Nicolas Kiefer vs Sjeng Schalken — Los Angeles Round of 16

Los Angeles · ATP · Round of 16
GER
Nicolas Kiefer
49 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWLLWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 28 July 2003
hard
NED
Sjeng Schalken
49 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWLWWWL
Kiefer N.
6-4 6-4
Schalken S.
Kiefer N.
662
Schalken S.
44–

Nicolas Kiefer defeated Sjeng Schalken 6-4 6-4 in the Los Angeles round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Nicolas Kiefer came in leading the head-to-head 3–0, defending last year's quarter-final. Nicolas Kiefer extended the head-to-head to 4–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Nicolas Kiefer edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

3–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2005-01-03AdelaideR32hardNicolas Kiefer6-2 4-6 6-3
2000-08-28US OpenR32hardNicolas Kiefer7-5 6-3 6-4
2000-01-03DohaQFhardNicolas Kiefer6-1 6-0

Serve vs return

This season
Kiefer N.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Schalken S.

Schalken S.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Kiefer N.

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
Kiefer N.Schalken S.
1st serve in·Clear edge
53%
70%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
76%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
54%
Service points won·Even
64%
63%
Return points won·Even
39%
39%
Break points saved·Even
60%
56%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.5
2.5
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.3
1.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 112). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Final
Ferreira W.
Hewitt L.
6-34-67-5
Semi-finals
Ferreira W.
Philippoussis M.
6-47-5
Hewitt L.
Kiefer N.
6-26-4
Quarter-finals
Kiefer N.
Spadea V.
1-67-56-3
Hewitt L.
Carlsen K.
6-736-46-3
Philippoussis M.
Kuerten G.
6-33-67-65
Ferreira W.
Grosjean S.
7-646-746-2
R16
Hewitt L.
Joyce M.
6-36-0
Kiefer N.
Schalken S.
6-46-4
Spadea V.
Vacek J.
7-52-66-2
Carlsen K.
Amritraj P.
6-46-2
Philippoussis M.
Chang M.
6-26-4
Kuerten G.
Taino E.
6-37-65
Ferreira W.
Bogomolov Jr A.
7-616-3
Grosjean S.
Ginepri R.
6-26-3
R32
Ferreira W.
Yim R.
6-46-4
Amritraj P.
Safin M.
5-3
Kuerten G.
Niemeyer F.
3-67-626-4
Taino E.
Lee H.
3-67-656-2
Chang M.
Fleishman Z.
6-16-1
Philippoussis M.
Kennedy A.
6-36-2
Spadea V.
Gimelstob J.
6-46-3
Vacek J.
Kim K.
2-66-16-4
Kiefer N.
Thomann N.
6-16-4
Schalken S.
Golovanov D.
6-46-4
Carlsen K.
Reynolds B.
6-24-67-63
Joyce M.
Gambill J.
7-652-67-64
Hewitt L.
Mamiit C.
6-07-5
Grosjean S.
Malisse X.
4-67-56-3
Ginepri R.
Ilie A.
6-16-1
Bogomolov Jr A.
Mello R.
6-36-2