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词条 Nicolas Kiefer
释义

  1. Tennis career

     1995–2005  2006–2007  2008  2009 

  2. Major finals

      Olympic finals    Doubles: 1 (1 silver medal)   Masters Series finals  Singles: 1 (0 titles, 1 runner-up) 

  3. Career finals

     Singles (19)  Wins (6)  Runners-up (13)  Doubles (5)  Wins (4)  Runners-up (1) 

  4. Performance timeline

     Singles 

  5. Top 10 wins

  6. References

  7. External links

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|image= Nicolas Kiefer at the 2008 BNP Paribas Masters.jpg
|country = {{GER}}
|residence = Sievershausen, Germany
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1977|7|5}}
|birth_place = Holzminden, West Germany
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|turnedpro = 1995
|retired = 30 December 2010
|plays = Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
|careerprizemoney = US$ 7,480,465
|singlesrecord = 366–274
|singlestitles = 6
|highestsinglesranking = No. 4 (10 January 2000)
|AustralianOpenresult = SF (2006)
|FrenchOpenresult = 4R (2005)
|Wimbledonresult = QF (1997)
|USOpenresult = QF (2000)
|Othertournaments = Yes
|MastersCupresult = SF (1999)
|Olympicsresult = 3R (2004, 2008)
|doublesrecord = 92–123
|doublestitles = 3
|highestdoublesranking = No. 56 (17 February 2003)
|AustralianOpenDoublesresult = 2R (2004)
|FrenchOpenDoublesresult = 1R (2001, 2003, 2004)
|WimbledonDoublesresult = 2R (2003)
|USOpenDoublesresult = 1R (2002)
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Nicolas Kiefer ({{IPA-de|ˈkiːfɐ}};[1][2] born 5 July 1977), is a former German professional tennis player. He reached the semifinal of the 2006 Australian Open and won a silver medal in men's doubles with partner Rainer Schüttler at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. Kiefer's career-high singles ranking was world No. 4, achieved in January 2000.

Tennis career

1995–2005

Kiefer was taken notice of as an outstanding junior. He won the Junior Australian Open, the US Open, and was a finalist and semifinalist at Wimbledon and the French Open finishing as the No. 2 junior behind Mariano Zabaleta when he was 18 in 1995. On 10 January 2000, he reached his second quarterfinal at the Australian Open and afterwards was ranked world No. 4, his highest position to date.

Kiefer has been known to have a few tennis superstitions. He is sometimes seen tapping his racquet on the corners of the court after a point,[3] although the reasons behind this are not clear. He also, when serving, frequently asks for the ball with which he has just won a point to re-use it in the next one.

2006–2007

Kiefer became infamous for an incident on 25 January 2006, during the quarterfinals of the Australian Open. While facing Sébastien Grosjean late in the fifth set of a marathon match, Kiefer threw his racquet midpoint. Grosjean lost the point, hitting the ball into the net. Grosjean protested that the racquet distracted his shot. The umpire Carlos Bernardes said he did not believe the act was intentional and noted Grosjean had already hit the ball before the flying racquet could have had any effect on his shot. Grosjean eventually lost the fifth and final set to Kiefer. Kiefer went through to the semi-finals where he was defeated by the 2004 champion Roger Federer.

Kiefer injured his wrist while playing at the 2006 French Open, and announced his return on 5 July 2007, having fallen to the 404th position on ATP. He announced that he was "tired of waiting and anxious to start traveling again and to see his name on scoreboards". Kiefer returned at the 2007 Gerry Weber Open, losing in the first round to eventual champion Tomáš Berdych. At Wimbledon, he made the third round after defeating No.30 seed Filippo Volandri and Fabrice Santoro, both in straight sets, before losing in 4 sets (3 of which were tiebreakers) to Novak Djoković. At Newport, however, he ended up losing in round 1. At Los Angeles, he reached the semifinals in only his 4th tournament since coming back from injury; he had to default against Radek Štěpánek, another player coming back from injury, because of an injury sustained during his quarter-final win. He also made an impressive showing at the 2007 Madrid Masters, where he beat number five seed Fernando González in the quarterfinals before losing in the semifinals to world number one Roger Federer 6–4, 6–4.

