H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 14:16 UTC

David Nalbandian vs Nicolas Kiefer H2H: 1-1

David Nalbandian and Nicolas Kiefer are tied 1–1 in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on hard courts. Most recently, David Nalbandian won the 2008 Paris Masters third round 7-6(5) 6-3.

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David Nalbandian
ARG Age 44 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
1 – 1
2 main draw meetings
Nicolas Kiefer
GER Age 49 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Oct 29, 2008* Paris Masters Masters 1000 R32 Hard David Nalbandian #8 7-6(5) 6-3 Nicolas Kiefer #40 Match data
Mar 12, 2005* Indian Wells Masters Masters 1000 R16 Hard Nicolas Kiefer #31 6-1 6-3 David Nalbandian #10 Match data

* Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 Finals 500 250 Titles
David Nalbandian #231 #3 3,500 2,070 356 185 65.8% 0 2 1 1 7 11
Nicolas Kiefer #720 #4 2,447 1,984 343 252 57.6% 0 0 0 0 6 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 Nalbandian Nicolas Kiefer
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 — — — — — — — 1994 0–1 0.0% #1198 1,489 0 0
17 — — — — — — — 1995 3–3 50.0% #206 1,527 0 0
18 2000 0–2 0.0% #245 1,482 0 0 1996 7–9 43.8% #128 1,562 0 0
19 2001 17–9 65.4% #47 1,738 0 0 1997 26–16 61.9% #32 1,798 0 1
20 2002 36–23 61.0% #12 1,856 0 2 1998 31–25 55.4% #35 1,790 0 1
21 2003 38–20 65.5% #8 1,988 0 2 1999 53–21 71.6% #6 1,921 0 4
22 2004 33–14 70.2% #9 1,905 0 2 2000 30–15 66.7% #20 1,921 0 6
23 2005 40–19 67.8% #6 1,982 0 4 2001 26–25 51.0% #42 1,766 0 6
24 2006 39–16 70.9% #8 1,940 0 5 2002 19–24 44.2% #72 1,718 0 6
25 2007 31–17 64.6% #9 2,032 0 7 2003 19–17 52.8% #58 1,727 0 6
26 2008 37–14 72.5% #11 2,014 0 9 2004 32–19 62.7% #21 1,897 0 6
27 2009 14–8 63.6% #64 1,935 0 10 2005 31–22 58.5% #22 1,854 0 6
28 2010 25–10 71.4% #27 2,005 0 11 2006 14–8 63.6% #48 1,843 0 6
29 2011 20–13 60.6% #64 1,940 0 11 2007 19–12 61.3% #49 1,893 0 6
30 2012 20–15 57.1% #82 1,883 0 11 2008 20–16 55.6% #38 1,876 0 6
31 2013 6–5 54.5% #229 1,871 0 11 2009 12–16 42.9% #116 1,757 0 6
32 — — — — — — — 2010 1–3 25.0% #722 1,717 0 6