H2H data updated: 2026-09-04 00:00 UTC

Jurgen Melzer vs Nicolas Kiefer H2H: 1-7

Nicolas Kiefer holds a 7–1 lead over Jurgen Melzer in their ATP head-to-head. Across 8 main-draw meetings, Nicolas Kiefer leads 4–0 on hard courts and 2–0 on clay. Most recently, Jurgen Melzer won the 2009 Halle Open second round 6-1 RET.

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Jurgen Melzer
AUT Age 45 Left-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
1 – 7
8 main draw meetings
Nicolas Kiefer
GER Age 49 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Jurgen Melzer #28 6-1 (ret.) Nicolas Kiefer #34 Match data Jun 12, 2009* R16 Halle Open ATP 250 Grass
Nicolas Kiefer #13 7-6(4) 6-3 6-1 Jurgen Melzer #70 Match data May 31, 2006* R128 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Nicolas Kiefer #11 6-2 3-6 6-3 Jurgen Melzer #60 Match data May 17, 2006* R64 Hamburg Open Masters 1000 Clay
Nicolas Kiefer #29 3-6 6-3 7-5 Jurgen Melzer #50 Match data Oct 28, 2005* R16 St. Petersburg ATP International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Carpet
Nicolas Kiefer #25 3-6 6-1 6-1 Jurgen Melzer #61 Match data Aug 1, 2004* QF Canadian Open Masters 1000 Hard
Nicolas Kiefer #57 7-6(5) 6-7(2) 6-3 Jurgen Melzer #78 Match data Feb 20, 2004* R16 Memphis International Series Gold → modern equivalent ATP 500 Hard
Nicolas Kiefer #61 6-3 6-4 Jurgen Melzer #79 Match data Oct 10, 2003* R16 Vienna Open ATP International Series Gold → modern equivalent ATP 500 Hard
Nicolas Kiefer #11 6-4 6-0 Jurgen Melzer #635 Match data Oct 15, 1999* R16 Vienna Open ATP Championship Series → modern equivalent ATP 500 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
Jurgen Melzer #1,552 #8 3,055 2,017 331 307 51.9% 0 0 0 1 4 5
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 Jurgen Melzer 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 1999 1–1 50.0% #491 1,518 0 0 1996 7–9 43.8% #128 1,563 0 0
19 2000 0–3 0.0% #358 1,547 0 0 1997 26–16 61.9% #32 1,799 0 1
20 2001 1–1 50.0% #168 1,550 0 0 1998 31–25 55.4% #35 1,792 0 1
21 2002 10–9 52.6% #91 1,660 0 0 1999 53–21 71.6% #6 1,922 0 4
22 2003 11–18 37.9% #79 1,583 0 0 2000 30–16 65.2% #20 1,900 0 6
23 2004 27–23 54.0% #39 1,759 0 0 2001 26–25 51.0% #42 1,763 0 6
24 2005 24–25 49.0% #52 1,702 0 0 2002 19–24 44.2% #72 1,717 0 6
25 2006 33–25 56.9% #41 1,774 0 1 2003 19–17 52.8% #58 1,727 0 6
26 2007 21–24 46.7% #60 1,696 0 1 2004 34–20 63.0% #21 1,886 0 6
27 2008 29–24 54.7% #34 1,800 0 1 2005 31–22 58.5% #22 1,862 0 6
28 2009 35–26 57.4% #28 1,927 0 2 2006 14–8 63.6% #48 1,863 0 6
29 2010 49–25 66.2% #11 1,985 0 3 2007 19–12 61.3% #49 1,906 0 6
30 2011 20–21 48.8% #33 1,797 0 3 2008 22–17 56.4% #38 1,889 0 6
31 2012 18–23 43.9% #29 1,755 0 4 2009 12–16 42.9% #116 1,762 0 6
32 2013 25–23 52.1% #27 1,826 0 5 2010 1–3 25.0% #722 1,722 0 6
33 2014 14–20 41.2% #113 1,757 0 5 — — — — — — —
34 2015 9–11 45.0% #155 1,750 0 5 — — — — — — —
35 2016 3–3 50.0% #306 1,769 0 5 — — — — — — —
36 2017 0–1 0.0% #186 1,731 0 5 — — — — — — —
