Albert Portas vs Nicolas Kiefer, Halle 2000, Round of 16

ATP Intl Series · Round of 16 · Grass

Final

Albert Portas

LostRank #1082

Kiefer won in 3 sets · 2h 9m

1–2

Set 17–6¹¹

Set 21–6

Set 32–6

Nicolas Kiefer

WinnerRank #720

Venue

OWL ARENA

Halle, GER· Grass

Court speed

What is court speed?

How much the court helps the server, judged from aces and serve points won and adjusted for who played. 100 is the average ATP tournament court that season.

Very slow< 92Monte Carlo, Rome
Slow92–97Roland Garros, Indian Wells
Average97–103US Open, Dubai
Fast103–108Wimbledon, Shanghai
Very fast108+Basel

Challenger and ITF courts usually read lower: partly the venues, partly the balls and conditions at those levels.

How court speed works

Fast

Wind

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No reading

Humidity

—

No reading

Temperature

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No reading

Altitude

123 m

Low

Match stats

2h 9m

6Aces6

5Double faults5

53Service points won67

13Service games played14

7Service games won12

14Return games played13

7/1354%Break points saved83%10/12

2/1217%Break points converted46%6/13

Head to head

0Portas

1Kiefer

1 meeting

HalleRound of 16 · 2000GrassThis match
Nicolas Kiefer
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6¹¹Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Albert Portas
Sets won: 1Set 1: 7¹³Set 2: 1Set 3: 2

Form and path

Albert Portas1–5

CarthageClay

LRound of 32
Roberto Affonso
Sets won: 0Set 1: 5
Albert Portas
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3
Albert Portas · Retired

Seville CHClay

Cordoba CHHard

LRound of 32
Dick Norman
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6⁹Set 3: 6
Albert Portas
Sets won: 1Set 1: 3Set 2: 7¹¹Set 3: 4

WimbledonGrass

LQualifying R1
Andrea Stoppini
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 4Set 3: 9
Albert Portas
Sets won: 1Set 1: 2Set 2: 6Set 3: 7

Furth CHClay

LQuarterfinal
Steve Darcis
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Albert Portas
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 1

Nicolas Kiefer1–5

WimbledonGrass

LRound of 128
David Ferrer
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Nicolas Kiefer
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 2Set 3: 3

HalleGrass

Madrid MastersClay

LQualifying R1
Filippo Volandri
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Nicolas Kiefer
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 2

MunichClay

LRound of 32
Simon Greul
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6
Nicolas Kiefer
Sets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 2

Tunis CHClay

LRound of 32
Daniel Brands
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Nicolas Kiefer
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 4

Match research

Pro

Everything that shapes this match: each player’s run-in and travel, records side by side, and results against similar opponents and in similar conditions. Better information, better-informed decisions.

Run-inEvery match in the last 28 days, rest days and travel between venues.
Tale of the tapeRecords and serve numbers side by side, filtered by period and surface.
Record by opponent rankingHow each player does against the top 10, top 50 or any ranking range.
Similar conditionsResults in comparable heat, humidity, wind and altitude before scheduled matches.

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Albert Portas vs Nicolas Kiefer, Halle 2000, Round of 16

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Form and path

Match research