H2H data updated: 2026-09-05 00:00 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

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Rafael Nadal #3 6-0 3-6 6-3 6-4 Nicolas Kiefer #129 Match data Sep 3, 2009* R64 US Open Grand Slam Hard
Rafael Nadal #2 6-3 6-2 Nicolas Kiefer #37 Match data Jul 27, 2008* F Canadian Open Masters 1000 Hard
Rafael Nadal #2 7-6(3) 6-2 6-3 Nicolas Kiefer #32 Match data Jun 29, 2008* R32 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Rafael Nadal #2 6-2 6-4 Nicolas Kiefer #51 Match data Apr 1, 2008* R32 Miami Open Masters 1000 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 Olympics 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Rafael Nadal #175 #1 15,390 2,503 1,056 228 82.2% 22 1 36 0 23 10 92
Nicolas Kiefer #720 #4 2,447 1,995 347 255 57.6% 0 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 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% — 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 1,744 0 1 1996 7–9 43.8% #128 1,563 0 0
19 2005 77–10 88.5% #2 2,156 1 12 1997 26–16 61.9% #32 1,799 0 1
20 2006 58–12 82.9% #2 2,129 2 17 1998 31–25 55.4% #35 1,792 0 1
21 2007 71–15 82.6% #2 2,154 3 23 1999 53–21 71.6% #6 1,922 0 4
22 2008 79–11 87.8% #1 2,271 5 31 2000 30–16 65.2% #20 1,900 0 6
23 2009 64–14 82.1% #2 2,182 6 36 2001 26–25 51.0% #42 1,763 0 6
24 2010 71–10 87.7% #1 2,294 9 43 2002 19–24 44.2% #72 1,717 0 6
25 2011 64–15 81.0% #2 2,257 10 46 2003 19–17 52.8% #58 1,727 0 6
26 2012 42–7 85.7% #4 2,345 11 50 2004 34–20 63.0% #21 1,886 0 6
27 2013 75–7 91.5% #1 2,439 13 60 2005 31–22 58.5% #22 1,862 0 6
28 2014 49–11 81.7% #3 2,269 14 64 2006 14–8 63.6% #48 1,863 0 6
29 2015 60–20 75.0% #5 2,234 14 67 2007 19–12 61.3% #49 1,906 0 6
30 2016 40–15 72.7% #9 2,133 14 69 2008 22–17 56.4% #38 1,889 0 6
31 2017 67–12 84.8% #1 2,309 16 75 2009 12–16 42.9% #116 1,762 0 6
32 2018 43–4 91.5% #2 2,351 17 80 2010 1–3 25.0% #722 1,722 0 6
33 2019 54–9 85.7% #1 2,378 19 84 — — — — — — —
34 2020 23–5 82.1% #2 2,319 20 86 — — — — — — —
35 2021 24–5 82.8% #6 2,278 20 88 — — — — — — —
36 2022 40–9 81.6% #2 2,229 22 92 — — — — — — —
37 2023 1–1 50.0% #670 2,189 22 92 — — — — — — —
38 2024 12–7 63.2% #153 2,066 22 92 — — — — — — —

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 Rafael Nadal 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 2002 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 1994 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
17 2003 1 2 3 33.3% 11 6 17 64.7% 2 1 3 66.7% 0 2 2 0.0% 1995 — — — — — — — — — — — — 3 3 6 50.0%
18 2004 14 10 24 58.3% 12 4 16 75.0% — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% 1996 1 2 3 33.3% 3 4 7 42.9% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
19 2005 28 6 34 82.4% 48 2 50 96.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 1997 7 5 12 58.3% 3 4 7 42.9% 5 2 7 71.4% 11 5 16 68.8%
20 2006 26 10 36 72.2% 24 0 24 100.0% 8 2 10 80.0% — — — — 1998 24 15 39 61.5% 4 4 8 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
