H2H data updated: 2026-09-01 00:00 UTC

David Ferrer vs Nicolas Kiefer H2H: 2-1

David Ferrer holds a 2–1 lead over Nicolas Kiefer in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, David Ferrer leads 1–0 on clay and 1–0 on grass. Most recently, David Ferrer won the 2010 Wimbledon first round 6-4 6-2 6-3.

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David Ferrer
ESP Age 44 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"
H2H
2 – 1
3 main draw meetings
Nicolas Kiefer
GER Age 49 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
David Ferrer #11 6-4 6-2 6-3 Nicolas Kiefer #178 Match data Jun 23, 2010* R128 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
David Ferrer #14 6-3 5-7 6-4 3-6 6-2 Nicolas Kiefer #37 Match data May 28, 2009* R64 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Nicolas Kiefer #25 6-3 6-1 David Ferrer #42 Match data Jul 29, 2004* R32 Canadian Open Masters 1000 Hard

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
David Ferrer #224 #3 7,220 2,263 703 371 65.5% 0 1 0 10 16 27
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 David Ferrer 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 — — — — — — — 1997 26–16 61.9% #32 1,799 0 1
20 2002 10–6 62.5% #59 1,610 0 1 1998 31–25 55.4% #35 1,792 0 1
21 2003 20–27 42.6% #71 1,671 0 1 1999 53–21 71.6% #6 1,922 0 4
22 2004 29–31 48.3% #49 1,654 0 1 2000 30–16 65.2% #20 1,900 0 6
23 2005 41–28 59.4% #14 1,777 0 1 2001 26–25 51.0% #42 1,763 0 6
24 2006 37–24 60.7% #14 1,816 0 2 2002 19–24 44.2% #72 1,717 0 6
25 2007 57–22 72.2% #5 2,038 0 5 2003 19–17 52.8% #58 1,727 0 6
26 2008 40–21 65.6% #12 1,837 0 7 2004 34–20 63.0% #21 1,886 0 6
27 2009 40–24 62.5% #17 1,871 0 7 2005 31–22 58.5% #22 1,862 0 6
28 2010 58–23 71.6% #7 2,035 0 9 2006 14–8 63.6% #48 1,863 0 6
29 2011 55–19 74.3% #5 2,109 0 11 2007 19–12 61.3% #49 1,906 0 6
30 2012 70–15 82.4% #5 2,228 0 18 2008 22–17 56.4% #38 1,889 0 6
31 2013 63–24 72.4% #3 2,092 0 20 2009 12–16 42.9% #116 1,762 0 6
32 2014 55–24 69.6% #10 2,060 0 21 2010 1–3 25.0% #722 1,722 0 6
33 2015 53–16 76.8% #7 2,127 0 26 — — — — — — —
34 2016 34–23 59.6% #21 1,961 0 26 — — — — — — —
35 2017 25–21 54.3% #37 1,907 0 27 — — — — — — —
36 2018 8–17 32.0% #125 1,708 0 27 — — — — — — —
37 2019 8–6 57.1% #224 1,803 0 27 — — — — — — —

