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Nicolas Kiefer vs Byron Black H2H: 1-0

Nicolas Kiefer holds a 1–0 lead over Byron Black 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 1998 Stuttgart Masters round of 64 4-6 7-6(5) 7-6(0).

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Nicolas Kiefer
GER Age 49 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main draw meetings
Byron Black
ZIM Age 56 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Nicolas Kiefer #34 4-6 7-6(5) 7-6(0) Byron Black #27 Match data Oct 28, 1998* R64 Stuttgart Masters 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
Nicolas Kiefer #720 #4 2,447 1,995 347 255 57.6% 0 0 0 1 5 6
Byron Black #876 #22 1,283 1,873 240 230 51.1% 0 0 0 0 2 2

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 Byron Black
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 1991 2–3 40.0% #123 1,521 0 0
22 2000 30–16 65.2% #20 1,900 0 6 1992 10–18 35.7% #142 1,544 0 0
23 2001 26–25 51.0% #42 1,763 0 6 1993 19–20 48.7% #84 1,662 0 0
24 2002 19–24 44.2% #72 1,717 0 6 1994 22–26 45.8% #66 1,734 0 0
25 2003 19–17 52.8% #58 1,727 0 6 1995 28–24 53.8% #40 1,834 0 0
26 2004 34–20 63.0% #21 1,886 0 6 1996 35–27 56.5% #44 1,746 0 1
27 2005 31–22 58.5% #22 1,862 0 6 1997 27–24 52.9% #76 1,723 0 1
28 2006 14–8 63.6% #48 1,863 0 6 1998 37–25 59.7% #28 1,737 0 1
29 2007 19–12 61.3% #49 1,906 0 6 1999 24–23 51.1% #65 1,690 0 2
30 2008 22–17 56.4% #38 1,889 0 6 2000 27–24 52.9% #35 1,710 0 2
31 2009 12–16 42.9% #116 1,762 0 6 2001 8–13 38.1% #196 1,652 0 2
32 2010 1–3 25.0% #722 1,722 0 6 2002 1–3 25.0% #317 1,636 0 2

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 Byron Black
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% 1991 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
22 2000 27 11 38 71.1% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 1992 7 10 17 41.2% 0 2 2 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
23 2001 11 13 24 45.8% 6 6 12 50.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 5 4 9 55.6% 1993 10 11 21 47.6% 1 1 2 50.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 3 4 7 42.9%
24 2002 10 15 25 40.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 7 3 10 70.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1994 14 17 31 45.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 4 4 8 50.0%
25 2003 14 11 25 56.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — 1995 12 12 24 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 7 4 11 63.6% 8 6 14 57.1%
26 2004 30 14 44 68.2% 2 4 6 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 1996 21 15 36 58.3% 1 3 4 25.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 9 5 14 64.3%
27 2005 15 13 28 53.6% 6 4 10 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 8 3 11 72.7% 1997 16 14 30 53.3% 4 5 9 44.4% 5 3 8 62.5% 2 2 4 50.0%
28 2006 8 4 12 66.7% 6 4 10 60.0% — — — — — — — — 1998 24 16 40 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 10 3 13 76.9% 1 4 5 20.0%
29 2007 17 9 26 65.4% — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 1999 12 15 27 44.4% 2 1 3 66.7% 2 3 5 40.0% 8 4 12 66.7%
30 2008 12 11 23 52.2% 5 4 9 55.6% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — 2000 17 16 33 51.5% 1 4 5 20.0% 9 3 12 75.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
31 2009 4 7 11 36.4% 7 7 14 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2001 4 9 13 30.8% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — —
32 2010 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2002 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 221 145 366 60.4% 47 55 102 46.1% 44 30 74 59.5% 35 25 60 58.3% — 139 140 279 49.8% 12 22 34 35.3% 53 35 88 60.2% 36 33 69 52.2%