37 2018 1–1 50.0% #288 1,708 0 5 — — — — — — —

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 Jurgen Melzer 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 1999 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1996 1 2 3 33.3% 3 4 7 42.9% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
19 2000 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1997 7 5 12 58.3% 3 4 7 42.9% 5 2 7 71.4% 11 5 16 68.8%
20 2001 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1998 24 15 39 61.5% 4 4 8 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
21 2002 3 2 5 60.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 1999 41 15 56 73.2% 2 2 4 50.0% 6 1 7 85.7% 4 3 7 57.1%
22 2003 2 7 9 22.2% 4 8 12 33.3% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — 2000 27 11 38 71.1% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
23 2004 12 12 24 50.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 2001 11 13 24 45.8% 6 6 12 50.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 5 4 9 55.6%
24 2005 10 14 24 41.7% 10 8 18 55.6% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2002 10 15 25 40.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 7 3 10 70.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
25 2006 9 11 20 45.0% 20 9 29 69.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2003 14 11 25 56.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — —
26 2007 14 14 28 50.0% 7 8 15 46.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2004 30 14 44 68.2% 2 4 6 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
27 2008 17 15 32 53.1% 8 6 14 57.1% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — 2005 15 13 28 53.6% 6 4 10 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 8 3 11 72.7%
28 2009 19 15 34 55.9% 12 9 21 57.1% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 2006 8 4 12 66.7% 6 4 10 60.0% — — — — — — — —
29 2010 28 15 43 65.1% 17 8 25 68.0% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 2007 17 9 26 65.4% — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% — — — —
30 2011 10 13 23 43.5% 8 7 15 53.3% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 2008 12 11 23 52.2% 5 4 9 55.6% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — —
31 2012 14 16 30 46.7% 2 4 6 33.3% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 2009 4 7 11 36.4% 7 7 14 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
32 2013 19 13 32 59.4% 2 8 10 20.0% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 2010 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
33 2014 3 9 12 25.0% 8 8 16 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 2015 4 6 10 40.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 2016 1 2 3 33.3% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 2017 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 2018 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 168 168 336 50.0% 120 101 221 54.3% 38 33 71 53.5% 5 5 10 50.0% — 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 625/638 of Jurgen Melzer'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 Jurgen Melzer 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 1999 2/2 5.0 8.5 40.6% 59.2% 42.2% 56.1% 65.6% 49.1% 37.0% 1996 11/16 6.1 2.5 52.2% 76.6% 47.8% 53.2% 49.7% 62.7% 39.8%
