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

Jiri Novak vs Nicolas Kiefer H2H: 3-4

Nicolas Kiefer holds a 4–3 lead over Jiri Novak in their ATP head-to-head. Across 7 main-draw meetings, Nicolas Kiefer leads 3–2 on hard courts, while they are tied 1–1 on carpet. Most recently, Jiri Novak won the 2002 Australian Open first round 6-1 6-0 6-4.

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Jiri Novak
CZE Age 51 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"
H2H
3 – 4
7 main draw meetings
Nicolas Kiefer
GER Age 49 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Jan 16, 2002* Australian Open Grand Slam R128 Hard Jiri Novak #24 6-1 6-0 6-4 Nicolas Kiefer #43 Match data
Feb 22, 2001* Rotterdam ATP 250 R32 Hard Nicolas Kiefer #55 6-2 6-4 Jiri Novak #62 Match data
Aug 3, 2000* Canada Masters Masters 1000 R32 Hard Jiri Novak #55 6-2 7-5 Nicolas Kiefer #12 Match data
Feb 18, 2000* Rotterdam ATP 250 R16 Hard Nicolas Kiefer #4 5-7 6-2 7-6(3) Jiri Novak #40 Match data
Oct 8, 1999* Basel ATP 250 R16 Carpet Nicolas Kiefer #12 6-3 6-7(2) 6-1 Jiri Novak #35 Match data
Oct 22, 1998* Ostrava ATP 250 R32 Carpet Jiri Novak #98 7-6(5) 0-6 7-6(2) Nicolas Kiefer #32 Match data
Feb 12, 1998* Dubai ATP 250 R32 Hard Nicolas Kiefer #26 6-1 1-6 6-3 Jiri Novak #56 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
Jiri Novak #930 #5 2,355 1,940 318 250 56.0% 0 0 0 0 7 7
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 Jiri Novak 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 1993 1–1 50.0% #286 1,517 0 0 1996 7–9 43.8% #128 1,562 0 0
19 1994 0–1 0.0% #205 1,515 0 0 1997 26–16 61.9% #32 1,798 0 1
20 1995 5–9 35.7% #53 1,541 0 0 1998 31–25 55.4% #35 1,790 0 1
21 1996 30–23 56.6% #52 1,696 0 1 1999 53–21 71.6% #6 1,921 0 4
22 1997 20–19 51.3% #48 1,692 0 1 2000 30–15 66.7% #20 1,921 0 6
23 1998 20–21 48.8% #75 1,709 0 2 2001 26–25 51.0% #42 1,766 0 6
24 1999 28–26 51.9% #40 1,762 0 2 2002 19–24 44.2% #72 1,718 0 6
25 2000 24–25 49.0% #53 1,696 0 2 2003 19–17 52.8% #58 1,727 0 6
26 2001 28–17 62.2% #29 1,859 0 4 2004 32–19 62.7% #21 1,897 0 6
27 2002 50–27 64.9% #7 1,899 0 4 2005 31–22 58.5% #22 1,854 0 6
28 2003 41–25 62.1% #13 1,827 0 5 2006 14–8 63.6% #48 1,843 0 6
29 2004 37–20 64.9% #24 1,918 0 7 2007 19–12 61.3% #49 1,893 0 6
30 2005 22–23 48.9% #48 1,661 0 7 2008 20–16 55.6% #38 1,876 0 6
31 2006 12–13 48.0% #129 1,711 0 7 2009 12–16 42.9% #116 1,757 0 6
32 — — — — — — — 2010 1–3 25.0% #722 1,717 0 6