H2H data updated: 2026-09-03 00:00 UTC

Juan Ignacio Chela vs Nicolas Kiefer H2H: 0-2

Nicolas Kiefer holds a 2–0 lead over Juan Ignacio Chela in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Nicolas Kiefer leads 2–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Nicolas Kiefer won the 2006 Australian Open round of 16 7-6(4) 6-3 6-3.

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Juan Ignacio Chela
ARG Age 47 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"
H2H
0 – 2
2 main draw meetings
Nicolas Kiefer
GER Age 49 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Nicolas Kiefer #25 7-6(4) 6-3 6-3 Juan Ignacio Chela #51 Match data Jan 25, 2006* R16 Australian Open Grand Slam Hard
Nicolas Kiefer #70 6-1 3-0 (ret.) Juan Ignacio Chela #34 Match data Aug 23, 2003* QF Long Island 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
Juan Ignacio Chela #967 #15 1,510 1,908 307 270 53.2% 0 0 0 2 4 6
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 Juan Ignacio Chela 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 1999 0–3 0.0% #124 1,463 0 0 1997 26–16 61.9% #32 1,799 0 1
20 2000 14–16 46.7% #63 1,558 0 1 1998 31–25 55.4% #35 1,792 0 1
21 2001 10–10 50.0% #70 1,601 0 1 1999 53–21 71.6% #6 1,922 0 4
22 2002 44–27 62.0% #23 1,782 0 2 2000 30–16 65.2% #20 1,900 0 6
23 2003 35–27 56.5% #38 1,762 0 2 2001 26–25 51.0% #42 1,763 0 6
24 2004 33–26 55.9% #26 1,718 0 3 2002 19–24 44.2% #72 1,717 0 6
25 2005 28–26 51.9% #39 1,690 0 3 2003 19–17 52.8% #58 1,727 0 6
26 2006 27–26 50.9% #33 1,722 0 3 2004 34–20 63.0% #21 1,886 0 6
27 2007 39–23 62.9% #20 1,795 0 4 2005 31–22 58.5% #22 1,862 0 6
28 2008 11–12 47.8% #140 1,737 0 4 2006 14–8 63.6% #48 1,863 0 6
29 2009 9–14 39.1% #73 1,731 0 4 2007 19–12 61.3% #49 1,906 0 6
30 2010 28–24 53.8% #38 1,837 0 6 2008 22–17 56.4% #38 1,889 0 6
31 2011 24–24 50.0% #29 1,737 0 6 2009 12–16 42.9% #116 1,762 0 6
32 2012 5–12 29.4% #176 1,633 0 6 2010 1–3 25.0% #722 1,722 0 6

