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

Paul-Henri Mathieu vs Nicolas Kiefer H2H: 2-3

Nicolas Kiefer holds a 3–2 lead over Paul-Henri Mathieu in their ATP head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, they are tied 2–2 on hard courts, while Nicolas Kiefer leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Paul-Henri Mathieu won the 2008 Beijing Olympics third round 6-3 7-5.

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Paul-Henri Mathieu
FRA Age 44 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
2 – 3
5 main draw meetings
Nicolas Kiefer
GER Age 49 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Paul-Henri Mathieu #26 6-3 7-5 Nicolas Kiefer #21 Match data Aug 15, 2008* R16 Beijing Olympics Olympics Hard
Nicolas Kiefer #41 6-4 6-4 Paul-Henri Mathieu #21 Match data May 13, 2008* R64 Hamburg Open Masters 1000 Clay
Nicolas Kiefer #130 6-4 6-3 Paul-Henri Mathieu #24 Match data Sep 27, 2007* R32 Mumbai International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Hard
Paul-Henri Mathieu #35 7-6(5) 4-6 6-2 Nicolas Kiefer #12 Match data Mar 8, 2006* R64 Indian Wells Open Masters 1000 Hard
Nicolas Kiefer #70 4-6 7-6(4) 6-3 Paul-Henri Mathieu #51 Match data Aug 21, 2003* R32 Long Island ATP International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Hard

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
Paul-Henri Mathieu #914 #12 2,000 1,961 271 298 47.6% 0 0 0 0 4 4
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 Paul-Henri Mathieu 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 2000 2–3 40.0% #275 1,487 0 0 1996 7–9 43.8% #128 1,563 0 0
19 2001 0–2 0.0% #150 1,468 0 0 1997 26–16 61.9% #32 1,799 0 1
20 2002 23–14 62.2% #36 1,838 0 2 1998 31–25 55.4% #35 1,792 0 1
21 2003 16–23 41.0% #83 1,683 0 2 1999 53–21 71.6% #6 1,922 0 4
22 2004 9–10 47.4% #123 1,661 0 2 2000 30–16 65.2% #20 1,900 0 6
23 2005 26–27 49.1% #46 1,721 0 2 2001 26–25 51.0% #42 1,763 0 6
24 2006 23–28 45.1% #55 1,668 0 2 2002 19–24 44.2% #72 1,717 0 6
25 2007 45–23 66.2% #25 1,872 0 4 2003 19–17 52.8% #58 1,727 0 6
26 2008 32–26 55.2% #31 1,772 0 4 2004 34–20 63.0% #21 1,886 0 6
27 2009 28–29 49.1% #33 1,752 0 4 2005 31–22 58.5% #22 1,862 0 6
28 2010 10–19 34.5% #97 1,740 0 4 2006 14–8 63.6% #48 1,863 0 6
29 — — — — — — — 2007 19–12 61.3% #49 1,906 0 6
30 2012 14–17 45.2% #58 1,824 0 4 2008 22–17 56.4% #38 1,889 0 6
31 2013 6–19 24.0% #129 1,723 0 4 2009 12–16 42.9% #116 1,762 0 6
32 2014 11–17 39.3% #96 1,758 0 4 2010 1–3 25.0% #722 1,722 0 6
33 2015 7–12 36.8% #95 1,762 0 4 — — — — — — —
34 2016 18–20 47.4% #73 1,686 0 4 — — — — — — —
35 2017 1–9 10.0% #249 1,577 0 4 — — — — — — —

