H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 19:16 UTC
Mariano Zabaleta vs Nicolas Kiefer H2H: 0-1
Nicolas Kiefer holds a 1–0 lead over Mariano Zabaleta 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 1999 Vienna third round 6-3 6-4.
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ARG
Age 48
Right-Handed
183 cm / 6'0"
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 14, 1999* | Vienna | ATP 250 | R32 | Hard | Nicolas Kiefer | 6-3 6-4 | Mariano Zabaleta | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mariano Zabaleta | #1,009 | #21 | 1,426 | 1,878 | 199 | 206 | 49.1% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 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 | Mariano Zabaleta | 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 | 2–2 | 50.0% | #381 | 1,514 | 0 | 0 | 1995 | 3–3 | 50.0% | #206 | 1,527 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 1996 | 9–8 | 52.9% | #103 | 1,598 | 0 | 0 | 1996 | 7–9 | 43.8% | #128 | 1,562 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | 1997 | 0–6 | 0.0% | #257 | 1,531 | 0 | 0 | 1997 | 26–16 | 61.9% | #32 | 1,798 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | 1998 | 14–8 | 63.6% | #63 | 1,692 | 0 | 1 | 1998 | 31–25 | 55.4% | #35 | 1,790 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | 1999 | 28–29 | 49.1% | #28 | 1,686 | 0 | 1 | 1999 | 53–21 | 71.6% | #6 | 1,921 | 0 | 4 |
| 22 | 2000 | 17–26 | 39.5% | #61 | 1,635 | 0 | 1 | 2000 | 30–15 | 66.7% | #20 | 1,921 | 0 | 6 |
| 23 | 2001 | 18–18 | 50.0% | #59 | 1,723 | 0 | 1 | 2001 | 26–25 | 51.0% | #42 | 1,766 | 0 | 6 |
| 24 | 2002 | 20–28 | 41.7% | #53 | 1,629 | 0 | 1 | 2002 | 19–24 | 44.2% | #72 | 1,718 | 0 | 6 |
| 25 | 2003 | 33–24 | 57.9% | #27 | 1,763 | 0 | 2 | 2003 | 19–17 | 52.8% | #58 | 1,727 | 0 | 6 |
| 26 | 2004 | 25–20 | 55.6% | #54 | 1,708 | 0 | 3 | 2004 | 32–19 | 62.7% | #21 | 1,897 | 0 | 6 |
| 27 | 2005 | 20–16 | 55.6% | #83 | 1,726 | 0 | 3 | 2005 | 31–22 | 58.5% | #22 | 1,854 | 0 | 6 |
| 28 | 2006 | 4–8 | 33.3% | #243 | 1,596 | 0 | 3 | 2006 | 14–8 | 63.6% | #48 | 1,843 | 0 | 6 |
| 29 | 2007 | 9–11 | 45.0% | #104 | 1,602 | 0 | 3 | 2007 | 19–12 | 61.3% | #49 | 1,893 | 0 | 6 |
| 30 | 2008 | 0–2 | 0.0% | #1141 | 1,556 | 0 | 3 | 2008 | 20–16 | 55.6% | #38 | 1,876 | 0 | 6 |
| 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2009 | 12–16 | 42.9% | #116 | 1,757 | 0 | 6 |
| 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2010 | 1–3 | 25.0% | #722 | 1,717 | 0 | 6 |