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 381/470 of Byron Black'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 Byron Black
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% 1991 4/5 3.0 2.8 56.1% 63.3% 48.1% 30.0% 32.9% 56.7% 35.5%
22 2000 38/46 6.4 4.3 52.7% 74.9% 52.3% 61.7% 48.3% 64.3% 40.1% 1992 21/28 2.4 3.0 60.8% 64.6% 50.3% 49.1% 40.0% 58.9% 38.4%
23 2001 44/51 6.3 4.1 50.3% 71.1% 48.8% 54.0% 50.7% 60.0% 40.0% 1993 36/39 2.9 3.6 60.3% 64.1% 48.9% 55.0% 49.1% 57.8% 40.0%
24 2002 40/43 6.2 4.5 52.6% 74.1% 47.8% 58.8% 50.7% 61.5% 37.6% 1994 42/48 3.2 2.5 57.5% 67.6% 49.1% 56.6% 44.7% 59.6% 37.7%
25 2003 36/36 6.5 3.8 50.8% 73.1% 49.9% 58.1% 44.7% 61.8% 37.4% 1995 40/52 3.8 2.9 60.8% 70.9% 51.6% 57.0% 39.7% 63.4% 38.2%
26 2004 51/54 7.3 3.8 54.9% 77.8% 48.4% 61.1% 41.4% 64.5% 38.7% 1996 47/62 2.5 2.6 60.1% 65.3% 50.9% 57.2% 48.7% 59.4% 37.8%
27 2005 52/53 7.6 3.8 53.4% 74.2% 51.4% 56.4% 51.3% 63.6% 40.9% 1997 41/51 4.0 3.0 57.5% 68.7% 51.7% 56.7% 44.2% 61.2% 41.1%
28 2006 21/22 7.4 4.0 51.7% 72.0% 50.1% 59.5% 43.3% 61.3% 40.2% 1998 46/62 3.8 2.4 60.0% 68.6% 52.1% 59.0% 43.0% 62.0% 40.8%
29 2007 30/31 6.7 2.5 57.0% 79.9% 51.6% 64.6% 33.9% 67.8% 38.1% 1999 42/47 4.9 2.3 59.3% 68.9% 51.3% 59.2% 37.1% 61.8% 38.3%
30 2008 34/39 7.2 2.4 53.6% 76.3% 51.9% 55.4% 44.9% 64.9% 39.6% 2000 40/51 3.5 1.6 62.1% 70.9% 53.0% 60.1% 42.1% 64.1% 40.4%
31 2009 28/28 7.7 3.9 52.0% 75.0% 47.3% 62.9% 45.8% 61.9% 35.4% 2001 20/21 2.2 1.7 64.3% 65.2% 51.4% 50.5% 42.5% 60.0% 34.9%
32 2010 4/4 11.3 6.5 51.8% 77.7% 47.3% 55.7% 31.0% 63.0% 28.6% 2002 2/4 3.0 1.0 66.7% 62.0% 42.4% 43.7% 55.6% 54.9% 29.3%
Career — 537/602 6.9 3.8 53.1% 75.1% 49.9% 58.9% 46.0% 63.3% 38.9% — 381/470 3.4 2.6 60.0% 67.7% 51.0% 56.4% 43.3% 60.9% 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 Nicolas Kiefer Byron Black
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 1991 1521 104.2 -1.02 -0.06 0.821 45.3% +14 — — 41.7% -0.83 1–1 1–1 — -0.22
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 1992 1545 120.6 -1.55 +0.16 0.935 48.9% +19 — +38 39.1% -0.64 2–6 (25%) 6–5 (55%) — +0.55
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 1993 1663 132.7 -3.10 +1.66 0.948 49.0% -11 — -11 50.0% 0.00 3–4 (43%) 5–6 (45%) — +1.18
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 1994 1735 137.9 -1.20 +0.09 0.933 48.6% 0 — -52 44.4% -0.50 8–4 (67%) 10–9 (53%) — -1.35
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 1995 1834 141.6 +1.31 +1.27 1.043 50.6% -19 -332 -108 53.3% -0.04 9–9 (50%) 17–8 (68%) — -0.98
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 1996 1747 135.8 -2.17 +0.51 0.929 48.8% +32 -274 -13 51.4% -0.06 13–5 (72%) 11–10 (52%) — +0.90
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 1997 1724 143.0 -0.46 +2.90 1.057 51.0% +19 -166 +77 51.6% +0.20 7–7 (50%) 11–8 (58%) — -1.28
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 1998 1738 141.5 +0.32 +2.69 1.074 51.1% -11 -159 +112 57.4% +0.59 10–8 (56%) 8–12 (40%) — +1.98
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 1999 1691 138.9 -0.27 +0.43 1.001 49.9% +27 -63 +73 48.7% 0.00 7–4 (64%) 5–9 (36%) — +0.97
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 2000 1711 136.3 +1.49 +2.31 1.126 52.1% -21 -150 +129 53.6% +0.51 6–8 (43%) 9–14 (39%) — +1.00
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 2001 1652 123.1 -1.09 -1.12 0.873 47.9% -23 — +160 36.7% -0.80 2–1 (67%) 3–5 (38%) — -1.02
32 2010 1722 106.1 +0.99 -2.77 0.774 46.3% — — +51 27.3% -1.09 1–1 0–1 — -0.60 2002 1637 107.3 -2.90 -0.76 0.651 44.4% +5 — — 25.0% -1.50 1–0 0–1 — +0.04
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 — 1873 141.2 -0.61 +1.24 0.995 49.9% +4 -184 +41 49.9% 0.00 69–57 (55%) 86–88 (49%) 103.5 +0.38

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.