H2H data updated: 2026-09-08 00:00 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 first 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

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Nicolas Kiefer #40 6-4 7-5 Ivo Karlovic #24 Match data Oct 28, 2008* R64 Paris Masters Masters 1000 Hard
Nicolas Kiefer #112 7-6(5) 7-6(3) Ivo Karlovic #24 Match data Oct 19, 2007* R16 Madrid Open Masters 1000 Hard
Nicolas Kiefer #28 6-3 6-3 6-4 Ivo Karlovic #77 Match data May 25, 2005* R128 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Nicolas Kiefer #30 6-0 7-6(0) Ivo Karlovic #57 Match data Jul 22, 2004* R32 Indianapolis International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Hard
Ivo Karlovic #88 6-1 7-6(5) Nicolas Kiefer #57 Match data Sep 26, 2003* R16 Shanghai Masters ATP International Series → modern equivalent 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
Ivo Karlovic #1,066 #14 2,295 1,999 363 335 52.0% 0 0 0 0 8 8
Nicolas Kiefer #720 #4 2,447 1,995 347 255 57.6% 0 0 0 1 5 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% — 1,489 0 0
17 — — — — — — — 1995 3–3 50.0% #206 1,527 0 0
18 — — — — — — — 1996 7–9 43.8% #128 1,563 0 0
19 — — — — — — — 1997 26–16 61.9% #32 1,799 0 1
20 — — — — — — — 1998 31–25 55.4% #35 1,792 0 1
21 — — — — — — — 1999 53–21 71.6% #6 1,922 0 4
22 2001 0–1 0.0% #193 1,500 0 0 2000 30–16 65.2% #20 1,900 0 6
23 2002 1–2 33.3% #201 1,454 0 0 2001 26–25 51.0% #42 1,763 0 6
24 2003 9–7 56.2% #73 1,665 0 0 2002 19–24 44.2% #72 1,717 0 6
25 2004 18–25 41.9% #61 1,685 0 0 2003 19–17 52.8% #58 1,727 0 6
26 2005 17–22 43.6% #70 1,745 0 0 2004 34–20 63.0% #21 1,886 0 6
27 2006 16–18 47.1% #98 1,633 0 0 2005 31–22 58.5% #22 1,862 0 6
28 2007 45–21 68.2% #22 1,931 0 3 2006 14–8 63.6% #48 1,863 0 6
29 2008 29–25 53.7% #26 1,814 0 4 2007 19–12 61.3% #49 1,906 0 6
30 2009 21–22 48.8% #37 1,797 0 4 2008 22–17 56.4% #38 1,889 0 6
31 2010 16–9 64.0% #73 1,866 0 4 2009 12–16 42.9% #116 1,762 0 6
32 2011 16–20 44.4% #56 1,821 0 4 2010 1–3 25.0% #722 1,722 0 6
33 2012 14–16 46.7% #100 1,769 0 4 — — — — — — —
34 2013 15–13 53.6% #78 1,774 0 5 — — — — — — —
35 2014 36–28 56.2% #27 1,856 0 5 — — — — — — —
36 2015 38–25 60.3% #23 1,917 0 6 — — — — — — —
37 2016 32–22 59.3% #20 1,972 0 8 — — — — — — —
38 2017 15–20 42.9% #80 1,771 0 8 — — — — — — —
39 2018 11–16 40.7% #100 1,645 0 8 — — — — — — —
40 2019 11–15 42.3% #95 1,675 0 8 — — — — — — —
41 2020 1–4 20.0% #147 1,620 0 8 — — — — — — —
42 2021 2–4 33.3% #279 1,625 0 8 — — — — — — —

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 Ivo Karlovic Nicolas Kiefer
Yr HardClayGrassCarpet Yr HardClayGrassCarpet
W L M Win % W L M Win % 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1994 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1995 — — — — — — — — — — — — 3 3 6 50.0%
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1996 1 2 3 33.3% 3 4 7 42.9% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1997 7 5 12 58.3% 3 4 7 42.9% 5 2 7 71.4% 11 5 16 68.8%
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1998 24 15 39 61.5% 4 4 8 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1999 41 15 56 73.2% 2 2 4 50.0% 6 1 7 85.7% 4 3 7 57.1%
22 2001 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2000 27 11 38 71.1% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
23 2002 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2001 11 13 24 45.8% 6 6 12 50.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 5 4 9 55.6%
