H2H data updated: 2026-09-04 00:00 UTC

Nicolas Kiefer vs Alex Calatrava H2H: 3-1

Nicolas Kiefer holds a 3–1 lead over Alex Calatrava in their ATP head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on clay, while Nicolas Kiefer leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Alex Calatrava won the 2002 Roland Garros round of 128 6-3 6-0 6-4.

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Nicolas Kiefer
GER Age 49 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
3 – 1
4 main draw meetings
Alex Calatrava
ESP Age 53 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Alex Calatrava #133 6-3 6-0 6-4 Nicolas Kiefer #65 Match data May 29, 2002* R128 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Nicolas Kiefer #29 2-6 6-3 6-1 6-4 Alex Calatrava #47 Match data Jun 27, 2001* R128 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Nicolas Kiefer #20 6-0 7-6(2) Alex Calatrava #56 Match data Jan 5, 2001* R16 Qatar Open ATP International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Hard
Nicolas Kiefer #13 6-3 7-6(2) Alex Calatrava #120 Match data Jul 13, 2000* R32 Swiss Open Gstaad ATP International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Clay

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
Nicolas Kiefer #720 #4 2,447 1,995 347 255 57.6% 0 0 0 1 5 6
Alex Calatrava #1,017 #44 841 1,699 69 109 38.8% 0 0 0 0 1 1

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 Nicolas Kiefer Alex Calatrava
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 1999 53–21 71.6% #6 1,922 0 4 1994 0–1 0.0% #250 1,483 0 0
22 2000 30–16 65.2% #20 1,900 0 6 1995 0–1 0.0% #239 1,474 0 0
23 2001 26–25 51.0% #42 1,763 0 6 — — — — — — —
24 2002 19–24 44.2% #72 1,717 0 6 — — — — — — —
25 2003 19–17 52.8% #58 1,727 0 6 1998 11–18 37.9% #114 1,474 0 0
26 2004 34–20 63.0% #21 1,886 0 6 1999 2–10 16.7% #172 1,425 0 0
27 2005 31–22 58.5% #22 1,862 0 6 2000 20–10 66.7% #56 1,645 0 1
28 2006 14–8 63.6% #48 1,863 0 6 2001 18–29 38.3% #100 1,552 0 1
29 2007 19–12 61.3% #49 1,906 0 6 2002 6–10 37.5% #133 1,567 0 1
30 2008 22–17 56.4% #38 1,889 0 6 2003 0–3 0.0% #142 1,558 0 1
31 2009 12–16 42.9% #116 1,762 0 6 2004 6–7 46.2% #81 1,565 0 1
32 2010 1–3 25.0% #722 1,722 0 6 2005 4–17 19.0% #202 1,471 0 1
33 — — — — — — — 2006 2–3 40.0% #180 1,463 0 1

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 Nicolas Kiefer Alex Calatrava
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 1999 41 15 56 73.2% 2 2 4 50.0% 6 1 7 85.7% 4 3 7 57.1% 1994 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
22 2000 27 11 38 71.1% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 1995 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
23 2001 11 13 24 45.8% 6 6 12 50.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 5 4 9 55.6% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 2002 10 15 25 40.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 7 3 10 70.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 2003 14 11 25 56.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — 1998 0 1 1 0.0% 11 14 25 44.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
26 2004 30 14 44 68.2% 2 4 6 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 1999 1 1 2 50.0% 1 8 9 11.1% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
27 2005 15 13 28 53.6% 6 4 10 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 8 3 11 72.7% 2000 9 5 14 64.3% 11 4 15 73.3% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
28 2006 8 4 12 66.7% 6 4 10 60.0% — — — — — — — — 2001 6 13 19 31.6% 12 14 26 46.2% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
29 2007 17 9 26 65.4% — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 2002 4 5 9 44.4% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
30 2008 12 11 23 52.2% 5 4 9 55.6% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — 2003 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
31 2009 4 7 11 36.4% 7 7 14 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2004 1 1 2 50.0% 5 6 11 45.5% — — — — — — — —
32 2010 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2005 0 4 4 0.0% 3 12 15 20.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2006 1 1 2 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — —
Career — 221 145 366 60.4% 47 55 102 46.1% 44 30 74 59.5% 35 25 60 58.3% — 22 32 54 40.7% 46 68 114 40.4% 1 6 7 14.3% 0 3 3 0.0%

