H2H data updated: 2026-09-03 00:00 UTC

Nicolas Lapentti vs Nicolas Kiefer H2H: 1-2

Nicolas Kiefer holds a 2–1 lead over Nicolas Lapentti in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Nicolas Kiefer leads 2–0 on hard courts, while Nicolas Lapentti leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Nicolas Kiefer won the 2005 Cincinnati Open round of 64 6-1 6-4.

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Nicolas Lapentti
ECU Age 50 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"
H2H
1 – 2
3 main draw meetings
Nicolas Kiefer
GER Age 49 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Nicolas Kiefer #38 6-1 6-4 Nicolas Lapentti #87 Match data Aug 17, 2005* R64 Cincinnati Open Masters 1000 Hard
Nicolas Kiefer #13 6-2 6-4 Nicolas Lapentti #16 Match data Oct 7, 2000* QF Hong Kong Open ATP International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Hard
Nicolas Lapentti #32 3-6 7-6(3) 6-3 Nicolas Kiefer #23 Match data May 15, 1999* R16 Italian Open Masters 1000 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 Lapentti #885 #6 2,293 1,933 282 283 49.9% 0 0 0 2 3 5
Nicolas Kiefer #720 #4 2,447 1,995 347 255 57.6% 0 0 0 1 5 6

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 Lapentti Nicolas Kiefer
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 1995 5–0 100.0% #109 1,594 0 1 1996 7–9 43.8% #128 1,563 0 0
19 1996 11–20 35.5% #121 1,568 0 1 1997 26–16 61.9% #32 1,799 0 1
20 1997 17–18 48.6% #63 1,658 0 1 1998 31–25 55.4% #35 1,792 0 1
21 1998 16–29 35.6% #90 1,595 0 1 1999 53–21 71.6% #6 1,922 0 4
22 1999 52–24 68.4% #8 1,883 0 3 2000 30–16 65.2% #20 1,900 0 6
23 2000 40–28 58.8% #24 1,750 0 3 2001 26–25 51.0% #42 1,763 0 6
24 2001 30–22 57.7% #23 1,835 0 4 2002 19–24 44.2% #72 1,717 0 6
25 2002 32–27 54.2% #29 1,713 0 5 2003 19–17 52.8% #58 1,727 0 6
26 2003 20–22 47.6% #57 1,696 0 5 2004 34–20 63.0% #21 1,886 0 6
27 2004 7–15 31.8% #122 1,587 0 5 2005 31–22 58.5% #22 1,862 0 6
28 2005 9–16 36.0% #95 1,575 0 5 2006 14–8 63.6% #48 1,863 0 6
29 2006 12–9 57.1% #67 1,680 0 5 2007 19–12 61.3% #49 1,906 0 6
30 2007 10–14 41.7% #109 1,610 0 5 2008 22–17 56.4% #38 1,889 0 6
31 2008 14–18 43.8% #86 1,650 0 5 2009 12–16 42.9% #116 1,762 0 6
32 2009 6–14 30.0% #97 1,667 0 5 2010 1–3 25.0% #722 1,722 0 6
33 2010 1–7 12.5% #447 1,581 0 5 — — — — — — —

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 Lapentti Nicolas Kiefer
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 1995 — — — — 5 0 5 100.0% — — — — — — — — 1996 1 2 3 33.3% 3 4 7 42.9% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
19 1996 1 8 9 11.1% 9 9 18 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 1997 7 5 12 58.3% 3 4 7 42.9% 5 2 7 71.4% 11 5 16 68.8%
20 1997 3 6 9 33.3% 14 11 25 56.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1998 24 15 39 61.5% 4 4 8 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
21 1998 4 11 15 26.7% 12 16 28 42.9% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 1999 41 15 56 73.2% 2 2 4 50.0% 6 1 7 85.7% 4 3 7 57.1%
22 1999 22 12 34 64.7% 21 9 30 70.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 2000 27 11 38 71.1% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
23 2000 23 15 38 60.5% 13 9 22 59.1% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 2001 11 13 24 45.8% 6 6 12 50.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 5 4 9 55.6%
24 2001 12 10 22 54.5% 15 8 23 65.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 2002 10 15 25 40.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 7 3 10 70.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
25 2002 10 12 22 45.5% 16 12 28 57.1% 4 1 5 80.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 2003 14 11 25 56.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — —
26 2003 6 7 13 46.2% 11 11 22 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 2004 30 14 44 68.2% 2 4 6 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
27 2004 5 6 11 45.5% 2 9 11 18.2% — — — — — — — — 2005 15 13 28 53.6% 6 4 10 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 8 3 11 72.7%
28 2005 3 7 10 30.0% 6 7 13 46.2% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 2006 8 4 12 66.7% 6 4 10 60.0% — — — — — — — —
29 2006 0 1 1 0.0% 12 8 20 60.0% — — — — — — — — 2007 17 9 26 65.4% — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% — — — —
30 2007 3 5 8 37.5% 6 6 12 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 2008 12 11 23 52.2% 5 4 9 55.6% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — —
31 2008 4 6 10 40.0% 9 9 18 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2009 4 7 11 36.4% 7 7 14 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
32 2009 3 5 8 37.5% 3 8 11 27.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2010 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
33 2010 1 3 4 25.0% 0 4 4 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 100 114 214 46.7% 154 136 290 53.1% 10 16 26 38.5% 18 17 35 51.4% — 221 145 366 60.4% 47 55 102 46.1% 44 30 74 59.5% 35 25 60 58.3%

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 490/565 of Nicolas Lapentti's and 537/601 of Nicolas Kiefer'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 Lapentti Nicolas Kiefer
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 1995 3/5 6.3 2.7 62.2% 77.3% 59.8% 64.6% 47.2% 70.1% 38.4% 1996 11/16 6.1 2.5 52.2% 76.6% 47.8% 53.2% 49.7% 62.7% 39.8%
19 1996 25/31 3.8 3.4 56.2% 67.4% 47.9% 49.9% 41.1% 58.8% 37.9% 1997 37/42 7.9 3.5 55.2% 77.0% 48.3% 60.5% 52.5% 64.1% 36.7%
20 1997 32/35 4.4 2.8 60.4% 71.2% 48.1% 56.0% 46.1% 61.9% 40.2% 1998 49/56 6.2 4.7 53.7% 74.8% 47.8% 55.1% 44.4% 62.5% 39.0%
21 1998 40/45 3.4 3.8 63.2% 67.2% 44.6% 49.7% 42.8% 58.7% 38.4% 1999 56/74 6.6 4.3 51.5% 75.7% 53.2% 61.8% 43.5% 64.7% 40.4%
22 1999 59/76 5.3 2.4 61.7% 72.0% 50.2% 64.0% 40.2% 63.5% 40.7% 2000 38/46 6.4 4.3 52.7% 74.9% 52.3% 61.7% 48.3% 64.3% 40.1%
23 2000 53/68 6.3 3.4 57.6% 72.3% 49.1% 61.4% 43.9% 62.4% 38.6% 2001 44/51 6.3 4.1 50.3% 71.1% 48.8% 54.0% 50.7% 60.0% 40.0%
24 2001 38/52 5.7 3.2 56.1% 74.4% 47.9% 57.3% 41.7% 62.8% 38.8% 2002 40/43 6.2 4.5 52.6% 74.1% 47.8% 58.8% 50.7% 61.5% 37.6%
25 2002 49/59 6.6 2.6 59.0% 73.4% 49.0% 49.6% 35.4% 63.3% 38.5% 2003 36/36 6.5 3.8 50.8% 73.1% 49.9% 58.1% 44.7% 61.8% 37.4%
26 2003 41/42 4.9 2.2 61.5% 69.0% 50.1% 56.3% 40.4% 61.7% 36.8% 2004 51/54 7.3 3.8 54.9% 77.8% 48.4% 61.1% 41.4% 64.5% 38.7%
27 2004 21/22 4.1 2.3 58.4% 68.7% 52.6% 56.8% 36.5% 62.0% 35.6% 2005 52/53 7.6 3.8 53.4% 74.2% 51.4% 56.4% 51.3% 63.6% 40.9%
28 2005 25/25 3.2 1.6 64.4% 68.8% 50.2% 52.2% 32.3% 62.2% 35.8% 2006 21/22 7.4 4.0 51.7% 72.0% 50.1% 59.5% 43.3% 61.3% 40.2%
29 2006 21/21 3.5 1.4 63.2% 68.6% 45.4% 60.5% 42.1% 60.2% 41.5% 2007 30/31 6.7 2.5 57.0% 79.9% 51.6% 64.6% 33.9% 67.8% 38.1%
30 2007 24/24 4.3 2.3 60.5% 68.8% 44.7% 57.7% 37.1% 59.0% 34.0% 2008 34/39 7.2 2.4 53.6% 76.3% 51.9% 55.4% 44.9% 64.9% 39.6%
31 2008 31/32 3.2 2.0 62.5% 68.6% 50.4% 50.4% 43.5% 61.9% 36.0% 2009 28/28 7.7 3.9 52.0% 75.0% 47.3% 62.9% 45.8% 61.9% 35.4%
32 2009 20/20 4.4 2.7 60.2% 66.9% 49.5% 55.4% 40.2% 60.0% 36.1% 2010 4/4 11.3 6.5 51.8% 77.7% 47.3% 55.7% 31.0% 63.0% 28.6%
33 2010 8/8 1.6 2.3 53.8% 62.6% 45.5% 40.0% 35.4% 54.9% 34.4% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 490/565 4.7 2.7 60.2% 70.3% 48.7% 55.7% 40.4% 61.6% 38.0% — 537/602 6.9 3.8 53.1% 75.1% 49.9% 58.9% 46.0% 63.3% 38.9%

