Nicolas Kiefer vs Jurgen Melzer, Halle 2009, Round of 16
Final score
Final · Retired
6-1 RET
Venue and conditions
OWL ARENAHalle, GER
GrassCourt speed4.0 vs last year102.8Average
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
31m2Aces3
1Double faults0
8Service points won12
4Service games played3
1Service games won3
3Return games played4
0/30%Break points saved0/0
0/0Break points converted100%3/3
Head to head
6Kiefer
1Melzer
7 meetingsGrass 0–1Clay 2–0Carpet 1–0Hard 3–0
- HalleRound of 16 · 11 Jun 2009GrassThis matchJurgen MelzerSets won: 1Set 1: 6Nicolas KieferSets won: 0Set 1: 1
Nicolas Kiefer · Retired
- Roland GarrosRound of 128 · 29 May 2006ClayNicolas KieferSets won: 3Set 1: 7Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Jurgen MelzerSets won: 0Set 1: 64Set 2: 3Set 3: 1
- Hamburg MastersRound of 64 · 16 May 2006ClayNicolas KieferSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 6Jurgen MelzerSets won: 1Set 1: 2Set 2: 6Set 3: 3
- St. PetersburgRound of 16 · 26 Oct 2005CarpetNicolas KieferSets won: 2Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 7Jurgen MelzerSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 5
- Canada MastersQuarterfinal · 30 Jul 2004HardNicolas KieferSets won: 2Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Jurgen MelzerSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 1Set 3: 1
- MemphisRound of 16 · 19 Feb 2004HardNicolas KieferSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 62Set 3: 6Jurgen MelzerSets won: 1Set 1: 65Set 2: 7Set 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.