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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 second round 6-4 6-7(4) 6-4.

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Kevin Anderson
RSA Age 40 Right-Handed 203 cm / 6'8"
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 #21 6-4 6-7(4) 6-4 Kevin Anderson #110 Match data Aug 13, 2008* R32 Beijing Olympics Olympics 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
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 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 Kevin Anderson 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 — — — — — — — 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 1,624 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 1,727 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 1,946 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 1,883 0 3 2008 22–17 56.4% #38 1,889 0 6
31 2017 32–21 60.4% #14 1,974 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 1,681 0 7 — — — — — — —
37 2023 2–2 50.0% #627 1,669 0 7 — — — — — — —

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 Kevin Anderson 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1997 7 5 12 58.3% 3 4 7 42.9% 5 2 7 71.4% 11 5 16 68.8%
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1998 24 15 39 61.5% 4 4 8 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
21 2007 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1999 41 15 56 73.2% 2 2 4 50.0% 6 1 7 85.7% 4 3 7 57.1%
22 2008 7 5 12 58.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 2000 27 11 38 71.1% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
23 2009 1 4 5 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2001 11 13 24 45.8% 6 6 12 50.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 5 4 9 55.6%
24 2010 11 11 22 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 2002 10 15 25 40.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 7 3 10 70.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
25 2011 30 18 48 62.5% 5 6 11 45.5% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — 2003 14 11 25 56.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — —
26 2012 21 18 39 53.8% 7 6 13 53.8% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2004 30 14 44 68.2% 2 4 6 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
27 2013 24 16 40 60.0% 11 5 16 68.8% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2005 15 13 28 53.6% 6 4 10 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 8 3 11 72.7%
28 2014 29 17 46 63.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — 2006 8 4 12 66.7% 6 4 10 60.0% — — — — — — — —
29 2015 33 17 50 66.0% 6 5 11 54.5% 7 2 9 77.8% — — — — 2007 17 9 26 65.4% — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% — — — —
30 2016 13 14 27 48.1% 2 4 6 33.3% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 2008 12 11 23 52.2% 5 4 9 55.6% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — —
31 2017 18 13 31 58.1% 10 6 16 62.5% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 2009 4 7 11 36.4% 7 7 14 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
32 2018 36 13 49 73.5% 6 4 10 60.0% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — 2010 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
33 2019 8 2 10 80.0% — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 2020 6 6 12 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 2021 5 10 15 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 6 1 7 85.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 2022 1 5 6 16.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 2023 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 243 171 414 58.7% 58 52 110 52.7% 47 29 76 61.8% — — — — — 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 595/600 of Kevin Anderson'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 Kevin Anderson 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 2007 1/1 7.0 1.0 75.0% 54.8% 42.9% 50.0% — 51.8% 21.7% 1999 56/74 6.6 4.3 51.5% 75.7% 53.2% 61.8% 43.5% 64.7% 40.4%
22 2008 15/17 9.4 3.3 65.7% 74.0% 58.9% 62.8% 28.9% 68.9% 33.5% 2000 38/46 6.4 4.3 52.7% 74.9% 52.3% 61.7% 48.3% 64.3% 40.1%
23 2009 8/8 9.4 3.1 69.8% 72.4% 46.3% 57.6% 25.1% 64.4% 27.4% 2001 44/51 6.3 4.1 50.3% 71.1% 48.8% 54.0% 50.7% 60.0% 40.0%
24 2010 32/32 9.6 3.2 66.0% 75.6% 51.0% 46.2% 43.7% 67.1% 34.2% 2002 40/43 6.2 4.5 52.6% 74.1% 47.8% 58.8% 50.7% 61.5% 37.6%
25 2011 66/66 10.9 2.1 66.9% 76.1% 55.8% 63.4% 47.0% 69.2% 36.5% 2003 36/36 6.5 3.8 50.8% 73.1% 49.9% 58.1% 44.7% 61.8% 37.4%
