H2H data updated: 2026-09-01 00:00 UTC

Nicolas Kiefer vs Jeff Tarango H2H: 2-1

Nicolas Kiefer holds a 2–1 lead over Jeff Tarango in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Nicolas Kiefer leads 2–0 on hard courts, while Jeff Tarango leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Nicolas Kiefer won the 2000 Qatar Open round of 32 7-6(6) 7-6(6).

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Nicolas Kiefer
GER Age 49 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
2 – 1
3 main draw meetings
Jeff Tarango
USA Age 57 Left-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Nicolas Kiefer #6 7-6(6) 7-6(6) Jeff Tarango #55 Match data Jan 6, 2000* R32 Qatar Open ATP International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Hard
Nicolas Kiefer #28 4-6 6-3 6-2 Jeff Tarango #76 Match data Oct 9, 1998* R16 Swiss Indoors ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Hard
Jeff Tarango #84 3-6 6-3 7-6(7) Nicolas Kiefer #191 Match data Mar 22, 1996* R16 St. Petersburg World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 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
Jeff Tarango #1,001 #42 877 1,788 240 294 44.9% 0 0 0 0 2 2

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 Jeff Tarango
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 1987 1–2 33.3% #377 1,507 0 0
19 1997 26–16 61.9% #32 1,799 0 1 1988 7–6 53.8% #96 1,598 0 0
20 1998 31–25 55.4% #35 1,792 0 1 1989 10–11 47.6% #137 1,647 0 0
21 1999 53–21 71.6% #6 1,922 0 4 1990 11–17 39.3% #131 1,607 0 0
22 2000 30–16 65.2% #20 1,900 0 6 1991 16–23 41.0% #106 1,613 0 0
23 2001 26–25 51.0% #42 1,763 0 6 1992 28–24 53.8% #45 1,694 0 2
24 2002 19–24 44.2% #72 1,717 0 6 1993 24–26 48.0% #91 1,670 0 2
25 2003 19–17 52.8% #58 1,727 0 6 1994 23–27 46.0% #78 1,655 0 2
26 2004 34–20 63.0% #21 1,886 0 6 1995 18–24 42.9% #76 1,654 0 2
27 2005 31–22 58.5% #22 1,862 0 6 1996 14–18 43.8% #106 1,619 0 2
28 2006 14–8 63.6% #48 1,863 0 6 1997 31–29 51.7% #49 1,693 0 2
29 2007 19–12 61.3% #49 1,906 0 6 1998 24–29 45.3% #73 1,660 0 2
30 2008 22–17 56.4% #38 1,889 0 6 1999 21–24 46.7% #55 1,685 0 2
31 2009 12–16 42.9% #116 1,762 0 6 2000 11–25 30.6% #112 1,517 0 2
32 2010 1–3 25.0% #722 1,722 0 6 2001 1–8 11.1% #323 1,452 0 2
33 — — — — — — — 2002 0–1 0.0% #730 1,447 0 2

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 Jeff Tarango
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% 1987 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1997 7 5 12 58.3% 3 4 7 42.9% 5 2 7 71.4% 11 5 16 68.8% 1988 6 4 10 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 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% 1989 9 8 17 52.9% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 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% 1990 7 10 17 41.2% 3 3 6 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
22 2000 27 11 38 71.1% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 1991 11 14 25 44.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3%
23 2001 11 13 24 45.8% 6 6 12 50.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 5 4 9 55.6% 1992 17 11 28 60.7% 5 5 10 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 4 5 9 44.4%
24 2002 10 15 25 40.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 7 3 10 70.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1993 14 16 30 46.7% 8 6 14 57.1% 0 2 2 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
25 2003 14 11 25 56.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — 1994 18 18 36 50.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 4 5 20.0%
26 2004 30 14 44 68.2% 2 4 6 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 1995 7 14 21 33.3% 4 5 9 44.4% 2 1 3 66.7% 5 4 9 55.6%
27 2005 15 13 28 53.6% 6 4 10 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 8 3 11 72.7% 1996 8 7 15 53.3% 2 5 7 28.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 5 9 44.4%
28 2006 8 4 12 66.7% 6 4 10 60.0% — — — — — — — — 1997 20 13 33 60.6% 5 7 12 41.7% 2 3 5 40.0% 4 6 10 40.0%
29 2007 17 9 26 65.4% — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 1998 19 18 37 51.4% 2 5 7 28.6% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
30 2008 12 11 23 52.2% 5 4 9 55.6% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — 1999 6 11 17 35.3% 5 6 11 45.5% 3 3 6 50.0% 7 4 11 63.6%
31 2009 4 7 11 36.4% 7 7 14 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2000 2 14 16 12.5% 8 9 17 47.1% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
32 2010 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2001 1 6 7 14.3% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2002 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% — 146 167 313 46.6% 49 59 108 45.4% 14 27 41 34.1% 31 41 72 43.1%

