mantilla F.
Di Pasquale A.
6-46-4
Gimelstob J.
Escude N.
2-66-16-1