Nicolas Kiefer vs Jurgen Melzer — St. Petersburg Round of 16
St. Petersburg · ATP · Round of 16
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 24 October 2005 ·
carpet
Kiefer N.3-6 6-3 7-5
Melzer J.
Kiefer N.
3672
Melzer J.
6351
Nicolas Kiefer defeated Jurgen Melzer 3-6 6-3 7-5 in the St. Petersburg round of 16 on carpet. The result followed the form book — Nicolas Kiefer came in leading the head-to-head 7–1. Nicolas Kiefer extended the head-to-head to 8–1.
Key context
- Match story: Nicolas Kiefer dropped the opening set before beating Jurgen Melzer 3–6 6–3 7–5.
Head to head
7–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-06-08 | Halle | R16 | grass | Jurgen Melzer | 6-1 |
| 2009-03-06 | Davis Cup WG R1: GER vs AUT | RR | hard | Nicolas Kiefer | 7-6 6-4 6-4 |
| 2006-05-29 | Roland Garros | R128 | clay | Nicolas Kiefer | 7-6 6-3 6-1 |
| 2006-05-15 | Hamburg Masters | R64 | clay | Nicolas Kiefer | 6-2 3-6 6-3 |
| 2004-07-26 | Canada Masters | QF | hard | Nicolas Kiefer | 3-6 6-1 6-1 |
| 2004-02-16 | Memphis | R16 | hard | Nicolas Kiefer | 7-6 6-7 6-3 |
| 2003-10-06 | Vienna | R16 | hard | Nicolas Kiefer | 6-3 6-4 |
| 1999-10-11 | Vienna | R16 | hard | Nicolas Kiefer | 6-4 6-0 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
53%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
75%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
50%
Service points won·Even
64%
62%
Return points won·Even
39%
38%
Break points saved·Even
60%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.4
4.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.3
2.9
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (173 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast