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Nicolas Kiefer vs Richard Krajicek H2H: 2-3

Richard Krajicek holds a 3–2 lead over Nicolas Kiefer in their ATP head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Richard Krajicek leads 2–0 on grass and 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Richard Krajicek won the 2000 Halle Open quarterfinal 7-5 5-7 7-6(3).

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Nicolas Kiefer
GER Age 49 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
2 – 3
5 main-draw meetings
Richard Krajicek
NED Age 54 Right-Handed 196 cm / 6'5"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Richard Krajicek #32 7-5 5-7 7-6(3) Nicolas Kiefer #13 Match data Jun 17, 2000* QF Halle Open ATP International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Grass
Nicolas Kiefer #11 7-6(9) 6-4 Richard Krajicek #8 Match data Oct 16, 1999* SF Vienna Open ATP Championship Series → modern equivalent ATP 500 Hard
Nicolas Kiefer #23 6-3 6-2 Richard Krajicek #5 Match data May 13, 1999* R32 Italian Open Masters 1000 Clay
Richard Krajicek #9 6-3 6-4 Nicolas Kiefer #35 Match data Feb 26, 1999* R16 London ATP Championship Series → modern equivalent ATP 500 Carpet
Richard Krajicek #14 6-4 7-6(2) 7-6(4) Nicolas Kiefer #21 Match data Jun 28, 1998* R32 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass

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
Richard Krajicek #1,044 #4 3,130 2,048 408 207 66.3% 1 2 0 5 9 17

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 Richard Krajicek
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 1991 26–20 56.5% #45 1,746 0 1
20 1998 31–25 55.4% #35 1,792 0 1 1992 47–24 66.2% #10 1,949 0 3
21 1999 53–21 71.6% #6 1,922 0 4 1993 36–20 64.3% #15 1,884 0 4
22 2000 30–16 65.2% #20 1,900 0 6 1994 32–13 71.1% #17 1,882 0 7
23 2001 26–25 51.0% #42 1,763 0 6 1995 40–20 66.7% #11 1,834 0 9
24 2002 19–24 44.2% #72 1,717 0 6 1996 46–24 65.7% #7 1,878 1 10
25 2003 19–17 52.8% #58 1,727 0 6 1997 50–19 72.5% #11 1,958 1 13
26 2004 34–20 63.0% #21 1,886 0 6 1998 45–16 73.8% #10 1,983 1 15
27 2005 31–22 58.5% #22 1,862 0 6 1999 42–20 67.7% #10 1,881 1 17
28 2006 14–8 63.6% #48 1,863 0 6 2000 26–15 63.4% #36 1,879 1 17
29 2007 19–12 61.3% #49 1,906 0 6 — — — — — — —
30 2008 22–17 56.4% #38 1,889 0 6 2002 7–6 53.8% #112 1,836 1 17
31 2009 12–16 42.9% #116 1,762 0 6 2003 11–10 52.4% #147 1,761 1 17
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 Richard Krajicek
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% 1991 17 9 26 65.4% 4 4 8 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 1 4 5 20.0%
20 1998 24 15 39 61.5% 4 4 8 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 1992 28 10 38 73.7% 5 5 10 50.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 10 7 17 58.8%
21 1999 41 15 56 73.2% 2 2 4 50.0% 6 1 7 85.7% 4 3 7 57.1% 1993 14 8 22 63.6% 11 5 16 68.8% 5 2 7 71.4% 6 5 11 54.5%
22 2000 27 11 38 71.1% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 1994 11 4 15 73.3% 13 4 17 76.5% 5 1 6 83.3% 3 4 7 42.9%
23 2001 11 13 24 45.8% 6 6 12 50.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 5 4 9 55.6% 1995 14 9 23 60.9% 6 5 11 54.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 18 4 22 81.8%
24 2002 10 15 25 40.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 7 3 10 70.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1996 15 9 24 62.5% 13 4 17 76.5% 9 1 10 90.0% 9 10 19 47.4%
25 2003 14 11 25 56.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — 1997 21 8 29 72.4% 5 4 9 55.6% 9 2 11 81.8% 15 5 20 75.0%
26 2004 30 14 44 68.2% 2 4 6 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 1998 18 5 23 78.3% 9 4 13 69.2% 9 3 12 75.0% 9 4 13 69.2%
27 2005 15 13 28 53.6% 6 4 10 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 8 3 11 72.7% 1999 30 12 42 71.4% 2 3 5 40.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 6 2 8 75.0%
28 2006 8 4 12 66.7% 6 4 10 60.0% — — — — — — — — 2000 13 7 20 65.0% 6 4 10 60.0% 6 3 9 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0%
29 2007 17 9 26 65.4% — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 2008 12 11 23 52.2% 5 4 9 55.6% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — 2002 3 4 7 42.9% — — — — 4 2 6 66.7% — — — —
31 2009 4 7 11 36.4% 7 7 14 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2003 5 6 11 45.5% 2 1 3 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
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% — 189 91 280 67.5% 76 43 119 63.9% 63 26 89 70.8% 80 47 127 63.0%

