H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 02:15 UTC

Goran Ivanisevic vs Nicolas Kiefer H2H: 2-1

Goran Ivanisevic holds a 2–1 lead over Nicolas Kiefer in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on hard courts, while Goran Ivanisevic leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Nicolas Kiefer won the 2002 Dubai third round 6-3 6-4.

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Goran Ivanisevic
CRO Age 54 Left-Handed 194 cm / 6'4"
H2H
2 – 1
3 main draw meetings
Nicolas Kiefer
GER Age 49 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Feb 28, 2002* Dubai ATP 250 R32 Hard Nicolas Kiefer #47 6-3 6-4 Goran Ivanisevic #15 Match data
Feb 1, 2001* Milan ATP 250 R32 Carpet Goran Ivanisevic #123 2-6 6-2 6-3 Nicolas Kiefer #33 Match data
Aug 21, 1998* New Haven ATP 250 R16 Hard Goran Ivanisevic #16 6-3 7-5 Nicolas Kiefer #25 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
Goran Ivanisevic #395 #2 3,572 2,124 561 316 64.0% 1 2 1 0 18 22
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 Goran Ivanisevic Nicolas Kiefer
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 1988 1–3 25.0% #371 1,488 0 0 1994 0–1 0.0% #1198 1,489 0 0
17 1989 29–23 55.8% #40 1,691 0 0 1995 3–3 50.0% #206 1,527 0 0
18 1990 46–22 67.6% #9 1,921 0 1 1996 7–9 43.8% #128 1,562 0 0
19 1991 35–21 62.5% #16 1,922 0 2 1997 26–16 61.9% #32 1,798 0 1
20 1992 57–18 76.0% #4 2,090 0 6 1998 31–25 55.4% #35 1,790 0 1
21 1993 50–21 70.4% #7 2,031 0 9 1999 53–21 71.6% #6 1,921 0 4
22 1994 62–26 70.5% #5 1,976 0 11 2000 30–15 66.7% #20 1,921 0 6
23 1995 41–22 65.1% #10 1,911 0 12 2001 26–25 51.0% #42 1,766 0 6
24 1996 76–24 76.0% #4 2,001 0 17 2002 19–24 44.2% #72 1,718 0 6
25 1997 51–20 71.8% #15 1,866 0 20 2003 19–17 52.8% #58 1,727 0 6
26 1998 44–28 61.1% #12 1,873 0 21 2004 32–19 62.7% #21 1,897 0 6
27 1999 22–26 45.8% #62 1,713 0 21 2005 31–22 58.5% #22 1,854 0 6
28 2000 11–21 34.4% #129 1,596 0 21 2006 14–8 63.6% #48 1,843 0 6
29 2001 28–21 57.1% #12 1,814 1 22 2007 19–12 61.3% #49 1,893 0 6
30 2002 4–7 36.4% #243 1,698 1 22 2008 20–16 55.6% #38 1,876 0 6
31 2003 0–3 0.0% #657 1,646 1 22 2009 12–16 42.9% #116 1,757 0 6
32 2004 4–10 28.6% #266 1,632 1 22 2010 1–3 25.0% #722 1,717 0 6