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

Frances Tiafoe vs Kevin Anderson H2H: 1-4

Kevin Anderson holds a 4–1 lead over Frances Tiafoe in their ATP head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Kevin Anderson leads 3–1 on hard courts and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Kevin Anderson won the 2021 Estoril Open first round 4-6 7-6(6) 7-6(4).

Want to explore more matchups? Advanced rivalry search lets you browse current and historical rivalries, unbeaten records, or every matchup for a player.

Frances Tiafoe
United States Age 28 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"
H2H
1 – 4
5 main draw meetings
Kevin Anderson
RSA Age 40 Right-Handed 203 cm / 6'8"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Kevin Anderson #105 4-6 7-6(6) 7-6(4) Frances Tiafoe #64 Match data Apr 29, 2021* R32 Estoril Open ATP 250 Clay
Frances Tiafoe #39 4-6 6-4 6-4 7-5 Kevin Anderson #6 Match data Jan 17, 2019* R64 Australian Open Grand Slam Hard
Kevin Anderson #9 6-3 3-6 6-2 Frances Tiafoe #41 Match data Oct 5, 2018* R16 Japan Open ATP 500 Hard
Kevin Anderson #8 7-6(3) 6-4 Frances Tiafoe #63 Match data Mar 28, 2018* R16 Miami Open Masters 1000 Hard
Kevin Anderson #11 6-3 5-7 6-4 Frances Tiafoe #98 Match data Feb 17, 2018* QF Dallas Open ATP 250 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
Frances Tiafoe #12 #10 3,130 2,015 262 215 54.9% 0 0 0 1 3 4
Kevin Anderson #1,151 #5 4,845 2,141 348 252 58.0% 0 0 0 1 6 7

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 Frances Tiafoe Kevin Anderson
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 2014 0–1 0.0% — 1,469 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 2015 1–5 16.7% #176 1,487 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 2016 1–6 14.3% #108 1,507 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 2017 7–17 29.2% #79 1,706 0 0 — — — — — — —
20 2018 27–22 55.1% #39 1,818 0 1 — — — — — — —
21 2019 21–25 45.7% #47 1,800 0 1 2007 0–1 0.0% #221 1,540 0 0
22 2020 9–11 45.0% #59 1,815 0 1 2008 8–9 47.1% #104 1,631 0 0
23 2021 32–24 57.1% #38 1,927 0 1 2009 2–6 25.0% #161 1,624 0 0
24 2022 34–23 59.6% #19 1,979 0 1 2010 14–18 43.8% #61 1,778 0 0
25 2023 34–19 64.2% #16 1,896 0 3 2011 39–27 59.1% #32 1,890 0 1
26 2024 32–25 56.1% #18 1,898 0 3 2012 31–26 54.4% #37 1,856 0 2
27 2025 26–21 55.3% #30 1,814 0 3 2013 37–23 61.7% #20 1,869 0 2
28 2026 38–16 70.4% #12 1,974 0 4 2014 39–24 61.9% #16 1,946 0 2
29 — — — — — — — 2015 46–24 65.7% #12 2,046 0 3
30 — — — — — — — 2016 17–21 44.7% #67 1,883 0 3
31 — — — — — — — 2017 32–21 60.4% #14 1,974 0 3
32 — — — — — — — 2018 48–19 71.6% #6 2,121 0 5
33 — — — — — — — 2019 11–4 73.3% #91 2,056 0 6
34 — — — — — — — 2020 8–9 47.1% #81 1,963 0 6
35 — — — — — — — 2021 13–13 50.0% #80 1,808 0 7
36 — — — — — — — 2022 1–5 16.7% #104 1,681 0 7
37 — — — — — — — 2023 2–2 50.0% #627 1,669 0 7