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 411/468 of Jeff Tarango'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 Jeff Tarango
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 32/39 1.9 5.1 65.8% 64.8% 46.6% 56.0% 48.7% 58.5% 37.0%
23 2001 44/51 6.3 4.1 50.3% 71.1% 48.8% 54.0% 50.7% 60.0% 40.0% 1992 47/52 3.5 3.5 63.1% 67.5% 47.8% 56.6% 42.3% 60.3% 38.7%
24 2002 40/43 6.2 4.5 52.6% 74.1% 47.8% 58.8% 50.7% 61.5% 37.6% 1993 43/50 3.7 4.6 56.6% 68.4% 47.0% 59.2% 45.1% 59.1% 38.5%
25 2003 36/36 6.5 3.8 50.8% 73.1% 49.9% 58.1% 44.7% 61.8% 37.4% 1994 40/50 3.6 2.2 62.1% 65.8% 51.8% 56.4% 46.6% 60.6% 39.0%
26 2004 51/54 7.3 3.8 54.9% 77.8% 48.4% 61.1% 41.4% 64.5% 38.7% 1995 38/42 4.2 3.7 62.9% 70.3% 49.3% 54.4% 44.8% 62.3% 37.0%
27 2005 52/53 7.6 3.8 53.4% 74.2% 51.4% 56.4% 51.3% 63.6% 40.9% 1996 28/32 5.2 3.2 61.9% 68.0% 50.2% 54.3% 39.3% 61.4% 38.0%
28 2006 21/22 7.4 4.0 51.7% 72.0% 50.1% 59.5% 43.3% 61.3% 40.2% 1997 54/60 3.8 3.5 62.3% 69.2% 51.5% 52.2% 45.0% 62.3% 38.9%
29 2007 30/31 6.7 2.5 57.0% 79.9% 51.6% 64.6% 33.9% 67.8% 38.1% 1998 47/53 4.0 4.2 57.7% 67.9% 52.0% 51.3% 46.8% 61.1% 40.1%
30 2008 34/39 7.2 2.4 53.6% 76.3% 51.9% 55.4% 44.9% 64.9% 39.6% 1999 42/45 4.9 4.1 60.6% 67.1% 46.1% 61.0% 43.2% 58.9% 38.4%
31 2009 28/28 7.7 3.9 52.0% 75.0% 47.3% 62.9% 45.8% 61.9% 35.4% 2000 33/36 4.6 5.3 58.1% 68.9% 47.5% 56.9% 42.2% 60.1% 36.0%
32 2010 4/4 11.3 6.5 51.8% 77.7% 47.3% 55.7% 31.0% 63.0% 28.6% 2001 7/9 3.3 2.1 62.4% 61.8% 52.7% 53.7% 51.2% 58.4% 34.3%
Career — 537/602 6.9 3.8 53.1% 75.1% 49.9% 58.9% 46.0% 63.3% 38.9% — 411/534 3.9 3.9 61.0% 67.8% 49.2% 55.7% 44.6% 60.5% 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 Jeff Tarango
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 1987 1508 108.5 — — — — +34 — — 20.0% -1.80 0–1 1–1 — -0.19
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 1988 1598 124.9 — — — — +37 — — 51.4% -0.26 4–3 (57%) 4–0 (100%) — -0.05
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 1989 1648 118.8 — — — — +7 — -102 46.4% -0.39 3–2 (60%) 2–3 (40%) — +0.12
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 1990 1607 120.5 — — — — +6 -46 -69 42.0% -0.54 4–6 (40%) 3–5 (38%) — +0.35
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 1991 1613 132.3 -1.93 -1.26 0.892 48.2% +24 -37 — 41.8% -0.47 8–7 (53%) 7–8 (47%) — +0.07
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 1992 1694 139.2 -0.84 +0.16 0.974 49.7% +28 -96 -139 50.4% +0.10 15–6 (71%) 10–14 (42%) — -1.21
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 1993 1670 136.1 -1.01 -0.06 0.942 49.0% +18 -8 — 45.9% -0.28 12–6 (67%) 2–6 (25%) — -1.60
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 1994 1655 132.9 -1.13 +0.92 0.992 50.0% +24 -22 — 46.1% -0.03 6–7 (46%) 5–6 (45%) — +1.47
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 1995 1654 144.2 +0.56 -0.03 0.982 49.5% +7 -14 -104 43.3% -0.18 4–6 (40%) 7–10 (41%) — -1.34
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 1996 1620 125.4 -0.16 +0.21 0.984 49.7% +74 -59 — 44.4% -0.35 4–7 (36%) 7–5 (58%) — +0.93
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 1997 1694 143.8 +0.74 +1.18 1.031 50.6% +30 -59 -135 52.9% +0.29 7–11 (39%) 11–12 (48%) — -1.45
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 1660 141.3 -0.44 +2.15 1.031 50.5% +49 -71 -90 47.8% -0.04 7–14 (33%) 7–12 (37%) — +0.03
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 1999 1685 132.2 -2.40 -0.03 0.934 48.9% +15 -75 -110 46.4% -0.07 7–6 (54%) 6–6 (50%) — +1.16
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 2000 1517 123.9 -0.88 -1.79 0.903 48.4% -8 +82 +47 38.3% -0.57 3–10 (23%) 6–12 (33%) — -0.28
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 1453 110.6 -0.42 -1.74 0.824 46.7% +20 — — 25.0% -1.60 0–2 1–2 (33%) — +0.01
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2002 1447 103.8 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — -0.06
40 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2009 1455 101.8 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 1788 140.0 -0.70 +0.24 0.968 49.5% +26 -27 -95 45.8% -0.19 84–94 (47%) 79–102 (44%) 95.5 -0.38

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.