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Alex Calatrava v Nicolas Kiefer: stats compared | Lineball
Kiefer wins on first-serve points won %. Calatrava’s case rests on titles, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Calatrava 176 matches, Kiefer 619 matches.
Calatrava has 1 title (one every 25 matches) to Kiefer’s 7 titles (one every 33.3 matches).
Calatrava averages 2.1 double faults a match to Kiefer’s 3.6.
Kiefer averages 1.1 sets lost a match to Calatrava’s 1.5.
Winners’ edge: Kiefer’s team won 58%, Calatrava’s team won 38% of the matches they played.
Longevity: Kiefer has 619 matches across 17 seasons, Calatrava 176 in 11 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, finals): those averages use only the games that logged them.
Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.
Tale of the tape
Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
0.01 total · best 1Titlesper game0.07 total · best 1
59.0First serve in %52.7
70.9First-serve points won %74.9
59.9Break points saved %60.1
35.5Return points won %38.9
6.01,051 total · best 22Acesper game6.53,992 total · best 23
Head to head
14 matches since 20003
Clay · 2 matchesCalatrava 1Kiefer 1
Grass · 1 matchCalatrava 0Kiefer 1
Hard · 1 matchCalatrava 0Kiefer 1
Grand Slams · 2 matchesCalatrava 1Kiefer 1
Last meetings
27 May 2002 · Roland Garros · Round of 128 · ClayCalatrava won 6-3 6-0 6-4
25 June 2001 · Wimbledon · Round of 128 · GrassKiefer won 2-6 6-3 6-1 6-4
1 Jan 2001 · Doha · Round of 16 · HardKiefer won 6-0 7-6(2)
10 July 2000 · Gstaad · Round of 32 · ClayKiefer won 6-3 7-6(2)
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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11.92,088 total · best 27Games wonper game12.57,741 total · best 31
40.8Break points converted %43.2
41.1Sets won %56.1
47.8Games won %52.0
0.13 total · best 1Finalsper game0.021 total · best 1
1.0183 total · best 3Sets wonper game1.4864 total · best 3
1.5262 total · best 3Sets lostper game · lower is better1.1676 total · best 3
13.02,279 total · best 27Games lostper game · lower is better11.57,138 total · best 27
0.473 total · best 2Tiebreaksper game0.3196 total · best 3
2.1362 total · best 9Double faultsper game · lower is better3.62,243 total · best 14