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 Frances Tiafoe Kevin Anderson
Yr HardClayGrass Yr HardClayGrass
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 2014 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 2015 1 3 4 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 2016 1 5 6 16.7% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 2017 6 13 19 31.6% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 2018 17 15 32 53.1% 6 5 11 54.5% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 2019 16 17 33 48.5% 4 5 9 44.4% 1 3 4 25.0% 2007 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
22 2020 9 9 18 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2008 7 5 12 58.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
23 2021 25 16 41 61.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 4 3 7 57.1% 2009 1 4 5 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
24 2022 23 14 37 62.2% 8 6 14 57.1% 3 3 6 50.0% 2010 11 11 22 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 3 4 25.0%
25 2023 19 13 32 59.4% 8 4 12 66.7% 7 2 9 77.8% 2011 30 18 48 62.5% 5 6 11 45.5% 4 3 7 57.1%
26 2024 24 17 41 58.5% 5 5 10 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 2012 21 18 39 53.8% 7 6 13 53.8% 3 2 5 60.0%
27 2025 14 12 26 53.8% 11 7 18 61.1% 1 2 3 33.3% 2013 24 16 40 60.0% 11 5 16 68.8% 2 2 4 50.0%
28 2026 22 10 32 68.8% 7 4 11 63.6% 9 2 11 81.8% 2014 29 17 46 63.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 5 2 7 71.4%
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2015 33 17 50 66.0% 6 5 11 54.5% 7 2 9 77.8%
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2016 13 14 27 48.1% 2 4 6 33.3% 2 3 5 40.0%
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2017 18 13 31 58.1% 10 6 16 62.5% 4 2 6 66.7%
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2018 36 13 49 73.5% 6 4 10 60.0% 6 2 8 75.0%
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2019 8 2 10 80.0% — — — — 3 2 5 60.0%
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2020 6 6 12 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — —
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2021 5 10 15 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 6 1 7 85.7%
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2022 1 5 6 16.7% — — — — — — — —
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2023 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2 1 3 66.7%
Career — 177 145 322 55.0% 52 48 100 52.0% 33 22 55 60.0% — 243 171 414 58.7% 58 52 110 52.7% 47 29 76 61.8%