2008

The start to his 2008 season did not start out well, losing in the first round of the Australian Open to former world No.1 Juan Carlos Ferrero, first round of 2008 Indian Wells Masters to Dudi Sela, third round of 2008 Miami Masters to world No.2 Rafael Nadal, second round of 2008 Monte Carlo Masters to Philipp Kohlschreiber, first round of 2008 Rome Masters to Ferrero. His first notable result was the quarterfinals of the 2008 Hamburg Masters with victories over world No.10 Stanislas Wawrinka and world No.4 Nikolay Davydenko before losing to Andreas Seppi in three sets. He would lose in the third round of 2008 Wimbledon Championships to Nadal. During the 2008 Canada Masters, at age 31 and ranked No. 37, he made his first Masters final after 73 previous tries, previously finishing as a semifinalist at the 1999 and 2004 Canada Masters (lost to Thomas Johansson and Andy Roddick respectively) and 2007 Madrid Masters (lost to Federer). Along the way, he defeated Mardy Fish, 15th seed Mikhail Youzhny, fourth seed Nikolay Davydenko, seventh seed James Blake, and Gilles Simon; the win over Simon was especially notable because Simon had defeated world No. 1 Roger Federer in the second round. He lost to Nadal in the final in straight sets. Because of his run, he broke back into the top 20 at No. 19.

2009

In 2009, he represented Germany in the 2009 Hopman Cup with 19-year-old Sabine Lisicki. In the first match, he lost against Australia's Lleyton Hewitt, who had been six months inactive due to an injury. In the second singles match, Kiefer lost again, this time to USA's James Blake. Nevertheless, Kiefer won both of the doubles matches with Sabine Lisicki against both Australia and the United States. In the third singles match, Kiefer twisted his ankle against Slovakia's Dominik Hrbatý in the first set when Kiefer was up 3–1 and serving. This injury prevented him from participating in the 2009 Australian Open.

He re-appeared in the 2009 Davis Cup match against Austria in which he won in the doubles match with Philipp Kohlschreiber against Julian Knowle and Alexander Peya in 4 sets. Kiefer also played a singles match, the fourth match, against Jürgen Melzer in which Kiefer won in straight sets and gave Germany the victory against Austria. Kiefer then participated in the 2009 BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells in which he beat Bobby Reynolds in straight sets in the second round, but he then lost in the third round to Andy Roddick.

In the 2009 Sony Ericsson Open in Miami, Kiefer beat "the magician" Fabrice Santoro in the second round. In the third round Kiefer was defeated by world No. 2 Roger Federer.

At the 2009 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, Kiefer lost in his first match against qualifier Andreas Beck. At the 2009 Internazionali BNL d'Italia in Rome, Kiefer lost again in his first match against Juan Mónaco in straight sets. In the 2009 BMW Open Kiefer was down against Ernests Gulbis 2–6 0–2 but eventually won in three sets. Kiefer said after the match, "Clay and me, we will never be the best of friends". Kiefer suffered from back problems which eventually made him lose against Jérémy Chardy in the next round.

At the 2009 Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open he lost against Tommy Robredo. Kiefer then played the 2009 ARAG World Team Cup, in which he played the doubles matches with Mischa Zverev. They won all of their matches, and Germany reached the final, but lost against Serbia. Despite Germany losing, Kiefer won the doubles match in the final against Viktor Troicki and doubles world No. 1 Nenad Zimonjić.

Kiefer then participated at the 2009 French Open in which he beat qualifier Ilija Bozoljac in four sets. However, Kiefer lost in the second round against world No. 14 David Ferrer in five sets. Despite this loss, Kiefer claimed that he was proud that he had played up to a fifth set against one of the best tennis players of the world on clay, since clay is Kiefer's least favourite surface.

The clay season had now ended, and the grass season started with Kiefer's participation in his favourite tournament, the 2009 Gerry Weber Open. In the first match, he thrashed Viktor Troicki, but retired in the second round against Jürgen Melzer when he was down 1-6 with a muscular strain in his abdomen which forced him to retire from singles and doubles, where he had reached the semifinals with Mischa Zverev.

