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Nicolas Kiefer

GER Age 49 183 cm / 6'0" Plays: Right-Handed, Two-Handed Backhand ATP Tour years active: 1994–2010

Nicolas Kiefer represented Germany on the ATP Tour and reached a career high of No. 4. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 347–255 and 6 singles titles.

Peak singles rank

4 (Jan 10, 2000)

Elo peak

1995 (90th percentile)

Singles record

347–255 (57.6%)

Singles titles

Prize money

$7,480,465

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's ATP event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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ATP Matches full match log →

Nicolas Kiefer's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
David Ferrer #11	4-6 2-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jun 23, 2010*	R128	Wimbledon	Grand Slam	Grass
Andreas Beck #76	2-6 6-3 6-7(4)	L	H2H	Match data	Jun 11, 2010*	R16	Halle Open	ATP 250	Grass
Mikhail Youzhny #14	4-6 6-1 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 10, 2010*	R32	Halle Open	ATP 250	Grass
Filippo Volandri #120	4-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	May 9, 2010	Q1 Q	Madrid Open	Masters 1000	Clay
Simon Greul #62	5-7 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	May 5, 2010*	R32	Munich Open	ATP 250	Clay

Qualifying matches are shown here but excluded from main-draw summaries and leaderboards.

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Nicolas Kiefer's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Roger Federer	3	12	15	Mar 30, 2009	H2H
Yevgeny Kafelnikov	6	8	14	Oct 23, 2003	H2H
Fabrice Santoro	3	7	10	Jun 24, 2009	H2H
Jonas Bjorkman	6	4	10	Jun 11, 2004	H2H
Thomas Enqvist	7	3	10	Feb 21, 2004	H2H

Singles Titles (6)

Nicolas Kiefer singles titles by season and category
Season	Age	Singles titles	GS	Masters 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories	ATP 500 including documented historical predecessor categories	ATP 250 including documented historical predecessor categories	ATP Finals	Tournaments
1997	19	1	—	—	—	1	—	Toulouse
1999	21	3	—	—	1	2	—	Halle Open, Tashkent, Japan Open
2000	22	2	—	—	—	2	—	Dubai Tennis Championships, Hong Kong Open
Total		6	—	—	1	5	—

Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Olympic Singles Results (3)

Nicolas Kiefer Olympic singles results
Edition	Event	Result	W	L	Last Match	H2H	Match Data
2000	Sydney Olympics	First Round	0	1	Arnaud Di Pasquale def. Nicolas Kiefer #13 6-4 6-3	H2H	Match data
2004	Athens Olympics	Round of 16	2	1	Mikhail Youzhny #45 def. Nicolas Kiefer #19 6-2 3-6 6-2	H2H	Match data
2008	Beijing Olympics	Round of 16	2	1	Paul-Henri Mathieu #26 def. Nicolas Kiefer #21 6-3 7-5	H2H	Match data