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 Paul-Henri Mathieu 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 2000 1 2 3 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 1996 1 2 3 33.3% 3 4 7 42.9% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
19 2001 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 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 2002 4 6 10 40.0% 8 7 15 53.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 10 0 10 100.0% 1998 24 15 39 61.5% 4 4 8 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
21 2003 2 5 7 28.6% 11 11 22 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 1999 41 15 56 73.2% 2 2 4 50.0% 6 1 7 85.7% 4 3 7 57.1%
22 2004 7 4 11 63.6% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 0 3 3 0.0% 2000 27 11 38 71.1% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
23 2005 12 11 23 52.2% 9 11 20 45.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 2001 11 13 24 45.8% 6 6 12 50.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 5 4 9 55.6%
24 2006 9 13 22 40.9% 12 9 21 57.1% 0 3 3 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 2002 10 15 25 40.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 7 3 10 70.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
25 2007 22 16 38 57.9% 16 4 20 80.0% 7 3 10 70.0% — — — — 2003 14 11 25 56.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — —
26 2008 22 15 37 59.5% 6 7 13 46.2% 3 3 6 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2004 30 14 44 68.2% 2 4 6 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
27 2009 16 17 33 48.5% 10 9 19 52.6% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 2005 15 13 28 53.6% 6 4 10 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 8 3 11 72.7%
28 2010 7 10 17 41.2% 0 8 8 0.0% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — 2006 8 4 12 66.7% 6 4 10 60.0% — — — — — — — —
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2007 17 9 26 65.4% — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% — — — —
30 2012 7 10 17 41.2% 7 5 12 58.3% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2008 12 11 23 52.2% 5 4 9 55.6% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — —
31 2013 3 8 11 27.3% 2 8 10 20.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 2009 4 7 11 36.4% 7 7 14 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
32 2014 7 8 15 46.7% 3 6 9 33.3% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 2010 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
33 2015 1 7 8 12.5% 6 4 10 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 2016 6 9 15 40.0% 10 8 18 55.6% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 2017 1 5 6 16.7% 0 4 4 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 127 146 273 46.5% 103 106 209 49.3% 22 32 54 40.7% 19 14 33 57.6% — 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 516/525 of Paul-Henri Mathieu'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 Paul-Henri Mathieu 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 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 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 2003 38/39 3.6 3.7 50.2% 70.0% 48.7% 51.2% 42.6% 59.7% 38.5% 1999 56/74 6.6 4.3 51.5% 75.7% 53.2% 61.8% 43.5% 64.7% 40.4%
22 2004 19/19 5.8 2.9 51.5% 73.7% 52.5% 64.5% 48.1% 63.3% 33.3% 2000 38/46 6.4 4.3 52.7% 74.9% 52.3% 61.7% 48.3% 64.3% 40.1%
23 2005 53/53 4.2 2.9 54.3% 69.8% 51.7% 53.0% 45.3% 61.6% 37.7% 2001 44/51 6.3 4.1 50.3% 71.1% 48.8% 54.0% 50.7% 60.0% 40.0%
24 2006 50/51 4.2 2.7 58.3% 70.4% 52.9% 48.9% 45.8% 62.8% 38.6% 2002 40/43 6.2 4.5 52.6% 74.1% 47.8% 58.8% 50.7% 61.5% 37.6%
25 2007 68/68 4.8 2.3 56.0% 73.9% 54.4% 65.2% 46.1% 65.3% 40.2% 2003 36/36 6.5 3.8 50.8% 73.1% 49.9% 58.1% 44.7% 61.8% 37.4%
26 2008 53/58 5.6 2.9 55.7% 73.5% 53.8% 61.1% 42.2% 64.9% 35.0% 2004 51/54 7.3 3.8 54.9% 77.8% 48.4% 61.1% 41.4% 64.5% 38.7%
