H2H data updated: 2026-09-01 00:00 UTC

Mark Philippoussis vs Nicolas Kiefer H2H: 3-2

Mark Philippoussis holds a 3–2 lead over Nicolas Kiefer in their ATP head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Nicolas Kiefer leads 2–1 on hard courts, while Mark Philippoussis leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Mark Philippoussis won the 2002 Wimbledon round of 32 3-6 6-3 6-4 6-2.

AUS Age 49 Right-Handed 196 cm / 6'5"
H2H
3 2
5 main draw meetings
GER Age 49 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Mark Philippoussis #104 3-6 6-3 6-4 6-2 Nicolas Kiefer #54 Match data Jun 30, 2002* R32 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Nicolas Kiefer #13 7-6(4) 2-6 6-2 Mark Philippoussis #15 Match data Oct 8, 2000* F Hong Kong Open ATP International Series modern equivalent ATP 250 Hard
Nicolas Kiefer #71 7-5 5-7 6-4 Mark Philippoussis #21 Match data Sep 28, 1997* F Toulouse World Series modern equivalent ATP 250 Hard
Mark Philippoussis #31 6-4 7-5 Nicolas Kiefer #197 Match data May 2, 1996* R32 Munich Open World Series modern equivalent ATP 250 Clay
Mark Philippoussis #40 7-6(3) 6-0 6-1 Nicolas Kiefer #166 Match data Jan 17, 1996* R128 Australian Open Grand Slam 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
Mark Philippoussis #1,115 #8 2,296 2,010 291 193 60.1% 0 1 0 2 8 11
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 Mark Philippoussis Nicolas Kiefer
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 1994 0–1 0.0% 1,489 0 0
17 1994 1–3 25.0% #274 1,492 0 0 1995 3–3 50.0% #206 1,527 0 0
18 1995 25–17 59.5% #38 1,765 0 0 1996 7–9 43.8% #128 1,563 0 0
19 1996 33–23 58.9% #30 1,840 0 1 1997 26–16 61.9% #32 1,799 0 1
20 1997 43–18 70.5% #18 1,854 0 4 1998 31–25 55.4% #35 1,792 0 1
21 1998 31–19 62.0% #15 1,908 0 5 1999 53–21 71.6% #6 1,922 0 4
22 1999 30–15 66.7% #19 1,890 0 7 2000 30–16 65.2% #20 1,900 0 6
23 2000 42–22 65.6% #11 1,894 0 8 2001 26–25 51.0% #42 1,763 0 6
24 2001 10–8 55.6% #104 1,804 0 9 2002 19–24 44.2% #72 1,717 0 6
25 2002 14–14 50.0% #80 1,772 0 9 2003 19–17 52.8% #58 1,727 0 6
26 2003 34–18 65.4% #9 1,881 0 10 2004 34–20 63.0% #21 1,886 0 6
27 2004 8–16 33.3% #109 1,649 0 10 2005 31–22 58.5% #22 1,862 0 6
28 2005 9–11 45.0% #171 1,655 0 10 2006 14–8 63.6% #48 1,863 0 6
29 2006 11–9 55.0% #114 1,731 0 11 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 Mark Philippoussis 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 1994 1 3 4 25.0% 1995 3 3 6 50.0%
18 1995 12 9 21 57.1% 3 3 6 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 9 3 12 75.0% 1996 1 2 3 33.3% 3 4 7 42.9% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
19 1996 25 12 37 67.6% 6 5 11 54.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 4 5 20.0% 1997 7 5 12 58.3% 3 4 7 42.9% 5 2 7 71.4% 11 5 16 68.8%
20 1997 20 9 29 69.0% 10 3 13 76.9% 5 1 6 83.3% 8 5 13 61.5% 1998 24 15 39 61.5% 4 4 8 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
21 1998 20 11 31 64.5% 4 4 8 50.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 3 2 5 60.0% 1999 41 15 56 73.2% 2 2 4 50.0% 6 1 7 85.7% 4 3 7 57.1%
22 1999 20 7 27 74.1% 2 4 6 33.3% 5 2 7 71.4% 3 2 5 60.0% 2000 27 11 38 71.1% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
23 2000 28 13 41 68.3% 4 5 9 44.4% 5 2 7 71.4% 5 2 7 71.4% 2001 11 13 24 45.8% 6 6 12 50.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 5 4 9 55.6%
24 2001 9 7 16 56.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 2002 10 15 25 40.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 7 3 10 70.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
25 2002 7 7 14 50.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 5 2 7 71.4% 2003 14 11 25 56.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 4 3 7 57.1%
26 2003 24 12 36 66.7% 4 3 7 57.1% 6 2 8 75.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2004 30 14 44 68.2% 2 4 6 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0%
27 2004 5 11 16 31.3% 0 3 3 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 2005 15 13 28 53.6% 6 4 10 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 8 3 11 72.7%
28 2005 4 7 11 36.4% 5 3 8 62.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 2006 8 4 12 66.7% 6 4 10 60.0%