Career Results

Nicolas Kiefer career results by season
Season	Age	Type	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1994	16	ATP	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
1995	17	ATP	3	3	6	50.0%	1,198	206
1996	18	ATP	7	9	16	43.8%	206	128
1997	19	ATP	26	16	42	61.9%	143	32
1998	20	ATP	31	25	56	55.4%	32	35
1999	21	ATP	53	21	74	71.6%	35	6
2000	22	ATP	30	16	46	65.2%	4	20
2001	23	ATP	26	25	51	51.0%	20	42
2002	24	ATP	19	24	43	44.2%	43	72
2003	25	ATP	19	17	36	52.8%	73	58
2004	26	ATP	34	20	54	63.0%	58	21
2005	27	ATP	31	22	53	58.5%	21	22
2006	28	ATP	14	8	22	63.6%	22	48
2007	29	ATP	19	12	31	61.3%	48	49
2008	30	ATP	22	17	39	56.4%	43	38
2009	31	Qualifying Q	3	1	4	75.0%	—	—
2009	31	ATP	12	16	28	42.9%	37	116
2010	32	Qualifying Q	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
2010	32	ATP	1	3	4	25.0%	116	722
Career		—	347	255	602	57.6%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Nicolas Kiefer career results by season and surface
Season	Age	Type	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet				Total
Season	Age	Type	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1994	16	ATP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%
1995	17	ATP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	6	50.0%	3	3	6	50.0%
1996	18	ATP	1	2	3	33.3%	3	4	7	42.9%	1	1	2	50.0%	2	2	4	50.0%	7	9	16	43.8%
1997	19	ATP	7	5	12	58.3%	3	4	7	42.9%	5	2	7	71.4%	11	5	16	68.8%	26	16	42	61.9%
1998	20	ATP	24	15	39	61.5%	4	4	8	50.0%	2	3	5	40.0%	1	3	4	25.0%	31	25	56	55.4%
1999	21	ATP	41	15	56	73.2%	2	2	4	50.0%	6	1	7	85.7%	4	3	7	57.1%	53	21	74	71.6%
2000	22	ATP	27	11	38	71.1%	1	3	4	25.0%	2	2	4	50.0%	—	—	—	—	30	16	46	65.2%
2001	23	ATP	11	13	24	45.8%	6	6	12	50.0%	4	2	6	66.7%	5	4	9	55.6%	26	25	51	51.0%
2002	24	ATP	10	15	25	40.0%	1	5	6	16.7%	7	3	10	70.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	19	24	43	44.2%
2003	25	ATP	14	11	25	56.0%	1	3	4	25.0%	4	3	7	57.1%	—	—	—	—	19	17	36	52.8%
2004	26	ATP	30	14	44	68.2%	2	4	6	33.3%	2	2	4	50.0%	—	—	—	—	34	20	54	63.0%
2005	27	ATP	15	13	28	53.6%	6	4	10	60.0%	2	2	4	50.0%	8	3	11	72.7%	31	22	53	58.5%
2006	28	ATP	8	4	12	66.7%	6	4	10	60.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	14	8	22	63.6%
2007	29	ATP	17	9	26	65.4%	—	—	—	—	2	3	5	40.0%	—	—	—	—	19	12	31	61.3%
2008	30	ATP	12	11	23	52.2%	5	4	9	55.6%	5	2	7	71.4%	—	—	—	—	22	17	39	56.4%
2009	31	Qualifying Q	3	1	4	75.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	1	4	75.0%
2009	31	ATP	4	7	11	36.4%	7	7	14	50.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	—	—	—	—	12	16	28	42.9%
2010	32	Qualifying Q	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
2010	32	ATP	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	—	—	—	—	1	3	4	25.0%
Career	—	—	221	145	366	60.4%	47	55	102	46.1%	44	30	74	59.5%	35	25	60	58.3%	347	255	602	57.6%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Nicolas Kiefer career results by season and opponent rank
Season	Age	1-10				11-30				31-100				100+				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1994	16	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1995	17	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	2	2	4	50.0%	1	0	1	100.0%	3	3	6	50.0%
1996	18	0	1	1	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	2	4	6	33.3%	3	1	4	75.0%	6	7	13	46.2%
1997	19	3	2	5	60.0%	4	5	9	44.4%	10	6	16	62.5%	9	1	10	90.0%	26	14	40	65.0%
1998	20	2	4	6	33.3%	6	11	17	35.3%	10	7	17	58.8%	10	2	12	83.3%	28	24	52	53.8%
1999	21	10	7	17	58.8%	9	5	14	64.3%	16	7	23	69.6%	14	1	15	93.3%	49	20	69	71.0%
2000	22	2	2	4	50.0%	4	4	8	50.0%	17	9	26	65.4%	7	0	7	100.0%	30	15	45	66.7%
2001	23	1	7	8	12.5%	9	5	14	64.3%	13	11	24	54.2%	3	2	5	60.0%	26	25	51	51.0%
2002	24	2	6	8	25.0%	4	6	10	40.0%	6	7	13	46.2%	6	5	11	54.5%	18	24	42	42.9%
2003	25	0	6	6	0.0%	2	1	3	66.7%	11	4	15	73.3%	5	6	11	45.5%	18	17	35	51.4%
2004	26	2	9	11	18.2%	6	1	7	85.7%	18	8	26	69.2%	8	2	10	80.0%	34	20	54	63.0%
2005	27	4	8	12	33.3%	4	4	8	50.0%	18	8	26	69.2%	5	2	7	71.4%	31	22	53	58.5%
2006	28	0	2	2	0.0%	3	1	4	75.0%	8	4	12	66.7%	3	1	4	75.0%	14	8	22	63.6%
2007	29	1	6	7	14.3%	6	2	8	75.0%	10	2	12	83.3%	2	2	4	50.0%	19	12	31	61.3%
2008	30	4	5	9	44.4%	6	4	10	60.0%	7	8	15	46.7%	5	0	5	100.0%	22	17	39	56.4%
2009	31	0	3	3	0.0%	1	6	7	14.3%	6	6	12	50.0%	5	1	6	83.3%	12	16	28	42.9%
2010	32	0	0	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	0	0	—	—	1	3	4	25.0%
Career		31	68	99	31.3%	66	58	124	53.2%	154	96	250	61.6%	86	26	112	76.8%	337	248	585	57.6%