27 2009 57/57 5.9 2.4 56.3% 71.4% 50.0% 56.9% 45.0% 62.1% 35.4% 2005 52/53 7.6 3.8 53.4% 74.2% 51.4% 56.4% 51.3% 63.6% 40.9%
28 2010 28/29 6.3 3.7 54.3% 71.9% 49.8% 63.1% 41.0% 61.7% 33.9% 2006 21/22 7.4 4.0 51.7% 72.0% 50.1% 59.5% 43.3% 61.3% 40.2%
29 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2007 30/31 6.7 2.5 57.0% 79.9% 51.6% 64.6% 33.9% 67.8% 38.1%
30 2012 31/31 4.9 4.3 52.8% 74.8% 51.2% 58.3% 38.4% 63.6% 36.6% 2008 34/39 7.2 2.4 53.6% 76.3% 51.9% 55.4% 44.9% 64.9% 39.6%
31 2013 25/25 5.0 4.2 54.4% 70.0% 47.4% 53.8% 36.3% 59.7% 31.0% 2009 28/28 7.7 3.9 52.0% 75.0% 47.3% 62.9% 45.8% 61.9% 35.4%
32 2014 28/28 4.1 3.1 56.1% 69.4% 54.2% 63.1% 31.0% 62.7% 34.1% 2010 4/4 11.3 6.5 51.8% 77.7% 47.3% 55.7% 31.0% 63.0% 28.6%
33 2015 19/19 4.9 3.5 56.2% 70.8% 50.0% 64.0% 46.3% 61.4% 35.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
34 2016 37/38 4.6 4.1 55.5% 70.5% 49.5% 56.4% 42.2% 61.2% 36.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
35 2017 10/10 4.9 3.5 55.5% 69.2% 45.9% 49.8% 31.7% 58.7% 31.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 516/569 4.9 3.1 55.1% 71.6% 51.5% 57.8% 42.7% 62.5% 36.4% — 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 Paul-Henri Mathieu 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 2000 1488 110.7 — — — — +27 — — 50.0% +0.38 — 1–1 — -0.26 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 2001 1469 108.1 — — — — — — — 16.7% -2.33 — 0–1 — -0.28 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 2002 1838 147.8 — — — — -53 -191 — 57.3% +0.70 9–6 (60%) 4–10 (29%) — -2.14 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 2003 1683 131.8 -1.76 +0.72 0.955 49.3% +14 +18 -190 43.5% -0.24 7–7 (50%) 6–6 (50%) — +0.87 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 2004 1662 129.7 +0.25 -2.44 0.908 49.2% +21 +37 — 54.3% +0.26 1–4 (20%) 7–5 (58%) — +0.94 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 2005 1721 146.1 -0.23 +0.35 0.982 49.8% +16 -2 -193 47.6% -0.14 9–5 (64%) 11–5 (69%) — -0.89 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 2006 1668 147.1 +0.86 +1.24 1.038 50.8% +21 +99 -189 49.6% +0.30 4–8 (33%) 14–14 (50%) — -1.91 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 2007 1872 153.8 +2.35 +3.71 1.160 52.7% -63 +47 -163 63.6% +0.96 12–11 (52%) 15–10 (60%) — -2.62 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 2008 1773 143.5 +1.38 -0.82 0.996 50.1% +50 +54 -52 57.2% +0.50 7–8 (47%) 19–11 (63%) — +1.07 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 2009 1753 148.3 -0.53 -1.00 0.933 49.3% +4 +86 -22 48.5% -0.16 12–7 (63%) 10–12 (45%) — -1.11 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 2010 1741 140.7 -0.84 -1.55 0.884 48.3% +11 -69 +86 41.9% -0.36 3–6 (33%) 5–10 (33%) — -0.85 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 2012 1825 146.0 +0.20 +0.21 1.006 49.9% -18 -70 — 47.6% -0.17 6–7 (46%) 11–9 (55%) — -0.57 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 2013 1724 137.4 -2.54 -3.92 0.769 45.9% +57 -79 +37 31.0% -1.00 2–4 (33%) 2–7 (22%) — -1.74 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 2014 1758 144.7 -0.81 -0.73 0.915 48.9% +44 -70 -10 40.0% -0.57 3–4 (43%) 6–9 (40%) — -2.93 2010 1722 106.1 +0.99 -2.77 0.774 46.3% — — +51 27.3% -1.09 1–1 0–1 — -0.60
33 2015 1762 139.1 -1.11 -0.65 0.930 49.3% -90 +121 — 45.7% -0.24 2–6 (25%) 1–5 (17%) — -0.78 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 2016 1687 137.2 -1.65 -0.68 0.944 49.3% -74 +156 +79 47.9% -0.20 6–7 (46%) 9–7 (56%) — +0.47 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 2017 1577 115.7 -2.09 -3.20 0.766 45.8% -46 +142 — 24.0% -1.64 1–3 (25%) 2–2 (50%) — +0.96 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1961 149.5 -0.07 -0.02 0.972 49.8% -2 +23 -67 49.4% +0.05 84–93 (47%) 123–124 (50%) 100.0 -2.08 — 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.