26 2012 56/57 11.4 3.2 62.6% 75.1% 53.6% 62.7% 36.7% 67.1% 34.8% 2004 51/54 7.3 3.8 54.9% 77.8% 48.4% 61.1% 41.4% 64.5% 38.7%
27 2013 60/60 10.9 3.0 64.2% 76.3% 54.8% 63.5% 38.8% 68.5% 35.8% 2005 52/53 7.6 3.8 53.4% 74.2% 51.4% 56.4% 51.3% 63.6% 40.9%
28 2014 62/63 11.7 2.9 66.2% 76.6% 51.9% 65.4% 36.5% 68.2% 35.2% 2006 21/22 7.4 4.0 51.7% 72.0% 50.1% 59.5% 43.3% 61.3% 40.2%
29 2015 70/70 15.3 3.4 63.5% 80.1% 54.3% 65.0% 43.2% 70.6% 33.9% 2007 30/31 6.7 2.5 57.0% 79.9% 51.6% 64.6% 33.9% 67.8% 38.1%
30 2016 38/38 13.0 4.4 59.2% 77.0% 53.4% 63.9% 36.4% 67.4% 32.9% 2008 34/39 7.2 2.4 53.6% 76.3% 51.9% 55.4% 44.9% 64.9% 39.6%
31 2017 53/53 13.9 2.8 64.0% 79.0% 54.5% 65.3% 37.4% 70.2% 35.2% 2009 28/28 7.7 3.9 52.0% 75.0% 47.3% 62.9% 45.8% 61.9% 35.4%
32 2018 66/67 16.4 2.7 64.2% 79.6% 55.3% 63.1% 35.6% 70.7% 33.8% 2010 4/4 11.3 6.5 51.8% 77.7% 47.3% 55.7% 31.0% 63.0% 28.6%
33 2019 15/15 15.7 2.7 63.1% 78.7% 53.6% 68.9% 44.1% 69.2% 35.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
34 2020 17/17 12.5 3.7 62.5% 77.1% 51.2% 60.3% 41.2% 67.2% 32.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
35 2021 26/26 16.9 2.8 63.5% 80.3% 49.5% 69.7% 34.1% 69.0% 30.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
36 2022 6/6 15.3 2.8 65.0% 78.6% 57.1% 66.1% 33.3% 70.9% 24.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
37 2023 4/4 11.0 4.0 64.4% 77.7% 43.7% 58.3% 28.6% 65.5% 37.4% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 595/600 12.9 3.0 64.3% 77.4% 53.7% 63.2% 38.8% 68.9% 34.3% — 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 use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. 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 Kevin Anderson 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 2007 1541 108.0 -2.14 +0.48 0.451 38.2% — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — -0.19 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 2008 1631 124.1 +2.28 -0.60 1.079 51.2% +91 — -124 50.0% -0.02 3–5 (38%) 9–4 (69%) 102.7 +0.62 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 2009 1624 111.4 +0.61 -4.84 0.771 46.3% +26 — — 26.3% -1.42 1–0 3–2 (60%) — -0.29 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 2010 1779 142.8 +2.68 -1.25 1.039 50.3% +34 -199 -256 46.9% -0.12 4–8 (33%) 5–11 (31%) 92.7 -1.45 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 2011 1891 157.1 +5.50 +0.11 1.185 52.5% +20 -245 -270 57.6% +0.61 12–11 (52%) 15–17 (47%) 98.7 +1.44 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 2012 1857 156.6 +3.45 -0.90 1.058 50.9% +33 -124 -193 51.1% +0.27 10–8 (56%) 20–15 (57%) 105.6 -0.14 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 2013 1869 157.9 +4.20 +0.05 1.135 51.7% +7 +20 -159 57.7% +0.40 12–8 (60%) 18–16 (53%) 101.7 +1.51 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 2014 1947 161.0 +3.91 +0.32 1.107 51.6% +6 -48 -101 54.9% +0.38 15–7 (68%) 17–16 (52%) 106.9 +2.15 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 2015 2047 162.6 +6.01 -0.88 1.154 51.7% -15 -143 -48 61.2% +0.51 13–8 (62%) 31–22 (58%) 105.6 +1.09 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 2016 1883 151.8 +2.89 -1.81 1.011 50.2% +31 -46 +51 48.9% -0.09 4–9 (31%) 11–10 (52%) 92.8 -0.24 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 2017 1974 162.0 +6.28 -0.22 1.180 52.4% -50 -48 -31 60.4% +0.82 7–7 (50%) 19–17 (53%) 99.3 -1.65 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 2018 2122 169.8 +6.52 -1.15 1.152 51.8% -20 -176 -10 61.7% +0.67 21–7 (75%) 30–20 (60%) 111.3 +1.48 2010 1722 106.1 +0.99 -2.77 0.774 46.3% — — +51 27.3% -1.09 1–1 0–1 — -0.60
33 2019 2057 133.2 +3.47 -0.21 1.160 52.1% +25 — -2 64.3% +0.64 3–1 (75%) 7–3 (70%) 100.8 +0.68 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 2020 1964 140.8 +3.58 -0.85 0.980 49.5% +34 -65 — 47.7% -0.16 4–2 (67%) 5–5 (50%) 97.4 -1.17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 2021 1809 136.1 +4.26 -3.10 0.998 49.9% +7 +65 +284 46.0% -0.24 4–0 (100%) 12–11 (52%) 101.5 -0.83 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 2022 1681 114.8 -0.53 -2.72 0.844 47.9% -5 — — 31.3% -0.94 0–3 (0%) 2–4 (33%) 94.4 +0.18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 2023 1670 109.6 -0.03 +1.57 1.084 50.9% — — +422 55.6% -0.11 0–1 2–0 — +0.47 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2142 159.7 +4.52 -0.73 1.102 51.3% +7 -94 -39 55.3% +0.34 113–85 (57%) 206–173 (54%) 104.0 +0.61 — 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.