19 2000 3/3 6.3 3.0 55.6% 64.6% 51.8% 38.5% 30.3% 59.7% 34.1% 1997 37/42 7.9 3.5 55.2% 77.0% 48.3% 60.5% 52.5% 64.1% 36.7%
20 2001 1/2 5.0 3.0 59.4% 75.4% 41.0% 60.0% 18.2% 61.5% 38.6% 1998 49/56 6.2 4.7 53.7% 74.8% 47.8% 55.1% 44.4% 62.5% 39.0%
21 2002 18/19 4.9 3.1 58.9% 72.7% 48.0% 53.1% 40.9% 62.5% 36.7% 1999 56/74 6.6 4.3 51.5% 75.7% 53.2% 61.8% 43.5% 64.7% 40.4%
22 2003 29/29 6.7 4.7 56.8% 67.4% 44.1% 58.3% 41.9% 57.1% 34.6% 2000 38/46 6.4 4.3 52.7% 74.9% 52.3% 61.7% 48.3% 64.3% 40.1%
23 2004 49/50 5.2 3.3 58.1% 72.6% 49.1% 63.9% 46.6% 62.8% 38.1% 2001 44/51 6.3 4.1 50.3% 71.1% 48.8% 54.0% 50.7% 60.0% 40.0%
24 2005 49/49 4.4 2.7 59.8% 68.4% 49.9% 58.8% 50.0% 60.8% 36.7% 2002 40/43 6.2 4.5 52.6% 74.1% 47.8% 58.8% 50.7% 61.5% 37.6%
25 2006 57/58 5.7 3.2 60.9% 69.3% 52.3% 62.2% 44.8% 62.5% 39.3% 2003 36/36 6.5 3.8 50.8% 73.1% 49.9% 58.1% 44.7% 61.8% 37.4%
26 2007 44/45 4.7 2.8 63.0% 67.4% 49.9% 58.3% 45.1% 61.2% 36.4% 2004 51/54 7.3 3.8 54.9% 77.8% 48.4% 61.1% 41.4% 64.5% 38.7%
27 2008 49/53 6.6 2.5 61.7% 71.5% 54.4% 57.6% 37.8% 65.0% 35.3% 2005 52/53 7.6 3.8 53.4% 74.2% 51.4% 56.4% 51.3% 63.6% 40.9%
28 2009 61/61 6.8 2.3 59.4% 73.4% 52.3% 58.8% 41.0% 64.9% 37.0% 2006 21/22 7.4 4.0 51.7% 72.0% 50.1% 59.5% 43.3% 61.3% 40.2%
29 2010 72/74 6.3 2.4 61.1% 72.2% 54.7% 59.9% 45.7% 65.3% 37.3% 2007 30/31 6.7 2.5 57.0% 79.9% 51.6% 64.6% 33.9% 67.8% 38.1%
30 2011 41/41 5.0 2.4 62.8% 68.9% 50.9% 51.6% 40.0% 62.1% 38.3% 2008 34/39 7.2 2.4 53.6% 76.3% 51.9% 55.4% 44.9% 64.9% 39.6%
31 2012 40/41 5.0 3.3 61.9% 69.0% 52.4% 52.4% 48.1% 62.4% 34.8% 2009 28/28 7.7 3.9 52.0% 75.0% 47.3% 62.9% 45.8% 61.9% 35.4%
32 2013 48/48 4.5 2.8 65.4% 67.2% 49.9% 56.8% 33.7% 61.1% 35.8% 2010 4/4 11.3 6.5 51.8% 77.7% 47.3% 55.7% 31.0% 63.0% 28.6%
33 2014 34/34 4.1 2.6 65.4% 67.2% 50.5% 54.5% 36.3% 61.2% 37.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
34 2015 20/20 3.3 4.0 61.0% 67.3% 49.3% 60.5% 41.5% 60.4% 36.2% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
35 2016 6/6 2.7 2.5 67.4% 66.9% 44.8% 60.6% 51.9% 59.3% 40.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
36 2017 1/1 4.0 1.0 74.8% 56.6% 53.6% 22.2% 75.0% 55.9% 31.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
37 2018 1/2 3.0 2.0 79.3% 72.5% 55.6% 100.0% 25.0% 69.0% 27.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 625/638 5.4 2.9 61.2% 69.8% 51.0% 58.0% 42.8% 62.4% 36.8% — 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 Jurgen Melzer 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 1999 1518 108.7 -0.28 +0.62 0.727 43.2% — — — 40.0% -1.60 1–0 1–0 — -0.03 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 2000 1548 113.7 -1.47 -0.74 0.846 47.2% — — — 22.2% -1.22 0–1 0–2 — -0.26 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%) 112.8 +0.64
