H2H data updated: 2026-09-01 00:00 UTC

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga vs Nicolas Kiefer H2H: 0-1

Nicolas Kiefer holds a 1–0 lead over Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Nicolas Kiefer leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Nicolas Kiefer won the 2007 China Open second round 6-3 6-4.

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Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
FRA Age 41 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main draw meetings
Nicolas Kiefer
GER Age 49 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Nicolas Kiefer #168 6-3 6-4 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga #60 Match data Sep 14, 2007* R16 China Open 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
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga #297 #5 5,230 2,200 449 230 66.1% 0 2 0 2 14 18
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 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 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 2004 2–2 50.0% #163 1,549 0 0 1997 26–16 61.9% #32 1,799 0 1
20 2005 0–1 0.0% #338 1,547 0 0 1998 31–25 55.4% #35 1,792 0 1
21 — — — — — — — 1999 53–21 71.6% #6 1,922 0 4
22 2007 14–10 58.3% #43 1,771 0 0 2000 30–16 65.2% #20 1,900 0 6
23 2008 33–15 68.8% #6 2,005 0 2 2001 26–25 51.0% #42 1,763 0 6
24 2009 48–20 70.6% #10 1,977 0 5 2002 19–24 44.2% #72 1,717 0 6
25 2010 30–15 66.7% #13 1,975 0 5 2003 19–17 52.8% #58 1,727 0 6
26 2011 56–23 70.9% #6 2,139 0 7 2004 34–20 63.0% #21 1,886 0 6
27 2012 54–24 69.2% #8 2,053 0 9 2005 31–22 58.5% #22 1,862 0 6
28 2013 36–16 69.2% #10 2,052 0 10 2006 14–8 63.6% #48 1,863 0 6
29 2014 34–17 66.7% #12 2,067 0 11 2007 19–12 61.3% #49 1,906 0 6
30 2015 32–15 68.1% #10 2,088 0 12 2008 22–17 56.4% #38 1,889 0 6
31 2016 35–16 68.6% #12 2,132 0 12 2009 12–16 42.9% #116 1,762 0 6
32 2017 35–15 70.0% #15 2,018 0 16 2010 1–3 25.0% #722 1,722 0 6
33 2018 5–6 45.5% #239 1,930 0 16 — — — — — — —
34 2019 32–18 64.0% #29 1,971 0 18 — — — — — — —
35 2020 0–2 0.0% #62 1,911 0 18 — — — — — — —
36 2021 1–8 11.1% #263 1,741 0 18 — — — — — — —
37 2022 2–7 22.2% #297 1,685 0 18 — — — — — — —

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 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 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 2004 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 1997 7 5 12 58.3% 3 4 7 42.9% 5 2 7 71.4% 11 5 16 68.8%
20 2005 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 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 2007 6 7 13 46.2% — — — — 5 2 7 71.4% 3 1 4 75.0% 2000 27 11 38 71.1% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
23 2008 26 11 37 70.3% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — 3 1 4 75.0% 2001 11 13 24 45.8% 6 6 12 50.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 5 4 9 55.6%
24 2009 41 15 56 73.2% 4 3 7 57.1% 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 2010 18 9 27 66.7% 8 5 13 61.5% 4 1 5 80.0% — — — — 2003 14 11 25 56.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — —
26 2011 40 15 55 72.7% 6 5 11 54.5% 10 3 13 76.9% — — — — 2004 30 14 44 68.2% 2 4 6 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
27 2012 36 16 52 69.2% 9 5 14 64.3% 9 3 12 75.0% — — — — 2005 15 13 28 53.6% 6 4 10 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 8 3 11 72.7%
28 2013 22 10 32 68.8% 10 4 14 71.4% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 2006 8 4 12 66.7% 6 4 10 60.0% — — — — — — — —
