H2H data updated: 2026-09-03 00:00 UTC

Nicolas Kiefer vs Ernests Gulbis H2H: 1-1

Nicolas Kiefer and Ernests Gulbis are tied 1–1 in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Nicolas Kiefer leads 1–0 on clay, while Ernests Gulbis leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Nicolas Kiefer won the 2009 Munich Open first round 2-6 6-3 6-2.

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Nicolas Kiefer
GER Age 49 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
1 – 1
2 main draw meetings
Ernests Gulbis
LAT Age 38 Right-Handed 193 cm / 6'4"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Nicolas Kiefer #29 2-6 6-3 6-2 Ernests Gulbis #42 Match data May 6, 2009* R32 Munich Open ATP 250 Clay
Ernests Gulbis #54 5-7 6-4 7-5 Nicolas Kiefer #27 Match data Oct 14, 2008* R64 Madrid Open 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
Ernests Gulbis #893 #10 2,725 2,140 221 233 48.7% 0 0 0 0 6 6

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 Ernests Gulbis
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 2006 3–1 75.0% #141 1,556 0 0
18 1996 7–9 43.8% #128 1,563 0 0 2007 6–14 30.0% #61 1,638 0 0
19 1997 26–16 61.9% #32 1,799 0 1 2008 22–21 51.2% #53 1,810 0 0
20 1998 31–25 55.4% #35 1,792 0 1 2009 17–26 39.5% #90 1,723 0 0
21 1999 53–21 71.6% #6 1,922 0 4 2010 29–20 59.2% #24 1,851 0 1
22 2000 30–16 65.2% #20 1,900 0 6 2011 18–22 45.0% #61 1,776 0 2
23 2001 26–25 51.0% #42 1,763 0 6 2012 12–17 41.4% #136 1,726 0 2
24 2002 19–24 44.2% #72 1,717 0 6 2013 32–18 64.0% #24 1,940 0 4
25 2003 19–17 52.8% #58 1,727 0 6 2014 41–21 66.1% #13 1,918 0 6
26 2004 34–20 63.0% #21 1,886 0 6 2015 11–24 31.4% #81 1,765 0 6
27 2005 31–22 58.5% #22 1,862 0 6 2016 7–14 33.3% #151 1,785 0 6
28 2006 14–8 63.6% #48 1,863 0 6 2017 6–8 42.9% #199 1,718 0 6
29 2007 19–12 61.3% #49 1,906 0 6 2018 9–6 60.0% #95 1,814 0 6
30 2008 22–17 56.4% #38 1,889 0 6 2019 6–17 26.1% #226 1,534 0 6
31 2009 12–16 42.9% #116 1,762 0 6 2020 2–2 50.0% #181 1,563 0 6
32 2010 1–3 25.0% #722 1,722 0 6 2021 0–2 0.0% #191 1,509 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 Ernests Gulbis
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% 2006 — — — — — — — — — — — — 3 1 4 75.0%
18 1996 1 2 3 33.3% 3 4 7 42.9% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 2007 3 4 7 42.9% 1 6 7 14.3% 0 3 3 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
19 1997 7 5 12 58.3% 3 4 7 42.9% 5 2 7 71.4% 11 5 16 68.8% 2008 13 14 27 48.1% 6 5 11 54.5% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
20 1998 24 15 39 61.5% 4 4 8 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 2009 14 18 32 43.8% 2 6 8 25.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
21 1999 41 15 56 73.2% 2 2 4 50.0% 6 1 7 85.7% 4 3 7 57.1% 2010 18 15 33 54.5% 11 5 16 68.8% — — — — — — — —
22 2000 27 11 38 71.1% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2011 15 16 31 48.4% 3 4 7 42.9% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
23 2001 11 13 24 45.8% 6 6 12 50.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 5 4 9 55.6% 2012 6 9 15 40.0% 5 6 11 45.5% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
24 2002 10 15 25 40.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 7 3 10 70.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2013 21 9 30 70.0% 8 7 15 53.3% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
25 2003 14 11 25 56.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — 2014 23 14 37 62.2% 17 5 22 77.3% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
26 2004 30 14 44 68.2% 2 4 6 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2015 7 14 21 33.3% 3 8 11 27.3% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
27 2005 15 13 28 53.6% 6 4 10 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 8 3 11 72.7% 2016 2 7 9 22.2% 5 5 10 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
28 2006 8 4 12 66.7% 6 4 10 60.0% — — — — — — — — 2017 1 4 5 20.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
29 2007 17 9 26 65.4% — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 2018 5 4 9 55.6% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — —
30 2008 12 11 23 52.2% 5 4 9 55.6% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — 2019 5 8 13 38.5% 1 6 7 14.3% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — —
31 2009 4 7 11 36.4% 7 7 14 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2020 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 2010 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2021 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
Career — 221 145 366 60.4% 47 55 102 46.1% 44 30 74 59.5% 35 25 60 58.3% — 135 139 274 49.3% 66 68 134 49.3% 15 24 39 38.5% 5 2 7 71.4%

