Nicolas Kiefer vs Marat Safin, Dusseldorf 2002, Round robin

Team event · Round robin · Clay

Final

Nicolas Kiefer

WinnerRank #720

Kiefer won in 3 sets

2–1

Set 16–4

Set 22–6

Set 37–6⁵

Marat Safin

LostRank #61

Venue

Rochusclub Dusseldorfer Tennisclub

Dusseldorf, GER· Clay

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

Know how fast this court plays before the first serve

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Wind

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Humidity

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Temperature

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Altitude

67 m

Low

Head to head

4Kiefer

2Safin

6 meetings

Clay 1–0Hard 3–2

DusseldorfRound robin · 2002ClayThis match
Nicolas Kiefer
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 2Set 3: 7⁷
Marat Safin
Sets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 6⁵
Cincinnati MastersRound of 64 · 13 Aug 2007Hard
Nicolas Kiefer
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7⁷
Marat Safin
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 6¹
DubaiRound of 32 · 22 Feb 2005Hard
Nicolas Kiefer
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 6
Marat Safin
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6²Set 2: 4
Canada MastersRound of 64 · 28 Jul 2004Hard
Nicolas Kiefer
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6³Set 2: 6Set 3: 7⁷
Marat Safin
Sets won: 1Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 4Set 3: 6²
US OpenRound of 128 · 2002Hard
Marat Safin
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 4Set 3: 4Set 4: 6Set 5: 7⁷
Nicolas Kiefer
Sets won: 2Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Set 4: 4Set 5: 6⁴
US OpenQuarterfinal · 2000Hard
Marat Safin
Sets won: 3Set 1: 7Set 2: 4Set 3: 7⁷Set 4: 6
Nicolas Kiefer
Sets won: 1Set 1: 5Set 2: 6Set 3: 6⁵Set 4: 3

Form and path

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

Marat Safin4–2

Paris MastersHard

St. PetersburgHard

Match research

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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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Nicolas Kiefer vs Marat Safin, Dusseldorf 2002, Round robin

Final score

Venue and conditions

Head to head

Form and path

Match research