Opponent ranking data available for 585/602 (97.2%) of Nicolas Kiefer's ATP main draw matches.

Performance Stats

Nicolas Kiefer performance statistics by season
Season	Age	Sample	Aces/M	DFs/M	1st Sv%	1st Sv Pts%	2nd Sv Pts%	BP Saved%	BP Conv%	Svc Pts%	Ret Pts%
1995	17	6/6	4.7	2.3	61.5%	72.6%	51.3%	62.7%	44.1%	64.8%	36.3%
1996	18	11/16	6.1	2.5	52.2%	76.6%	47.8%	53.2%	49.7%	62.7%	39.8%
1997	19	37/42	7.9	3.5	55.2%	77.0%	48.3%	60.5%	52.5%	64.1%	36.7%
1998	20	49/56	6.2	4.7	53.7%	74.8%	47.8%	55.1%	44.4%	62.5%	39.0%
1999	21	56/74	6.6	4.3	51.5%	75.7%	53.2%	61.8%	43.5%	64.7%	40.4%
2000	22	38/46	6.4	4.3	52.7%	74.9%	52.3%	61.7%	48.3%	64.3%	40.1%
2001	23	44/51	6.3	4.1	50.3%	71.1%	48.8%	54.0%	50.7%	60.0%	40.0%
2002	24	40/43	6.2	4.5	52.6%	74.1%	47.8%	58.8%	50.7%	61.5%	37.6%
2003	25	36/36	6.5	3.8	50.8%	73.1%	49.9%	58.1%	44.7%	61.8%	37.4%
2004	26	51/54	7.3	3.8	54.9%	77.8%	48.4%	61.1%	41.4%	64.5%	38.7%
2005	27	52/53	7.6	3.8	53.4%	74.2%	51.4%	56.4%	51.3%	63.6%	40.9%
2006	28	21/22	7.4	4.0	51.7%	72.0%	50.1%	59.5%	43.3%	61.3%	40.2%
2007	29	30/31	6.7	2.5	57.0%	79.9%	51.6%	64.6%	33.9%	67.8%	38.1%
2008	30	34/39	7.2	2.4	53.6%	76.3%	51.9%	55.4%	44.9%	64.9%	39.6%
2009	31	28/28	7.7	3.9	52.0%	75.0%	47.3%	62.9%	45.8%	61.9%	35.4%
2010	32	4/4	11.3	6.5	51.8%	77.7%	47.3%	55.7%	31.0%	63.0%	28.6%
Career		537/602	6.9	3.8	53.1%	75.1%	49.9%	58.9%	46.0%	63.3%	38.9%

