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| Nickname(s) | Kiwi | |
| Country |  Germany | |
| Residence | Sievershausen, Germany | |
| Date of birth | July 5, 1977 | |
| Place of birth | Holzminden, West Germany | |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Events 1295 - Scotland and France form an alliance the beginnings of the Auld Alliance, against England. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Holzminden (hɔltsˈmɪndən is a town in southern Lower Saxony, Germany. West Germany ( Inf German: Westdeutschland or West-Deutschland) was the common English name for the Federal Republic of Germany ( 80 m) | |
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg/13 st) | |
| Turned pro | 1995 | |
| Plays | Right-handed; two-handed backhand | |
| Career prize money | $6,645,562 | |
| Singles | ||
| Career record: | 338 - 245 | |
| Career titles: | 6 | |
| Highest ranking: | No. The pound or pound-mass (abbreviation lb, lbm, or sometimes in the United States #) is a unit of Mass The stone is a unit of Weight. It is part of the Imperial system of weights and measures used in the British Isles, and formerly used in most Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 4 (January 10, 2000) | |
| Grand Slam results | ||
| Australian Open | SF (2006) | |
| French Open | 4r (2005) | |
| Wimbledon | QF (1997) | |
| US Open | QF (2000) | |
| Doubles | ||
| Career record: | 79 - 110 | |
| Career titles: | 3 | |
| Highest ranking: | No. Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. The Australian Open is one of the four Grand Slam Tennis Tournaments held each year The French Open ( Les Internationaux de France de Roland Garros or Tournoi de Roland-Garros) is a major Tennis tournament held over The Championships Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon, is the oldest Tennis tournament in the world and is widely considered as the most prestigious The US Open Tennis tournament is one of the oldest tennis championships in the world first contested in 1881 56 (February 17, 2003) | |
Infobox last updated on: May 19, 2008. Events 1500 - Battle of Hemmingstedt. 1600 - Philosopher Giordano Bruno is burned alive at Campo de' Fiori Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1535 - French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships 110 men and 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common | ||
| Olympic medal record | |||
| Men's tennis | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver | 2004 Athens | Doubles | |
Nicolas Kiefer (born July 5, 1977 in Holzminden), is a tennis player from Germany. Tennis (lawn tennis was part of the Summer Olympic Games program from the inaugural 1896 Summer Olympics, but was dropped after the 1924 The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was an International Multi-sport event which was celebrated Tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place on ten separate courts at the Olympic Tennis Centre. Events 1295 - Scotland and France form an alliance the beginnings of the Auld Alliance, against England. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Holzminden (hɔltsˈmɪndən is a town in southern Lower Saxony, Germany. Tennis is a sport played between two players ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles) Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. His mother, Nicole, is French. He won a silver medal in men's doubles with partner Rainer Schüttler at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. Rainer Schüttler (born April 25, 1976) is a professional tennis player from Germany. The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was an International Multi-sport event which was celebrated Athens (ˈæθənz Αθήνα Athina,) the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery as one of the world's
Kiefer was taken notice of as an outstanding junior. He won the Junior Australian Open, US Open and was a finalist and semi-finalist at Wimbledon and the French Open finishing as the number 2 junior behind Zabaleta when he was 18.
On January 10, 2000 he reached his second quarterfinal at the Australian Open and afterwards was ranked World No. Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. The Australian Open is one of the four Grand Slam Tennis Tournaments held each year 4, his highest position to date.
Nicolas has been known to have a few tennis superstitions. Superstition ( Latin superstitio, literally "standing over" derived perhaps from standing in awe used in Latin as a unreasonable or excessive belief He is sometimes seen tapping his racquet on the corners of the court after a point, 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.
