Yevgeny Kafelnikov vs Nicolas Kiefer, Rotterdam 2001, Round of 16
Final score
Final
6-4 6-2
Venue and conditions
Rotterdam AhoyRotterdam, NED
Indoor hardCourt speed1.6 vs last year103.5Fast
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 worksAltitude4 mSea level
Match stats
1h 11m3Aces14
5Double faults1
33Service points won36
9Service games played9
5Service games won8
9Return games played9
3/743%Break points saved50%1/2
1/250%Break points converted57%4/7
Head to head
5Kafelnikov
3Kiefer
8 meetingsHard 2–2Carpet 2–0Grass 1–0Clay 0–1
- RotterdamRound of 16 · 2001HardThis matchNicolas KieferSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Yevgeny KafelnikovSets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 2
- St. PetersburgRound of 32 · 22 Oct 2003HardYevgeny KafelnikovSets won: 2Set 1: 2Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Nicolas KieferSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 4
- IndianapolisRound of 16 · 24 Jul 2003HardNicolas KieferSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Yevgeny KafelnikovSets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 4
- MoscowRound of 16 · 2002CarpetYevgeny KafelnikovSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Nicolas KieferSets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 2
- HalleFinal · 2002GrassYevgeny KafelnikovSets won: 2Set 1: 2Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Nicolas KieferSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 4Set 3: 4
- MunichRound of 32 · 2002ClayNicolas KieferSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 67Set 3: 6Yevgeny KafelnikovSets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 2: 7Set 3: 3
Form and path
Yevgeny Kafelnikov2–4
St. PetersburgHard
Madrid MastersHard
LyonCarpet
Nicolas Kiefer1–5
WimbledonGrass
HalleGrass
Madrid MastersClay
MunichClay
Match research
ProEverything 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.