H2H data updated: 2026-09-02 00:00 UTC

Marin Cilic vs Nicolas Kiefer H2H: 0-2

Nicolas Kiefer holds a 2–0 lead over Marin Cilic in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Nicolas Kiefer leads 1–0 on clay and 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Nicolas Kiefer won the 2008 Monte-Carlo Masters first round 3-6 7-6(4) 6-3.

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Marin Cilic
Croatia Age 37 Right-Handed 198 cm / 6'6"
H2H
0 – 2
2 main draw meetings
Nicolas Kiefer
GER Age 49 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Nicolas Kiefer #44 3-6 7-6(4) 6-3 Marin Cilic #52 Match data Apr 22, 2008* R64 Monte-Carlo Masters Masters 1000 Clay
Nicolas Kiefer #168 6-3 7-5 Marin Cilic #117 Match data Sep 15, 2007* QF China Open International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 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
Marin Cilic #81 #3 5,155 2,199 578 350 62.3% 1 1 0 2 17 21
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 Marin Cilic Nicolas Kiefer
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 2005 0–1 0.0% #587 1,486 0 0 1994 0–1 0.0% — 1,489 0 0
17 2006 5–9 35.7% #170 1,498 0 0 1995 3–3 50.0% #206 1,527 0 0
18 2007 12–12 50.0% #71 1,714 0 0 1996 7–9 43.8% #128 1,563 0 0
19 2008 37–24 60.7% #23 1,908 0 1 1997 26–16 61.9% #32 1,799 0 1
20 2009 45–20 69.2% #14 1,991 0 3 1998 31–25 55.4% #35 1,792 0 1
21 2010 38–21 64.4% #14 1,856 0 5 1999 53–21 71.6% #6 1,922 0 4
22 2011 40–23 63.5% #21 1,966 0 6 2000 30–16 65.2% #20 1,900 0 6
23 2012 38–18 67.9% #15 2,004 0 8 2001 26–25 51.0% #42 1,763 0 6
24 2013 24–13 64.9% #37 2,005 0 9 2002 19–24 44.2% #72 1,717 0 6
25 2014 51–21 70.8% #9 2,130 1 13 2003 19–17 52.8% #58 1,727 0 6
26 2015 35–19 64.8% #13 2,064 1 14 2004 34–20 63.0% #21 1,886 0 6
27 2016 44–21 67.7% #6 2,135 1 16 2005 31–22 58.5% #22 1,862 0 6
28 2017 43–22 66.2% #6 2,055 1 17 2006 14–8 63.6% #48 1,863 0 6
29 2018 40–19 67.8% #7 2,053 1 18 2007 19–12 61.3% #49 1,906 0 6
30 2019 22–20 52.4% #39 1,912 1 18 2008 22–17 56.4% #38 1,889 0 6
31 2020 11–11 50.0% #42 1,841 1 18 2009 12–16 42.9% #116 1,762 0 6
32 2021 32–19 62.7% #30 1,928 1 20 2010 1–3 25.0% #722 1,722 0 6
33 2022 32–20 61.5% #17 1,953 1 20 — — — — — — —
34 2023 1–2 33.3% #672 1,933 1 20 — — — — — — —
35 2024 6–8 42.9% #179 1,827 1 21 — — — — — — —
36 2025 8–11 42.1% #73 1,825 1 21 — — — — — — —
37 2026 14–16 46.7% #81 1,748 1 21 — — — — — — —

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 Marin Cilic 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 2005 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1994 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
17 2006 0 3 3 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1995 — — — — — — — — — — — — 3 3 6 50.0%
18 2007 4 4 8 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1996 1 2 3 33.3% 3 4 7 42.9% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
19 2008 25 15 40 62.5% 5 6 11 45.5% 7 3 10 70.0% — — — — 1997 7 5 12 58.3% 3 4 7 42.9% 5 2 7 71.4% 11 5 16 68.8%
20 2009 34 13 47 72.3% 9 5 14 64.3% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 1998 24 15 39 61.5% 4 4 8 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
21 2010 28 14 42 66.7% 9 5 14 64.3% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 1999 41 15 56 73.2% 2 2 4 50.0% 6 1 7 85.7% 4 3 7 57.1%
22 2011 25 14 39 64.1% 13 7 20 65.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2000 27 11 38 71.1% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
23 2012 14 10 24 58.3% 15 6 21 71.4% 9 2 11 81.8% — — — — 2001 11 13 24 45.8% 6 6 12 50.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 5 4 9 55.6%
24 2013 14 6 20 70.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — 2002 10 15 25 40.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 7 3 10 70.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
25 2014 37 13 50 74.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 2003 14 11 25 56.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — —
26 2015 21 10 31 67.7% 7 6 13 53.8% 7 3 10 70.0% — — — — 2004 30 14 44 68.2% 2 4 6 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
27 2016 34 16 50 68.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 7 3 10 70.0% — — — — 2005 15 13 28 53.6% 6 4 10 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 8 3 11 72.7%
28 2017 19 15 34 55.9% 12 4 16 75.0% 12 3 15 80.0% — — — — 2006 8 4 12 66.7% 6 4 10 60.0% — — — — — — — —
29 2018 24 13 37 64.9% 10 5 15 66.7% 6 1 7 85.7% — — — — 2007 17 9 26 65.4% — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% — — — —
30 2019 15 13 28 53.6% 5 5 10 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2008 12 11 23 52.2% 5 4 9 55.6% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — —
31 2020 9 9 18 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — 2009 4 7 11 36.4% 7 7 14 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
32 2021 18 12 30 60.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 9 2 11 81.8% — — — — 2010 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
33 2022 20 14 34 58.8% 9 5 14 64.3% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 2023 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 2024 6 7 13 46.2% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 2025 5 8 13 38.5% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 2026 9 8 17 52.9% 3 5 8 37.5% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 362 218 580 62.4% 128 91 219 58.4% 84 37 121 69.4% 4 4 8 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 909/929 of Marin Cilic'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 Marin Cilic 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%
16 2005 1/1 2.0 2.0 50.8% 56.3% 45.2% 20.0% 50.0% 50.8% 33.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
17 2006 14/14 5.4 3.5 54.6% 69.3% 48.4% 59.9% 29.1% 59.6% 34.4% 1995 6/6 4.7 2.3 61.5% 72.6% 51.3% 62.7% 44.1% 64.8% 36.3%
18 2007 24/24 7.0 3.5 52.6% 74.3% 48.5% 57.9% 51.0% 62.1% 36.1% 1996 11/16 6.1 2.5 52.2% 76.6% 47.8% 53.2% 49.7% 62.7% 39.8%
19 2008 59/61 9.3 3.3 53.6% 75.6% 53.2% 60.5% 38.4% 65.3% 37.5% 1997 37/42 7.9 3.5 55.2% 77.0% 48.3% 60.5% 52.5% 64.1% 36.7%
20 2009 65/65 7.8 2.7 56.6% 75.5% 53.6% 61.0% 38.2% 66.3% 40.0% 1998 49/56 6.2 4.7 53.7% 74.8% 47.8% 55.1% 44.4% 62.5% 39.0%
21 2010 59/59 7.2 2.5 58.1% 74.6% 53.5% 66.4% 43.0% 65.7% 38.0% 1999 56/74 6.6 4.3 51.5% 75.7% 53.2% 61.8% 43.5% 64.7% 40.4%
22 2011 62/63 7.0 2.6 54.7% 76.4% 54.7% 59.1% 44.6% 66.8% 38.3% 2000 38/46 6.4 4.3 52.7% 74.9% 52.3% 61.7% 48.3% 64.3% 40.1%
23 2012 54/56 6.2 2.7 55.5% 72.4% 53.2% 53.2% 46.7% 64.0% 40.4% 2001 44/51 6.3 4.1 50.3% 71.1% 48.8% 54.0% 50.7% 60.0% 40.0%
24 2013 36/37 8.4 2.4 56.4% 76.9% 57.0% 62.5% 43.3% 68.1% 38.6% 2002 40/43 6.2 4.5 52.6% 74.1% 47.8% 58.8% 50.7% 61.5% 37.6%
25 2014 71/72 10.4 2.8 56.9% 79.0% 50.9% 67.0% 39.5% 66.9% 38.0% 2003 36/36 6.5 3.8 50.8% 73.1% 49.9% 58.1% 44.7% 61.8% 37.4%
26 2015 54/54 12.0 2.6 58.8% 77.6% 52.0% 63.8% 41.8% 67.0% 36.8% 2004 51/54 7.3 3.8 54.9% 77.8% 48.4% 61.1% 41.4% 64.5% 38.7%
27 2016 62/65 10.4 2.4 55.4% 80.1% 54.7% 59.5% 40.4% 68.9% 37.1% 2005 52/53 7.6 3.8 53.4% 74.2% 51.4% 56.4% 51.3% 63.6% 40.9%
28 2017 64/65 11.3 3.1 58.5% 79.9% 54.9% 60.5% 42.7% 69.6% 39.7% 2006 21/22 7.4 4.0 51.7% 72.0% 50.1% 59.5% 43.3% 61.3% 40.2%
29 2018 58/59 10.2 3.1 58.8% 80.1% 55.1% 57.3% 40.3% 69.9% 38.1% 2007 30/31 6.7 2.5 57.0% 79.9% 51.6% 64.6% 33.9% 67.8% 38.1%
30 2019 41/42 9.7 5.0 58.3% 77.4% 47.7% 61.0% 41.9% 65.1% 35.0% 2008 34/39 7.2 2.4 53.6% 76.3% 51.9% 55.4% 44.9% 64.9% 39.6%
31 2020 21/22 10.0 3.8 59.8% 76.2% 50.1% 61.4% 33.4% 65.6% 35.7% 2009 28/28 7.7 3.9 52.0% 75.0% 47.3% 62.9% 45.8% 61.9% 35.4%
32 2021 49/51 11.1 3.9 58.2% 79.0% 49.9% 62.9% 38.5% 66.6% 37.0% 2010 4/4 11.3 6.5 51.8% 77.7% 47.3% 55.7% 31.0% 63.0% 28.6%
33 2022 51/52 11.5 3.4 59.9% 78.9% 52.2% 61.1% 41.2% 68.0% 38.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
34 2023 2/3 9.5 3.0 65.4% 71.9% 42.9% 64.6% 21.4% 62.6% 33.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
35 2024 14/14 12.1 4.0 56.2% 77.9% 50.3% 59.7% 54.3% 65.8% 33.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
36 2025 19/19 8.7 2.8 57.0% 75.5% 50.9% 55.9% 35.8% 64.8% 30.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
37 2026 29/31 9.1 3.2 58.6% 76.8% 48.4% 61.5% 37.2% 65.2% 35.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 909/929 9.3 3.0 57.0% 77.1% 52.6% 60.9% 41.2% 66.6% 37.6% — 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 Marin Cilic 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 2005 1486 99.9 -3.62 -1.03 0.677 42.1% — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — +0.09 1994 1489 97.0 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — +0.05
17 2006 1498 111.3 -1.65 -2.46 0.850 47.4% -25 +64 — 37.1% -0.77 4–3 (57%) 2–4 (33%) — -0.29 1995 1528 117.0 +1.19 -1.22 1.032 51.3% +26 — — 50.0% 0.00 1–1 — — +0.08
18 2007 1715 126.8 -0.80 -0.10 0.954 49.3% -39 -98 -126 47.5% -0.11 5–4 (56%) 1–4 (20%) — +0.13 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 2008 1908 151.0 +2.06 +1.34 1.082 51.4% -11 -243 -142 57.3% +0.46 10–8 (56%) 13–16 (45%) — -0.68 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%) — +0.64
20 2009 1992 159.4 +3.31 +2.77 1.188 52.7% +28 -214 -200 64.9% +1.04 13–8 (62%) 14–16 (47%) — +2.37 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%) — -0.30
21 2010 1857 158.2 +2.35 +1.40 1.109 51.8% +72 +14 -102 58.6% +0.73 13–5 (72%) 11–19 (37%) — +1.24 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%) — +0.49
22 2011 1966 162.8 +4.08 +1.86 1.156 52.2% +25 -52 -198 59.6% +0.62 12–7 (63%) 14–9 (61%) — +0.09 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%) — -0.03
23 2012 2005 160.0 +1.42 +3.57 1.123 52.2% -30 +11 -22 62.0% +0.74 8–3 (73%) 11–15 (42%) — +1.95 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%) — -2.55
24 2013 2005 157.1 +3.69 +2.41 1.208 52.9% +18 -88 +81 63.4% +0.90 8–5 (62%) 11–4 (73%) — +0.69 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%) — -0.90
25 2014 2130 169.3 +3.49 +2.72 1.150 52.3% +34 -173 -10 65.8% +0.76 13–9 (59%) 20–9 (69%) — -2.53 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%) — +0.36
26 2015 2064 160.5 +3.04 +1.34 1.114 51.7% +53 -93 +78 60.4% +0.54 12–8 (60%) 26–9 (74%) — +1.96 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%) — +0.23
27 2016 2136 171.9 +5.19 +1.67 1.193 52.6% +11 -180 +58 63.1% +0.86 11–8 (58%) 14–17 (45%) — +1.16 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%) — -1.12
28 2017 2055 166.2 +4.81 +4.38 1.303 53.9% -89 -3 +181 63.1% +0.91 10–12 (45%) 16–14 (53%) — +0.86 2006 1863 140.5 -0.75 +2.34 1.039 50.6% +65 -104 — 60.0% +0.60 8–3 (73%) 7–4 (64%) — +0.78
29 2018 2054 170.8 +5.78 +3.23 1.264 53.3% -14 +7 +214 64.3% +0.99 9–10 (47%) 20–18 (53%) — -0.29 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 2019 1912 154.6 +1.14 -0.18 1.003 50.4% +27 +85 +277 54.5% +0.15 5–6 (45%) 16–9 (64%) — +1.07 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%) — -1.13
31 2020 1842 146.2 +1.45 -0.54 1.037 50.2% +6 +126 — 45.5% -0.05 7–4 (64%) 4–8 (33%) — -0.50 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%) — -1.73
32 2021 1929 146.3 +3.33 +0.85 1.108 51.7% -35 +4 +247 57.9% +0.43 13–8 (62%) 12–12 (50%) — +0.01 2010 1722 106.1 +0.99 -2.77 0.774 46.3% — — +51 27.3% -1.09 1–1 0–1 — -0.60
33 2022 1953 160.1 +4.07 +1.98 1.190 52.7% -43 +52 +215 60.6% +0.86 8–10 (44%) 11–11 (50%) — +0.30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 2023 1933 104.1 +0.22 +0.03 0.907 49.3% — — — 40.0% 0.00 1–0 — — +0.03 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 2024 1827 133.0 +0.92 -0.98 0.975 50.1% -8 — — 45.7% 0.00 2–3 (40%) 5–7 (42%) — -0.06 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 2025 1825 142.2 +1.69 -2.10 0.870 48.1% +3 — +327 43.1% -0.45 2–2 (50%) 3–5 (38%) — -1.90 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 2026 1748 138.1 +0.72 +0.14 1.005 50.1% +68 0 +279 48.6% -0.11 4–4 (50%) 6–8 (43%) — -0.86 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2200 164.7 +3.06 +1.77 1.127 51.9% +6 -47 +77 59.1% +0.60 170–127 (57%) 230–214 (52%) 99.2 +0.53 — 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.