24 2003 5 4 9 55.6% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2002 10 15 25 40.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 7 3 10 70.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
25 2004 6 12 18 33.3% 5 7 12 41.7% 5 3 8 62.5% 2 3 5 40.0% 2003 14 11 25 56.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — —
26 2005 9 11 20 45.0% 0 6 6 0.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2004 30 14 44 68.2% 2 4 6 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
27 2006 8 11 19 42.1% 6 4 10 60.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 2005 15 13 28 53.6% 6 4 10 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 8 3 11 72.7%
28 2007 30 16 46 65.2% 6 2 8 75.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2006 8 4 12 66.7% 6 4 10 60.0% — — — — — — — —
29 2008 17 14 31 54.8% 5 8 13 38.5% 7 2 9 77.8% 0 1 1 0.0% 2007 17 9 26 65.4% — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% — — — —
30 2009 9 15 24 37.5% 5 5 10 50.0% 7 2 9 77.8% — — — — 2008 12 11 23 52.2% 5 4 9 55.6% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — —
31 2010 14 7 21 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — 2009 4 7 11 36.4% 7 7 14 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
32 2011 12 13 25 48.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 2010 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
33 2012 12 11 23 52.2% 0 3 3 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 2013 13 11 24 54.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 2014 24 18 42 57.1% 7 6 13 53.8% 5 4 9 55.6% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 2015 26 18 44 59.1% 1 3 4 25.0% 11 4 15 73.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 2016 20 13 33 60.6% 4 6 10 40.0% 8 3 11 72.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
38 2017 8 12 20 40.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 4 4 8 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
39 2018 4 7 11 36.4% 5 6 11 45.5% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
40 2019 9 11 20 45.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
41 2020 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
42 2021 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 229 213 442 51.8% 54 70 124 43.5% 74 44 118 62.7% 6 8 14 42.9% — 221 145 366 60.4% 47 55 102 46.1% 44 30 74 59.5% 35 25 60 58.3%

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 692/698 of Ivo Karlovic's and 537/601 of Nicolas Kiefer'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 Ivo Karlovic Nicolas Kiefer
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%
17 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1995 6/6 4.7 2.3 61.5% 72.6% 51.3% 62.7% 44.1% 64.8% 36.3%
18 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1996 11/16 6.1 2.5 52.2% 76.6% 47.8% 53.2% 49.7% 62.7% 39.8%
19 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1997 37/42 7.9 3.5 55.2% 77.0% 48.3% 60.5% 52.5% 64.1% 36.7%
20 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1998 49/56 6.2 4.7 53.7% 74.8% 47.8% 55.1% 44.4% 62.5% 39.0%
21 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1999 56/74 6.6 4.3 51.5% 75.7% 53.2% 61.8% 43.5% 64.7% 40.4%
22 2001 1/1 16.0 2.0 76.6% 71.4% 46.7% 60.0% 50.0% 65.6% 32.4% 2000 38/46 6.4 4.3 52.7% 74.9% 52.3% 61.7% 48.3% 64.3% 40.1%
23 2002 2/3 15.0 8.5 53.7% 75.3% 40.4% 71.7% 75.0% 59.2% 28.6% 2001 44/51 6.3 4.1 50.3% 71.1% 48.8% 54.0% 50.7% 60.0% 40.0%
24 2003 16/16 17.6 6.3 61.1% 83.8% 53.3% 73.0% 28.3% 71.9% 29.0% 2002 40/43 6.2 4.5 52.6% 74.1% 47.8% 58.8% 50.7% 61.5% 37.6%
