H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 07:16 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 Doha third round 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

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Jan 6, 2000* Doha ATP 250 R32 Hard Nicolas Kiefer #6 7-6(6) 7-6(6) Jeff Tarango #55 Match data
Oct 9, 1998* Basel ATP 250 R16 Hard Nicolas Kiefer #28 4-6 6-3 6-2 Jeff Tarango #76 Match data
Mar 22, 1996* St. Petersburg ATP 250 R16 Carpet Jeff Tarango #84 3-6 6-3 7-6(7) Nicolas Kiefer #191 Match data

* Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 Finals 500 250 Titles
Nicolas Kiefer #720 #4 2,447 1,984 343 252 57.6% 0 0 0 0 6 6
Jeff Tarango #1,001 #42 877 1,787 239 293 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% #1198 1,489 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 1995 3–3 50.0% #206 1,527 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 1996 7–9 43.8% #128 1,562 0 0 1987 1–2 33.3% #377 1,507 0 0
19 1997 26–16 61.9% #32 1,798 0 1 1988 7–6 53.8% #96 1,598 0 0
20 1998 31–25 55.4% #35 1,790 0 1 1989 10–11 47.6% #137 1,647 0 0
21 1999 53–21 71.6% #6 1,921 0 4 1990 11–17 39.3% #131 1,606 0 0
22 2000 30–15 66.7% #20 1,921 0 6 1991 16–23 41.0% #106 1,612 0 0
23 2001 26–25 51.0% #42 1,766 0 6 1992 28–24 53.8% #45 1,694 0 2
24 2002 19–24 44.2% #72 1,718 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 1,654 0 2
26 2004 32–19 62.7% #21 1,897 0 6 1995 18–24 42.9% #76 1,661 0 2
27 2005 31–22 58.5% #22 1,854 0 6 1996 14–18 43.8% #106 1,620 0 2
28 2006 14–8 63.6% #48 1,843 0 6 1997 31–29 51.7% #49 1,692 0 2
29 2007 19–12 61.3% #49 1,893 0 6 1998 24–29 45.3% #73 1,660 0 2
30 2008 20–16 55.6% #38 1,876 0 6 1999 21–24 46.7% #55 1,685 0 2
31 2009 12–16 42.9% #116 1,757 0 6 2000 10–24 29.4% #112 1,515 0 2
32 2010 1–3 25.0% #722 1,717 0 6 2001 1–8 11.1% #323 1,452 0 2
33 — — — — — — — 2002 0–1 0.0% #730 1,446 0 2