29 2006 3 7 10 30.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 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 178 115 293 60.8% 35 35 70 50.0% 48 22 70 68.6% 30 21 51 58.8% 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 422/484 of Mark Philippoussis'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 Mark Philippoussis 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 1994 4/4 6.0 4.0 58.1% 64.9% 40.4% 42.4% 25.4% 54.8% 35.0% 1995 6/6 4.7 2.3 61.5% 72.6% 51.3% 62.7% 44.1% 64.8% 36.3%
18 1995 41/42 11.9 4.9 58.5% 79.7% 48.8% 70.4% 41.4% 66.6% 36.6% 1996 11/16 6.1 2.5 52.2% 76.6% 47.8% 53.2% 49.7% 62.7% 39.8%
19 1996 45/56 14.1 5.9 59.0% 81.0% 47.5% 63.5% 37.3% 67.2% 36.5% 1997 37/42 7.9 3.5 55.2% 77.0% 48.3% 60.5% 52.5% 64.1% 36.7%
20 1997 56/61 13.8 5.6 58.7% 79.5% 51.7% 61.7% 42.5% 68.0% 32.9% 1998 49/56 6.2 4.7 53.7% 74.8% 47.8% 55.1% 44.4% 62.5% 39.0%
21 1998 41/50 12.6 5.0 58.5% 78.7% 49.7% 59.9% 40.0% 66.8% 35.5% 1999 56/74 6.6 4.3 51.5% 75.7% 53.2% 61.8% 43.5% 64.7% 40.4%
22 1999 33/45 14.3 4.8 57.4% 80.6% 49.5% 63.7% 39.4% 67.4% 34.9% 2000 38/46 6.4 4.3 52.7% 74.9% 52.3% 61.7% 48.3% 64.3% 40.1%
23 2000 49/64 15.6 5.5 56.0% 81.4% 52.4% 59.2% 40.4% 68.7% 34.9% 2001 44/51 6.3 4.1 50.3% 71.1% 48.8% 54.0% 50.7% 60.0% 40.0%
24 2001 16/18 16.4 3.8 56.8% 79.7% 51.0% 64.7% 34.2% 67.4% 35.1% 2002 40/43 6.2 4.5 52.6% 74.1% 47.8% 58.8% 50.7% 61.5% 37.6%
25 2002 24/28 16.2 6.6 55.5% 79.7% 53.3% 64.7% 46.2% 67.8% 35.4% 2003 36/36 6.5 3.8 50.8% 73.1% 49.9% 58.1% 44.7% 61.8% 37.4%
26 2003 51/52 14.7 4.9 56.1% 79.7% 50.9% 65.8% 51.6% 67.1% 34.4% 2004 51/54 7.3 3.8 54.9% 77.8% 48.4% 61.1% 41.4% 64.5% 38.7%
27 2004 23/24 12.5 5.3 56.8% 77.3% 45.9% 57.2% 39.6% 63.7% 33.2% 2005 52/53 7.6 3.8 53.4% 74.2% 51.4% 56.4% 51.3% 63.6% 40.9%
28 2005 19/20 12.2 4.5 62.8% 77.2% 49.4% 56.6% 34.3% 66.7% 31.2% 2006 21/22 7.4 4.0 51.7% 72.0% 50.1% 59.5% 43.3% 61.3% 40.2%
29 2006 20/20 14.0 4.9 55.3% 79.7% 48.8% 59.4% 34.5% 66.0% 33.4% 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 422/484 13.9 5.2 57.6% 79.6% 50.0% 62.5% 41.0% 67.0% 34.7% 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 Mark Philippoussis 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 1994 1492 104.4 -1.87 -2.04 0.773 44.9% +22 20.0% -2.10 1–0 +0.05 1995 1528 117.0 +1.19 -1.22 1.032 51.3% +26 50.0% 0.00 1–1 +0.08
18 1995 1766 149.6 +4.26 -1.00 1.098 51.6% +23 -186 -194 55.4% +0.51 9–5 (64%) 13–11 (54%) -0.34 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 1996 1840 149.6 +4.59 -0.57 1.113 52.1% +22 -218 -226 57.1% +0.49 9–7 (56%) 19–13 (59%) +1.05 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 1997 1854 146.5 +5.16 -3.42 1.028 50.7% -13 -55 -123 60.3% +0.36 17–3 (85%) 23–13 (64%) -0.04 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 1998 1908 152.3 +4.61 -1.16 1.069 51.2% -5 -126 -84 60.1% +0.49 7–9 (44%) 14–12 (54%) -1.16 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 1999 1890 149.4 +4.70 -0.77 1.068 51.3% +38 -161 -21 61.6% +0.54 12–10 (55%) 16–11 (59%) -1.51 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 2000 1895 148.6 +5.41 -1.43 1.113 51.6% +21 -144 +61 60.9% +0.61 14–8 (64%) 26–20 (57%) -0.59 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 2001 1804 130.5 +3.11 -1.38 1.076 51.5% +5 58.7% +0.48 3–7 (30%) 5–7 (42%) +0.83 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 2002 1772 147.8 +3.64 -0.25 1.099 51.6% +15 -59 +179 50.0% +0.35 5–3 (63%) 8–16 (33%) -2.36 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 2003 1882 149.2 +4.49 -1.14 1.047 50.9% -35 -127 +200 60.7% +0.48 10–4 (71%) 17–12 (59%) -2.84 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 2004 1650 118.2 +0.10 -2.14 0.915 48.5% -8 +49 +352 41.5% -0.52 2–4 (33%) 5–9 (36%) +0.80 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 2005 1656 122.6 +1.88 -3.91 0.939 49.2% -52 +334 48.9% -0.15 2–4 (33%) 7–7 (50%) -0.33 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 2006 1732 128.9 +2.70 -1.85 0.984 49.8% -151 +285 49.1% -0.04 5–2 (71%) 5–4 (56%) -1.13 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
38 2015 1708 98.7
Career 2011 151.8 +4.10 -1.55 1.052 50.9% 0 -124 +113 57.0% +0.37 96–66 (59%) 158–135 (54%) 104.5 -1.58 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.