21 2007 32 12 44 72.7% 31 1 32 96.9% 8 2 10 80.0% — — — — 1999 41 15 56 73.2% 2 2 4 50.0% 6 1 7 85.7% 4 3 7 57.1%
22 2008 45 10 55 81.8% 22 1 23 95.7% 12 0 12 100.0% — — — — 2000 27 11 38 71.1% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
23 2009 42 12 54 77.8% 22 2 24 91.7% — — — — — — — — 2001 11 13 24 45.8% 6 6 12 50.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 5 4 9 55.6%
24 2010 40 9 49 81.6% 22 0 22 100.0% 9 1 10 90.0% — — — — 2002 10 15 25 40.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 7 3 10 70.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
25 2011 31 11 42 73.8% 25 2 27 92.6% 8 2 10 80.0% — — — — 2003 14 11 25 56.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — —
26 2012 17 4 21 81.0% 23 1 24 95.8% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2004 30 14 44 68.2% 2 4 6 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
27 2013 37 4 41 90.2% 38 2 40 95.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2005 15 13 28 53.6% 6 4 10 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 8 3 11 72.7%
28 2014 21 6 27 77.8% 25 3 28 89.3% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2006 8 4 12 66.7% 6 4 10 60.0% — — — — — — — —
29 2015 29 12 41 70.7% 26 6 32 81.3% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — 2007 17 9 26 65.4% — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% — — — —
30 2016 18 10 28 64.3% 22 5 27 81.5% — — — — — — — — 2008 12 11 23 52.2% 5 4 9 55.6% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — —
31 2017 40 10 50 80.0% 24 1 25 96.0% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — 2009 4 7 11 36.4% 7 7 14 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
32 2018 14 2 16 87.5% 24 1 25 96.0% 5 1 6 83.3% — — — — 2010 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
33 2019 28 5 33 84.8% 21 3 24 87.5% 5 1 6 83.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 2020 14 4 18 77.8% 9 1 10 90.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 2021 5 2 7 71.4% 19 3 22 86.4% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 2022 25 6 31 80.6% 10 2 12 83.3% 5 1 6 83.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 2023 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
38 2024 2 1 3 66.7% 10 6 16 62.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 510 149 659 77.4% 469 53 522 89.8% 76 21 97 78.4% 1 5 6 16.7% — 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 1,250/1,284 of Rafael Nadal'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 Rafael Nadal 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%
16 2002 2/2 0.5 0.5 86.2% 59.1% 31.4% 61.1% 71.4% 55.0% 39.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
17 2003 24/25 1.5 1.9 71.3% 67.9% 53.6% 63.8% 47.9% 63.8% 40.4% 1995 6/6 4.7 2.3 61.5% 72.6% 51.3% 62.7% 44.1% 64.8% 36.3%
18 2004 43/44 1.3 2.0 70.1% 68.4% 54.4% 58.3% 46.4% 64.1% 41.2% 1996 11/16 6.1 2.5 52.2% 76.6% 47.8% 53.2% 49.7% 62.7% 39.8%
19 2005 87/87 2.5 1.5 68.7% 72.6% 58.1% 61.2% 50.5% 68.2% 46.4% 1997 37/42 7.9 3.5 55.2% 77.0% 48.3% 60.5% 52.5% 64.1% 36.7%
20 2006 69/70 3.5 1.6 68.8% 72.1% 57.4% 68.1% 47.6% 67.4% 41.6% 1998 49/56 6.2 4.7 53.7% 74.8% 47.8% 55.1% 44.4% 62.5% 39.0%