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 453/454 of Ernests Gulbis'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 Ernests Gulbis
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% 2006 4/4 8.0 2.0 63.8% 74.9% 44.3% 73.7% 42.7% 63.8% 35.2%
18 1996 11/16 6.1 2.5 52.2% 76.6% 47.8% 53.2% 49.7% 62.7% 39.8% 2007 20/20 8.3 3.9 63.1% 74.8% 47.6% 71.0% 39.1% 64.7% 33.9%
19 1997 37/42 7.9 3.5 55.2% 77.0% 48.3% 60.5% 52.5% 64.1% 36.7% 2008 42/43 9.8 4.2 60.0% 74.6% 50.2% 64.8% 39.0% 64.8% 36.8%
20 1998 49/56 6.2 4.7 53.7% 74.8% 47.8% 55.1% 44.4% 62.5% 39.0% 2009 43/43 9.2 3.8 62.9% 71.8% 47.3% 56.4% 41.8% 62.9% 34.7%
21 1999 56/74 6.6 4.3 51.5% 75.7% 53.2% 61.8% 43.5% 64.7% 40.4% 2010 49/49 8.9 3.2 63.0% 76.3% 50.9% 62.7% 34.2% 67.0% 37.1%
22 2000 38/46 6.4 4.3 52.7% 74.9% 52.3% 61.7% 48.3% 64.3% 40.1% 2011 40/40 9.3 4.3 60.8% 73.9% 47.5% 57.1% 36.9% 63.6% 34.7%
23 2001 44/51 6.3 4.1 50.3% 71.1% 48.8% 54.0% 50.7% 60.0% 40.0% 2012 29/29 11.3 5.0 58.4% 75.6% 47.7% 54.4% 37.2% 63.9% 33.9%
24 2002 40/43 6.2 4.5 52.6% 74.1% 47.8% 58.8% 50.7% 61.5% 37.6% 2013 50/50 7.8 3.6 61.1% 77.2% 51.0% 64.8% 45.0% 66.9% 39.9%
25 2003 36/36 6.5 3.8 50.8% 73.1% 49.9% 58.1% 44.7% 61.8% 37.4% 2014 62/62 10.5 3.7 60.3% 78.5% 51.2% 62.0% 41.9% 67.6% 36.8%
26 2004 51/54 7.3 3.8 54.9% 77.8% 48.4% 61.1% 41.4% 64.5% 38.7% 2015 35/35 9.7 5.7 58.2% 74.7% 45.5% 63.1% 39.4% 62.2% 33.4%
27 2005 52/53 7.6 3.8 53.4% 74.2% 51.4% 56.4% 51.3% 63.6% 40.9% 2016 21/21 9.5 5.0 56.4% 73.3% 48.0% 61.3% 31.9% 62.0% 33.5%
28 2006 21/22 7.4 4.0 51.7% 72.0% 50.1% 59.5% 43.3% 61.3% 40.2% 2017 14/14 10.4 5.6 54.7% 76.8% 46.1% 61.5% 31.7% 63.1% 34.8%
29 2007 30/31 6.7 2.5 57.0% 79.9% 51.6% 64.6% 33.9% 67.8% 38.1% 2018 15/15 9.7 5.9 57.1% 76.3% 49.2% 62.0% 43.5% 64.6% 34.4%
30 2008 34/39 7.2 2.4 53.6% 76.3% 51.9% 55.4% 44.9% 64.9% 39.6% 2019 23/23 7.6 4.6 55.4% 73.3% 46.3% 51.5% 39.8% 61.2% 33.2%
31 2009 28/28 7.7 3.9 52.0% 75.0% 47.3% 62.9% 45.8% 61.9% 35.4% 2020 4/4 12.3 4.5 59.9% 74.9% 60.2% 74.7% 24.4% 68.9% 30.8%
32 2010 4/4 11.3 6.5 51.8% 77.7% 47.3% 55.7% 31.0% 63.0% 28.6% 2021 2/2 4.0 5.0 53.7% 73.7% 41.0% 27.8% — 59.2% 13.4%
Career — 537/602 6.9 3.8 53.1% 75.1% 49.9% 58.9% 46.0% 63.3% 38.9% — 453/454 9.4 4.2 60.1% 75.4% 48.9% 61.2% 38.9% 64.7% 35.6%