Kiefer participated in the Wimbledon as the 33rd seed but having not fully recovered from his abdomen injury. This was reflected in his match against Fabrice Santoro, where Kiefer lost in straight sets. Kiefer then played for Germany in the 2009 Davis Cup quarterfinals against Spain. He did so in the doubles match with Mischa Zverev against Spain's Fernando Verdasco and Feliciano López. Kiefer and Zverev lost the match. In the first round of the U.S Open, he beat Michaël Llodra in straight sets, but in the second round he lost to world No. 3 Rafael Nadal.

Major finals

Olympic finals

Doubles: 1 (1 silver medal)

OutcomeYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Silver 2004 Athens Olympics Hard GER}} Rainer SchüttlerCHI}} Fernando González
{{flagicon|CHI}} Nicolás Massú
2–6, 6–4, 6–3, 6–7(7–9), 4–6

Masters Series finals

Singles: 1 (0 titles, 1 runner-up)

OutcomeYearChampionshipSurfaceOpponentScore
Runner-up2008 Toronto (Canada) Hard ESP}} Rafael Nadal 3–6, 2–6

Career finals

Singles (19)

Wins (6)

Legend
Grand Slam (0)
Tennis Masters Cup (0)
ATP Masters Series (0)
ATP International Series Gold (1)
ATP Tour (5)
OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Winner 1. 22 September 1997Toulouse, France Hard (i)AUS}} Mark Philippoussis 7–5, 5–7, 6–4
Winner 2. 12 April 1999 Tokyo, Japan HardRSA}} Wayne Ferreira 7–6(7–5), 7–5
Winner 3. 7 June 1999 Halle, Germany GrassSWE}} Nicklas Kulti 6–3, 6–2
Winner 4. 13 September 1999 Tashkent, Uzbekistan HardSUI}} George Bastl 6–4, 6–2
Winner 5. 7 February 2000 Dubai, United Arab Emirates HardESP}} Juan Carlos Ferrero 7–5, 4–6, 6–3
Winner 6. 2 October 2000 Hong Kong, China HardAUS}} Mark Philippoussis 7–6(7–4), 2–6, 6–2

Runners-up (13)

Legend
Grand Slam (0)
Tennis Masters Cup (0)
ATP Masters Series (1)
ATP International Series Gold (3)
ATP Tour (9)
OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Runner-up 1. 13 October 1997 Singapore, Singapore CarpetSWE}} Magnus Gustafsson 6–4, 3–6, 3–6
Runner-up 2. 15 February 1999 Dubai, United Arab Emirates HardFRA}} Jérôme Golmard 4–6, 2–6
Runner-up 3. 19 October 1999 Vienna, Austria CarpetGBR}} Greg Rusedski 7–6(7–5), 6–2, 3–6, 5–7, 4–6
Runner-up 4. 8 October 2001 Moscow, Russia (1) Carpet (i)RUS}} Yevgeny Kafelnikov 4–6, 5–7
Runner-up 5. 17 June 2002 Halle, Germany (1) GrassRUS}} Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6–2, 4–6, 4–6
Runner-up 6. 16 June 2003 Halle, Germany (2) GrassSUI}} Roger Federer 1–6, 3–6
Runner-up 7. 16 February 2004 Memphis, United States HardSWE}} Joachim Johansson 6–7(5–7), 3–6
Runner-up 8. 1 March 2004 Scottsdale, United States HardUSA}} Vince Spadea 5–7, 7–6(7–5), 3–6
Runner-up 9. 19 July 2004 Indianapolis, United States HardUSA}} Andy Roddick 2–6, 3–6
Runner-up 10. 12 July 2004Los Angeles, United States HardGER}} Tommy Haas 6–7(6–8), 4–6
Runner-up 11. 10 October 2005 Moscow, Russia (2) Carpet (i)RUS}} Igor Andreev 7–5, 6–7(3–7), 2–6
Runner-up 12. 24 October 2005 St. Petersburg, Russia Carpet (i)SWE}} Thomas Johansson 4–6, 2–6
Runner-up 13. 27 July 2008Toronto, Canada HardESP}} Rafael Nadal 3–6, 2–6

Doubles (5)

Wins (4)