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 David Ferrer 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1997 7 5 12 58.3% 3 4 7 42.9% 5 2 7 71.4% 11 5 16 68.8%
20 2002 0 1 1 0.0% 10 4 14 71.4% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1998 24 15 39 61.5% 4 4 8 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
21 2003 6 10 16 37.5% 13 16 29 44.8% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 1999 41 15 56 73.2% 2 2 4 50.0% 6 1 7 85.7% 4 3 7 57.1%
22 2004 3 10 13 23.1% 22 15 37 59.5% 1 3 4 25.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 2000 27 11 38 71.1% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
23 2005 16 11 27 59.3% 23 14 37 62.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 2001 11 13 24 45.8% 6 6 12 50.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 5 4 9 55.6%
24 2006 17 13 30 56.7% 15 7 22 68.2% 3 1 4 75.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 2002 10 15 25 40.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 7 3 10 70.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
25 2007 37 14 51 72.5% 19 7 26 73.1% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2003 14 11 25 56.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — —
26 2008 15 14 29 51.7% 18 6 24 75.0% 7 1 8 87.5% — — — — 2004 30 14 44 68.2% 2 4 6 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
27 2009 22 14 36 61.1% 14 8 22 63.6% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 2005 15 13 28 53.6% 6 4 10 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 8 3 11 72.7%
28 2010 26 15 41 63.4% 29 7 36 80.6% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — 2006 8 4 12 66.7% 6 4 10 60.0% — — — — — — — —
29 2011 30 12 42 71.4% 22 6 28 78.6% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — 2007 17 9 26 65.4% — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% — — — —
30 2012 31 8 39 79.5% 28 5 33 84.8% 11 2 13 84.6% — — — — 2008 12 11 23 52.2% 5 4 9 55.6% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — —
31 2013 37 16 53 69.8% 22 6 28 78.6% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 2009 4 7 11 36.4% 7 7 14 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
32 2014 29 15 44 65.9% 25 8 33 75.8% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2010 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
33 2015 34 10 44 77.3% 19 5 24 79.2% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 2016 17 13 30 56.7% 15 7 22 68.2% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 2017 11 10 21 52.4% 12 8 20 60.0% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 2018 6 10 16 37.5% 1 5 6 16.7% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 2019 4 3 7 57.1% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 341 199 540 63.1% 311 137 448 69.4% 44 26 70 62.9% 7 9 16 43.8% — 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 1,056/1,074 of David Ferrer'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 David Ferrer 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 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1997 37/42 7.9 3.5 55.2% 77.0% 48.3% 60.5% 52.5% 64.1% 36.7%
20 2002 15/16 1.1 2.9 60.6% 66.6% 52.3% 44.8% 46.2% 60.7% 43.0% 1998 49/56 6.2 4.7 53.7% 74.8% 47.8% 55.1% 44.4% 62.5% 39.0%
21 2003 45/47 2.0 3.8 59.2% 63.2% 46.7% 53.8% 44.3% 56.4% 39.3% 1999 56/74 6.6 4.3 51.5% 75.7% 53.2% 61.8% 43.5% 64.7% 40.4%
22 2004 60/60 2.5 2.7 63.1% 64.2% 49.4% 56.1% 44.4% 58.3% 40.5% 2000 38/46 6.4 4.3 52.7% 74.9% 52.3% 61.7% 48.3% 64.3% 40.1%
23 2005 68/69 2.5 2.6 64.1% 65.3% 51.4% 54.6% 48.0% 60.5% 42.3% 2001 44/51 6.3 4.1 50.3% 71.1% 48.8% 54.0% 50.7% 60.0% 40.0%
24 2006 61/61 2.5 3.0 63.5% 66.0% 49.4% 52.9% 47.3% 59.9% 42.3% 2002 40/43 6.2 4.5 52.6% 74.1% 47.8% 58.8% 50.7% 61.5% 37.6%
25 2007 79/79 2.9 1.7 65.4% 69.1% 53.5% 57.6% 52.1% 63.7% 44.3% 2003 36/36 6.5 3.8 50.8% 73.1% 49.9% 58.1% 44.7% 61.8% 37.4%
26 2008 60/61 2.7 1.6 66.1% 69.0% 54.5% 55.7% 43.0% 64.2% 41.9% 2004 51/54 7.3 3.8 54.9% 77.8% 48.4% 61.1% 41.4% 64.5% 38.7%
27 2009 62/64 3.1 2.9 61.2% 70.2% 52.9% 58.9% 49.4% 63.4% 42.7% 2005 52/53 7.6 3.8 53.4% 74.2% 51.4% 56.4% 51.3% 63.6% 40.9%
28 2010 81/81 3.0 1.7 65.1% 70.7% 56.5% 63.9% 48.7% 65.7% 43.1% 2006 21/22 7.4 4.0 51.7% 72.0% 50.1% 59.5% 43.3% 61.3% 40.2%