21 2007 85/86 2.8 1.5 67.7% 73.9% 57.7% 66.0% 45.9% 68.8% 42.6% 1999 56/74 6.6 4.3 51.5% 75.7% 53.2% 61.8% 43.5% 64.7% 40.4%
22 2008 84/90 3.1 1.3 69.4% 72.5% 59.4% 61.3% 48.2% 68.6% 43.4% 2000 38/46 6.4 4.3 52.7% 74.9% 52.3% 61.7% 48.3% 64.3% 40.1%
23 2009 76/78 2.9 1.3 67.0% 71.9% 57.7% 60.9% 48.9% 67.3% 43.9% 2001 44/51 6.3 4.1 50.3% 71.1% 48.8% 54.0% 50.7% 60.0% 40.0%
24 2010 81/81 3.8 1.5 67.1% 76.4% 60.1% 62.3% 49.0% 70.9% 41.7% 2002 40/43 6.2 4.5 52.6% 74.1% 47.8% 58.8% 50.7% 61.5% 37.6%
25 2011 78/79 3.4 1.6 67.2% 73.0% 58.5% 61.2% 50.2% 68.1% 44.0% 2003 36/36 6.5 3.8 50.8% 73.1% 49.9% 58.1% 44.7% 61.8% 37.4%
26 2012 48/49 3.3 1.2 67.4% 76.1% 57.9% 69.4% 51.0% 70.2% 46.0% 2004 51/54 7.3 3.8 54.9% 77.8% 48.4% 61.1% 41.4% 64.5% 38.7%
27 2013 81/82 2.7 1.5 69.2% 73.8% 58.2% 69.7% 49.9% 68.8% 43.2% 2005 52/53 7.6 3.8 53.4% 74.2% 51.4% 56.4% 51.3% 63.6% 40.9%
28 2014 59/60 3.1 1.5 70.0% 73.0% 57.0% 67.2% 51.3% 68.0% 44.9% 2006 21/22 7.4 4.0 51.7% 72.0% 50.1% 59.5% 43.3% 61.3% 40.2%
29 2015 80/80 2.8 2.1 68.0% 72.4% 55.4% 62.4% 43.3% 67.1% 41.6% 2007 30/31 6.7 2.5 57.0% 79.9% 51.6% 64.6% 33.9% 67.8% 38.1%
30 2016 47/55 2.2 1.6 71.0% 69.3% 54.7% 61.0% 47.3% 64.8% 44.1% 2008 34/39 7.2 2.4 53.6% 76.3% 51.9% 55.4% 44.9% 64.9% 39.6%
31 2017 77/79 3.7 1.6 67.5% 74.6% 63.0% 70.5% 44.6% 70.8% 44.0% 2009 28/28 7.7 3.9 52.0% 75.0% 47.3% 62.9% 45.8% 61.9% 35.4%
32 2018 47/47 2.6 1.9 65.5% 72.9% 60.7% 62.3% 49.0% 68.9% 45.6% 2010 4/4 11.3 6.5 51.8% 77.7% 47.3% 55.7% 31.0% 63.0% 28.6%
33 2019 59/63 4.6 2.0 64.8% 76.2% 60.5% 67.7% 47.1% 70.7% 43.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
34 2020 28/28 4.6 1.8 62.8% 74.7% 60.9% 67.6% 54.4% 69.5% 44.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
35 2021 29/29 4.0 2.7 64.0% 73.5% 55.3% 60.7% 46.4% 66.9% 44.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
36 2022 47/49 4.8 3.6 65.2% 73.8% 55.8% 56.6% 48.5% 67.5% 42.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
37 2023 2/2 6.0 2.5 64.6% 67.3% 49.9% 50.6% 50.0% 61.2% 36.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
38 2024 17/19 2.1 1.7 69.1% 69.0% 53.5% 56.3% 43.7% 64.2% 40.2% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1,250/1,284 3.1 1.7 67.8% 73.1% 58.0% 63.9% 48.2% 68.2% 43.4% — 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 Rafael Nadal 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 2002 1508 101.2 +0.34 -2.99 0.884 48.1% — — — 50.0% -1.00 — — — +0.13 1994 1489 97.0 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — +0.05
17 2003 1641 140.0 +0.72 +2.04 1.116 52.2% -128 +81 -52 55.2% +0.40 1–5 (17%) 0–5 (0%) 94.2 +0.33 1995 1528 117.0 +1.19 -1.22 1.032 51.3% +26 — — 50.0% 0.00 1–1 — — +0.08
18 2004 1744 145.4 +1.37 +3.48 1.148 52.6% -75 +92 — 59.6% +0.69 4–8 (33%) 6–7 (46%) 97.7 +0.83 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 2005 2156 168.1 +5.90 +8.66 1.457 56.7% -139 +157 -582 80.4% +2.06 15–6 (71%) 16–9 (64%) 112.1 +0.44 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