29 2014 22 11 33 66.7% 8 4 12 66.7% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 2007 17 9 26 65.4% — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% — — — —
30 2015 20 9 29 69.0% 10 5 15 66.7% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 2008 12 11 23 52.2% 5 4 9 55.6% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — —
31 2016 24 10 34 70.6% 7 5 12 58.3% 4 1 5 80.0% — — — — 2009 4 7 11 36.4% 7 7 14 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
32 2017 27 10 37 73.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2010 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
33 2018 5 6 11 45.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 2019 22 10 32 68.8% 6 5 11 54.5% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 2020 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 2021 1 3 4 25.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 2022 2 4 6 33.3% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 313 149 462 67.7% 77 54 131 58.8% 52 24 76 68.4% 7 3 10 70.0% — 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 664/679 of Jo-Wilfried Tsonga'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 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 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 2004 4/4 5.8 2.8 61.4% 76.4% 39.6% 67.9% 56.0% 61.9% 33.4% 1997 37/42 7.9 3.5 55.2% 77.0% 48.3% 60.5% 52.5% 64.1% 36.7%
20 2005 1/1 9.0 5.0 52.9% 51.1% 60.0% 58.3% 12.5% 55.3% 29.3% 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 2007 24/24 8.7 2.0 65.0% 75.9% 52.5% 55.3% 39.9% 67.7% 34.9% 2000 38/46 6.4 4.3 52.7% 74.9% 52.3% 61.7% 48.3% 64.3% 40.1%
23 2008 47/48 10.6 2.2 64.2% 77.4% 52.1% 63.0% 43.4% 68.2% 36.8% 2001 44/51 6.3 4.1 50.3% 71.1% 48.8% 54.0% 50.7% 60.0% 40.0%
24 2009 66/68 10.4 2.3 63.4% 81.1% 55.0% 67.0% 40.1% 71.6% 36.2% 2002 40/43 6.2 4.5 52.6% 74.1% 47.8% 58.8% 50.7% 61.5% 37.6%
25 2010 45/45 10.7 2.7 61.8% 75.4% 51.9% 65.5% 47.6% 66.3% 36.4% 2003 36/36 6.5 3.8 50.8% 73.1% 49.9% 58.1% 44.7% 61.8% 37.4%
26 2011 77/79 10.7 2.6 61.8% 78.8% 52.6% 63.1% 50.0% 69.0% 36.0% 2004 51/54 7.3 3.8 54.9% 77.8% 48.4% 61.1% 41.4% 64.5% 38.7%
27 2012 72/78 8.4 1.9 62.1% 76.3% 53.4% 68.4% 46.9% 67.6% 38.3% 2005 52/53 7.6 3.8 53.4% 74.2% 51.4% 56.4% 51.3% 63.6% 40.9%
28 2013 52/52 8.3 2.1 62.9% 76.1% 54.3% 64.8% 45.2% 68.0% 36.4% 2006 21/22 7.4 4.0 51.7% 72.0% 50.1% 59.5% 43.3% 61.3% 40.2%
29 2014 50/51 10.7 2.3 61.3% 77.1% 54.5% 64.6% 38.2% 68.4% 34.4% 2007 30/31 6.7 2.5 57.0% 79.9% 51.6% 64.6% 33.9% 67.8% 38.1%
30 2015 47/47 10.6 2.8 62.0% 78.7% 54.1% 60.5% 46.6% 69.6% 36.7% 2008 34/39 7.2 2.4 53.6% 76.3% 51.9% 55.4% 44.9% 64.9% 39.6%
31 2016 49/51 9.1 3.3 60.0% 78.4% 52.0% 69.1% 40.6% 67.7% 35.9% 2009 28/28 7.7 3.9 52.0% 75.0% 47.3% 62.9% 45.8% 61.9% 35.4%
32 2017 49/50 9.9 2.3 60.9% 81.0% 54.4% 60.1% 42.1% 70.5% 38.6% 2010 4/4 11.3 6.5 51.8% 77.7% 47.3% 55.7% 31.0% 63.0% 28.6%
33 2018 11/11 12.5 3.3 61.4% 79.0% 56.9% 70.6% 24.8% 70.3% 30.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
34 2019 50/50 10.7 2.3 61.0% 80.1% 53.0% 69.2% 44.5% 69.4% 34.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
35 2020 2/2 6.5 2.0 68.7% 73.3% 43.1% 33.3% 0.0% 63.7% 23.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
36 2021 9/9 8.3 2.7 56.9% 67.1% 48.3% 51.6% 38.3% 59.1% 27.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
