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Nicolas Kiefer vs Thierry Champion H2H: 1-0

Nicolas Kiefer holds a 1–0 lead over Thierry Champion in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Nicolas Kiefer leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Nicolas Kiefer won the 1997 Swiss Open Gstaad round of 32 2-6 7-6(0) 6-4.

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Nicolas Kiefer
GER Age 49 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main draw meetings
Thierry Champion
FRA Age 60 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Nicolas Kiefer #68 2-6 7-6(0) 6-4 Thierry Champion #121 Match data Jul 10, 1997* R32 Swiss Open Gstaad World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Clay

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
Thierry Champion #790 #44 744 1,757 102 162 38.6% 0 0 0 0 0 0

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 Thierry Champion
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 1984 0–1 0.0% #463 1,488 0 0
18 1996 7–9 43.8% #128 1,563 0 0 1985 3–3 50.0% #190 1,516 0 0
19 1997 26–16 61.9% #32 1,799 0 1 1986 4–11 26.7% #128 1,524 0 0
20 1998 31–25 55.4% #35 1,792 0 1 1987 6–11 35.3% #105 1,566 0 0
21 1999 53–21 71.6% #6 1,922 0 4 1988 11–14 44.0% #125 1,627 0 0
22 2000 30–16 65.2% #20 1,900 0 6 1989 3–9 25.0% #404 1,588 0 0
23 2001 26–25 51.0% #42 1,763 0 6 1990 15–16 48.4% #59 1,697 0 0
24 2002 19–24 44.2% #72 1,717 0 6 1991 24–29 45.3% #48 1,713 0 0
25 2003 19–17 52.8% #58 1,727 0 6 1992 21–28 42.9% #98 1,636 0 0
26 2004 34–20 63.0% #21 1,886 0 6 1993 3–12 20.0% #209 1,517 0 0
27 2005 31–22 58.5% #22 1,862 0 6 1994 2–6 25.0% #266 1,534 0 0
28 2006 14–8 63.6% #48 1,863 0 6 1995 4–3 57.1% #191 1,588 0 0
29 2007 19–12 61.3% #49 1,906 0 6 1996 1–5 16.7% #109 1,545 0 0
30 2008 22–17 56.4% #38 1,889 0 6 1997 5–14 26.3% #279 1,514 0 0
31 2009 12–16 42.9% #116 1,762 0 6 — — — — — — —
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 Thierry Champion
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% 1984 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
18 1996 1 2 3 33.3% 3 4 7 42.9% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1985 — — — — — — — — 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
19 1997 7 5 12 58.3% 3 4 7 42.9% 5 2 7 71.4% 11 5 16 68.8% 1986 1 3 4 25.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
20 1998 24 15 39 61.5% 4 4 8 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 1987 — — — — 4 7 11 36.4% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
21 1999 41 15 56 73.2% 2 2 4 50.0% 6 1 7 85.7% 4 3 7 57.1% 1988 0 2 2 0.0% 11 10 21 52.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
22 2000 27 11 38 71.1% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 1989 1 2 3 33.3% 2 5 7 28.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
23 2001 11 13 24 45.8% 6 6 12 50.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 5 4 9 55.6% 1990 2 4 6 33.3% 10 7 17 58.8% — — — — 3 5 8 37.5%
24 2002 10 15 25 40.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 7 3 10 70.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1991 7 8 15 46.7% 8 13 21 38.1% 4 1 5 80.0% 5 7 12 41.7%
25 2003 14 11 25 56.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — 1992 9 9 18 50.0% 10 15 25 40.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 0 3 3 0.0%
26 2004 30 14 44 68.2% 2 4 6 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 1993 1 5 6 16.7% 2 6 8 25.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
27 2005 15 13 28 53.6% 6 4 10 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 8 3 11 72.7% 1994 1 1 2 50.0% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
28 2006 8 4 12 66.7% 6 4 10 60.0% — — — — — — — — 1995 — — — — 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — —
29 2007 17 9 26 65.4% — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 1996 0 1 1 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
30 2008 12 11 23 52.2% 5 4 9 55.6% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — 1997 1 6 7 14.3% 3 6 9 33.3% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3%
31 2009 4 7 11 36.4% 7 7 14 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — 23 41 64 35.9% 58 84 142 40.8% 11 12 23 47.8% 10 25 35 28.6%