25 2004 40/43 21.1 5.4 61.9% 81.6% 52.8% 63.7% 25.9% 70.3% 26.8% 2003 36/36 6.5 3.8 50.8% 73.1% 49.9% 58.1% 44.7% 61.8% 37.4%
26 2005 39/39 18.7 4.4 63.3% 82.0% 51.5% 69.3% 31.9% 70.9% 25.5% 2004 51/54 7.3 3.8 54.9% 77.8% 48.4% 61.1% 41.4% 64.5% 38.7%
27 2006 34/34 18.3 3.1 65.0% 82.0% 50.3% 70.9% 34.6% 70.7% 28.1% 2005 52/53 7.6 3.8 53.4% 74.2% 51.4% 56.4% 51.3% 63.6% 40.9%
28 2007 64/66 20.6 1.9 68.7% 84.3% 54.5% 71.9% 34.1% 74.9% 29.5% 2006 21/22 7.4 4.0 51.7% 72.0% 50.1% 59.5% 43.3% 61.3% 40.2%
29 2008 54/54 17.8 1.8 66.2% 81.4% 53.2% 66.2% 31.8% 71.8% 30.1% 2007 30/31 6.7 2.5 57.0% 79.9% 51.6% 64.6% 33.9% 67.8% 38.1%
30 2009 43/43 20.7 2.3 66.4% 84.9% 54.8% 62.5% 39.2% 74.8% 29.1% 2008 34/39 7.2 2.4 53.6% 76.3% 51.9% 55.4% 44.9% 64.9% 39.6%
31 2010 25/25 18.9 2.1 64.2% 83.5% 51.8% 68.0% 27.1% 72.1% 30.3% 2009 28/28 7.7 3.9 52.0% 75.0% 47.3% 62.9% 45.8% 61.9% 35.4%
32 2011 36/36 17.6 2.7 66.4% 80.8% 49.8% 65.5% 37.0% 70.5% 28.4% 2010 4/4 11.3 6.5 51.8% 77.7% 47.3% 55.7% 31.0% 63.0% 28.6%
33 2012 30/30 16.9 2.9 64.7% 79.5% 52.3% 61.0% 31.2% 69.7% 30.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
34 2013 28/28 17.3 3.4 64.1% 82.1% 55.1% 61.7% 28.7% 72.4% 27.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
35 2014 64/64 18.5 2.8 66.3% 82.8% 54.0% 68.7% 34.9% 73.2% 27.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
36 2015 63/63 23.0 3.6 66.4% 84.9% 57.0% 73.1% 33.3% 75.5% 29.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
37 2016 54/54 20.9 5.2 63.8% 81.7% 56.4% 72.1% 35.7% 72.6% 26.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
38 2017 35/35 20.8 5.1 65.1% 81.8% 56.2% 67.0% 29.2% 72.7% 25.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
39 2018 27/27 23.5 5.9 65.1% 83.9% 54.4% 71.8% 28.8% 73.4% 25.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
40 2019 26/26 23.7 4.3 65.0% 83.3% 54.3% 72.4% 24.8% 73.2% 25.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
41 2020 5/5 13.4 3.6 66.8% 75.6% 56.8% 71.8% 21.3% 69.5% 24.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
42 2021 6/6 18.2 5.2 64.8% 79.3% 46.0% 44.2% 29.2% 67.6% 27.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 692/698 19.8 3.5 65.3% 82.6% 53.8% 68.2% 32.4% 72.6% 28.1% — 537/602 6.9 3.8 53.1% 75.1% 49.9% 58.9% 46.0% 63.3% 38.9%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. 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 Ivo Karlovic Nicolas Kiefer
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1994 1489 97.0 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — +0.05
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1995 1528 117.0 +1.19 -1.22 1.032 51.3% +26 — — 50.0% 0.00 1–1 — — +0.08
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1996 1563 122.9 +0.33 +1.12 1.067 50.9% +8 -24 — 44.1% +0.09 0–1 2–3 (40%) — +0.80
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1997 1799 139.8 +1.52 -0.54 1.021 50.8% -25 -229 -48 55.6% +0.30 14–3 (82%) 8–7 (53%) 112.8 +0.64
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1998 1792 151.1 +0.77 +1.69 1.039 50.9% +29 -161 -60 55.6% +0.37 10–11 (48%) 12–8 (60%) 100.3 -0.30
21 2000 1493 98.8 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1999 1923 157.7 +2.57 +3.33 1.144 52.6% +23 -302 -126 65.4% +0.99 15–6 (71%) 16–8 (67%) 110.9 +0.49
22 2001 1501 100.2 -4.08 -1.53 0.943 47.8% — — — 0.0% -2.00 — 0–1 — +0.14 2000 1900 146.0 +2.09 +2.25 1.124 52.3% +54 -332 -120 61.3% +0.85 9–2 (82%) 7–6 (54%) 104.4 -0.03
23 2002 1455 101.0 -0.82 -1.26 0.701 45.7% — — — 42.9% -0.57 0–1 1–1 — -0.01 2001 1763 149.2 -1.17 +2.22 1.001 50.2% +25 -132 +43 53.5% +0.24 6–10 (38%) 7–5 (58%) 97.2 -2.55
