H2H data updated: 2026-09-06 00:00 UTC

Nicolas Kiefer vs Hyung-Taik Lee H2H: 1-0

Nicolas Kiefer holds a 1–0 lead over Hyung-Taik Lee 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 2005 Dubai Tennis Championships round of 16 2-6 6-1 6-3.

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Nicolas Kiefer
GER Age 49 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Hyung-Taik Lee
KOR Age 50 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Nicolas Kiefer #30 2-6 6-1 6-3 Hyung-Taik Lee #61 Match data Feb 25, 2005* R16 Dubai Tennis Championships ATP International Series Gold → modern equivalent ATP 500 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
Hyung-Taik Lee #1,256 #36 864 1,798 121 156 43.7% 0 0 0 0 1 1

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 Hyung-Taik Lee
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 1995 1–1 50.0% #241 1,509 0 0
20 1998 31–25 55.4% #35 1,792 0 1 1996 0–1 0.0% #283 1,497 0 0
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 1–2 33.3% #191 1,497 0 0
24 2002 19–24 44.2% #72 1,717 0 6 2000 7–5 58.3% #90 1,642 0 0
25 2003 19–17 52.8% #58 1,727 0 6 2001 9–19 32.1% #116 1,559 0 0
26 2004 34–20 63.0% #21 1,886 0 6 2002 11–14 44.0% #87 1,625 0 0
27 2005 31–22 58.5% #22 1,862 0 6 2003 18–23 43.9% #56 1,606 0 1
28 2006 14–8 63.6% #48 1,863 0 6 2004 16–16 50.0% #59 1,693 0 1
29 2007 19–12 61.3% #49 1,906 0 6 2005 10–19 34.5% #107 1,625 0 1
30 2008 22–17 56.4% #38 1,889 0 6 2006 18–15 54.5% #49 1,736 0 1
31 2009 12–16 42.9% #116 1,762 0 6 2007 21–23 47.7% #51 1,769 0 1
32 2010 1–3 25.0% #722 1,722 0 6 2008 9–17 34.6% #107 1,611 0 1
33 — — — — — — — 2009 0–1 0.0% #871 1,580 0 1

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 Hyung-Taik Lee
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% 1995 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1998 24 15 39 61.5% 4 4 8 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 1996 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
24 2002 10 15 25 40.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 7 3 10 70.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2000 7 5 12 58.3% — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 2003 14 11 25 56.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — 2001 3 14 17 17.6% 6 3 9 66.7% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
26 2004 30 14 44 68.2% 2 4 6 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2002 6 9 15 40.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 4 2 6 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 16 14 30 53.3% 2 5 7 28.6% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
28 2006 8 4 12 66.7% 6 4 10 60.0% — — — — — — — — 2004 10 14 24 41.7% 2 1 3 66.7% 4 1 5 80.0% — — — —
29 2007 17 9 26 65.4% — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 2005 5 11 16 31.3% 3 4 7 42.9% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
30 2008 12 11 23 52.2% 5 4 9 55.6% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — 2006 14 11 25 56.0% — — — — 4 3 7 57.1% 0 1 1 0.0%
31 2009 4 7 11 36.4% 7 7 14 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2007 15 15 30 50.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
32 2010 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2008 6 10 16 37.5% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2009 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% — 84 107 191 44.0% 20 27 47 42.6% 17 19 36 47.2% 0 3 3 0.0%

