Jonas Bjorkman vs Nicolas Kiefer, Halle 2004, Round of 16
Final score
Final
5-7 6-4 6-4
Venue and conditions
OWL ARENAHalle, GER
GrassCourt speed1.1 vs last year104.4Fast
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 worksConditionsHistorical daily weather
Match stats
2h 30m6Aces4
3Double faults2
69Service points won65
16Service games played16
12Service games won13
16Return games played16
8/1267%Break points saved57%4/7
3/743%Break points converted33%4/12
Head to head
2Bjorkman
3Kiefer
5 meetingsGrass 1–1Hard 1–2
- HalleRound of 16 · 10 Jun 2004GrassThis matchNicolas KieferSets won: 2Set 1: 5Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Jonas BjorkmanSets won: 1Set 1: 7Set 2: 4Set 3: 4
- Miami MastersRound of 128 · 2002HardJonas BjorkmanSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 7Nicolas KieferSets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 66
- HalleRound of 16 · 2001GrassJonas BjorkmanSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 64Set 3: 7Nicolas KieferSets won: 1Set 1: 63Set 2: 7Set 3: 61
- DohaRound of 32 · 2001HardNicolas KieferSets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 7Jonas BjorkmanSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 1Set 3: 5
- US OpenRound of 64 · 2000HardNicolas KieferSets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Jonas BjorkmanSets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 4Set 3: 3
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.