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 475/479 of Frances Tiafoe's and 595/600 of Kevin Anderson'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 Frances Tiafoe Kevin Anderson
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%
16 2014 1/1 2.0 6.0 54.9% 74.4% 40.6% 75.0% 33.3% 59.2% 28.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
17 2015 6/6 9.0 2.5 59.8% 71.7% 48.9% 60.8% 21.2% 62.2% 30.4% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
18 2016 7/7 5.7 2.6 64.1% 67.8% 52.2% 49.8% 35.1% 62.1% 34.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
19 2017 24/24 8.1 3.1 58.9% 70.8% 52.8% 50.2% 39.0% 63.2% 34.2% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
20 2018 49/49 7.8 3.0 61.0% 72.9% 52.9% 61.8% 40.6% 65.0% 35.2% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
21 2019 46/46 6.0 2.4 65.4% 70.9% 50.9% 53.2% 39.8% 64.2% 35.5% 2007 1/1 7.0 1.0 75.0% 54.8% 42.9% 50.0% — 51.8% 21.7%
22 2020 20/20 4.6 2.1 63.1% 69.7% 50.0% 59.7% 43.0% 62.4% 37.0% 2008 15/17 9.4 3.3 65.7% 74.0% 58.9% 62.8% 28.9% 68.9% 33.5%
23 2021 54/56 7.1 2.5 61.0% 72.0% 53.5% 60.2% 40.5% 64.9% 36.6% 2009 8/8 9.4 3.1 69.8% 72.4% 46.3% 57.6% 25.1% 64.4% 27.4%
24 2022 57/57 8.5 2.4 58.0% 73.6% 52.9% 66.2% 40.3% 64.9% 35.6% 2010 32/32 9.6 3.2 66.0% 75.6% 51.0% 46.2% 43.7% 67.1% 34.2%
25 2023 53/53 8.3 2.3 60.0% 77.0% 52.9% 62.6% 43.2% 67.4% 35.9% 2011 66/66 10.9 2.1 66.9% 76.1% 55.8% 63.4% 47.0% 69.2% 36.5%
26 2024 57/57 8.5 2.5 59.2% 74.6% 54.1% 62.6% 38.0% 66.1% 35.1% 2012 56/57 11.4 3.2 62.6% 75.1% 53.6% 62.7% 36.7% 67.1% 34.8%
27 2025 47/47 8.2 2.7 56.1% 74.5% 52.0% 56.9% 41.1% 64.5% 37.3% 2013 60/60 10.9 3.0 64.2% 76.3% 54.8% 63.5% 38.8% 68.5% 35.8%
28 2026 54/56 6.5 2.3 61.1% 74.2% 54.3% 61.7% 41.4% 66.3% 36.0% 2014 62/63 11.7 2.9 66.2% 76.6% 51.9% 65.4% 36.5% 68.2% 35.2%
29 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2015 70/70 15.3 3.4 63.5% 80.1% 54.3% 65.0% 43.2% 70.6% 33.9%
30 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2016 38/38 13.0 4.4 59.2% 77.0% 53.4% 63.9% 36.4% 67.4% 32.9%
31 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2017 53/53 13.9 2.8 64.0% 79.0% 54.5% 65.3% 37.4% 70.2% 35.2%
32 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2018 66/67 16.4 2.7 64.2% 79.6% 55.3% 63.1% 35.6% 70.7% 33.8%
33 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2019 15/15 15.7 2.7 63.1% 78.7% 53.6% 68.9% 44.1% 69.2% 35.7%
34 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2020 17/17 12.5 3.7 62.5% 77.1% 51.2% 60.3% 41.2% 67.2% 32.1%
35 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2021 26/26 16.9 2.8 63.5% 80.3% 49.5% 69.7% 34.1% 69.0% 30.9%
36 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2022 6/6 15.3 2.8 65.0% 78.6% 57.1% 66.1% 33.3% 70.9% 24.5%
37 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2023 4/4 11.0 4.0 64.4% 77.7% 43.7% 58.3% 28.6% 65.5% 37.4%
Career — 475/479 7.5 2.5 60.3% 73.3% 52.8% 60.2% 40.3% 65.1% 35.7% — 595/600 12.9 3.0 64.3% 77.4% 53.7% 63.2% 38.8% 68.9% 34.3%

