H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 14:16 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 fourth 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

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Jun 12, 2009* Halle ATP 500 R16 Grass Jurgen Melzer #28 6-1 (ret.) Nicolas Kiefer #34 Match data
May 31, 2006* Roland Garros Grand Slam R128 Clay Nicolas Kiefer #13 7-6(4) 6-3 6-1 Jurgen Melzer #70 Match data
May 17, 2006* Hamburg Masters Masters 1000 R64 Clay Nicolas Kiefer #11 6-2 3-6 6-3 Jurgen Melzer #60 Match data
Oct 28, 2005* St. Petersburg ATP 250 R16 Carpet Nicolas Kiefer #29 3-6 6-3 7-5 Jurgen Melzer #50 Match data
Aug 1, 2004* Canada Masters Masters 1000 QF Hard Nicolas Kiefer #25 3-6 6-1 6-1 Jurgen Melzer #61 Match data
Feb 20, 2004* Memphis ATP 250 R16 Hard Nicolas Kiefer #57 7-6(5) 6-7(2) 6-3 Jurgen Melzer #78 Match data
Oct 10, 2003* Vienna ATP 250 R16 Hard Nicolas Kiefer #61 6-3 6-4 Jurgen Melzer #79 Match data
Oct 15, 1999* Vienna ATP 250 R16 Hard Nicolas Kiefer #11 6-4 6-0 Jurgen Melzer #635 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
Jurgen Melzer #1,552 #8 3,055 2,024 326 303 51.8% 0 0 0 2 3 5
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 Jurgen Melzer 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 1999 1–1 50.0% #491 1,518 0 0 1996 7–9 43.8% #128 1,562 0 0
19 2000 0–3 0.0% #358 1,547 0 0 1997 26–16 61.9% #32 1,798 0 1
20 2001 1–1 50.0% #168 1,550 0 0 1998 31–25 55.4% #35 1,790 0 1
21 2002 10–9 52.6% #91 1,659 0 0 1999 53–21 71.6% #6 1,921 0 4
22 2003 11–18 37.9% #79 1,584 0 0 2000 30–15 66.7% #20 1,921 0 6
23 2004 27–22 55.1% #39 1,769 0 0 2001 26–25 51.0% #42 1,766 0 6
24 2005 24–25 49.0% #52 1,702 0 0 2002 19–24 44.2% #72 1,718 0 6
25 2006 33–25 56.9% #41 1,780 0 1 2003 19–17 52.8% #58 1,727 0 6
26 2007 21–24 46.7% #60 1,695 0 1 2004 32–19 62.7% #21 1,897 0 6
27 2008 26–23 53.1% #34 1,778 0 1 2005 31–22 58.5% #22 1,854 0 6
28 2009 35–26 57.4% #28 1,924 0 2 2006 14–8 63.6% #48 1,843 0 6
29 2010 49–25 66.2% #11 1,998 0 3 2007 19–12 61.3% #49 1,893 0 6
30 2011 20–21 48.8% #33 1,799 0 3 2008 20–16 55.6% #38 1,876 0 6
31 2012 18–22 45.0% #29 1,758 0 4 2009 12–16 42.9% #116 1,757 0 6
32 2013 25–23 52.1% #27 1,825 0 5 2010 1–3 25.0% #722 1,717 0 6
33 2014 12–19 38.7% #113 1,758 0 5 — — — — — — —
34 2015 9–11 45.0% #155 1,750 0 5 — — — — — — —
35 2016 3–3 50.0% #306 1,770 0 5 — — — — — — —
36 2017 0–1 0.0% #186 1,731 0 5 — — — — — — —
37 2018 1–1 50.0% #288 1,703 0 5 — — — — — — —