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

James Blake vs Nicolas Kiefer H2H: 4-1

James Blake holds a 4–1 lead over Nicolas Kiefer in their ATP head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, James Blake leads 4–1 on hard courts. Most recently, James Blake won the 2008 Basel third round 3-6 6-3 6-4.

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James Blake
USA Age 46 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
4 – 1
5 main draw meetings
Nicolas Kiefer
GER Age 49 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Oct 23, 2008* Basel ATP 500 R32 Hard James Blake #11 3-6 6-3 6-4 Nicolas Kiefer #37 Match data
Jul 26, 2008* Canada Masters Masters 1000 QF Hard Nicolas Kiefer #37 6-1 6-2 James Blake #8 Match data
Aug 16, 2007* Cincinnati Masters Masters 1000 R32 Hard James Blake #8 6-4 6-4 Nicolas Kiefer #222 Match data
Jul 28, 2005* Los Angeles ATP 250 R32 Hard James Blake #108 3-2 (ret.) Nicolas Kiefer #31 Match data
Oct 11, 2002* Vienna ATP 250 R16 Hard James Blake #27 6-4 7-6(4) Nicolas Kiefer #85 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
James Blake #1,020 #4 3,550 2,048 345 235 59.5% 0 0 0 0 10 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 James Blake 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 1998 0–1 0.0% #682 1,491 0 0 1996 7–9 43.8% #128 1,562 0 0
19 1999 1–4 20.0% #219 1,479 0 0 1997 26–16 61.9% #32 1,798 0 1
20 2000 0–4 0.0% #212 1,452 0 0 1998 31–25 55.4% #35 1,790 0 1
21 2001 11–9 55.0% #73 1,647 0 0 1999 53–21 71.6% #6 1,921 0 4
22 2002 34–22 60.7% #28 1,815 0 1 2000 30–15 66.7% #20 1,921 0 6
23 2003 30–23 56.6% #37 1,796 0 1 2001 26–25 51.0% #42 1,766 0 6
24 2004 15–13 53.6% #97 1,692 0 1 2002 19–24 44.2% #72 1,718 0 6
25 2005 34–20 63.0% #23 1,924 0 3 2003 19–17 52.8% #58 1,727 0 6
26 2006 57–21 73.1% #4 2,000 0 8 2004 32–19 62.7% #21 1,897 0 6
27 2007 49–21 70.0% #13 1,911 0 10 2005 31–22 58.5% #22 1,854 0 6
28 2008 40–20 66.7% #10 1,888 0 10 2006 14–8 63.6% #48 1,843 0 6
29 2009 23–18 56.1% #44 1,848 0 10 2007 19–12 61.3% #49 1,893 0 6
30 2010 15–17 46.9% #135 1,759 0 10 2008 20–16 55.6% #38 1,876 0 6
31 2011 19–16 54.3% #59 1,841 0 10 2009 12–16 42.9% #116 1,757 0 6
32 2012 8–12 40.0% #127 1,788 0 10 2010 1–3 25.0% #722 1,717 0 6
33 2013 9–14 39.1% #153 1,714 0 10 — — — — — — —