Detailed serve and return statistics available for 537/602 (89.2%) of Nicolas Kiefer's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Nicolas Kiefer advanced statistics by season
Season	Age	Elo	P+	Serve+	Return+	PD	TPW%	Hard Elo	Clay Elo	Grass Elo	Set Win %	Set Margin	Dec. Set	Tiebreak	Pressure+	Schedule
1994	16	1489	97.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-4.00	—	—	—	+0.05
1995	17	1528	117.0	+1.19	-1.22	1.032	51.3%	+26	—	—	50.0%	0.00	1–1	—	—	+0.08
1996	18	1563	122.9	+0.33	+1.12	1.067	50.9%	+8	-24	—	44.1%	+0.09	0–1	2–3 (40%)	—	+0.80
1997	19	1799	139.8	+1.52	-0.54	1.021	50.8%	-25	-229	-48	55.6%	+0.30	14–3 (82%)	8–7 (53%)	112.8	+0.64
1998	20	1792	151.1	+0.77	+1.69	1.039	50.9%	+29	-161	-60	55.6%	+0.37	10–11 (48%)	12–8 (60%)	100.3	-0.30
1999	21	1923	157.7	+2.57	+3.33	1.144	52.6%	+23	-302	-126	65.4%	+0.99	15–6 (71%)	16–8 (67%)	110.9	+0.49
2000	22	1900	146.0	+2.09	+2.25	1.124	52.3%	+54	-332	-120	61.3%	+0.85	9–2 (82%)	7–6 (54%)	104.4	-0.03
2001	23	1763	149.2	-1.17	+2.22	1.001	50.2%	+25	-132	+43	53.5%	+0.24	6–10 (38%)	7–5 (58%)	97.2	-2.55
2002	24	1718	142.5	-0.77	+1.14	0.977	49.8%	+5	-139	+119	46.5%	-0.05	4–4 (50%)	4–7 (36%)	98.4	-0.90
2003	25	1727	134.5	+0.10	+0.13	0.980	49.8%	+22	-144	+93	48.1%	-0.22	6–1 (86%)	3–3 (50%)	106.1	+0.36
2004	26	1887	148.7	+1.38	+2.62	1.092	51.5%	+33	-284	-100	60.2%	+0.52	12–6 (67%)	14–7 (67%)	109.1	+0.23
2005	27	1862	154.9	+1.31	+3.44	1.125	52.2%	+10	-139	-50	60.9%	+0.77	8–8 (50%)	7–5 (58%)	100.4	-1.12
2006	28	1863	140.5	-0.75	+2.34	1.039	50.6%	+65	-104	—	60.0%	+0.60	8–3 (73%)	7–4 (64%)	106.1	+0.78
2007	29	1907	153.1	+4.21	+1.95	1.186	52.7%	+55	—	-153	65.2%	+0.94	1–1	8–5 (62%)	—	-1.12
2008	30	1889	153.4	+2.15	+3.22	1.128	51.9%	+5	-79	-37	57.0%	+0.37	7–5 (58%)	7–4 (64%)	102.3	-1.13
2009	31	1762	145.0	-1.02	-0.24	0.930	49.3%	+63	+45	+54	48.5%	-0.09	4–4 (50%)	5–4 (56%)	99.1	-1.73
2010	32	1722	106.1	+0.99	-2.77	0.774	46.3%	—	—	+51	27.3%	-1.09	1–1	0–1	—	-0.60
Career		1995	155.1	+1.02	+1.86	1.060	51.2%	+25	-127	-17	56.7%	+0.45	106–67 (61%)	107–77 (58%)	111.9	-1.01