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 537/601 of Nicolas Kiefer's and 154/178 of Alex Calatrava'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 Nicolas Kiefer Alex Calatrava
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 1999 56/74 6.6 4.3 51.5% 75.7% 53.2% 61.8% 43.5% 64.7% 40.4% 1994 1/1 4.0 6.0 40.3% 52.0% 35.1% 33.3% 60.0% 41.9% 43.3%
22 2000 38/46 6.4 4.3 52.7% 74.9% 52.3% 61.7% 48.3% 64.3% 40.1% 1995 1/1 2.0 3.0 53.1% 67.6% 33.3% 58.3% 66.7% 51.6% 31.3%
23 2001 44/51 6.3 4.1 50.3% 71.1% 48.8% 54.0% 50.7% 60.0% 40.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
24 2002 40/43 6.2 4.5 52.6% 74.1% 47.8% 58.8% 50.7% 61.5% 37.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
25 2003 36/36 6.5 3.8 50.8% 73.1% 49.9% 58.1% 44.7% 61.8% 37.4% 1998 22/29 7.3 2.8 59.6% 71.9% 48.2% 53.9% 46.8% 62.2% 33.3%
26 2004 51/54 7.3 3.8 54.9% 77.8% 48.4% 61.1% 41.4% 64.5% 38.7% 1999 8/12 8.6 4.3 54.3% 70.7% 45.6% 54.9% 37.7% 58.7% 33.3%
27 2005 52/53 7.6 3.8 53.4% 74.2% 51.4% 56.4% 51.3% 63.6% 40.9% 2000 27/30 6.7 1.7 57.2% 76.7% 50.7% 58.7% 49.0% 65.8% 38.5%
28 2006 21/22 7.4 4.0 51.7% 72.0% 50.1% 59.5% 43.3% 61.3% 40.2% 2001 39/47 5.6 2.1 56.8% 70.7% 47.6% 60.8% 38.9% 60.9% 35.3%
29 2007 30/31 6.7 2.5 57.0% 79.9% 51.6% 64.6% 33.9% 67.8% 38.1% 2002 15/16 5.8 1.1 62.3% 65.8% 49.1% 62.8% 45.4% 59.4% 32.0%
30 2008 34/39 7.2 2.4 53.6% 76.3% 51.9% 55.4% 44.9% 64.9% 39.6% 2003 3/3 2.7 2.3 55.3% 51.9% 45.1% 43.3% 24.4% 47.9% 29.4%
31 2009 28/28 7.7 3.9 52.0% 75.0% 47.3% 62.9% 45.8% 61.9% 35.4% 2004 12/13 4.8 1.8 65.5% 64.4% 53.9% 44.4% 48.2% 60.8% 40.6%
32 2010 4/4 11.3 6.5 51.8% 77.7% 47.3% 55.7% 31.0% 63.0% 28.6% 2005 21/21 5.0 2.1 65.2% 68.5% 42.6% 52.8% 34.2% 59.6% 33.5%
33 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2006 5/5 7.6 1.4 61.8% 72.1% 53.1% 69.0% 28.7% 65.6% 36.8%
Career — 537/602 6.9 3.8 53.1% 75.1% 49.9% 58.9% 46.0% 63.3% 38.9% — 154/178 6.0 2.1 59.5% 70.2% 48.0% 56.7% 42.2% 61.2% 35.3%

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 Nicolas Kiefer Alex Calatrava
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%) — +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%) — -0.30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 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 1994 1483 96.5 -1.82 -0.70 0.746 42.6% — — — 0.0% -3.50 — 0–1 — +0.07
22 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 1995 1475 100.9 +1.70 +0.98 0.645 42.9% — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — -0.03
23 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 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 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 1998 1474 117.8 +0.88 -3.59 0.882 48.4% — +24 — 33.3% -0.71 3–7 (30%) 4–7 (36%) — +0.70
26 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 1999 1425 107.7 -1.15 -3.07 0.807 46.7% +102 -1 — 28.6% -1.50 1–4 (20%) 1–2 (33%) — +0.16
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 2000 1646 127.3 +2.67 -0.36 1.124 52.2% -38 -41 — 59.1% +0.58 7–5 (58%) 10–5 (67%) — +1.08
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 2001 1552 131.5 -0.46 -2.11 0.904 48.5% +5 +91 — 42.9% -0.29 7–11 (39%) 7–15 (32%) — -0.30
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 2002 1568 116.6 -0.93 -2.31 0.788 46.1% +11 +59 — 42.5% -0.32 4–1 (80%) 0–5 (0%) — +0.44
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 2003 1559 112.8 -2.62 -1.18 0.565 39.0% — — — 0.0% -3.57 — — — -0.26
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 2004 1565 116.8 -0.23 +0.33 1.035 50.6% — +69 — 48.6% +0.11 2–4 (33%) 2–3 (40%) — +0.71
32 2010 1722 106.1 +0.99 -2.77 0.774 46.3% — — +51 27.3% -1.09 1–1 0–1 — -0.60 2005 1471 114.2 -1.36 -2.82 0.829 46.5% -2 +55 — 29.6% -1.17 1–5 (17%) 1–3 (25%) — -0.24
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2006 1464 107.1 +0.25 -0.76 1.070 51.2% — +65 — 46.2% +0.15 1–2 (33%) 1–3 (25%) — +0.31
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2007 1455 96.9 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 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 — 1700 125.5 +0.08 -1.90 0.910 48.5% -2 +41 — 40.8% -0.44 26–39 (40%) 26–44 (37%) 91.9 +1.50

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.