H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 07:16 UTC
Nicolas Kiefer vs Cedric Pioline H2H: 2-1
Nicolas Kiefer holds a 2–1 lead over Cedric Pioline in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Nicolas Kiefer leads 1–0 on carpet and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Nicolas Kiefer won the 2001 Rome Masters second round 6-3 6-0.
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GER
Age 49
Right-Handed
183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
2
–
1
3 main draw meetings
FRA
Age 57
Right-Handed
188 cm / 6'2"
H2H Match Log
| Date | Tournament | Category | Round | Surface | Winner | Score | Loser | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 2001* | Rome Masters | Masters 1000 | R64 | Clay | Nicolas Kiefer | 6-3 6-0 | Cedric Pioline | Match data |
| Feb 19, 2000* | Rotterdam | ATP 250 | QF | Hard | Cedric Pioline | 2-6 6-3 7-5 | Nicolas Kiefer | Match data |
| Feb 25, 1999* | London | ATP 250 | R32 | Carpet | Nicolas Kiefer | 5-7 6-2 7-5 | Cedric Pioline | Match data |
* Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.
Career Comparison
| Player | Current | Peak | Pts | Elo | W | L | Win % | GS | 1000 | Finals | 500 | 250 | Titles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicolas Kiefer | #720 | #4 | 2,447 | 1,984 | 343 | 252 | 57.6% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Cedric Pioline | #750 | #5 | 2,335 | 1,983 | 370 | 301 | 55.1% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
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 | Cedric Pioline | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 16 | 1994 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #1198 | 1,489 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | 1995 | 3–3 | 50.0% | #206 | 1,527 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | 1996 | 7–9 | 43.8% | #128 | 1,562 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | 1997 | 26–16 | 61.9% | #32 | 1,798 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | 1998 | 31–25 | 55.4% | #35 | 1,790 | 0 | 1 | 1989 | 0–3 | 0.0% | #202 | 1,483 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | 1999 | 53–21 | 71.6% | #6 | 1,921 | 0 | 4 | 1990 | 5–12 | 29.4% | #118 | 1,484 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | 2000 | 30–15 | 66.7% | #20 | 1,921 | 0 | 6 | 1991 | 21–20 | 51.2% | #51 | 1,664 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | 2001 | 26–25 | 51.0% | #42 | 1,766 | 0 | 6 | 1992 | 31–27 | 53.4% | #33 | 1,845 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | 2002 | 19–24 | 44.2% | #72 | 1,718 | 0 | 6 | 1993 | 51–27 | 65.4% | #10 | 1,936 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | 2003 | 19–17 | 52.8% | #58 | 1,727 | 0 | 6 | 1994 | 29–28 | 50.9% | #51 | 1,767 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | 2004 | 32–19 | 62.7% | #21 | 1,897 | 0 | 6 | 1995 | 24–27 | 47.1% | #54 | 1,760 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | 2005 | 31–22 | 58.5% | #22 | 1,854 | 0 | 6 | 1996 | 38–21 | 64.4% | #21 | 1,805 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | 2006 | 14–8 | 63.6% | #48 | 1,843 | 0 | 6 | 1997 | 37–25 | 59.7% | #20 | 1,834 | 0 | 2 |
| 29 | 2007 | 19–12 | 61.3% | #49 | 1,893 | 0 | 6 | 1998 | 38–26 | 59.4% | #18 | 1,764 | 0 | 2 |
| 30 | 2008 | 20–16 | 55.6% | #38 | 1,876 | 0 | 6 | 1999 | 37–28 | 56.9% | #13 | 1,795 | 0 | 3 |
| 31 | 2009 | 12–16 | 42.9% | #116 | 1,757 | 0 | 6 | 2000 | 32–19 | 62.7% | #16 | 1,760 | 0 | 5 |
| 32 | 2010 | 1–3 | 25.0% | #722 | 1,717 | 0 | 6 | 2001 | 17–22 | 43.6% | #84 | 1,657 | 0 | 5 |
| 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2002 | 10–16 | 38.5% | #119 | 1,618 | 0 | 5 |