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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 Italian Open round of 64 6-3 6-0.

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Nicolas Kiefer
GER Age 49 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
2 – 1
3 main-draw meetings
Cedric Pioline
FRA Age 57 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Nicolas Kiefer #37 6-3 6-0 Cedric Pioline #39 Match data May 9, 2001* R64 Italian Open Masters 1000 Clay
Cedric Pioline #15 2-6 6-3 7-5 Nicolas Kiefer #4 Match data Feb 19, 2000* QF ABN AMRO Open ATP International Series Gold → modern equivalent ATP 500 Hard
Nicolas Kiefer #35 5-7 6-2 7-5 Cedric Pioline #17 Match data Feb 25, 1999* R32 London ATP Championship Series → modern equivalent ATP 500 Carpet

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
Cedric Pioline #750 #5 2,335 1,984 370 301 55.1% 0 1 0 1 3 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
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 1989 0–3 0.0% #202 1,482 0 0
21 1999 53–21 71.6% #6 1,922 0 4 1990 5–12 29.4% #118 1,484 0 0
22 2000 30–16 65.2% #20 1,900 0 6 1991 21–20 51.2% #51 1,664 0 0
23 2001 26–25 51.0% #42 1,763 0 6 1992 31–27 53.4% #33 1,849 0 0
24 2002 19–24 44.2% #72 1,717 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 1,768 0 0
26 2004 34–20 63.0% #21 1,886 0 6 1995 24–27 47.1% #54 1,761 0 0
27 2005 31–22 58.5% #22 1,862 0 6 1996 38–21 64.4% #21 1,808 0 1
28 2006 14–8 63.6% #48 1,863 0 6 1997 37–25 59.7% #20 1,831 0 2
29 2007 19–12 61.3% #49 1,906 0 6 1998 38–26 59.4% #18 1,765 0 2
30 2008 22–17 56.4% #38 1,889 0 6 1999 37–28 56.9% #13 1,796 0 3
31 2009 12–16 42.9% #116 1,762 0 6 2000 32–19 62.7% #16 1,763 0 5
32 2010 1–3 25.0% #722 1,722 0 6 2001 17–22 43.6% #84 1,658 0 5
33 — — — — — — — 2002 10–16 38.5% #119 1,619 0 5

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 Cedric Pioline
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% 1989 — — — — 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — —
21 1999 41 15 56 73.2% 2 2 4 50.0% 6 1 7 85.7% 4 3 7 57.1% 1990 0 1 1 0.0% 5 8 13 38.5% — — — — 0 3 3 0.0%
22 2000 27 11 38 71.1% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 1991 6 6 12 50.0% 11 9 20 55.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 4 7 42.9%
23 2001 11 13 24 45.8% 6 6 12 50.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 5 4 9 55.6% 1992 13 10 23 56.5% 9 10 19 47.4% 1 2 3 33.3% 8 5 13 61.5%
24 2002 10 15 25 40.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 7 3 10 70.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1993 19 9 28 67.9% 11 8 19 57.9% 8 3 11 72.7% 13 7 20 65.0%
25 2003 14 11 25 56.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — 1994 15 11 26 57.7% 6 6 12 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 7 8 15 46.7%
26 2004 30 14 44 68.2% 2 4 6 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 1995 8 10 18 44.4% 6 8 14 42.9% 5 3 8 62.5% 5 6 11 45.5%
27 2005 15 13 28 53.6% 6 4 10 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 8 3 11 72.7% 1996 12 7 19 63.2% 11 5 16 68.8% 3 2 5 60.0% 12 7 19 63.2%
28 2006 8 4 12 66.7% 6 4 10 60.0% — — — — — — — — 1997 10 9 19 52.6% 13 7 20 65.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 7 6 13 53.8%
29 2007 17 9 26 65.4% — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 1998 15 13 28 53.6% 12 6 18 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 10 5 15 66.7%
30 2008 12 11 23 52.2% 5 4 9 55.6% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — 1999 20 16 36 55.6% 1 6 7 14.3% 12 2 14 85.7% 4 4 8 50.0%
31 2009 4 7 11 36.4% 7 7 14 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2000 16 10 26 61.5% 13 3 16 81.3% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0%
32 2010 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2001 8 11 19 42.1% 7 8 15 46.7% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2002 4 5 9 44.4% 4 6 10 40.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
Career — 221 145 366 60.4% 47 55 102 46.1% 44 30 74 59.5% 35 25 60 58.3% — 146 118 264 55.3% 109 93 202 54.0% 46 29 75 61.3% 69 61 130 53.1%