29 2011 74/74 3.6 2.7 60.7% 72.9% 56.8% 65.7% 48.1% 66.6% 42.8% 2007 30/31 6.7 2.5 57.0% 79.9% 51.6% 64.6% 33.9% 67.8% 38.1%
30 2012 82/85 3.3 2.1 63.4% 73.9% 57.8% 65.2% 48.2% 68.0% 42.7% 2008 34/39 7.2 2.4 53.6% 76.3% 51.9% 55.4% 44.9% 64.9% 39.6%
31 2013 84/87 3.2 2.3 62.9% 70.4% 53.4% 57.1% 44.8% 64.2% 42.6% 2009 28/28 7.7 3.9 52.0% 75.0% 47.3% 62.9% 45.8% 61.9% 35.4%
32 2014 78/79 2.2 2.5 62.9% 69.9% 53.7% 61.3% 43.8% 63.8% 43.3% 2010 4/4 11.3 6.5 51.8% 77.7% 47.3% 55.7% 31.0% 63.0% 28.6%
33 2015 69/69 2.2 2.9 62.4% 70.5% 54.2% 60.3% 47.6% 64.4% 43.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
34 2016 54/57 2.8 3.2 61.3% 70.5% 53.7% 63.4% 43.6% 63.8% 40.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
35 2017 45/46 2.6 4.6 59.1% 70.6% 50.9% 61.7% 39.6% 62.4% 39.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
36 2018 25/25 2.0 3.8 60.7% 66.1% 49.2% 57.7% 36.2% 59.1% 39.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
37 2019 14/14 1.6 2.8 64.7% 67.0% 55.6% 54.9% 39.1% 62.7% 41.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1,056/1,074 2.7 2.6 62.8% 69.2% 53.3% 59.2% 46.2% 63.2% 42.3% — 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 David Ferrer 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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%) — +0.64
20 2002 1611 129.0 -0.14 +2.61 1.094 51.9% — +85 — 59.5% +1.03 3–2 (60%) 1–0 — +0.80 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%) — -0.30
21 2003 1672 133.1 -4.21 +1.79 0.902 48.2% -135 +48 — 40.5% -0.84 7–3 (70%) 5–4 (56%) — -2.35 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%) — +0.49
22 2004 1655 133.7 -3.20 +2.62 0.972 49.4% -121 +132 -112 46.3% -0.23 13–7 (65%) 8–11 (42%) — +0.43 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%) — -0.03
23 2005 1777 152.3 -0.65 +4.57 1.071 51.2% -27 +72 — 58.3% +0.68 11–12 (48%) 6–7 (46%) — +1.45 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%) — -2.55
24 2006 1816 148.0 -1.48 +4.87 1.055 51.0% -62 +114 -166 57.8% +0.52 13–6 (68%) 8–9 (47%) — +1.00 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%) — -0.90
25 2007 2038 165.7 +0.90 +7.85 1.222 53.9% +1 -58 — 66.5% +1.31 12–4 (75%) 13–12 (52%) — -0.11 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%) — +0.36
26 2008 1838 152.2 +1.24 +4.88 1.168 52.6% -35 +228 -34 60.9% +0.75 10–6 (63%) 11–8 (58%) — +2.27 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%) — +0.23
27 2009 1871 159.3 +0.54 +5.75 1.169 52.8% +17 +139 -50 59.8% +0.90 14–10 (58%) 4–13 (24%) — +0.88 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%) — -1.12
28 2010 2036 167.1 +2.99 +6.37 1.257 54.2% -69 +114 -169 67.4% +1.08 11–10 (52%) 11–9 (55%) — +0.59 2006 1863 140.5 -0.75 +2.34 1.039 50.6% +65 -104 — 60.0% +0.60 8–3 (73%) 7–4 (64%) — +0.78
29 2011 2109 173.9 +4.03 +6.13 1.283 54.5% +5 +84 -191 69.8% +1.52 12–7 (63%) 9–9 (50%) — +1.39 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 2012 2229 173.7 +4.91 +6.11 1.332 55.1% -6 +114 -152 75.9% +1.67 14–1 (93%) 20–12 (63%) — +1.07 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%) — -1.13
31 2013 2093 174.2 +1.94 +6.08 1.191 53.3% +31 +273 -20 64.6% +1.16 20–8 (71%) 12–9 (57%) — +1.12 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%) — -1.73
32 2014 2060 172.8 +1.07 +6.87 1.198 53.5% +10 +218 — 65.5% +1.12 15–11 (58%) 17–12 (59%) — +2.77 2010 1722 106.1 +0.99 -2.77 0.774 46.3% — — +51 27.3% -1.09 1–1 0–1 — -0.60
33 2015 2127 174.9 +1.19 +7.08 1.223 53.6% +32 +170 — 67.6% +1.31 15–2 (88%) 12–10 (55%) — +3.35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 2016 1961 160.9 -0.03 +3.83 1.112 51.7% +65 +185 -21 57.1% +0.66 10–8 (56%) 8–12 (40%) — +1.83 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 2017 1907 153.4 -0.46 +2.91 1.054 50.7% +10 +112 -23 49.2% +0.13 12–6 (67%) 5–9 (36%) — +0.54 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 2018 1708 138.6 -2.32 +3.21 0.966 49.2% +118 +153 +130 41.7% -0.43 0–6 (0%) 5–5 (50%) — -0.57 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 2019 1804 151.4 -0.33 +3.86 1.116 51.9% +47 +91 — 60.0% +0.57 2–2 (50%) 3–2 (60%) — -0.85 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2264 167.8 +0.80 +5.33 1.149 52.6% -5 +126 -81 61.4% +0.85 194–111 (64%) 158–153 (51%) 102.5 +1.46 — 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.