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 199/206 of Hyung-Taik Lee'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 Hyung-Taik Lee
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% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
24 2002 40/43 6.2 4.5 52.6% 74.1% 47.8% 58.8% 50.7% 61.5% 37.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
25 2003 36/36 6.5 3.8 50.8% 73.1% 49.9% 58.1% 44.7% 61.8% 37.4% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
26 2004 51/54 7.3 3.8 54.9% 77.8% 48.4% 61.1% 41.4% 64.5% 38.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
27 2005 52/53 7.6 3.8 53.4% 74.2% 51.4% 56.4% 51.3% 63.6% 40.9% 2003 40/41 3.5 2.0 63.5% 68.1% 51.1% 53.0% 35.7% 62.0% 38.2%
28 2006 21/22 7.4 4.0 51.7% 72.0% 50.1% 59.5% 43.3% 61.3% 40.2% 2004 29/32 3.4 2.3 64.4% 69.4% 52.1% 53.8% 44.6% 63.6% 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 28/29 3.4 2.3 61.0% 68.0% 51.0% 54.1% 37.2% 61.8% 34.9%
30 2008 34/39 7.2 2.4 53.6% 76.3% 51.9% 55.4% 44.9% 64.9% 39.6% 2006 32/33 3.7 1.6 66.9% 68.9% 52.8% 60.1% 48.4% 63.9% 37.4%
31 2009 28/28 7.7 3.9 52.0% 75.0% 47.3% 62.9% 45.8% 61.9% 35.4% 2007 44/44 3.0 1.6 63.0% 70.3% 52.7% 53.0% 31.2% 64.0% 37.1%
32 2010 4/4 11.3 6.5 51.8% 77.7% 47.3% 55.7% 31.0% 63.0% 28.6% 2008 25/26 2.8 2.5 63.8% 65.5% 48.3% 52.8% 39.7% 59.3% 36.6%
33 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2009 1/1 0.0 3.0 55.6% 60.0% 50.0% 63.6% 33.3% 55.6% 37.8%
Career — 537/602 6.9 3.8 53.1% 75.1% 49.9% 58.9% 46.0% 63.3% 38.9% — 199/277 3.3 2.0 63.7% 68.6% 51.5% 54.4% 38.7% 62.6% 36.9%

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 Hyung-Taik Lee
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 1995 1510 105.4 — — — — — — — 50.0% 0.00 — 1–0 — +0.15
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 1996 1497 100.5 — — — — — — — 33.3% -1.67 0–1 — — +0.10
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 1498 110.3 — — — — — — — 37.5% 0.00 1–1 0–2 — +0.19
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 1643 126.3 — — — — +16 — — 55.2% +0.38 0–1 4–2 (67%) — +0.44
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 1560 126.2 — — — — -10 +45 — 37.1% -0.71 3–6 (33%) 5–3 (63%) 100.8 -0.31
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 1626 130.4 — — — — -62 -53 +45 47.8% -0.10 3–6 (33%) 5–4 (56%) 99.5 -0.15
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 1607 137.1 +0.37 +1.31 1.005 49.8% +38 -41 -12 43.6% -0.18 6–7 (46%) 5–12 (29%) 95.9 -1.24
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 1694 132.8 0.00 +0.22 0.996 50.1% -22 -76 +2 51.3% -0.10 5–8 (38%) 7–6 (54%) 99.5 -0.09
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 1626 129.9 -0.24 -0.93 0.913 48.4% -33 +14 +61 39.7% -0.74 3–6 (33%) 3–7 (30%) 94.6 -1.85
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 1737 133.5 +1.59 +0.54 1.037 50.7% -41 — -11 52.3% +0.01 8–4 (67%) 10–5 (67%) 110.0 -0.52
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 1770 137.1 +0.81 +0.33 1.029 50.3% +8 -188 -69 47.7% -0.11 5–7 (42%) 9–14 (39%) 97.7 +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 2008 1611 130.0 -2.82 -0.10 0.900 48.3% +78 -31 — 43.8% -0.59 3–5 (38%) 5–3 (63%) 98.7 +0.14
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2009 1580 100.2 -0.70 -4.74 0.851 47.1% — — — 0.0% -2.00 — — — +0.05
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 138.7 +0.12 +0.29 0.985 49.7% -2 -43 +2 45.8% -0.27 37–52 (42%) 54–58 (48%) 99.2 -0.80

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.