Kiefer became infamous for an incident on January 25, 2006, during the quarter finals of the Australian Open. While facing Sébastien Grosjean late in the fifth set of a marathon match, Kiefer threw his racquet mid-point. Sébastien René Grosjean (pronounced GROH-zhahn (born May 29, 1978, Marseille, France) is a professional Tennis player from Grosjean lost the point, hitting the ball into the net. Grosjean protested that the racquet distracted his shot. The umpire Carlos Bernades 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. Roger Federer (ˈrɒdʒə ˈfɛdərər born August 8 1981 is a Swiss professional Tennis player who is currently ranked World No
Kiefer injured his wrist while playing at the 2006 French Open, and announced his return on July 5, 2007, having fallen to the 404th position on ATP. The French Open ( Les Internationaux de France de Roland Garros or Tournoi de Roland-Garros) is a major Tennis tournament held over Events 1295 - Scotland and France form an alliance the beginnings of the Auld Alliance, against England. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. 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. The Gerry Weber Open is a Tennis Tournament held in Halle North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Tomáš Berdych (ˈtomaːʃ ˈbɛrdɪx born September 17, 1985, in Valašské Meziříčí) is a professional Tennis player from the Czech At Wimbledon, he made the third round after defeating #30 seed Filippo Volandri and Fabrice Santoro, both in straight sets, before losing in 4 sets (3 of which were tiebreakers) to Novak Đoković. Filippo Volandri (born on September 5, 1981 in Livorno, Italy) is a professional male Tennis player Fabrice Vetea Santoro (born December 9, 1972) is a French professional male tennis player known for using both hands for every possible shot ( Serbian: Новак Ђоковић Novak Đoković, ˈnɔvaːk 'ʥɔːkɔviʨ born May 22 1987 in Belgrade, Serbia (part of Yugoslavia at 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 Stepanek, another player coming back from injury, because of an injury sustained during his quarterfinal win. Radek Štěpánek (born November 27, 1978 in Karviná) is a professional Tennis player from the Czech Republic. 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. The 2007 Madrid Masters (also known as the Mutua Madrileña Masters Madrid for sponsorship reasons was a Tennis tournament played on indoor hard Fernando Francisco González Ciuffardi (born July 29, 1980) nicknamed El bombardero de La Reina ( Spanish "The La Reina After the tournament, Kiefer's ranking will be around 62, moving up about fifty positions from 112.
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Career singles finals (18)
Wins (6)
| Legend |
| Grand Slam |
| Tennis Masters Cup |
| ATP Masters Series |
| ATP Tour (6) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
| 1. | September 22, 1997 | Toulouse, France | Hard (i) |  Mark Philippoussis | 7–5, 5–7, 6–4 |
| 3. Events 66 - Emperor Nero creates the Legion I Italica. 1236 - The Lithuanians Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar The Adidas Open de Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées (named Grand Prix de Tennis de Toulouse until 1999) was an annual men's tennis tournament played in Toulouse This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Mark Anthony Philippoussis (born 7 November 1976 is an Australian Tennis player | April 12, 1999 | Tokyo, Japan | Hard |  Wayne Ferreira | 7–6(5), 7–5 |
| 3. Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) The AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships is a Tennis Tournament held in Ariake Tennis Forest Park with its center court Ariake Coliseum, For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Wayne Richard Ferreira (born September 15, 1971 in Johannesburg, South Africa) is a former Tennis player from South Africa | June 7, 1999 | Halle, Germany | Grass |  Nicklas Kulti | 6–3, 6–2 |
| 4. Events 1099 - The First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) The Gerry Weber Open is a Tennis Tournament held in Halle North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Nicklas Kulti (born April 22 1971, in Stockholm, Sweden) is a former professional Tennis player from Sweden | September 13, 1999 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | Hard |  George Bastl | 6–4, 6–2 |
| 5. Events 509 BC - The Temple of Jupiter on Rome 's Capitoline Hill is dedicated on the ides of September Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Uzbekistan, officially the Republic of Uzbekistan ( Uzbek: O‘zbekiston Respublikasi or Ўзбекистон Республикаси is a doubly George Bastl (born April 1, 1975 in Chicago Illinois) is a professional Tennis player from Switzerland. | February 7, 2000 | Dubai, UAE | Hard |  Juan Carlos Ferrero | 7–5, 4–6, 6–3 |
| 6. Events 457 - Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1074 - Battle of Montesarchio in which the Prince 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. The Dubai Tennis Championships is a professional Tennis Tournament held in Dubai, U Juan Carlos Ferrero Donat (born February 12 1980) or JCF is a former World No | October 2, 2000 | Hong Kong | Hard | Mark Philippoussis | 7–6(4), 2–6, 6–2 |
Runner-up (12)
- Singapore (1997)
- Dubai (1999)
- Vienna (1999)
- Moscow (2001)
- Halle (2002)
- Halle (2003)
- Memphis (2004)
- Scottsdale (2004)
- Indianapolis (2004)
- Los Angeles (2004)
- Moscow (2005)
- St. Petersburg (2005)
External links
- ATP Tour profile for Nicolas Kiefer
- Davis Cup profile for Nicolas Kiefer
- Kiefer Recent Match Results
- Kiefer World Ranking History
- Official web site
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