Nicolas Kiefer vs Mark Philippoussis — Hong Kong Final
Hong Kong · ATP · Final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 2 October 2000 ·
hard
Kiefer N.7-6 2-6 6-2
Philippoussis M.
Kiefer N.
7262
Philippoussis M.
6621
Nicolas Kiefer defeated Mark Philippoussis 7-6 2-6 6-2 in the Hong Kong final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Mark Philippoussis came in leading the head-to-head 3–1. Nicolas Kiefer narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.
Key context
- Match story: Nicolas Kiefer closed it out in three sets, 7–6 2–6 6–2.
Head to head
1–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-06-24 | Wimbledon | R32 | grass | Mark Philippoussis | 3-6 6-3 6-4 6-2 |
| 1997-09-22 | Toulouse | F | hard | Nicolas Kiefer | 7-5 5-7 6-4 |
| 1996-04-29 | Munich | R32 | clay | Mark Philippoussis | 6-4 7-5 |
| 1996-01-15 | Australian Open | R128 | hard | Mark Philippoussis | 7-6(3) 6-0 6-1 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
53%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
76%
80%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
51%
Service points won·Even
64%
67%
Return points won·Even
39%
35%
Break points saved·Even
60%
63%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.5
14.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.4
5.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast