H2H data updated: 2026-07-19 02:51 UTC
Ivan Ljubicic vs Nicolas Kiefer H2H: 2-0
Ivan Ljubicic holds a 2–0 lead over Nicolas Kiefer in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Ivan Ljubicic leads 2–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Ivan Ljubicic won the 2009 Lyon fourth round 6-3 3-6 6-3.
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CRO
Age 47
Right-Handed
193 cm / 6'4"
H2H
2
–
0
2 main draw meetings
GER
Age 49
Right-Handed
183 cm / 6'0"
H2H Match Log
| Date | Tournament | Category | Round | Surface | Winner | Score | Loser | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2009* | Lyon | ATP 250 | R16 | Hard | Ivan Ljubicic | 6-3 3-6 6-3 | Nicolas Kiefer | Match data |
| Mar 1, 2002* | Dubai | ATP 250 | R16 | Hard | Ivan Ljubicic | 6-4 6-2 | Nicolas Kiefer | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivan Ljubicic | #53 | #3 | 3,315 | 2,052 | 400 | 282 | 58.7% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 |
| 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 | Ivan Ljubicic | Nicolas Kiefer | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1994 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #1198 | 1,489 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 1996 | 1–1 | 50.0% | #576 | 1,509 | 0 | 0 | 1995 | 3–3 | 50.0% | #206 | 1,527 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 1997 | 1–4 | 20.0% | #289 | 1,489 | 0 | 0 | 1996 | 7–9 | 43.8% | #128 | 1,562 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | 1998 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #293 | 1,482 | 0 | 0 | 1997 | 26–16 | 61.9% | #32 | 1,798 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | 1999 | 11–12 | 47.8% | #77 | 1,587 | 0 | 0 | 1998 | 31–25 | 55.4% | #35 | 1,790 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | 2000 | 19–21 | 47.5% | #91 | 1,654 | 0 | 0 | 1999 | 53–21 | 71.6% | #6 | 1,921 | 0 | 4 |
| 22 | 2001 | 27–21 | 56.2% | #37 | 1,824 | 0 | 1 | 2000 | 30–15 | 66.7% | #20 | 1,921 | 0 | 6 |
| 23 | 2002 | 27–27 | 50.0% | #49 | 1,741 | 0 | 1 | 2001 | 26–25 | 51.0% | #42 | 1,766 | 0 | 6 |
| 24 | 2003 | 27–23 | 54.0% | #42 | 1,791 | 0 | 1 | 2002 | 19–24 | 44.2% | #72 | 1,718 | 0 | 6 |
| 25 | 2004 | 33–22 | 60.0% | #22 | 1,809 | 0 | 1 | 2003 | 19–17 | 52.8% | #58 | 1,727 | 0 | 6 |
| 26 | 2005 | 50–23 | 68.5% | #9 | 1,951 | 0 | 3 | 2004 | 32–19 | 62.7% | #21 | 1,897 | 0 | 6 |
| 27 | 2006 | 55–19 | 74.3% | #5 | 1,944 | 0 | 6 | 2005 | 31–22 | 58.5% | #22 | 1,854 | 0 | 6 |
| 28 | 2007 | 43–22 | 66.2% | #18 | 1,807 | 0 | 8 | 2006 | 14–8 | 63.6% | #48 | 1,843 | 0 | 6 |
| 29 | 2008 | 20–19 | 51.3% | #44 | 1,724 | 0 | 8 | 2007 | 19–12 | 61.3% | #49 | 1,893 | 0 | 6 |
| 30 | 2009 | 32–23 | 58.2% | #24 | 1,894 | 0 | 9 | 2008 | 20–16 | 55.6% | #38 | 1,876 | 0 | 6 |
| 31 | 2010 | 26–19 | 57.8% | #17 | 1,884 | 0 | 10 | 2009 | 12–16 | 42.9% | #116 | 1,757 | 0 | 6 |
| 32 | 2011 | 25–19 | 56.8% | #30 | 1,909 | 0 | 10 | 2010 | 1–3 | 25.0% | #722 | 1,717 | 0 | 6 |
| 33 | 2012 | 3–6 | 33.3% | #53 | 1,794 | 0 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |