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

Mario Ancic vs Nicolas Kiefer H2H: 0-1

Nicolas Kiefer holds a 1–0 lead over Mario Ancic 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 2003 Indian Wells Open round of 64 6-2 6-4.

CRO Age 42 Right-Handed 196 cm / 6'5"
H2H
0 1
1 main draw meetings
GER Age 49 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Nicolas Kiefer #76 6-2 6-4 Mario Ancic #73 Match data Mar 12, 2003* R64 Indian Wells Open Masters 1000 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
Mario Ancic #475 #7 2,075 2,019 193 125 60.7% 0 0 0 0 3 3
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 Mario Ancic 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 2002 3–7 30.0% #89 1,530 0 0 1996 7–9 43.8% #128 1,563 0 0
19 2003 14–18 43.8% #74 1,621 0 0 1997 26–16 61.9% #32 1,799 0 1
20 2004 26–22 54.2% #29 1,725 0 0 1998 31–25 55.4% #35 1,792 0 1
21 2005 42–23 64.6% #21 1,799 0 1 1999 53–21 71.6% #6 1,922 0 4
22 2006 52–18 74.3% #9 1,954 0 3 2000 30–16 65.2% #20 1,900 0 6
23 2007 13–10 56.5% #83 1,881 0 3 2001 26–25 51.0% #42 1,763 0 6
24 2008 29–17 63.0% #36 1,925 0 3 2002 19–24 44.2% #72 1,717 0 6
25 2009 12–7 63.2% #95 1,917 0 3 2003 19–17 52.8% #58 1,727 0 6
26 2010 2–3 40.0% #478 1,876 0 3 2004 34–20 63.0% #21 1,886 0 6
27 2005 31–22 58.5% #22 1,862 0 6
28 2006 14–8 63.6% #48 1,863 0 6
29 2007 19–12 61.3% #49 1,906 0 6
30 2008 22–17 56.4% #38 1,889 0 6
31 2009 12–16 42.9% #116 1,762 0 6
32 2010 1–3 25.0% #722 1,722 0 6

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 Mario Ancic 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 2002 2 5 7 28.6% 1 2 3 33.3% 1996 1 2 3 33.3% 3 4 7 42.9% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
19 2003 9 13 22 40.9% 3 2 5 60.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1997 7 5 12 58.3% 3 4 7 42.9% 5 2 7 71.4% 11 5 16 68.8%
20 2004 6 10 16 37.5% 6 5 11 54.5% 10 3 13 76.9% 4 4 8 50.0% 1998 24 15 39 61.5% 4 4 8 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
21 2005 24 13 37 64.9% 6 5 11 54.5% 9 2 11 81.8% 3 3 6 50.0% 1999 41 15 56 73.2% 2 2 4 50.0% 6 1 7 85.7% 4 3 7 57.1%
22 2006 24 11 35 68.6% 11 4 15 73.3% 9 1 10 90.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 2000 27 11 38 71.1% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
23 2007 12 9 21 57.1% 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 2008 15 9 24 62.5% 6 5 11 54.5% 8 3 11 72.7% 2002 10 15 25 40.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 7 3 10 70.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
25 2009 12 6 18 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 2003 14 11 25 56.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 4 3 7 57.1%
26 2010 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2004 30 14 44 68.2% 2 4 6 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0%
27 2005 15 13 28 53.6% 6 4 10 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 8 3 11 72.7%
28 2006 8 4 12 66.7% 6 4 10 60.0%
29 2007 17 9 26 65.4% 2 3 5 40.0%
30 2008 12 11 23 52.2% 5 4 9 55.6% 5 2 7 71.4%
31 2009 4 7 11 36.4% 7 7 14 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
32 2010 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
Career 106 78 184 57.6% 32 23 55 58.2% 39 14 53 73.6% 16 10 26 61.5% 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 314/318 of Mario Ancic'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 Mario Ancic 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 2002 8/10 7.0 6.0 49.1% 75.0% 44.7% 54.2% 29.0% 59.8% 38.4% 1996 11/16 6.1 2.5 52.2% 76.6% 47.8% 53.2% 49.7% 62.7% 39.8%
19 2003 32/32 8.4 4.3 57.9% 72.2% 51.0% 55.3% 38.5% 63.0% 37.1% 1997 37/42 7.9 3.5 55.2% 77.0% 48.3% 60.5% 52.5% 64.1% 36.7%
20 2004 47/48 9.5 3.2 62.3% 75.9% 55.0% 45.1% 40.3% 67.8% 37.9% 1998 49/56 6.2 4.7 53.7% 74.8% 47.8% 55.1% 44.4% 62.5% 39.0%
21 2005 65/65 11.3 2.8 61.8% 79.5% 52.0% 62.9% 46.7% 68.9% 37.4% 1999 56/74 6.6 4.3 51.5% 75.7% 53.2% 61.8% 43.5% 64.7% 40.4%
22 2006 70/70 9.1 2.0 62.7% 75.5% 53.5% 64.7% 44.0% 67.2% 37.3% 2000 38/46 6.4 4.3 52.7% 74.9% 52.3% 61.7% 48.3% 64.3% 40.1%
23 2007 23/23 8.3 1.7 63.5% 76.8% 53.0% 56.1% 42.7% 68.0% 35.4% 2001 44/51 6.3 4.1 50.3% 71.1% 48.8% 54.0% 50.7% 60.0% 40.0%
24 2008 45/46 9.2 2.3 62.9% 76.3% 53.6% 64.5% 39.8% 67.7% 37.1% 2002 40/43 6.2 4.5 52.6% 74.1% 47.8% 58.8% 50.7% 61.5% 37.6%
25 2009 19/19 7.6 1.3 60.0% 73.0% 57.8% 59.9% 30.8% 66.6% 37.2% 2003 36/36 6.5 3.8 50.8% 73.1% 49.9% 58.1% 44.7% 61.8% 37.4%
26 2010 5/5 8.0 2.6 59.8% 69.0% 42.0% 50.6% 42.4% 58.0% 31.3% 2004 51/54 7.3 3.8 54.9% 77.8% 48.4% 61.1% 41.4% 64.5% 38.7%
27 —/— 2005 52/53 7.6 3.8 53.4% 74.2% 51.4% 56.4% 51.3% 63.6% 40.9%
28 —/— 2006 21/22 7.4 4.0 51.7% 72.0% 50.1% 59.5% 43.3% 61.3% 40.2%
29 —/— 2007 30/31 6.7 2.5 57.0% 79.9% 51.6% 64.6% 33.9% 67.8% 38.1%
30 —/— 2008 34/39 7.2 2.4 53.6% 76.3% 51.9% 55.4% 44.9% 64.9% 39.6%
31 —/— 2009 28/28 7.7 3.9 52.0% 75.0% 47.3% 62.9% 45.8% 61.9% 35.4%
32 —/— 2010 4/4 11.3 6.5 51.8% 77.7% 47.3% 55.7% 31.0% 63.0% 28.6%
Career 314/318 9.3 2.7 61.5% 76.0% 53.0% 59.0% 41.5% 67.0% 37.2% 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 Mario Ancic 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 2002 1531 113.3 -1.58 +0.50 0.955 48.9% -13 +101 37.5% -0.50 2–2 (50%) 2–2 (50%) +0.28 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 2003 1622 126.7 +0.21 +0.64 1.003 50.1% -36 -40 -47 46.1% -0.20 6–9 (40%) 8–12 (40%) -0.08 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 2004 1725 141.5 +4.07 +1.16 1.178 52.4% -136 -28 +99 54.0% +0.48 6–9 (40%) 7–17 (29%) -1.51 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 2005 1799 152.9 +5.24 +0.79 1.202 53.0% -15 -42 +132 64.8% +1.01 5–11 (31%) 18–11 (62%) +2.76 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 2006 1954 149.4 +4.79 +0.38 1.138 52.3% -48 -50 +88 64.1% +0.94 21–2 (91%) 19–14 (58%) +1.74 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 2007 1882 144.6 +3.39 -0.07 1.107 51.5% -14 60.0% +0.82 2–3 (40%) 2–4 (33%) +0.28 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 2008 1925 152.1 +4.71 +1.41 1.150 52.1% -36 -23 +173 58.0% +0.59 9–4 (69%) 11–11 (50%) -4.16 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 2009 1918 145.3 +2.66 +1.24 1.114 51.2% +12 55.3% +0.45 6–0 (100%) 4–4 (50%) -0.19 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 2010 1877 117.6 -1.67 -1.63 0.746 45.6% +37 33.3% -0.83 2–0 1–1 -0.31 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 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 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 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 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 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 2010 1722 106.1 +0.99 -2.77 0.774 46.3% +51 27.3% -1.09 1–1 0–1 -0.60
Career 2019 150.9 +3.80 +0.75 1.125 51.9% -37 -37 +105 57.8% +0.60 59–40 (60%) 72–76 (49%) 106.1 -0.38 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.