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Nicolas Kiefer Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	AO	RG	W	USO	W-L Win %
1996	18	R128	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1997	19	—	R128	QF	—	4–2 (67%)
1998	20	QF	R64	R32	R32	9–4 (69%)
1999	21	R32	R128	R64	R32	5–4 (56%)
2000	22	QF	R128	R128	QF	8–4 (67%)
2001	23	R64	R128	R16	R128	4–4 (50%)
2002	24	R128	R128	R32	R128	2–4 (33%)
2003	25	—	R64	R128	R64	2–3 (40%)
2004	26	R128	R64	R128	R16	4–4 (50%)
2005	27	R128	R16	R32	R16	8–4 (67%)
2006	28	SF	R32	—	—	7–2 (78%)
2007	29	—	—	R32	R64	3–2 (60%)
2008	30	R128	—	R32	R128	2–3 (40%)
2009	31	—	R64	R128	R64	2–3 (40%)
2010	32	—	—	R128	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		16–10 (62%)	9–11 (45%)	18–13 (58%)	17–11 (61%)	60–45 (57%)

Masters 1000

Nicolas Kiefer Masters 1000 results by season
Season	Age	CAN	CIN	HAM	IW	MAD	MC	MIA	PAR	ITA	STU	ESS	W-L Win %
1995	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	0–1 (0%)
1996	18	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	1–2 (33%)
1997	19	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R64	—	—	QF	—	5–3 (62%)
1998	20	R16	R64	R64	R16	—	R32	R16	R32	—	R32	—	9–8 (53%)
1999	21	SF	R16	—	R16	—	—	QF	—	R16	R32	—	13–6 (68%)
2000	22	R32	R64	—	R64	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	1–4 (20%)
2001	23	R32	R16	R16	R16	—	R64	R64	R64	R16	R64	—	10–9 (53%)
2002	24	R64	R32	R64	R32	—	R64	R128	—	R64	—	—	2–7 (22%)
2003	25	—	—	R64	R32	—	—	R128	—	—	—	—	1–3 (25%)
2004	26	SF	R32	R64	R128	—	R32	QF	—	R64	—	—	10–7 (59%)
2005	27	R16	R32	R32	QF	R64	R32	R64	R64	R32	—	—	9–9 (50%)
2006	28	—	—	R32	R64	—	R16	R16	—	R32	—	—	6–5 (55%)
2007	29	R32	R32	—	—	SF	—	—	R64	—	—	—	6–4 (60%)
2008	30	F	—	QF	R128	R64	R32	R32	R32	R64	—	—	12–8 (60%)
2009	31	R64	R64	—	R32	R64	R64	R32	—	R64	—	—	2–7 (22%)
2010	32	—	—	—	—	Q1	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		20–10 (67%)	8–9 (47%)	8–10 (44%)	12–11 (52%)	4–5 (44%)	6–8 (43%)	16–12 (57%)	2–5 (29%)	6–8 (43%)	5–5 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	87–84 (51%)

ATP 500

Nicolas Kiefer ATP 500 results by season
Season	Age	ANT	BAR	BAS	DUB	NAP	ROT	STU	TKY	VIE	WAS	LON	MEM	MIL	NEW	BRI	W-L Win %
1996	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1997	19	R16	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	F	8–4 (67%)
1998	20	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	R16	—	2–3 (40%)
1999	21	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	W	F	SF	R16	—	—	—	—	13–4 (76%)
2000	22	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	SF	R32	—	—	—	—	5–3 (62%)
2001	23	—	R64	—	R32	—	QF	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	2–4 (33%)
2002	24	—	—	—	R16	R16	R32	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	4–4 (50%)
2003	25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	3–2 (60%)
2004	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	4–1 (80%)
2005	27	—	—	—	QF	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2–2 (50%)
2009	31	—	—	Q1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		1–2 (33%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	3–3 (50%)	2–1 (67%)	4–5 (44%)	0–2 (0%)	6–1 (86%)	7–4 (64%)	6–3 (67%)	1–2 (33%)	4–1 (80%)	3–1 (75%)	2–1 (67%)	4–1 (80%)	43–29 (60%)