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 Lapentti Nicolas Kiefer
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 1995 1595 115.3 +3.11 +1.13 1.285 52.9% — +53 — 83.3% +1.67 2–0 1–1 — +0.73 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 1996 1569 122.4 -2.38 -0.82 0.920 48.4% -108 +97 +28 40.5% -0.77 7–8 (47%) 12–6 (67%) — +0.89 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
20 1997 1659 129.3 +0.24 +1.23 1.054 50.8% -156 +64 — 45.0% -0.14 5–6 (45%) 3–6 (33%) — +0.41 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
21 1998 1595 132.1 -1.83 +0.31 0.932 48.6% -86 +85 — 40.4% -0.57 5–9 (36%) 5–8 (38%) — -0.69 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
22 1999 1883 154.4 +1.96 +3.11 1.116 52.2% -43 -24 — 59.3% +0.58 22–7 (76%) 17–14 (55%) — -1.12 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
23 2000 1751 142.0 +0.96 +0.97 1.026 50.6% +22 +87 -251 53.7% +0.39 16–5 (76%) 12–16 (43%) — +1.98 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
24 2001 1836 155.3 +1.70 +1.34 1.041 50.6% -27 +112 — 55.1% +0.40 10–5 (67%) 7–10 (41%) — -1.27 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
25 2002 1713 133.6 +1.50 +0.61 1.049 50.5% +6 +68 -121 50.6% +0.13 18–9 (67%) 13–13 (50%) — +1.94 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
26 2003 1697 131.8 -0.81 -0.35 0.961 49.4% -25 +79 — 48.2% -0.17 5–8 (38%) 6–5 (55%) — +0.89 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
27 2004 1588 121.8 -0.38 -0.79 0.938 48.5% +44 +67 — 38.0% -0.68 1–2 (33%) 1–5 (17%) — +0.01 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
28 2005 1575 129.8 -0.05 -0.90 0.948 48.9% -6 +95 — 37.5% -0.70 2–5 (29%) 6–5 (55%) — -1.17 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
29 2006 1681 124.7 -1.29 +2.41 1.042 50.7% — +73 — 52.7% +0.05 6–4 (60%) 7–2 (78%) — +0.31 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 2007 1611 123.4 -2.74 -2.10 0.829 47.0% -49 +93 -16 38.3% -0.87 4–2 (67%) 3–2 (60%) — +0.08 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
31 2008 1650 136.2 -0.69 -0.13 0.944 48.9% -103 +132 — 48.1% -0.15 6–8 (43%) 8–7 (53%) — +0.36 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
32 2009 1667 132.7 -1.19 +0.26 0.902 48.2% -65 +134 — 40.7% -0.64 5–8 (38%) 7–2 (78%) — -1.19 2010 1722 106.1 +0.99 -2.77 0.774 46.3% — — +51 27.3% -1.09 1–1 0–1 — -0.60
33 2010 1581 117.8 -2.88 -0.42 0.762 44.8% +18 +71 — 26.3% -1.74 0–2 0–1 — -0.76 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1934 143.0 -0.03 +0.60 0.990 49.8% -30 +76 -105 48.7% -0.07 114–88 (56%) 108–103 (51%) 107.5 +0.25 — 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

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.