H2H data updated: 2026-09-05 00:00 UTC

Christian Ruud vs Nicolas Kiefer H2H: 1-0

Christian Ruud holds a 1–0 lead over Nicolas Kiefer in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Christian Ruud leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Christian Ruud won the 1996 Stuttgart Open round of 64 6-3 6-1.

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Christian Ruud
NOR Age 54 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main draw meetings
Nicolas Kiefer
GER Age 49 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Christian Ruud #66 6-3 6-1 Nicolas Kiefer #144 Match data Jul 17, 1996* R64 Stuttgart Open Championship Series → modern equivalent ATP 500 Clay

Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Christian Ruud #662 #39 1,006 1,772 100 131 43.3% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nicolas Kiefer #720 #4 2,447 1,995 347 255 57.6% 0 0 0 1 5 6

Career Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.

Age Christian Ruud Nicolas Kiefer
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 — — — — — — — 1994 0–1 0.0% — 1,489 0 0
17 — — — — — — — 1995 3–3 50.0% #206 1,527 0 0
18 — — — — — — — 1996 7–9 43.8% #128 1,563 0 0
19 1992 0–2 0.0% #291 1,491 0 0 1997 26–16 61.9% #32 1,799 0 1
20 1993 1–2 33.3% #146 1,499 0 0 1998 31–25 55.4% #35 1,792 0 1
21 1994 2–4 33.3% #84 1,518 0 0 1999 53–21 71.6% #6 1,922 0 4
22 1995 15–24 38.5% #75 1,582 0 0 2000 30–16 65.2% #20 1,900 0 6
23 1996 24–24 50.0% #59 1,663 0 0 2001 26–25 51.0% #42 1,763 0 6
24 1997 23–25 47.9% #65 1,622 0 0 2002 19–24 44.2% #72 1,717 0 6
25 1998 2–13 13.3% #86 1,492 0 0 2003 19–17 52.8% #58 1,727 0 6
26 1999 22–17 56.4% #67 1,649 0 0 2004 34–20 63.0% #21 1,886 0 6
27 2000 8–17 32.0% #144 1,575 0 0 2005 31–22 58.5% #22 1,862 0 6
28 2001 3–3 50.0% #290 1,605 0 0 2006 14–8 63.6% #48 1,863 0 6
29 — — — — — — — 2007 19–12 61.3% #49 1,906 0 6
30 — — — — — — — 2008 22–17 56.4% #38 1,889 0 6
31 — — — — — — — 2009 12–16 42.9% #116 1,762 0 6
32 — — — — — — — 2010 1–3 25.0% #722 1,722 0 6

Surface Results by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.

Age Christian Ruud Nicolas Kiefer
Yr HardClayGrassCarpet Yr HardClayGrassCarpet
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1994 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1995 — — — — — — — — — — — — 3 3 6 50.0%
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1996 1 2 3 33.3% 3 4 7 42.9% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
19 1992 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1997 7 5 12 58.3% 3 4 7 42.9% 5 2 7 71.4% 11 5 16 68.8%
20 1993 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 1998 24 15 39 61.5% 4 4 8 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
21 1994 — — — — 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — — — — — 1999 41 15 56 73.2% 2 2 4 50.0% 6 1 7 85.7% 4 3 7 57.1%
22 1995 1 7 8 12.5% 14 15 29 48.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2000 27 11 38 71.1% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
23 1996 4 8 12 33.3% 20 14 34 58.8% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2001 11 13 24 45.8% 6 6 12 50.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 5 4 9 55.6%
24 1997 9 10 19 47.4% 14 13 27 51.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2002 10 15 25 40.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 7 3 10 70.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
25 1998 0 7 7 0.0% 2 6 8 25.0% — — — — — — — — 2003 14 11 25 56.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — —
26 1999 8 6 14 57.1% 14 10 24 58.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2004 30 14 44 68.2% 2 4 6 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
27 2000 1 5 6 16.7% 7 9 16 43.8% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2005 15 13 28 53.6% 6 4 10 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 8 3 11 72.7%
28 2001 — — — — 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — — 2006 8 4 12 66.7% 6 4 10 60.0% — — — — — — — —
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2007 17 9 26 65.4% — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% — — — —
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2008 12 11 23 52.2% 5 4 9 55.6% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — —
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2009 4 7 11 36.4% 7 7 14 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2010 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
Career — 23 45 68 33.8% 77 76 153 50.3% 0 6 6 0.0% 0 4 4 0.0% — 221 145 366 60.4% 47 55 102 46.1% 44 30 74 59.5% 35 25 60 58.3%

Performance Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Detailed serve and return statistics available for 187/231 of Christian Ruud's and 537/601 of Nicolas Kiefer's main draw matches. Sample is shown as matches with detailed serve and return statistics / total main draw matches. Bold green marks the stronger value when both stat samples contain at least 5 matches; lower is better for DFs/M.