ATP 250

Nicolas Kiefer ATP 250 results by season
Season	Age	ADE	ASB	BAS	BEI	DLB	DOH	DUB	GST	HAL	MUN	LIB	HKG	AUS	MTP	MAL	MRS	MUN	NAP	NWP	ROT	SHA	SPB	STO	STU	COP	LAS	LON	LOS	MIL	MOS	MUM	EAS	OST	SAN	SCO	ST.	SYD	TAS	TOU	U.S	W-L Win %
1994	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1995	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3–2 (60%)
1996	18	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6–5 (55%)
1997	19	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	QF	R16	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	W	—	9–7 (56%)
1998	20	R32	—	QF	—	—	—	QF	QF	R32	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R16	—	R16	—	SF	—	11–10 (52%)
1999	21	R32	—	SF	—	—	—	F	—	W	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	W	—	—	20–5 (80%)
2000	22	—	—	—	—	—	SF	W	R16	QF	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	16–4 (80%)
2001	23	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	R16	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R32	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	10–8 (56%)
2002	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	R32	—	—	QF	—	R16	—	R16	—	—	—	—	R32	R32	—	—	11–9 (55%)
2003	25	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	F	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	R16	R32	—	—	—	—	SF	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	13–9 (59%)
2004	26	—	R32	—	—	—	R32	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	R32	F	—	—	—	—	—	14–7 (67%)
2005	27	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	QF	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12–7 (63%)
2006	28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1–1 (50%)
2007	29	—	—	QF	SF	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10–6 (62%)
2008	30	—	—	R32	—	—	R16	—	R16	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6–5 (55%)
2009	31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	R16	R16	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	11–6 (65%)
2010	32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1–2 (33%)
W-L		3–4 (43%)	0–1 (0%)	7–4 (64%)	3–2 (60%)	0–1 (0%)	6–4 (60%)	11–2 (85%)	8–5 (62%)	25–13 (66%)	1–2 (33%)	0–2 (0%)	7–2 (78%)	3–1 (75%)	2–2 (50%)	2–1 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	1–2 (33%)	8–3 (73%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	9–5 (64%)	0–1 (0%)	3–1 (75%)	0–1 (0%)	2–2 (50%)	3–1 (75%)	12–5 (71%)	0–1 (0%)	12–5 (71%)	2–1 (67%)	1–1 (50%)	1–3 (25%)	0–1 (0%)	5–2 (71%)	0–1 (0%)	2–3 (40%)	5–3 (62%)	8–1 (89%)	0–1 (0%)	154–94 (62%)

ATP Finals

Nicolas Kiefer ATP Finals results by season
Season	Age	FIN	W-L Win %
1999	21	SF	2–2 (50%)
W-L		2–2 (50%)	2–2 (50%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

Career-high date

Jan 10, 2000

First Top 100

May 12, 1997

First Top 50

Oct 6, 1997

First Top 20

Jun 14, 1999

First Top 10

Oct 18, 1999

Ranking History Matrix

Nicolas Kiefer ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1995	17	1191	805	243	244	243	239	224	219	224	203	205	206
1996	18	160	142	191	197	199	182	133	143	139	127	127	128
1997	19	141	142	101	101	97	98	77	74	71	32	32	32
1998	20	29	24	26	23	24	21	28	26	31	34	35	35
1999	21	37	35	26	23	21	18	17	15	12	7	6	6
2000	22	4	4	4	7	8	12	12	14	13	15	20	20
2001	23	33	47	39	37	28	29	26	29	40	44	42	42
2002	24	45	47	51	47	65	54	58	64	64	77	72	72
2003	25	75	76	73	73	77	72	75	62	55	58	58	58
2004	26	58	46	44	31	34	33	25	20	19	17	21	21
2005	27	23	30	24	30	28	26	31	38	36	23	23	22
2006	28	12	12	17	11	13	15	18	20	23	48	48	48
2007	29	145	141	149	260	404	404	255	187	130	50	49	49
2008	30	43	48	51	43	38	32	19	20	25	40	38	38
2009	31	37	33	29	30	37	35	128	129	107	98	116	116
2010	32	111	112	134	146	155	178	274	379	519	571	721	722
2011	33	720	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Similar Players

Other ATP players with comparable peak level, era, career record, and career scale.