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 560/651 of Cedric Pioline'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 Cedric Pioline
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% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
22 2000 38/46 6.4 4.3 52.7% 74.9% 52.3% 61.7% 48.3% 64.3% 40.1% 1991 40/41 3.5 3.4 59.0% 68.7% 51.3% 60.4% 46.4% 61.6% 38.4%
23 2001 44/51 6.3 4.1 50.3% 71.1% 48.8% 54.0% 50.7% 60.0% 40.0% 1992 53/58 5.8 3.7 57.0% 74.5% 46.4% 59.3% 41.4% 62.6% 36.9%
24 2002 40/43 6.2 4.5 52.6% 74.1% 47.8% 58.8% 50.7% 61.5% 37.6% 1993 68/78 5.7 3.0 59.8% 73.8% 52.0% 60.8% 40.6% 65.1% 39.4%
25 2003 36/36 6.5 3.8 50.8% 73.1% 49.9% 58.1% 44.7% 61.8% 37.4% 1994 44/57 4.5 3.3 60.1% 70.1% 48.9% 53.4% 42.1% 61.7% 39.9%
26 2004 51/54 7.3 3.8 54.9% 77.8% 48.4% 61.1% 41.4% 64.5% 38.7% 1995 44/51 4.9 3.8 57.9% 72.7% 48.2% 53.6% 37.8% 62.4% 37.6%
27 2005 52/53 7.6 3.8 53.4% 74.2% 51.4% 56.4% 51.3% 63.6% 40.9% 1996 53/59 6.0 3.2 55.9% 75.1% 51.7% 62.1% 44.4% 64.9% 39.6%
28 2006 21/22 7.4 4.0 51.7% 72.0% 50.1% 59.5% 43.3% 61.3% 40.2% 1997 51/62 5.9 3.5 60.9% 73.7% 51.1% 61.5% 42.4% 64.7% 38.6%
29 2007 30/31 6.7 2.5 57.0% 79.9% 51.6% 64.6% 33.9% 67.8% 38.1% 1998 56/64 5.4 3.3 58.6% 73.5% 50.4% 59.3% 47.1% 63.8% 38.3%
30 2008 34/39 7.2 2.4 53.6% 76.3% 51.9% 55.4% 44.9% 64.9% 39.6% 1999 54/65 6.0 4.6 54.4% 75.4% 49.2% 62.1% 42.4% 63.4% 36.2%
31 2009 28/28 7.7 3.9 52.0% 75.0% 47.3% 62.9% 45.8% 61.9% 35.4% 2000 46/51 8.2 4.8 52.7% 78.8% 51.3% 60.8% 41.8% 65.5% 39.5%
32 2010 4/4 11.3 6.5 51.8% 77.7% 47.3% 55.7% 31.0% 63.0% 28.6% 2001 31/39 8.3 4.6 52.5% 73.2% 51.4% 63.6% 40.7% 63.1% 36.9%
33 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2002 20/26 5.7 4.4 51.2% 71.3% 48.3% 45.7% 32.5% 60.3% 33.6%
Career — 537/602 6.9 3.8 53.1% 75.1% 49.9% 58.9% 46.0% 63.3% 38.9% — 560/671 5.8 3.7 57.1% 73.7% 50.1% 59.3% 42.2% 63.5% 38.2%

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 Cedric Pioline
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%) 112.8 +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%) 100.3 -0.30 1989 1483 114.0 — — — — — +7 — 12.5% -1.88 0–1 — — -0.41
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%) 110.9 +0.49 1990 1484 124.4 — — — — +14 +43 — 34.9% -0.47 4–4 (50%) 2–5 (29%) 100.1 +0.10
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%) 104.4 -0.03 1991 1665 135.0 +1.05 -0.51 1.002 50.2% -79 -6 — 50.5% +0.06 8–8 (50%) 6–11 (35%) 101.5 -0.32
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%) 97.2 -2.55 1992 1849 149.9 +1.29 -1.12 0.985 50.1% -31 -113 -257 52.3% +0.22 10–11 (48%) 10–13 (43%) 101.4 -1.91
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%) 98.4 -0.90 1993 1937 156.7 +3.18 +1.96 1.128 52.1% +8 -173 -173 60.8% +0.75 16–11 (59%) 19–19 (50%) 100.8 -4.16
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%) 106.1 +0.36 1994 1768 141.9 +0.19 +1.74 1.042 50.9% +34 -22 -59 51.3% +0.05 12–15 (44%) 11–8 (58%) 94.5 -0.27
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%) 109.1 +0.23 1995 1762 147.6 +1.13 +0.42 1.001 49.8% -23 +16 +10 50.8% -0.06 4–9 (31%) 12–7 (63%) 100.1 -3.16
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%) 100.4 -1.12 1996 1809 154.8 +2.69 +2.35 1.129 52.1% -33 +87 +32 63.1% +0.93 8–8 (50%) 10–6 (63%) 101.9 -1.10
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%) 106.1 +0.78 1997 1832 150.4 +2.57 +1.89 1.093 51.3% -28 +52 +117 57.1% +0.51 14–11 (56%) 9–10 (47%) 100.8 -2.00
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 1998 1765 148.9 +1.69 +0.86 1.058 51.0% +5 +162 +116 56.6% +0.30 12–10 (55%) 15–14 (52%) 96.7 -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%) 102.3 -1.13 1999 1797 143.0 +1.68 -0.71 0.989 50.0% -26 -11 +162 55.2% +0.07 9–13 (41%) 25–10 (71%) 101.1 -2.23
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%) 99.1 -1.73 2000 1764 148.1 +2.89 +1.87 1.144 52.4% -10 +168 +138 60.6% +0.75 8–9 (47%) 15–13 (54%) 99.3 +0.89
32 2010 1722 106.1 +0.99 -2.77 0.774 46.3% — — +51 27.3% -1.09 1–1 0–1 — -0.60 2001 1658 131.9 +0.83 -1.42 0.999 50.1% +19 +151 +176 46.7% -0.27 6–8 (43%) 12–9 (57%) 96.8 -0.75
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2002 1620 134.1 -0.60 -1.51 0.847 46.8% +33 +134 +147 35.1% -0.91 3–5 (38%) 3–7 (30%) 94.1 -2.76
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 — 1984 152.3 +1.77 +0.70 1.047 50.8% -10 +32 +46 54.2% +0.27 114–123 (48%) 149–132 (53%) 98.5 -2.84

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.