37 2022 9/9 6.8 2.7 57.3% 76.8% 49.1% 67.6% 30.1% 64.9% 29.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 664/679 9.9 2.4 62.0% 77.9% 53.2% 64.6% 43.5% 68.5% 36.0% — 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 are precomputed from eligible main-draw results; point-stat values use the available detailed sample. 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 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 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 2003 1503 101.2 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 2004 1550 114.5 +1.00 +1.73 0.877 48.5% +13 — — 44.4% -0.44 1–0 1–1 — -0.33 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%) — +0.64
20 2005 1547 104.1 -1.25 +9.24 0.655 42.5% — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — -0.26 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%) — -0.30
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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%) — +0.49
22 2007 1772 144.4 +3.90 -0.24 1.081 50.9% -58 — -24 55.7% +0.10 3–2 (60%) 8–5 (62%) — -1.05 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%) — -0.03
23 2008 2006 161.2 +5.43 +1.33 1.158 52.2% +22 -410 — 63.7% +0.73 13–4 (76%) 16–12 (57%) — -0.72 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%) — -2.55
24 2009 1978 161.9 +7.06 +0.12 1.272 53.4% +50 -261 -189 67.9% +1.07 9–5 (64%) 25–16 (61%) — +3.38 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%) — -0.90
25 2010 1976 159.1 +3.23 +0.88 1.081 51.3% +46 -156 -89 64.2% +0.84 7–6 (54%) 10–10 (50%) — +0.91 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%) — +0.36
26 2011 2139 168.0 +6.19 +0.63 1.160 52.5% -5 -258 -33 65.7% +0.85 16–10 (62%) 25–17 (60%) — -1.73 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%) — +0.23
27 2012 2054 168.8 +4.94 +2.40 1.183 53.0% +1 -53 +149 65.8% +0.91 8–10 (44%) 22–15 (59%) — +0.31 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%) — -1.12
28 2013 2053 170.3 +4.97 +0.63 1.138 52.4% +12 +71 +87 66.7% +0.99 11–5 (69%) 17–13 (57%) — +0.31 2006 1863 140.5 -0.75 +2.34 1.039 50.6% +65 -104 — 60.0% +0.60 8–3 (73%) 7–4 (64%) — +0.78
29 2014 2068 165.6 +4.80 -0.59 1.088 51.4% -19 +63 +90 61.7% +0.65 10–4 (71%) 18–8 (69%) — -0.68 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 2015 2089 165.4 +4.96 +1.31 1.210 52.6% +5 +64 +46 62.4% +0.81 14–5 (74%) 11–15 (42%) — +1.34 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%) — -1.13
31 2016 2132 166.6 +3.93 +0.99 1.114 52.0% +5 -75 +62 66.4% +0.87 8–4 (67%) 16–12 (57%) — +1.05 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%) — -1.73
32 2017 2019 164.7 +5.53 +2.66 1.311 53.7% +50 -4 +72 66.2% +1.15 9–7 (56%) 15–13 (54%) — +1.14 2010 1722 106.1 +0.99 -2.77 0.774 46.3% — — +51 27.3% -1.09 1–1 0–1 — -0.60
33 2018 1930 138.3 +2.62 -1.46 1.033 50.5% +30 — — 53.1% +0.06 3–4 (43%) 7–6 (54%) — -0.31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 2019 1972 159.1 +4.86 -0.58 1.138 51.9% +1 -22 +124 61.2% +0.55 8–6 (57%) 21–8 (72%) — -2.97 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 2020 1911 101.6 -0.39 -2.28 0.657 42.6% — — — 0.0% -3.00 — 0–1 — +0.03 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 2021 1741 102.6 -2.79 -6.03 0.659 44.4% +103 +113 — 22.7% -1.64 1–1 1–1 — -0.16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 2022 1686 128.9 +0.39 -2.13 0.835 47.6% +113 +114 — 28.6% -1.00 0–1 2–5 (29%) — -0.50 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2200 169.4 +4.88 +0.70 1.145 52.1% +15 -62 +34 63.1% +0.75 121–74 (62%) 215–158 (58%) 107.0 -0.04 — 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.