Nicolas Kiefer's most statistically similar ATP players
Player	Country	Peak ranking	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Prize money	Titles	GS	M1000	Years	Rivalries	Match log
Sebastien Grosjean	FRA	#4	1,959	560	323	237	57.7%	$8,131,803	4	0	1	1997–2010	Rivalries	Match log
Jonas Bjorkman	SWE	#4	2,037	739	395	344	53.5%	$14,610,671	6	0	0	1991–2008	Rivalries	Match log
Tim Henman	GBR	#4	2,026	732	469	263	64.1%	$11,635,542	11	0	1	1994–2007	Rivalries	Match log
James Blake	USA	#4	2,041	586	349	237	59.6%	$7,981,882	10	0	0	1998–2013	Rivalries	Match log
Robin Soderling	SWE	#4	2,174	453	285	168	62.9%	$10,423,124	10	0	1	2001–2011	Rivalries	Match log
Greg Rusedski	GBR	#4	2,052	695	417	278	60.0%	$8,944,841	15	0	1	1992–2006	Rivalries	Match log
Gaston Gaudio	ARG	#5	1,995	442	253	189	57.2%	$6,066,156	8	1	0	1999–2010	Rivalries	Match log
Todd Martin	USA	#4	2,064	621	398	223	64.1%	$8,232,355	8	0	0	1990–2004	Rivalries	Match log
Jiri Novak	CZE	#5	1,940	572	319	253	55.8%	$7,618,613	7	0	0	1993–2006	Rivalries	Match log
Andrei Medvedev	UKR	#4	2,024	514	303	211	58.9%	$6,721,598	11	0	4	1990–2001	Rivalries	Match log
Thomas Enqvist	SWE	#4	2,013	707	424	283	60.0%	$10,461,641	19	0	3	1989–2005	Rivalries	Match log
Rainer Schuettler	GER	#5	1,987	641	315	326	49.1%	$7,407,508	4	0	0	1995–2011	Rivalries	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Nicolas Kiefer?: Nicolas Kiefer is 49 years old, born on July 5, 1977.
Which country does Nicolas Kiefer represent?: Nicolas Kiefer represents Germany in TennisDB's ATP records.
How tall is Nicolas Kiefer?: Nicolas Kiefer is 183 cm / 6'0".
Does Nicolas Kiefer use a one-handed or two-handed backhand?: Nicolas Kiefer uses a two-handed backhand.
Is Nicolas Kiefer left-handed or right-handed?: Nicolas Kiefer plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Nicolas Kiefer won?: Nicolas Kiefer has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Nicolas Kiefer won?: TennisDB does not group any of Nicolas Kiefer's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
How many ATP titles has Nicolas Kiefer won?: Nicolas Kiefer has won 6 ATP singles titles across all categories. The most recent was Hong Kong in 2000.
What is Nicolas Kiefer's highest ATP ranking?: Nicolas Kiefer's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 4, first achieved on January 10, 2000.
What is Nicolas Kiefer's career win-loss record?: Nicolas Kiefer has a career ATP singles record of 347 wins and 255 losses (57.6%).
How much career prize money has Nicolas Kiefer earned?: Nicolas Kiefer has earned at least $7,480,465 in career prize money from professional tennis.
What turned-professional year does TennisDB record for Nicolas Kiefer?: TennisDB records 1995 as Nicolas Kiefer's turned-professional year.
Which seasons of Nicolas Kiefer's career appear in TennisDB?: Nicolas Kiefer appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1994 through 2010.
On which surface does Nicolas Kiefer have the highest recorded win rate?: Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Nicolas Kiefer's highest ATP main-draw win rate is on hard: 60.4% (221–145).
Who has Nicolas Kiefer faced most often?: Nicolas Kiefer's most frequent opponent is Roger Federer, with a head-to-head record of 3–12 across 15 meetings.