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 Frances Tiafoe Kevin Anderson
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 2014 1469 99.7 -1.83 -1.00 0.700 45.7% — — — 0.0% -2.00 — — — +0.14 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 2015 1488 112.1 -2.26 -2.21 0.806 46.2% +2 — — 23.5% -1.59 1–2 (33%) 3–2 (60%) — -0.24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 2016 1508 116.9 -1.57 +0.56 0.914 48.1% -4 — — 30.0% -0.85 1–3 (25%) 1–5 (17%) — 0.00 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 2017 1706 146.8 -0.17 -0.03 0.930 48.7% +4 — -121 38.2% -0.41 2–8 (20%) 2–11 (15%) — -1.15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 2018 1818 149.3 +0.75 +0.31 1.007 50.2% -22 -216 -116 51.6% +0.02 11–7 (61%) 14–11 (56%) — -1.15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 2019 1801 153.7 +0.57 +0.02 0.990 49.7% +31 -161 -153 48.4% -0.29 6–16 (27%) 14–10 (58%) — -0.49 2007 1541 108.0 -2.14 +0.48 0.451 38.2% — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — -0.19
22 2020 1815 147.6 -0.28 -0.04 0.984 49.6% +51 — — 50.0% -0.24 2–6 (25%) 7–5 (58%) — -1.03 2008 1631 124.1 +2.28 -0.60 1.079 51.2% +91 — -124 50.0% -0.02 3–5 (38%) 9–4 (69%) — +0.62
23 2021 1928 156.0 +2.07 +0.36 1.042 50.8% +30 -311 -225 56.4% +0.34 11–11 (50%) 18–17 (51%) — -0.63 2009 1624 111.4 +0.61 -4.84 0.771 46.3% +26 — — 26.3% -1.42 1–0 3–2 (60%) — -0.29
24 2022 1979 154.0 +1.43 +0.08 1.012 50.3% +23 -267 -209 58.6% +0.17 12–11 (52%) 28–14 (67%) — +1.05 2010 1779 142.8 +2.68 -1.25 1.039 50.3% +34 -199 -256 46.9% -0.12 4–8 (33%) 5–11 (31%) — -1.45
25 2023 1897 150.5 +2.85 +0.22 1.098 51.3% +6 -77 -40 62.2% +0.70 6–5 (55%) 19–13 (59%) — +2.33 2011 1891 157.1 +5.50 +0.11 1.185 52.5% +20 -245 -270 57.6% +0.61 12–11 (52%) 15–17 (47%) — +1.44
26 2024 1899 146.6 +1.42 +0.07 1.034 50.5% +7 -144 -43 52.7% +0.10 11–9 (55%) 20–18 (53%) — +3.04 2012 1857 156.6 +3.45 -0.90 1.058 50.9% +33 -124 -193 51.1% +0.27 10–8 (56%) 20–15 (57%) — -0.14
27 2025 1815 142.8 +0.01 +0.86 1.051 50.7% +15 -1 -11 57.5% +0.21 6–10 (38%) 15–7 (68%) — +3.26 2013 1869 157.9 +4.20 +0.05 1.135 51.7% +7 +20 -159 57.7% +0.40 12–8 (60%) 18–16 (53%) — +1.51
28 2026 1975 151.8 +1.33 +1.11 1.069 51.1% 0 -129 -72 61.3% +0.66 16–6 (73%) 15–16 (48%) — +1.33 2014 1947 161.0 +3.91 +0.32 1.107 51.6% +6 -48 -101 54.9% +0.38 15–7 (68%) 17–16 (52%) — +2.15
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2015 2047 162.6 +6.01 -0.88 1.154 51.7% -15 -143 -48 61.2% +0.51 13–8 (62%) 31–22 (58%) — +1.09
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2016 1883 151.8 +2.89 -1.81 1.011 50.2% +31 -46 +51 48.9% -0.09 4–9 (31%) 11–10 (52%) — -0.24
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2017 1974 162.0 +6.28 -0.22 1.180 52.4% -50 -48 -31 60.4% +0.82 7–7 (50%) 19–17 (53%) — -1.65
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2018 2122 169.8 +6.52 -1.15 1.152 51.8% -20 -176 -10 61.7% +0.67 21–7 (75%) 30–20 (60%) — +1.48
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2019 2057 133.2 +3.47 -0.21 1.160 52.1% +25 — -2 64.3% +0.64 3–1 (75%) 7–3 (70%) — +0.68
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2020 1964 140.8 +3.58 -0.85 0.980 49.5% +34 -65 — 47.7% -0.16 4–2 (67%) 5–5 (50%) — -1.17
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2021 1809 136.1 +4.26 -3.10 0.998 49.9% +7 +65 +284 46.0% -0.24 4–0 (100%) 12–11 (52%) — -0.83
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2022 1681 114.8 -0.53 -2.72 0.844 47.9% -5 — — 31.3% -0.94 0–3 (0%) 2–4 (33%) — +0.18
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2023 1670 109.6 -0.03 +1.57 1.084 50.9% — — +422 55.6% -0.11 0–1 2–0 — +0.47
Career — 2016 155.1 +1.10 +0.30 1.024 50.4% +13 -149 -108 54.1% +0.15 85–94 (47%) 156–129 (55%) 101.7 +1.35 — 2142 159.7 +4.52 -0.73 1.102 51.3% +7 -94 -39 55.3% +0.34 113–85 (57%) 206–173 (54%) 104.0 +0.61

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.