H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 19:16 UTC

Rafael Nadal vs Nicolas Kiefer H2H: 4-0

Rafael Nadal holds a 4–0 lead over Nicolas Kiefer in their ATP head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Rafael Nadal leads 3–0 on hard courts and 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Rafael Nadal won the 2009 US Open second round 6-0 3-6 6-3 6-4.

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Rafael Nadal
ESP Age 40 Left-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
4 – 0
4 main draw meetings
Nicolas Kiefer
GER Age 49 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Sep 3, 2009* US Open Grand Slam R64 Hard Rafael Nadal #3 6-0 3-6 6-3 6-4 Nicolas Kiefer #129 Match data
Jul 27, 2008* Canada Masters Masters 1000 F Hard Rafael Nadal #2 6-3 6-2 Nicolas Kiefer #37 Match data
Jun 29, 2008* Wimbledon Grand Slam R32 Grass Rafael Nadal #2 7-6(3) 6-2 6-3 Nicolas Kiefer #32 Match data
Apr 1, 2008* Miami Masters Masters 1000 R32 Hard Rafael Nadal #2 6-2 6-4 Nicolas Kiefer #51 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
Rafael Nadal #175 #1 15,390 2,500 1,045 225 82.3% 22 36 0 18 15 91
Nicolas Kiefer #720 #4 2,447 1,984 343 252 57.6% 0 0 0 0 6 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 Rafael Nadal Nicolas Kiefer
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 2002 1–1 50.0% #200 1,508 0 0 1994 0–1 0.0% #1198 1,489 0 0
17 2003 14–11 56.0% #49 1,640 0 0 1995 3–3 50.0% #206 1,527 0 0
18 2004 27–17 61.4% #51 1,735 0 1 1996 7–9 43.8% #128 1,562 0 0
19 2005 77–10 88.5% #2 2,155 1 12 1997 26–16 61.9% #32 1,798 0 1
20 2006 58–12 82.9% #2 2,129 2 17 1998 31–25 55.4% #35 1,790 0 1
21 2007 71–15 82.6% #2 2,154 3 23 1999 53–21 71.6% #6 1,921 0 4
22 2008 73–11 86.9% #1 2,254 5 30 2000 30–15 66.7% #20 1,921 0 6
23 2009 64–14 82.1% #2 2,176 6 35 2001 26–25 51.0% #42 1,766 0 6
24 2010 71–10 87.7% #1 2,292 9 42 2002 19–24 44.2% #72 1,718 0 6
25 2011 64–15 81.0% #2 2,260 10 45 2003 19–17 52.8% #58 1,727 0 6
26 2012 42–7 85.7% #4 2,333 11 49 2004 32–19 62.7% #21 1,897 0 6
27 2013 75–7 91.5% #1 2,437 13 59 2005 31–22 58.5% #22 1,854 0 6
28 2014 49–11 81.7% #3 2,270 14 63 2006 14–8 63.6% #48 1,843 0 6
29 2015 60–20 75.0% #5 2,231 14 66 2007 19–12 61.3% #49 1,893 0 6
30 2016 36–13 73.5% #9 2,123 14 68 2008 20–16 55.6% #38 1,876 0 6
31 2017 67–12 84.8% #1 2,277 16 74 2009 12–16 42.9% #116 1,757 0 6
32 2018 43–4 91.5% #2 2,339 17 79 2010 1–3 25.0% #722 1,717 0 6
33 2019 54–9 85.7% #1 2,345 19 83 — — — — — — —
34 2020 23–5 82.1% #2 2,299 20 85 — — — — — — —
35 2021 24–5 82.8% #6 2,269 20 87 — — — — — — —
36 2022 40–9 81.6% #2 2,194 22 91 — — — — — — —
37 2023 1–1 50.0% #670 2,155 22 91 — — — — — — —
38 2024 11–6 64.7% #153 2,046 22 91 — — — — — — —