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Nicolas Kiefer vs Cyril Saulnier H2H: 2-0

Nicolas Kiefer holds a 2–0 lead over Cyril Saulnier in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Nicolas Kiefer leads 2–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Nicolas Kiefer won the 2005 Adelaide International round of 16 6-4 6-3.

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Nicolas Kiefer
GER Age 49 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
2 – 0
2 main-draw meetings
Cyril Saulnier
FRA Age 51 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Nicolas Kiefer #21 6-4 6-3 Cyril Saulnier #53 Match data Jan 7, 2005* R16 Adelaide International ATP International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Hard
Nicolas Kiefer #20 7-6(0) 6-3 7-6(4) Cyril Saulnier #62 Match data Sep 3, 2004* R64 US 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
Nicolas Kiefer #720 #4 2,447 1,995 347 255 57.6% 0 0 0 1 5 6
Cyril Saulnier #1,013 #48 798 1,798 75 111 40.3% 0 0 0 0 0 0

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 Cyril Saulnier
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 — — — — — — —
22 2000 30–16 65.2% #20 1,900 0 6 — — — — — — —
23 2001 26–25 51.0% #42 1,763 0 6 1999 1–3 25.0% #167 1,493 0 0
24 2002 19–24 44.2% #72 1,717 0 6 2000 4–14 22.2% #130 1,562 0 0
25 2003 19–17 52.8% #58 1,727 0 6 2001 4–11 26.7% #137 1,541 0 0
26 2004 34–20 63.0% #21 1,886 0 6 2002 3–8 27.3% #158 1,565 0 0
27 2005 31–22 58.5% #22 1,862 0 6 2003 14–15 48.3% #86 1,711 0 0
28 2006 14–8 63.6% #48 1,863 0 6 2004 28–23 54.9% #53 1,777 0 0
29 2007 19–12 61.3% #49 1,906 0 6 2005 16–26 38.1% #90 1,643 0 0
30 2008 22–17 56.4% #38 1,889 0 6 2006 4–10 28.6% #242 1,572 0 0
31 2009 12–16 42.9% #116 1,762 0 6 2007 1–1 50.0% #670 1,621 0 0
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 Nicolas Kiefer Cyril Saulnier
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 2000 27 11 38 71.1% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 2001 11 13 24 45.8% 6 6 12 50.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 5 4 9 55.6% 1999 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
24 2002 10 15 25 40.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 7 3 10 70.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2000 4 10 14 28.6% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
25 2003 14 11 25 56.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — 2001 3 8 11 27.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
26 2004 30 14 44 68.2% 2 4 6 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2002 0 5 5 0.0% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 2 1 3 66.7%
27 2005 15 13 28 53.6% 6 4 10 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 8 3 11 72.7% 2003 8 9 17 47.1% 0 2 2 0.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 1 1 2 50.0%
28 2006 8 4 12 66.7% 6 4 10 60.0% — — — — — — — — 2004 18 13 31 58.1% 1 4 5 20.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 5 3 8 62.5%
29 2007 17 9 26 65.4% — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 2005 11 15 26 42.3% 1 5 6 16.7% 0 3 3 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1%
30 2008 12 11 23 52.2% 5 4 9 55.6% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — 2006 3 8 11 27.3% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
31 2009 4 7 11 36.4% 7 7 14 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2007 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 2010 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 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% — 48 71 119 40.3% 2 14 16 12.5% 10 14 24 41.7% 15 12 27 55.6%