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 Ernests Gulbis
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 2006 1557 106.4 +0.61 -1.74 0.972 49.0% +9 — — 54.5% +0.09 3–0 (100%) 2–1 (67%) — +0.44
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 2007 1638 127.1 +1.64 -1.59 0.958 49.8% +27 -146 -146 41.5% -0.21 0–3 (0%) 3–7 (30%) — -0.98
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 2008 1810 149.1 +2.28 +0.51 1.045 50.8% -39 -165 -225 51.3% +0.16 8–9 (47%) 8–11 (42%) — -2.63
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 2009 1723 144.0 -0.05 -0.80 0.937 49.0% +7 -100 -119 42.6% -0.38 5–9 (36%) 8–10 (44%) — -2.12
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 2010 1851 159.8 +3.64 +1.63 1.123 51.4% -51 -37 — 58.1% +0.42 6–7 (46%) 12–9 (57%) — -0.88
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 2011 1776 145.2 +0.75 -1.54 0.951 49.0% +9 -28 — 42.3% -0.40 8–4 (67%) 4–13 (24%) — -0.23
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 2012 1726 133.5 +0.26 -1.91 0.941 48.9% +5 -29 -123 46.3% -0.29 5–8 (38%) 9–6 (60%) — -0.91
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%) — -0.90 2013 1941 162.6 +3.27 +3.69 1.205 53.4% -4 -117 -220 60.3% +0.87 11–10 (52%) 13–10 (57%) — -3.49
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 2014 1918 165.6 +3.67 +1.09 1.137 52.1% -25 +186 -209 60.8% +0.75 13–3 (81%) 19–12 (61%) — -0.35
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 2015 1766 142.0 -1.53 -1.16 0.884 48.0% +13 +125 -70 38.8% -0.65 5–8 (38%) 6–7 (46%) — +2.08
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 2016 1786 137.9 -1.04 -1.59 0.883 47.8% -66 +115 — 36.5% -0.62 2–3 (40%) 2–6 (25%) — -0.62
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%) — +0.78 2017 1718 129.7 +0.08 -0.70 0.945 48.9% -62 +100 +21 43.6% -0.38 2–2 (50%) 2–4 (33%) — -0.03
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 2018 1815 134.1 -0.05 -0.20 0.973 49.9% -54 — +57 52.1% +0.04 5–1 (83%) 3–4 (43%) — +0.38
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 2019 1535 124.6 -2.30 -2.09 0.855 47.1% +93 +104 +202 32.7% -1.18 1–4 (20%) 5–7 (42%) — +0.02
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 2020 1563 122.8 -0.48 +0.51 0.992 50.6% +114 — — 53.8% +0.31 0–1 2–2 (50%) — -0.23
32 2010 1722 106.1 +0.99 -2.77 0.774 46.3% — — +51 27.3% -1.09 1–1 0–1 — -0.60 2021 1510 94.9 -2.66 -2.22 0.328 40.2% — — — 0.0% -2.75 — — — +0.24
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2022 1483 103.6 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 2141 151.4 +1.33 +0.06 1.009 50.1% -8 +11 -95 49.0% +0.01 74–72 (51%) 98–109 (47%) 99.7 -2.05

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.