20 2001 1551 105.3 +1.50 -1.19 1.001 49.0% — — — 40.0% +0.20 1–0 0–3 (0%) — -0.04 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%) 100.3 -0.30
21 2002 1660 130.8 +0.42 -0.51 0.980 49.6% -48 -49 — 50.0% -0.07 2–2 (50%) 1–4 (20%) 98.0 +0.12 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%) 110.9 +0.49
22 2003 1583 111.1 -3.51 -2.06 0.807 46.5% -20 -56 +87 39.0% -0.66 8–3 (73%) 7–6 (54%) 104.3 +0.49 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%) 104.4 -0.03
23 2004 1760 142.0 +0.13 +1.60 1.023 50.6% -26 -102 -105 52.7% +0.22 8–8 (50%) 10–12 (45%) 100.0 -0.06 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%) 97.2 -2.55
24 2005 1702 137.8 -0.93 +0.15 0.938 49.4% -35 +36 -24 50.0% -0.11 10–12 (45%) 8–9 (47%) 96.3 -0.88 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%) 98.4 -0.90
25 2006 1774 133.3 +0.02 +1.44 1.047 51.0% -104 +59 -110 52.9% +0.07 11–13 (46%) 13–9 (59%) 100.1 -0.50 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%) 106.1 +0.36
26 2007 1696 137.3 -1.21 +0.32 0.940 48.9% -11 +74 — 48.1% -0.22 9–7 (56%) 7–11 (39%) 95.6 +0.10 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%) 109.1 +0.23
27 2008 1800 138.7 +1.21 -0.83 1.009 50.0% -22 -35 -116 52.4% +0.11 13–8 (62%) 13–15 (46%) 104.7 +0.86 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%) 100.4 -1.12
28 2009 1927 151.7 +1.63 +0.96 1.054 50.8% -29 -86 -117 55.1% +0.14 8–8 (50%) 14–8 (64%) 105.0 -1.10 2006 1863 140.5 -0.75 +2.34 1.039 50.6% +65 -104 — 60.0% +0.60 8–3 (73%) 7–4 (64%) 106.1 +0.78
29 2010 1986 158.2 +2.39 +1.03 1.076 51.1% -20 -6 -97 59.0% +0.57 15–7 (68%) 19–21 (48%) 104.8 +1.32 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 2011 1797 152.8 -0.17 +0.99 1.011 50.3% +17 +143 +139 52.0% +0.28 4–6 (40%) 6–7 (46%) 95.7 +1.81 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%) 102.3 -1.13
31 2012 1755 145.9 -0.78 -0.89 0.925 48.7% +20 +103 +111 44.8% -0.47 9–7 (56%) 13–7 (65%) 102.7 +1.18 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%) 99.1 -1.73
32 2013 1827 141.2 -1.23 -0.76 0.919 48.3% +22 -130 +72 47.5% -0.28 10–6 (63%) 8–10 (44%) 101.5 +2.36 2010 1722 106.1 +0.99 -2.77 0.774 46.3% — — +51 27.3% -1.09 1–1 0–1 — -0.60
33 2014 1757 141.1 -1.73 +1.12 0.955 49.1% +3 -5 +127 41.2% -0.46 6–7 (46%) 7–10 (41%) 98.0 -1.34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 2015 1750 127.3 -2.36 -0.42 0.914 48.8% +47 -54 — 44.7% -0.40 1–1 5–8 (38%) — -0.22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 2016 1770 130.7 -0.27 +1.24 0.995 50.5% +16 -37 — 60.0% +0.13 0–3 (0%) 1–1 — -0.56 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 2017 1732 123.5 +3.00 +7.41 0.704 43.9% — — — 25.0% -1.75 — — — -0.44 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 2018 1708 119.9 -1.35 +6.34 0.890 49.7% — — — 100.0% +1.50 — 1–0 — -0.15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
38 2019 1689 101.7 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2017 147.6 -0.10 +0.36 0.981 49.7% -14 -4 -12 50.4% -0.03 116–99 (54%) 134–143 (48%) 100.2 +0.42 — 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.