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 138/157 of Thierry Champion'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 Thierry Champion
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% 1991 47/53 1.7 1.0 73.1% 60.2% 50.6% 48.4% 47.4% 57.3% 39.2%
25 2003 36/36 6.5 3.8 50.8% 73.1% 49.9% 58.1% 44.7% 61.8% 37.4% 1992 41/49 1.1 1.1 70.9% 60.4% 52.1% 53.6% 42.7% 57.9% 41.4%
26 2004 51/54 7.3 3.8 54.9% 77.8% 48.4% 61.1% 41.4% 64.5% 38.7% 1993 14/15 1.1 1.4 75.0% 56.3% 47.0% 52.6% 45.1% 54.2% 36.4%
27 2005 52/53 7.6 3.8 53.4% 74.2% 51.4% 56.4% 51.3% 63.6% 40.9% 1994 7/8 0.9 2.6 68.3% 58.1% 44.0% 32.8% 38.2% 53.9% 37.9%
28 2006 21/22 7.4 4.0 51.7% 72.0% 50.1% 59.5% 43.3% 61.3% 40.2% 1995 6/7 5.0 2.0 62.3% 66.3% 52.6% 45.1% 43.3% 61.2% 43.2%
29 2007 30/31 6.7 2.5 57.0% 79.9% 51.6% 64.6% 33.9% 67.8% 38.1% 1996 4/6 1.5 1.8 73.2% 55.9% 50.0% 53.0% 45.8% 54.5% 36.7%
30 2008 34/39 7.2 2.4 53.6% 76.3% 51.9% 55.4% 44.9% 64.9% 39.6% 1997 19/19 2.9 1.4 67.0% 62.3% 43.6% 50.8% 39.7% 56.3% 36.5%
31 2009 28/28 7.7 3.9 52.0% 75.0% 47.3% 62.9% 45.8% 61.9% 35.4% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
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% — 138/264 1.7 1.3 71.1% 60.2% 49.5% 49.9% 44.0% 57.0% 39.3%

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 Thierry Champion
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 1984 1488 99.7 — — — — — — — 0.0% -1.00 — 0–2 — +0.06
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 1985 1516 104.8 — — — — — — +31 50.0% -0.14 0–1 2–2 (50%) — +0.13
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 1986 1525 119.3 — — — — +16 +6 -3 30.0% -1.23 2–4 (33%) 2–0 — -0.66
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 1987 1567 131.0 — — — — -18 -6 — 36.1% -0.94 0–3 (0%) 0–2 — +0.27
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 1988 1627 135.7 — — — — -109 +43 — 46.0% -0.32 3–3 (50%) 0–3 (0%) — -0.70
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 1989 1589 129.3 — — — — -60 +56 — 34.3% -0.83 0–3 (0%) 0–3 (0%) — -1.30
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 1990 1697 138.4 — — — — -136 +115 — 47.0% -0.33 5–7 (42%) 4–6 (40%) 98.8 -1.66
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 1991 1713 140.5 -2.49 +0.43 0.920 48.4% -75 +23 -36 48.9% -0.09 11–14 (44%) 8–7 (53%) 99.2 -1.51
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 1992 1637 134.5 -2.42 +1.91 0.984 49.6% 0 -4 +61 46.6% -0.31 7–10 (41%) 10–7 (59%) 101.8 -1.79
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 1993 1518 98.4 -4.56 -1.02 0.794 45.5% +38 +53 — 30.0% -1.53 0–4 (0%) 1–2 (33%) 93.1 +1.18
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 1994 1534 119.7 -2.73 +0.05 0.822 45.3% +10 +37 — 35.0% -1.20 1–1 1–1 — -0.43
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 1995 1588 112.0 +0.87 +1.91 1.114 51.8% — +19 — 55.6% +0.78 3–1 (75%) — — +0.31
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 1996 1546 101.6 -1.43 -1.23 0.807 45.5% — +23 — 30.0% -2.10 1–1 2–1 (67%) — +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%) 102.3 -1.13 1997 1515 113.8 -3.61 -1.25 0.834 46.6% -4 +59 — 39.6% -0.73 3–7 (30%) 3–5 (38%) 96.4 +0.32
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 1758 136.8 -2.67 +0.49 0.912 48.1% -43 +35 +11 42.8% -0.53 36–59 (38%) 33–41 (45%) 95.0 -2.18

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.