24 2003 1666 123.8 +5.40 -4.66 1.033 50.5% -35 — +2 54.3% +0.22 2–2 (50%) 9–10 (47%) 100.2 -0.07 2002 1718 142.5 -0.77 +1.14 0.977 49.8% +5 -139 +119 46.5% -0.05 4–4 (50%) 4–7 (36%) 98.4 -0.90
25 2004 1686 136.3 +5.37 -7.05 0.904 48.9% -54 -121 +84 45.1% -0.31 10–14 (42%) 28–28 (50%) 102.1 -0.85 2003 1727 134.5 +0.10 +0.13 0.980 49.8% +22 -144 +93 48.1% -0.22 6–1 (86%) 3–3 (50%) 106.1 +0.36
26 2005 1745 141.3 +6.26 -7.68 0.875 48.7% -20 -269 +91 45.4% -0.26 6–7 (46%) 24–22 (52%) 102.5 -2.07 2004 1887 148.7 +1.38 +2.62 1.092 51.5% +33 -284 -100 60.2% +0.52 12–6 (67%) 14–7 (67%) 109.1 +0.23
27 2006 1633 131.3 +6.13 -7.11 0.960 49.6% +16 -48 — 51.1% +0.03 7–9 (44%) 19–18 (51%) 97.8 +0.32 2005 1862 154.9 +1.31 +3.44 1.125 52.2% +10 -139 -50 60.9% +0.77 8–8 (50%) 7–5 (58%) 100.4 -1.12
28 2007 1931 150.5 +9.95 -5.32 1.173 51.8% -6 -289 -103 60.5% +0.53 17–8 (68%) 37–30 (55%) 109.8 -1.29 2006 1863 140.5 -0.75 +2.34 1.039 50.6% +65 -104 — 60.0% +0.60 8–3 (73%) 7–4 (64%) 106.1 +0.78
29 2008 1815 150.1 +7.57 -4.88 1.069 50.7% +25 -181 +93 53.4% +0.24 7–10 (41%) 26–29 (47%) 93.8 +0.70 2007 1907 153.1 +4.21 +1.95 1.186 52.7% +55 — -153 65.2% +0.94 1–1 8–5 (62%) — -1.12
30 2009 1798 147.0 +8.98 -4.91 1.158 51.5% -104 -119 +253 51.8% +0.26 4–9 (31%) 14–24 (37%) 89.5 0.00 2008 1889 153.4 +2.15 +3.22 1.128 51.9% +5 -79 -37 57.0% +0.37 7–5 (58%) 7–4 (64%) 102.3 -1.13
31 2010 1867 147.8 +6.46 -3.55 1.087 51.1% -26 -171 — 56.7% +0.33 4–0 (100%) 11–9 (55%) 107.1 -0.09 2009 1762 145.0 -1.02 -0.24 0.930 49.3% +63 +45 +54 48.5% -0.09 4–4 (50%) 5–4 (56%) 99.1 -1.73
32 2011 1822 147.5 +6.44 -5.95 0.962 49.6% +14 -88 +122 46.5% -0.14 5–5 (50%) 19–19 (50%) 98.0 -1.25 2010 1722 106.1 +0.99 -2.77 0.774 46.3% — — +51 27.3% -1.09 1–1 0–1 — -0.60
33 2012 1769 144.3 +5.38 -4.85 1.007 49.8% +37 -113 +182 48.7% -0.18 2–6 (25%) 17–14 (55%) 95.3 -0.59 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 2013 1774 137.0 +5.97 -5.23 1.007 50.0% +27 — +167 51.6% +0.06 6–4 (60%) 17–11 (61%) 106.8 +0.66 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 2014 1857 153.7 +7.97 -6.74 1.029 49.9% +21 -115 +54 55.0% +0.13 11–8 (58%) 34–31 (52%) 102.5 +1.55 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 2015 1917 155.1 +10.01 -5.54 1.186 51.7% -35 -231 +136 57.1% +0.52 15–12 (56%) 32–44 (42%) 99.7 +3.02 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 2016 1973 155.0 +7.27 -7.09 0.983 50.0% -18 -250 +83 56.8% +0.16 12–6 (67%) 41–25 (62%) 110.4 +3.08 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
38 2017 1771 141.4 +6.85 -7.48 0.952 49.6% +15 -53 +153 44.9% -0.17 6–5 (55%) 17–24 (41%) 95.8 +1.27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
39 2018 1646 126.4 +5.95 -7.94 0.974 49.6% +41 +26 +201 46.2% -0.10 5–9 (36%) 17–24 (41%) 89.6 +0.79 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
40 2019 1675 134.3 +6.12 -7.61 0.954 49.4% +46 -25 +100 49.3% -0.17 2–6 (25%) 20–18 (53%) 99.5 +1.01 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
41 2020 1621 114.5 +1.55 -3.38 0.808 46.4% +33 — — 28.6% -1.00 — 1–4 (20%) — -0.32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
42 2021 1626 114.4 +1.80 -4.17 0.837 47.4% +19 — — 31.3% -0.75 2–1 (67%) 0–3 (0%) 98.7 +0.12 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2000 150.3 +7.24 -6.06 1.023 50.2% -4 -133 +101 51.7% +0.09 123–122 (50%) 384–389 (50%) 100.0 +0.88 — 1995 155.1 +1.02 +1.86 1.060 51.2% +25 -127 -17 56.7% +0.45 106–67 (61%) 107–77 (58%) 111.9 -1.01

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.