H2H data updated: 2026-07-26 01:16 UTC
Kevin Anderson vs Nicolas Kiefer H2H: 0-1
Nicolas Kiefer holds a 1–0 lead over Kevin Anderson 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 2008 Beijing Olympics third round 6-4 6-7(4) 6-4.
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RSA
Age 40
Right-Handed
203 cm / 6'8"
H2H
0
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1
1 main draw meetings
GER
Age 49
Right-Handed
183 cm / 6'0"
H2H Match Log
| Date | Tournament | Category | Round | Surface | Winner | Score | Loser | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 2008* | Beijing Olympics | Olympics | R32 | Hard | Nicolas Kiefer | 6-4 6-7(4) 6-4 | Kevin Anderson | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Anderson | #1,151 | #5 | 4,845 | 2,141 | 348 | 252 | 58.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Nicolas Kiefer | #720 | #4 | 2,447 | 1,995 | 347 | 255 | 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 | Kevin Anderson | Nicolas Kiefer | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1994 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #1198 | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1997 | 26–16 | 61.9% | #32 | 1,799 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1998 | 31–25 | 55.4% | #35 | 1,792 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | 2007 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #221 | 1,540 | 0 | 0 | 1999 | 53–21 | 71.6% | #6 | 1,922 | 0 | 4 |
| 22 | 2008 | 8–9 | 47.1% | #104 | 1,631 | 0 | 0 | 2000 | 30–16 | 65.2% | #20 | 1,900 | 0 | 6 |
| 23 | 2009 | 2–6 | 25.0% | #161 | 1,623 | 0 | 0 | 2001 | 26–25 | 51.0% | #42 | 1,763 | 0 | 6 |
| 24 | 2010 | 14–18 | 43.8% | #61 | 1,778 | 0 | 0 | 2002 | 19–24 | 44.2% | #72 | 1,717 | 0 | 6 |
| 25 | 2011 | 39–27 | 59.1% | #32 | 1,890 | 0 | 1 | 2003 | 19–17 | 52.8% | #58 | 1,726 | 0 | 6 |
| 26 | 2012 | 31–26 | 54.4% | #37 | 1,856 | 0 | 2 | 2004 | 34–20 | 63.0% | #21 | 1,886 | 0 | 6 |
| 27 | 2013 | 37–23 | 61.7% | #20 | 1,869 | 0 | 2 | 2005 | 31–22 | 58.5% | #22 | 1,862 | 0 | 6 |
| 28 | 2014 | 39–24 | 61.9% | #16 | 1,945 | 0 | 2 | 2006 | 14–8 | 63.6% | #48 | 1,863 | 0 | 6 |
| 29 | 2015 | 46–24 | 65.7% | #12 | 2,046 | 0 | 3 | 2007 | 19–12 | 61.3% | #49 | 1,906 | 0 | 6 |
| 30 | 2016 | 17–21 | 44.7% | #67 | 1,882 | 0 | 3 | 2008 | 22–17 | 56.4% | #38 | 1,889 | 0 | 6 |
| 31 | 2017 | 32–21 | 60.4% | #14 | 1,973 | 0 | 3 | 2009 | 12–16 | 42.9% | #116 | 1,762 | 0 | 6 |
| 32 | 2018 | 48–19 | 71.6% | #6 | 2,121 | 0 | 5 | 2010 | 1–3 | 25.0% | #722 | 1,722 | 0 | 6 |
| 33 | 2019 | 11–4 | 73.3% | #91 | 2,056 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 34 | 2020 | 8–9 | 47.1% | #81 | 1,963 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 35 | 2021 | 13–13 | 50.0% | #80 | 1,808 | 0 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 36 | 2022 | 1–5 | 16.7% | #104 | 1,680 | 0 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 37 | 2023 | 2–2 | 50.0% | #627 | 1,669 | 0 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |