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

Ivo Karlovic vs Nicolas Kiefer H2H: 1-4

Nicolas Kiefer holds a 4–1 lead over Ivo Karlovic in their ATP head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Nicolas Kiefer leads 3–1 on hard courts and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Nicolas Kiefer won the 2008 Paris Masters second round 6-4 7-5.

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Ivo Karlovic
CRO Age 47 Right-Handed 211 cm / 6'11"
H2H
1 – 4
5 main draw meetings
Nicolas Kiefer
GER Age 49 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Oct 28, 2008* Paris Masters Masters 1000 R64 Hard Nicolas Kiefer #40 6-4 7-5 Ivo Karlovic #24 Match data
Oct 19, 2007* Madrid Masters Masters 1000 R16 Hard Nicolas Kiefer #112 7-6(5) 7-6(3) Ivo Karlovic #24 Match data
May 25, 2005* Roland Garros Grand Slam R128 Clay Nicolas Kiefer #28 6-3 6-3 6-4 Ivo Karlovic #77 Match data
Jul 19, 2004 Indianapolis ATP 250 R32 Hard Nicolas Kiefer #30 6-0 7-6(0) Ivo Karlovic #57 Match data
Sep 26, 2003* Shanghai ATP 250 R16 Hard Ivo Karlovic #88 6-1 7-6(5) Nicolas Kiefer #57 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
Ivo Karlovic #1,066 #14 2,295 1,998 357 333 51.7% 0 0 0 0 8 8
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 Ivo Karlovic 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 — — — — — — — 1996 7–9 43.8% #128 1,562 0 0
19 — — — — — — — 1997 26–16 61.9% #32 1,798 0 1
20 — — — — — — — 1998 31–25 55.4% #35 1,790 0 1
21 — — — — — — — 1999 53–21 71.6% #6 1,921 0 4
22 2001 0–1 0.0% #193 1,500 0 0 2000 30–15 66.7% #20 1,921 0 6
23 2002 1–2 33.3% #201 1,454 0 0 2001 26–25 51.0% #42 1,766 0 6
24 2003 9–7 56.2% #73 1,666 0 0 2002 19–24 44.2% #72 1,718 0 6
25 2004 16–24 40.0% #61 1,667 0 0 2003 19–17 52.8% #58 1,727 0 6
26 2005 17–22 43.6% #70 1,739 0 0 2004 32–19 62.7% #21 1,897 0 6
27 2006 16–18 47.1% #98 1,632 0 0 2005 31–22 58.5% #22 1,854 0 6
28 2007 45–21 68.2% #22 1,940 0 3 2006 14–8 63.6% #48 1,843 0 6
29 2008 29–25 53.7% #26 1,815 0 4 2007 19–12 61.3% #49 1,893 0 6
30 2009 21–22 48.8% #37 1,795 0 4 2008 20–16 55.6% #38 1,876 0 6
31 2010 16–9 64.0% #73 1,864 0 4 2009 12–16 42.9% #116 1,757 0 6
32 2011 16–20 44.4% #56 1,819 0 4 2010 1–3 25.0% #722 1,717 0 6
33 2012 14–16 46.7% #100 1,768 0 4 — — — — — — —
34 2013 15–13 53.6% #78 1,772 0 5 — — — — — — —
35 2014 32–27 54.2% #27 1,853 0 5 — — — — — — —
36 2015 38–25 60.3% #23 1,916 0 6 — — — — — — —
37 2016 32–22 59.3% #20 1,970 0 8 — — — — — — —
38 2017 15–20 42.9% #80 1,770 0 8 — — — — — — —
39 2018 11–16 40.7% #100 1,644 0 8 — — — — — — —
40 2019 11–15 42.3% #95 1,668 0 8 — — — — — — —
41 2020 1–4 20.0% #147 1,615 0 8 — — — — — — —
42 2021 2–4 33.3% #279 1,623 0 8 — — — — — — —