20 2006 2129 165.1 +5.41 +5.16 1.277 54.2% -128 +357 -277 76.4% +1.52 11–3 (79%) 20–12 (63%) 107.4 -2.20 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
21 2007 2154 170.3 +6.23 +6.38 1.363 54.9% -117 +371 -123 77.6% +1.81 11–3 (79%) 13–9 (59%) 106.5 -1.58 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
22 2008 2271 172.8 +5.78 +7.19 1.382 55.5% -113 +338 +31 81.7% +2.07 16–2 (89%) 22–10 (69%) 113.6 -1.34 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
23 2009 2182 178.2 +4.87 +7.91 1.342 55.0% -15 +402 — 74.3% +1.61 13–2 (87%) 16–12 (57%) 105.0 +0.99 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
24 2010 2295 174.6 +7.48 +6.14 1.437 55.7% -31 +354 +112 82.7% +1.96 12–7 (63%) 22–6 (79%) 104.5 +0.16 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
25 2011 2257 176.9 +5.72 +8.05 1.379 55.4% -39 +410 +159 75.5% +1.65 10–6 (63%) 19–9 (68%) 99.2 -1.97 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
26 2012 2345 178.2 +7.27 +8.98 1.545 57.5% -35 +358 -32 83.7% +2.37 3–3 (50%) 8–3 (73%) 100.1 -1.78 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
27 2013 2440 183.0 +6.19 +7.44 1.386 55.7% +11 +306 — 82.6% +2.10 14–1 (93%) 18–7 (72%) 107.7 -1.01 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%) 100.4 -1.12
28 2014 2269 173.9 +4.79 +8.24 1.406 55.9% +44 +435 -117 74.3% +1.88 9–4 (69%) 12–12 (50%) 90.8 -0.59 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
29 2015 2235 176.9 +3.33 +6.13 1.265 54.0% +41 +333 -122 70.0% +1.38 14–9 (61%) 15–12 (56%) 94.4 +1.00 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 2016 2134 174.6 +2.22 +7.13 1.252 54.3% -34 +352 — 71.1% +1.59 9–6 (60%) 8–12 (40%) 92.3 -0.77 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
31 2017 2310 181.5 +7.06 +8.36 1.508 56.6% -43 +222 -250 80.3% +2.13 9–5 (64%) 15–8 (65%) 101.8 -1.97 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 2018 2351 176.2 +5.50 +8.38 1.463 56.7% -81 +242 -202 86.9% +2.46 5–1 (83%) 10–5 (67%) 104.0 -0.45 2010 1722 106.1 +0.99 -2.77 0.774 46.3% — — +51 27.3% -1.09 1–1 0–1 — -0.60
33 2019 2379 180.2 +6.55 +7.64 1.474 56.5% -40 +196 -148 82.9% +2.39 6–2 (75%) 10–6 (63%) 101.8 -0.66 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 2020 2319 171.0 +5.49 +6.57 1.461 56.8% -54 +222 — 79.7% +2.32 3–1 (75%) 7–6 (54%) 98.9 -0.41 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 2021 2279 165.5 +4.20 +7.79 1.347 55.7% -42 +275 — 76.5% +1.86 6–3 (67%) 3–3 (50%) 94.8 -0.99 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 2022 2230 169.2 +3.67 +6.30 1.291 54.4% -30 +333 +92 73.9% +1.50 8–4 (67%) 12–5 (71%) 98.5 -0.71 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 2023 2190 111.8 +1.96 +1.40 0.950 49.3% — — — 42.9% -0.14 — — — -0.01 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
38 2024 2067 139.3 +0.62 +2.72 1.124 52.2% +59 +276 — 55.6% +0.58 5–1 (83%) 1–4 (20%) 95.9 -0.98 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2504 179.0 +5.24 +7.01 1.365 55.3% -49 +295 -72 76.9% +1.81 184–82 (69%) 253–162 (61%) 104.0 -1.07 — 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.