Thomas Johansson vs Nicolas Kiefer — St. Petersburg Final
St. Petersburg · ATP · Final
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 24 October 2005
carpet
Johansson T.6-4 6-2
Kiefer N.
Johansson T.
662
Kiefer N.
42–
Thomas Johansson defeated Nicolas Kiefer 6-4 6-2 in the St. Petersburg final on carpet. Thomas Johansson extended the head-to-head to 4–3.
Key context
- Match story: Thomas Johansson dropped just 6 games past Nicolas Kiefer.
Head to head
3–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-05-16 | Dusseldorf | RR | clay | Thomas Johansson | 6-4 6-2 |
| 2004-08-30 | US Open | R32 | hard | Nicolas Kiefer | 6-4 6-0 6-1 |
| 2004-06-21 | Wimbledon | R128 | grass | Thomas Johansson | 4-6 4-6 6-4 6-3 6-0 |
| 1999-08-02 | Canada Masters | SF | hard | Thomas Johansson | 4-6 6-1 6-3 |
| 1999-05-16 | Dusseldorf | RR | clay | Nicolas Kiefer | 6-2 6-3 |
| 1997-10-20 | Stuttgart Masters | R64 | carpet | Nicolas Kiefer | 6-3 3-6 6-1 |
Serve vs return
This seasonServe-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 season1st serve in·Even
57%
53%
1st serve points won·Even
75%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
50%
Service points won·Even
65%
64%
Return points won·Even
35%
39%
Break points saved·Even
63%
60%
Aces / match·Slight edge
8.5
7.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.4
3.4
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (174 vs 174). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
54
59
Break points saved·Even
80
81
Break points won·Slight edge
51
58
Deciding sets·Even
59
61
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
60
68
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Draw
Final
Johansson T.
Kiefer N.
6-46-2
Quarter-finals
Vik R.
Youzhny M.
1-66-46-2
Verdasco F.
Carlsen K.
6-46-2
Johansson T.
Rusedski G.
6-27-66
Kiefer N.
Davydenko N.
6-16-1
R16
Carlsen K.
Stakhovsky S.
6-757-627-66
Johansson T.
Pavel A.
6-26-2
Davydenko N.
Goldstein P.
6-36-4
Youzhny M.
Saulnier C.
6-16-1
Kiefer N.
Melzer J.
3-66-37-5
Verdasco F.
Monaco J.
7-56-3
Vik R.
Serra F.
7-632-66-3
Rusedski G.
Kim K.
4-66-36-4
R32
Kim K.
Minar I.
6-14-67-5
Youzhny M.
Beck K.
6-34-1
Davydenko N.
Dlouhy L.
6-26-1
Monaco J.
Gabashvili T.
6-36-3
Stakhovsky S.
Popp A.
6-34-66-4
Melzer J.
Davletshin V.
6-36-4
Saulnier C.
Kunitsyn I.
6-36-2
Serra F.
Bjorkman J.
6-726-36-4
Vik R.
Nieminen J.
6-46-4
Goldstein P.
Burgsmuller L.
7-662-66-3
Kiefer N.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-33-66-4
Verdasco F.
Philippoussis M.
7-644-66-2
Rusedski G.
Tursunov D.
6-46-4
Pavel A.
Vanek J.
6-37-65
Johansson T.
Kohlschreiber P.
6-36-4
Carlsen K.
Mirnyi M.
6-747-656-4