Age Christian Ruud Nicolas Kiefer
Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts% Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts%
17 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1995 6/6 4.7 2.3 61.5% 72.6% 51.3% 62.7% 44.1% 64.8% 36.3%
18 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1996 11/16 6.1 2.5 52.2% 76.6% 47.8% 53.2% 49.7% 62.7% 39.8%
19 1992 1/2 3.0 5.0 62.5% 60.0% 38.1% 50.0% 33.3% 51.8% 30.5% 1997 37/42 7.9 3.5 55.2% 77.0% 48.3% 60.5% 52.5% 64.1% 36.7%
20 1993 3/3 0.0 3.3 66.7% 59.6% 54.5% 52.8% 47.1% 57.8% 40.8% 1998 49/56 6.2 4.7 53.7% 74.8% 47.8% 55.1% 44.4% 62.5% 39.0%
21 1994 6/6 2.0 2.2 60.6% 65.3% 45.7% 46.7% 49.7% 57.3% 43.1% 1999 56/74 6.6 4.3 51.5% 75.7% 53.2% 61.8% 43.5% 64.7% 40.4%
22 1995 34/39 2.5 3.4 59.1% 60.4% 41.8% 49.4% 45.0% 53.2% 41.5% 2000 38/46 6.4 4.3 52.7% 74.9% 52.3% 61.7% 48.3% 64.3% 40.1%
23 1996 36/48 2.2 2.6 59.2% 64.7% 47.8% 49.6% 49.1% 57.6% 40.3% 2001 44/51 6.3 4.1 50.3% 71.1% 48.8% 54.0% 50.7% 60.0% 40.0%
24 1997 37/48 2.7 2.7 56.4% 64.4% 49.1% 50.9% 41.7% 57.6% 38.0% 2002 40/43 6.2 4.5 52.6% 74.1% 47.8% 58.8% 50.7% 61.5% 37.6%
25 1998 12/15 3.1 3.3 57.1% 63.9% 49.5% 56.3% 33.9% 57.4% 34.5% 2003 36/36 6.5 3.8 50.8% 73.1% 49.9% 58.1% 44.7% 61.8% 37.4%
26 1999 34/39 2.3 3.0 61.6% 63.5% 48.2% 52.1% 39.4% 57.4% 40.4% 2004 51/54 7.3 3.8 54.9% 77.8% 48.4% 61.1% 41.4% 64.5% 38.7%
27 2000 20/25 3.0 2.9 57.6% 62.5% 49.0% 48.7% 43.3% 56.6% 38.4% 2005 52/53 7.6 3.8 53.4% 74.2% 51.4% 56.4% 51.3% 63.6% 40.9%
28 2001 4/6 4.8 2.0 58.6% 62.8% 50.2% 66.6% 21.0% 57.4% 37.0% 2006 21/22 7.4 4.0 51.7% 72.0% 50.1% 59.5% 43.3% 61.3% 40.2%
29 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2007 30/31 6.7 2.5 57.0% 79.9% 51.6% 64.6% 33.9% 67.8% 38.1%
30 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2008 34/39 7.2 2.4 53.6% 76.3% 51.9% 55.4% 44.9% 64.9% 39.6%
31 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2009 28/28 7.7 3.9 52.0% 75.0% 47.3% 62.9% 45.8% 61.9% 35.4%
32 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2010 4/4 11.3 6.5 51.8% 77.7% 47.3% 55.7% 31.0% 63.0% 28.6%
Career — 187/231 2.5 2.9 58.9% 63.2% 47.3% 50.9% 42.8% 56.6% 39.5% — 537/602 6.9 3.8 53.1% 75.1% 49.9% 58.9% 46.0% 63.3% 38.9%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics are precomputed from eligible main-draw results; point-stat values use the available detailed sample. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.

Age Christian Ruud Nicolas Kiefer
Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1994 1489 97.0 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — +0.05
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1995 1528 117.0 +1.19 -1.22 1.032 51.3% +26 — — 50.0% 0.00 1–1 — — +0.08
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1996 1563 122.9 +0.33 +1.12 1.067 50.9% +8 -24 — 44.1% +0.09 0–1 2–3 (40%) — +0.80
19 1992 1492 112.1 -0.25 +1.77 0.633 42.0% — — — 25.0% -1.00 — 0–3 (0%) — -0.32 1997 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
20 1993 1500 114.3 +0.45 +1.01 0.968 49.4% — — — 44.4% +0.11 1–2 (33%) — — -0.13 1998 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
21 1994 1519 122.2 +1.49 +0.44 1.010 50.3% — +33 — 43.8% -0.25 0–2 1–2 (33%) — -0.15 1999 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
22 1995 1583 125.3 -5.10 +2.36 0.887 47.4% -120 +57 — 38.3% -0.77 5–4 (56%) 7–5 (58%) 104.3 -0.03 2000 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
23 1996 1664 133.1 -3.24 +1.31 0.950 48.9% -195 +86 — 48.7% -0.05 5–8 (38%) 5–4 (56%) 101.1 +0.32 2001 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
24 1997 1623 135.6 -2.88 +0.25 0.894 47.7% -58 +111 — 48.8% -0.35 10–10 (50%) 10–8 (56%) 105.6 -0.63 2002 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
25 1998 1492 114.5 -3.03 -2.68 0.808 45.9% +10 +133 — 28.2% -0.97 0–6 (0%) 2–3 (40%) 92.4 +0.17 2003 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
26 1999 1650 127.8 -3.52 +1.22 0.948 49.0% -36 +31 — 55.4% +0.19 5–3 (63%) 8–1 (89%) 107.6 +1.46 2004 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
27 2000 1575 122.0 -3.21 +0.53 0.885 47.6% -19 +64 — 35.0% -0.92 2–4 (33%) 1–5 (17%) 95.3 -0.84 2005 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
28 2001 1605 108.7 -2.68 -2.76 0.868 45.9% — +52 — 58.3% +0.33 1–1 1–0 — +0.44 2006 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
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2007 1907 153.1 +4.21 +1.95 1.186 52.7% +55 — -153 65.2% +0.94 1–1 8–5 (62%) — -1.12
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2008 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
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2009 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
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2010 1722 106.1 +0.99 -2.77 0.774 46.3% — — +51 27.3% -1.09 1–1 0–1 — -0.60
Career — 1773 133.6 -3.30 +0.82 0.909 48.0% -76 +73 — 44.9% -0.36 29–40 (42%) 35–31 (53%) 103.0 +0.13 — 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

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.