H2H data updated: 2026-09-06 00:00 UTC

Jens Knippschild vs Barry Cowan H2H: 1-0

Jens Knippschild holds a 1–0 lead over Barry Cowan in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Jens Knippschild leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Jens Knippschild won the 2000 US Open round of 128 6-4 6-3 6-3.

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Jens Knippschild
GER Age 51 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Barry Cowan
GBR Age 52 Left-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Jens Knippschild #126 6-4 6-3 6-3 Barry Cowan #174 Match data Aug 30, 2000* R128 US Open Grand Slam 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
Jens Knippschild #1,302 #76 614 1,701 47 69 40.5% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Barry Cowan #528 #162 239 1,500 5 20 20.0% 0 0 0 0 0 0

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 Jens Knippschild Barry Cowan
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
19 1994 0–1 0.0% #247 1,496 0 0 1994 0–1 0.0% #394 1,498 0 0
20 — — — — — — — 1995 0–1 0.0% #312 1,486 0 0
21 1996 0–1 0.0% #137 1,487 0 0 — — — — — — —
22 1997 10–9 52.6% #105 1,656 0 0 — — — — — — —
23 1998 8–15 34.8% #101 1,614 0 0 1998 0–3 0.0% #309 1,448 0 0
24 1999 15–15 50.0% #91 1,666 0 0 1999 0–3 0.0% #247 1,424 0 0
25 2000 7–13 35.0% #108 1,588 0 0 2000 3–8 27.3% #183 1,457 0 0
26 2001 6–13 31.6% #166 1,559 0 0 2001 1–3 25.0% #218 1,441 0 0
27 2002 1–2 33.3% #274 1,606 0 0 2002 1–1 50.0% #455 1,442 0 0

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 Jens Knippschild Barry Cowan
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 %
19 1994 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1994 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1995 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
21 1996 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1997 4 2 6 66.7% 2 5 7 28.6% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1998 1 3 4 25.0% 6 6 12 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 1998 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
24 1999 4 5 9 44.4% 8 7 15 53.3% 2 1 3 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 1999 — — — — — — — — 0 3 3 0.0% — — — —
25 2000 1 6 7 14.3% 1 5 6 16.7% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — 2000 2 5 7 28.6% — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% — — — —
26 2001 0 3 3 0.0% 5 8 13 38.5% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2001 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
27 2002 — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — 2002 — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
Career — 10 19 29 34.5% 23 35 58 39.7% 12 10 22 54.5% 2 5 7 28.6% — 2 6 8 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 13 16 18.8% — — — —

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 100/116 of Jens Knippschild's and 23/25 of Barry Cowan'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 Jens Knippschild Barry Cowan
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%
19 1994 1/1 1.0 3.0 51.0% 57.7% 36.0% 16.7% 40.0% 47.1% 36.4% 1994 1/1 10.0 10.0 50.8% 85.7% 37.7% 60.0% 25.0% 62.1% 29.9%
20 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1995 1/1 10.0 7.0 49.6% 74.6% 36.7% 50.0% 14.3% 55.5% 28.3%
21 1996 1/1 9.0 4.0 43.6% 65.9% 49.1% 75.0% 40.0% 56.4% 38.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
22 1997 17/19 8.5 4.1 51.4% 74.3% 49.5% 58.0% 40.9% 62.3% 36.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
23 1998 21/23 6.2 3.2 51.1% 71.0% 49.5% 61.1% 42.4% 60.6% 35.8% 1998 3/3 10.0 8.3 44.9% 80.2% 42.0% 48.8% 41.7% 59.8% 26.4%
24 1999 24/30 7.6 4.5 49.7% 77.9% 51.3% 58.6% 37.9% 64.6% 38.2% 1999 3/3 6.3 5.0 55.2% 68.2% 41.3% 53.1% 38.9% 55.9% 30.6%
25 2000 18/20 7.6 3.0 51.6% 79.3% 49.8% 55.7% 47.9% 63.9% 31.4% 2000 9/11 6.6 4.2 60.3% 70.1% 46.6% 56.0% 20.0% 60.9% 28.2%
26 2001 16/19 4.7 3.6 48.9% 69.0% 46.4% 52.2% 43.5% 57.6% 35.9% 2001 4/4 11.0 7.8 59.7% 76.1% 43.4% 67.8% 37.9% 62.5% 32.6%
27 2002 2/3 2.5 3.0 46.0% 57.3% 34.3% 45.0% 66.7% 44.9% 34.4% 2002 2/2 12.0 6.0 63.4% 74.2% 53.8% 80.0% 53.6% 66.6% 34.1%
Career — 100/116 6.8 3.7 50.4% 73.9% 49.1% 57.0% 42.7% 61.5% 35.7% — 23/25 8.5 6.0 56.9% 73.4% 44.6% 58.7% 31.3% 60.7% 29.6%

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 Jens Knippschild Barry Cowan
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
19 1994 1497 104.8 +4.58 +0.37 0.687 41.5% — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — -0.23 1994 1498 97.8 +5.40 +1.60 0.789 45.8% — — — 25.0% -1.75 — — — -0.22
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1995 1486 99.5 -0.63 +0.41 0.635 43.6% — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — -0.04
21 1996 1487 98.2 -2.22 -3.07 0.887 48.5% — — — 0.0% -1.50 — 0–1 — -0.04 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1997 1657 120.4 +0.12 -0.57 0.966 49.3% -36 -141 +25 51.7% -0.23 4–3 (57%) 6–5 (55%) 104.2 -0.43 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1998 1614 126.3 -0.69 -1.57 0.906 48.0% -40 +12 +6 42.9% -0.60 4–6 (40%) 3–4 (43%) 97.5 +0.14 1998 1448 98.8 -1.85 -3.89 0.656 43.5% — — — 22.2% -1.56 0–1 1–1 — +0.28
24 1999 1666 135.0 +1.64 +0.37 1.080 50.8% -56 -3 -18 53.9% +0.12 4–4 (50%) 9–4 (69%) 106.9 -0.22 1999 1424 95.7 -1.84 -0.92 0.693 43.3% — — +50 0.0% -2.71 — — — -0.04
25 2000 1589 121.6 +0.61 -3.74 0.870 47.3% -13 -6 +121 42.9% -0.55 2–4 (33%) 5–6 (45%) 98.0 +0.97 2000 1457 102.2 -1.28 -5.16 0.722 44.8% +76 — -47 28.6% -1.43 2–1 (67%) 3–1 (75%) 103.9 +0.75
26 2001 1559 118.3 -2.38 -1.32 0.846 47.1% -2 +9 +77 37.7% -0.89 3–6 (33%) 1–5 (17%) 93.4 -0.72 2001 1441 105.3 -0.08 -0.57 0.870 47.9% — — -32 46.2% -0.69 0–2 2–0 — +0.32
27 2002 1607 109.6 +0.04 +0.24 0.625 39.6% — +22 — 30.0% -1.90 1–0 1–0 — -0.19 2002 1443 93.3 -0.14 -0.69 1.022 50.2% — — — 50.0% +0.13 — 0–1 — +0.08
Career — 1702 130.0 +0.02 -1.24 0.927 48.4% -36 -13 +54 45.4% -0.46 18–23 (44%) 25–25 (50%) 101.3 -0.62 — 1500 99.3 -0.80 -2.72 0.754 45.4% +76 — -13 29.2% -1.35 2–4 (33%) 6–3 (67%) 102.0 +4.52

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.