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 530/615 of Richard Krajicek'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 Richard Krajicek
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% 1991 40/46 9.2 4.0 55.3% 77.4% 51.6% 57.8% 43.4% 65.8% 37.4%
20 1998 49/56 6.2 4.7 53.7% 74.8% 47.8% 55.1% 44.4% 62.5% 39.0% 1992 61/71 11.0 3.5 58.4% 79.2% 54.5% 65.0% 41.3% 68.9% 37.9%
21 1999 56/74 6.6 4.3 51.5% 75.7% 53.2% 61.8% 43.5% 64.7% 40.4% 1993 46/56 10.3 4.3 60.2% 81.1% 50.7% 57.7% 47.2% 69.1% 37.8%
22 2000 38/46 6.4 4.3 52.7% 74.9% 52.3% 61.7% 48.3% 64.3% 40.1% 1994 42/45 11.7 4.0 55.0% 81.2% 50.6% 70.8% 47.6% 67.7% 38.1%
23 2001 44/51 6.3 4.1 50.3% 71.1% 48.8% 54.0% 50.7% 60.0% 40.0% 1995 54/60 11.5 3.1 59.0% 79.1% 51.2% 70.1% 41.8% 67.7% 36.1%
24 2002 40/43 6.2 4.5 52.6% 74.1% 47.8% 58.8% 50.7% 61.5% 37.6% 1996 61/70 12.8 3.4 58.1% 82.1% 49.2% 60.1% 41.1% 68.2% 37.3%
25 2003 36/36 6.5 3.8 50.8% 73.1% 49.9% 58.1% 44.7% 61.8% 37.4% 1997 61/69 14.3 3.1 57.8% 85.0% 53.3% 65.0% 43.2% 71.7% 37.3%
26 2004 51/54 7.3 3.8 54.9% 77.8% 48.4% 61.1% 41.4% 64.5% 38.7% 1998 50/61 14.9 3.4 59.8% 82.3% 53.6% 57.2% 44.1% 70.7% 36.9%
27 2005 52/53 7.6 3.8 53.4% 74.2% 51.4% 56.4% 51.3% 63.6% 40.9% 1999 47/62 13.4 2.8 61.1% 82.0% 52.2% 64.0% 43.5% 70.4% 37.8%
28 2006 21/22 7.4 4.0 51.7% 72.0% 50.1% 59.5% 43.3% 61.3% 40.2% 2000 35/41 14.9 3.4 58.6% 82.2% 55.1% 59.5% 35.2% 71.0% 36.7%
29 2007 30/31 6.7 2.5 57.0% 79.9% 51.6% 64.6% 33.9% 67.8% 38.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
30 2008 34/39 7.2 2.4 53.6% 76.3% 51.9% 55.4% 44.9% 64.9% 39.6% 2002 12/13 15.7 6.6 53.3% 81.8% 49.0% 67.7% 43.4% 66.1% 34.1%
31 2009 28/28 7.7 3.9 52.0% 75.0% 47.3% 62.9% 45.8% 61.9% 35.4% 2003 21/21 12.9 5.4 52.1% 79.9% 48.0% 67.4% 45.6% 64.4% 34.7%
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% — 530/615 12.5 3.6 58.0% 81.2% 51.9% 63.2% 43.0% 68.9% 37.2%

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 Richard Krajicek
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 1991 1746 141.4 +4.23 -0.01 1.092 51.2% -23 -142 -131 56.0% +0.54 9–9 (50%) 10–12 (45%) 101.8 -1.45
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 1992 1949 161.3 +6.70 +1.48 1.220 53.2% +15 -266 -275 63.5% +0.94 14–9 (61%) 18–17 (51%) 104.9 -1.66
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 1993 1885 155.4 +6.73 +0.19 1.222 53.3% -30 +5 -123 60.6% +0.72 11–8 (58%) 14–15 (48%) 98.9 -1.17
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 1994 1883 152.7 +5.16 +0.47 1.178 52.9% -19 +63 -64 69.4% +1.08 2–6 (25%) 12–12 (50%) 93.0 +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%) 97.2 -2.55 1995 1835 148.6 +4.66 -0.97 1.118 51.8% +66 +23 -81 64.6% +0.80 11–8 (58%) 16–15 (52%) 98.8 +1.78
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 1996 1879 156.6 +5.72 +0.26 1.174 52.7% -76 +74 +133 64.5% +0.84 11–4 (73%) 22–16 (58%) 108.1 +0.05
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 1997 1958 153.7 +8.64 +0.43 1.320 54.0% -8 -40 +49 69.5% +1.20 8–6 (57%) 20–22 (48%) 98.1 -0.46
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 1998 1984 154.9 +7.61 +0.20 1.259 53.5% -7 -50 +57 69.1% +1.13 17–6 (74%) 24–12 (67%) 107.8 +0.64
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 1999 1881 155.6 +6.78 +0.75 1.279 53.6% +61 -29 +52 66.0% +1.16 5–7 (42%) 12–15 (44%) 89.7 +0.83
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 2000 1880 150.8 +7.72 -0.11 1.266 53.1% +52 -32 +50 61.1% +0.86 5–4 (56%) 8–12 (40%) 94.8 -1.68
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 2002 1837 125.9 +3.14 -0.36 1.008 50.0% +25 — +75 59.5% +0.32 2–3 (40%) 5–3 (63%) 98.6 -0.73
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 2003 1762 123.4 +1.62 -1.25 0.973 49.6% +3 +73 +168 48.1% +0.06 5–2 (71%) 5–8 (38%) 98.1 -0.47
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 — 2049 158.4 +6.18 +0.22 1.195 52.8% +5 -20 +4 63.9% +0.89 100–72 (58%) 166–159 (51%) 99.5 -0.67

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.