Legend
Grand Slam (0)
Olympics Gold (0)
Tennis Masters Cup (0)
ATP Masters Series (0)
ATP International Series Gold (1)
ATP Tour (3)
Futures (1)
No.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponent in the finalScore in the final
1. 19 October 1998 Ostrava, Czech Republic CarpetGER}} David PrinosilRSA}} David Adams
{{flagicon|CZE}} Pavel Vízner
6–4, 6–3
2. 22 July 2002Los Angeles, United States HardFRA}} Sébastien GrosjeanUSA}} Justin Gimelstob
{{flagicon|FRA}} Michaël Llodra
6–4, 6–4
3. 29 September 2003 Tokyo, Japan HardUSA}} Justin GimelstobBAH}} Mark Merklein
{{flagicon|USA}} Scott Humphries
6–7(6–8), 6–3, 7–6(7–4)
4. 11 October 2010 Hambach, Germany HardGER}} Stefan SeifertCZE}} Roman Jebavý
{{flagicon|CZE}} Daniel Lustig
3–6, 6–2, [10–7]

Runners-up (1)

Legend
Grand Slam (0)
Olympics Silver (1)
Tennis Masters Cup (0)
ATP Masters Series (0)
ATP International Series Gold (0)
ATP Tour (0)
No.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponent in the finalScore in the final
1. 21 August 2004 Summer Olympics, Athens, Greece HardGER}} Rainer SchüttlerCHI}} Fernando González
{{flagicon|CHI}} Nicolás Massú
2–6, 6–4, 6–3, 6–7(7–9), 4–6

Performance timeline

Singles

Tournament199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010SRW–L
Grand Slams
Australian Open1RAQF3RQF2R1RA1R1RSFA1RAA0 / 1016–10
French OpenA1R2R1R1R1R1R2R2R4R3RAA2RA0 / 119–10
WimbledonAQF3R2R1R4R3R1R1R3RA3R3R1R1R0 / 1318–13
US OpenAA3R3RQF1R1R2R4R4RA2R1R2RA0 / 1117–11
Year-End Championship
Tennis Masters CupAAASFAAAAAAAAAAA0 / 12–2
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells MastersAA3R3R1R3R2R2R1RQF2RA1R3RA0 / 1112–11
Miami MastersA2R3RQF2R2R1R1RQF2R4RA3R3RA0 / 1216–12
Monte Carlo MastersAA2RAA1R1RA2R2R3RA2R1RA0 / 86–8
Rome MastersAAA3RA3R1RA1R2R2RA1R1RA0 / 86–8
Madrid MastersAAAAAAAAA1RASF1R1RA0 / 44–4
Canada MastersAA3RSF2R2R1RASF3RA2RF1RA0 / 1020–10
Cincinnati MastersAA1R3R1R3R2RA2R2RA2RA1RA0 / 98–9
Shanghai MastersNot ATP Masters SeriesAA0 / 00–0
Paris MastersAA2RAA1RAAA1RA1R2RAA0 / 52–5
Hamburg Masters1R2R1RAA3R1R1R1R2R2RAQFNM10 / 108–10
Olympic Games
Summer OlympicsANot Held1RNot Held3RNot Held3RNH0 / 35–3
Year End Ranking12832356204272582122484938116722