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 Juan Ignacio Chela 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 1999 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1997 7 5 12 58.3% 3 4 7 42.9% 5 2 7 71.4% 11 5 16 68.8%
20 2000 1 6 7 14.3% 13 8 21 61.9% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 1998 24 15 39 61.5% 4 4 8 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
21 2001 2 5 7 28.6% 8 5 13 61.5% — — — — — — — — 1999 41 15 56 73.2% 2 2 4 50.0% 6 1 7 85.7% 4 3 7 57.1%
22 2002 24 14 38 63.2% 20 11 31 64.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2000 27 11 38 71.1% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
23 2003 20 14 34 58.8% 14 10 24 58.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 2001 11 13 24 45.8% 6 6 12 50.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 5 4 9 55.6%
24 2004 12 12 24 50.0% 20 11 31 64.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 2002 10 15 25 40.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 7 3 10 70.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
25 2005 20 14 34 58.8% 8 11 19 42.1% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 2003 14 11 25 56.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — —
26 2006 10 11 21 47.6% 15 12 27 55.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 2004 30 14 44 68.2% 2 4 6 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
27 2007 17 11 28 60.7% 21 10 31 67.7% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2005 15 13 28 53.6% 6 4 10 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 8 3 11 72.7%
28 2008 2 4 6 33.3% 9 8 17 52.9% — — — — — — — — 2006 8 4 12 66.7% 6 4 10 60.0% — — — — — — — —
29 2009 1 3 4 25.0% 8 11 19 42.1% — — — — — — — — 2007 17 9 26 65.4% — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% — — — —
30 2010 7 11 18 38.9% 21 12 33 63.6% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2008 12 11 23 52.2% 5 4 9 55.6% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — —
31 2011 4 10 14 28.6% 19 13 32 59.4% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2009 4 7 11 36.4% 7 7 14 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
32 2012 2 4 6 33.3% 3 7 10 30.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2010 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
Career — 122 120 242 50.4% 179 131 310 57.7% 4 11 15 26.7% 2 8 10 20.0% — 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 447/453 of Juan Ignacio Chela'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 Juan Ignacio Chela 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 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2000 38/46 6.4 4.3 52.7% 74.9% 52.3% 61.7% 48.3% 64.3% 40.1%
23 2003 58/62 4.0 4.4 58.8% 69.7% 47.9% 54.8% 45.2% 60.5% 40.8% 2001 44/51 6.3 4.1 50.3% 71.1% 48.8% 54.0% 50.7% 60.0% 40.0%
24 2004 58/59 2.8 2.4 65.3% 66.8% 49.9% 53.6% 46.0% 60.9% 42.5% 2002 40/43 6.2 4.5 52.6% 74.1% 47.8% 58.8% 50.7% 61.5% 37.6%
25 2005 54/54 3.1 2.5 62.6% 68.2% 50.1% 56.5% 43.2% 61.3% 39.8% 2003 36/36 6.5 3.8 50.8% 73.1% 49.9% 58.1% 44.7% 61.8% 37.4%
26 2006 53/53 2.6 1.9 60.4% 69.2% 52.7% 63.5% 44.0% 62.5% 39.4% 2004 51/54 7.3 3.8 54.9% 77.8% 48.4% 61.1% 41.4% 64.5% 38.7%
27 2007 62/62 2.8 3.4 58.0% 69.7% 51.5% 54.4% 43.9% 62.2% 40.8% 2005 52/53 7.6 3.8 53.4% 74.2% 51.4% 56.4% 51.3% 63.6% 40.9%
28 2008 23/23 1.6 4.0 58.1% 62.8% 49.0% 56.5% 48.6% 56.9% 38.6% 2006 21/22 7.4 4.0 51.7% 72.0% 50.1% 59.5% 43.3% 61.3% 40.2%
29 2009 23/23 1.8 3.1 61.8% 66.1% 45.1% 61.1% 39.4% 58.1% 40.6% 2007 30/31 6.7 2.5 57.0% 79.9% 51.6% 64.6% 33.9% 67.8% 38.1%
30 2010 51/52 1.9 2.0 61.6% 65.8% 53.2% 54.6% 51.9% 60.9% 42.5% 2008 34/39 7.2 2.4 53.6% 76.3% 51.9% 55.4% 44.9% 64.9% 39.6%
31 2011 48/48 1.9 2.4 65.4% 65.6% 50.5% 58.7% 47.1% 60.3% 41.6% 2009 28/28 7.7 3.9 52.0% 75.0% 47.3% 62.9% 45.8% 61.9% 35.4%
32 2012 17/17 2.1 2.4 65.3% 61.8% 49.9% 56.0% 40.5% 57.6% 39.1% 2010 4/4 11.3 6.5 51.8% 77.7% 47.3% 55.7% 31.0% 63.0% 28.6%
Career — 447/577 2.6 2.8 61.6% 67.4% 50.4% 56.7% 45.4% 60.7% 40.8% — 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 Juan Ignacio Chela 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 1999 1464 96.2 — — — — — — — 14.3% -2.28 0–1 — — +0.19 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%) — +0.64
20 2000 1559 133.5 — — — — -63 +120 — 44.9% -0.28 7–4 (64%) 6–7 (46%) — -0.31 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 2001 1602 129.7 — — — — -95 +120 — 56.9% +0.49 2–6 (25%) 3–5 (38%) — +1.29 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 2002 1783 151.5 — — — — -32 +59 — 56.5% +0.48 18–8 (69%) 18–14 (56%) — -1.32 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 2003 1762 142.3 -1.02 +3.12 1.035 50.6% -22 +63 — 54.2% +0.28 11–8 (58%) 14–7 (67%) — -0.30 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 2004 1718 148.1 -1.13 +4.91 1.089 51.6% -9 +123 — 53.9% +0.42 11–10 (52%) 5–11 (31%) — -1.39 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 2005 1691 142.8 -0.78 +2.25 1.029 50.3% +64 +15 — 51.9% +0.01 7–8 (47%) 12–10 (55%) — +0.41 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 2006 1723 142.8 +0.65 +1.91 1.053 50.9% +36 +10 — 50.4% -0.03 6–11 (35%) 6–11 (35%) — -0.31 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 2007 1796 148.8 -0.41 +3.45 1.078 51.3% +38 +27 -340 56.3% +0.40 15–5 (75%) 8–10 (44%) — +2.42 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 2008 1738 127.4 -3.84 +1.12 0.895 47.8% +27 +71 — 41.1% -0.75 6–2 (75%) 2–5 (29%) — +0.48 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 2009 1732 139.8 -3.44 +1.91 0.970 49.2% -13 +55 — 43.1% -0.12 5–6 (45%) 1–2 (33%) — -0.53 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 2010 1838 147.5 -1.66 +4.86 1.088 51.7% -116 +93 — 51.2% +0.38 9–7 (56%) 8–12 (40%) — -0.78 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 2011 1738 144.8 -2.16 +3.38 1.047 50.9% -88 +162 — 50.0% +0.18 9–10 (47%) 5–7 (42%) — +2.14 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 2012 1634 126.2 -2.43 +0.71 0.923 48.4% +23 +118 — 42.9% -0.67 1–8 (11%) 4–2 (67%) — +1.58 2010 1722 106.1 +0.99 -2.77 0.774 46.3% — — +51 27.3% -1.09 1–1 0–1 — -0.60
Career — 1909 149.6 -1.24 +3.12 1.040 50.7% -9 +79 -340 51.6% +0.16 107–94 (53%) 92–103 (47%) 98.2 +0.62 — 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.