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 180/186 of Cyril Saulnier'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 Cyril Saulnier
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% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
23 2001 44/51 6.3 4.1 50.3% 71.1% 48.8% 54.0% 50.7% 60.0% 40.0% 1999 4/4 6.0 3.5 51.1% 70.9% 42.0% 52.9% 36.1% 56.6% 36.1%
24 2002 40/43 6.2 4.5 52.6% 74.1% 47.8% 58.8% 50.7% 61.5% 37.6% 2000 15/18 6.7 3.7 52.1% 69.6% 49.8% 50.5% 30.1% 60.3% 30.6%
25 2003 36/36 6.5 3.8 50.8% 73.1% 49.9% 58.1% 44.7% 61.8% 37.4% 2001 12/15 7.2 2.6 57.5% 72.7% 50.4% 53.7% 46.1% 63.3% 32.6%
26 2004 51/54 7.3 3.8 54.9% 77.8% 48.4% 61.1% 41.4% 64.5% 38.7% 2002 11/11 5.3 4.7 52.8% 74.3% 50.8% 58.7% 40.5% 62.9% 38.2%
27 2005 52/53 7.6 3.8 53.4% 74.2% 51.4% 56.4% 51.3% 63.6% 40.9% 2003 29/29 7.1 3.4 56.6% 74.8% 53.9% 60.9% 42.4% 65.6% 34.8%
28 2006 21/22 7.4 4.0 51.7% 72.0% 50.1% 59.5% 43.3% 61.3% 40.2% 2004 51/51 8.6 3.1 55.4% 75.6% 54.5% 61.4% 34.2% 66.1% 36.2%
29 2007 30/31 6.7 2.5 57.0% 79.9% 51.6% 64.6% 33.9% 67.8% 38.1% 2005 42/42 6.8 2.4 59.1% 71.6% 49.5% 55.1% 39.9% 62.7% 34.2%
30 2008 34/39 7.2 2.4 53.6% 76.3% 51.9% 55.4% 44.9% 64.9% 39.6% 2006 14/14 5.4 2.9 57.6% 68.0% 46.5% 55.5% 33.4% 60.2% 31.7%
31 2009 28/28 7.7 3.9 52.0% 75.0% 47.3% 62.9% 45.8% 61.9% 35.4% 2007 2/2 7.5 2.0 62.2% 80.1% 55.7% 53.6% 33.3% 71.0% 35.0%
32 2010 4/4 11.3 6.5 51.8% 77.7% 47.3% 55.7% 31.0% 63.0% 28.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 537/602 6.9 3.8 53.1% 75.1% 49.9% 58.9% 46.0% 63.3% 38.9% — 180/186 7.2 3.1 56.3% 73.1% 51.5% 57.5% 37.6% 63.8% 34.6%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. 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 Cyril Saulnier
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 1999 1494 110.8 -1.72 -0.88 0.832 46.9% +35 — — 33.3% -1.67 1–2 (33%) 2–0 — -0.04
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 2000 1563 123.8 -1.52 -3.28 0.769 45.5% +29 — — 32.7% -1.35 1–5 (17%) 3–3 (50%) 97.8 -0.35
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%) 106.1 +0.36 2001 1541 116.4 +0.05 -2.64 0.890 48.2% +51 — — 36.8% -0.60 0–4 (0%) 3–6 (33%) 94.1 +0.54
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 2002 1566 115.7 +0.53 +0.16 1.030 50.6% +19 — +15 30.8% -0.58 0–3 (0%) 1–3 (25%) 94.5 -0.29
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 2003 1712 139.9 +1.88 +0.09 1.014 50.5% -25 — +30 51.4% +0.03 4–8 (33%) 11–7 (61%) 104.3 -2.62
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 2004 1778 142.7 +2.54 +0.11 1.069 51.0% +17 -323 -26 53.1% +0.23 11–9 (55%) 18–15 (55%) 102.3 -0.63
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 2005 1643 132.8 +0.04 -1.73 0.915 48.5% +59 -215 +25 40.2% -0.52 4–6 (40%) 5–15 (25%) 90.4 -1.18
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 2006 1572 113.1 -2.07 -3.50 0.795 46.3% +26 — — 36.4% -0.91 2–4 (33%) 3–5 (38%) 97.0 +0.28
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 2007 1622 115.6 +1.85 -0.31 1.210 51.7% — — — 50.0% +0.25 — — — +0.08
32 2010 1722 106.1 +0.99 -2.77 0.774 46.3% — — +51 27.3% -1.09 1–1 0–1 — -0.60 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 1799 135.8 +0.76 -1.09 0.953 49.2% +27 -264 +8 43.5% -0.38 23–41 (36%) 46–54 (46%) 93.6 -2.26

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.