Top 10 wins

Season1995199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010Total
Wins0033102230241140035
#PlayerRankEventSurfaceRdScoreKR| Kiefer's ATP Ranking
1997
1.RUS}} Yevgeny Kafelnikov6Wimbledon, London, United KingdomGrass4R6–2, 7–5, 2–6, 6–198
2.CHI}} Marcelo Ríos8Singapore, SingaporeCarpet (i)QF6–1, 7–548
3.GBR}} Greg Rusedski5Stuttgart, GermanyCarpet (i)2R5–7, 6–2, 6–434
1998
4.SWE}} Jonas Björkman7Miami, United StatesHard3R7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–3)27
5.CZE}} Petr Korda2World Team Cup, Düsseldorf, GermanyClayF7–5, 6–324
6.CZE}} Petr Korda5Basel, SwitzerlandHard (i)1R6–2, 6–428
1999
7.ESP}} Carlos Moyá5Australian Open, Melbourne, AustraliaHard1R6–7(7–9), 6–4, 7–6(8–6), 6–337
8.AUS}} Pat Rafter5Indian Wells, United StatesHard2R7–6(7–2), 3–6, 7–533
9.AUS}} Pat Rafter5Miami, United StatesHard3R7–6(7–5), 6–430
10.NED}} Richard Krajicek5Rome, ItalyClay2R6–3, 6–223
11.AUS}} Pat Rafter2Montreal, CanadaHardQF6–3, 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–4)17
12.GBR}} Greg Rusedski8Basel, SwitzerlandCarpet (i)QF2–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–312
13.RUS}} Yevgeny Kafelnikov2Vienna, AustriaHard (i)QF6–0, 6–411
14.NED}} Richard Krajicek8Vienna, AustriaHard (i)SF7–6(11–9), 6–411
15.USA}} Todd Martin7ATP Tour World Championships, Hanover, GermanyHard (i)RR6–3, 6–26
16.RUS}} Yevgeny Kafelnikov2ATP Tour World Championships, Hanover, GermanyHard (i)RR6–1, 4–6, 6–26
2000
17.SWE}} Magnus Norman3US Open, New York, United StatesHard4R6–2, 6–7(3–7), 6–1, 6–314
18.GBR}} Tim Henman10Hong Kong, Hong KongHardSF6–4, 6–213
2001
19.RUS}} Yevgeny Kafelnikov6Rotterdam, NetherlandsHard (i)2R6–4, 6–255
20.AUS}} Pat Rafter8World Team Cup, Düsseldorf, GermanyClayRR1–6, 6–2, 6–428
2002
21.RUS}} Yevgeny Kafelnikov4Munich, GermanyClay1R6–4, 6–7(7–9), 6–347
22.RUS}} Marat Safin2World Team Cup, Düsseldorf, GermanyClayRR6–4, 2–6, 7–6(7–5)63
23.SUI}} Roger Federer10Halle, GermanyGrassSF4–6, 6–4, 6–466
2004
24.GER}} Rainer Schüttler7Miami, United StatesHard2R6–4, 4–6, 7–6(7–3)44
25.ESP}} Carlos Moyá5Toronto, CanadaHard3R6–4, 2–6, 6–425
2005
26.RUS}} Marat Safin4Dubai, United Arab EmiratesHard1R7–6(7–2), 6–430
27.ARG}} Gastón Gaudio8Indian Wells, United StatesHard3R6–3, 6–131
28.ARG}} David Nalbandian10Indian Wells, United StatesHard4R6–1, 6–331
29.RUS}} Nikolay Davydenko8St. Petersburg, RussiaCarpet (i)QF6–1, 6–129
2006
30.ARG}} Gastón Gaudio10World Team Cup, Düsseldorf, GermanyClayRR6–2, 6–313
2007
31.CHI}} Fernando González6Madrid, SpainHard (i)QF7–6(7–5), 6–2112
2008
32.SUI}} Stan Wawrinka10Hamburg, GermanyClay2R7–5, 7–541
33.RUS}} Nikolay Davydenko4Hamburg, GermanyClay3R7–5, 6–341
34.RUS}} Nikolay Davydenko4Toronto, CanadaHard3R4–6, 6–4, 6–437
35.USA}} James Blake8Toronto, CanadaHardQF6–1, 6–237

References

1. ^{{cite book|author1=Dudenredaktion|last2=Kleiner|first2=Stefan|last3=Knöbl|first3=Ralf|year=2015|orig-year=First published 1962|title=Das Aussprachewörterbuch|trans-title=The Pronunciation Dictionary|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=T6vWCgAAQBAJ|language=German|edition=7th|location=Berlin|publisher=Dudenverlag|isbn=978-3-411-04067-4|p=506}}
2. ^{{cite book|last1=Krech|first1=Eva-Maria|last2=Stock|first2=Eberhard|last3=Hirschfeld|first3=Ursula|last4=Anders|first4=Lutz Christian|title=Deutsches Aussprachewörterbuch|trans-title=German Pronunciation Dictionary|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=E-1tr_oVkW4C&dq=deutsches+ausspracheworterbuch&source=gbs_navlinks_s|language=German|year=2009|publisher=Walter de Gruyter|location=Berlin|isbn=978-3-11-018202-6|p=648}}
3. ^"Strange Habits of Highly Successful Tennis Players" by Christopher Clarey, 21 June 2008 in The New York Times.

External links

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