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

Roger Federer vs Nicolas Kiefer H2H: 12-3

Roger Federer holds a 12–3 lead over Nicolas Kiefer in their ATP head-to-head. Across 15 main-draw meetings, Roger Federer leads 8–1 on hard courts and 3–1 on grass. Most recently, Roger Federer won the 2009 Miami Masters third round 6-4 6-1.

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Roger Federer
SUI Age 44 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
12 – 3
15 main draw meetings
Nicolas Kiefer
GER Age 49 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Mar 30, 2009* Miami Masters Masters 1000 R32 Hard Roger Federer #2 6-4 6-1 Nicolas Kiefer #29 Match data
Jun 14, 2008* Halle ATP 500 SF Grass Roger Federer #1 6-1 6-4 Nicolas Kiefer #38 Match data
Oct 27, 2007* Basel ATP 500 QF Hard Roger Federer #1 6-3 6-2 Nicolas Kiefer #64 Match data
Oct 20, 2007* Madrid Masters Masters 1000 SF Hard Roger Federer #1 6-4 6-4 Nicolas Kiefer #112 Match data
Jan 29, 2006* Australian Open Grand Slam SF Hard Roger Federer #1 6-3 5-7 6-0 6-2 Nicolas Kiefer #25 Match data
Sep 7, 2005* US Open Grand Slam R16 Hard Roger Federer #1 6-4 6-7(3) 6-3 6-4 Nicolas Kiefer #38 Match data
Aug 18, 2005* Cincinnati Masters Masters 1000 R32 Hard Roger Federer #1 4-6 6-4 6-4 Nicolas Kiefer #38 Match data
Jun 26, 2005* Wimbledon Grand Slam R32 Grass Roger Federer #1 6-2 6-7(5) 6-1 7-5 Nicolas Kiefer #26 Match data
Mar 13, 2005* Indian Wells Masters Masters 1000 QF Hard Roger Federer #1 6-4 6-1 Nicolas Kiefer #31 Match data
May 28, 2004* Roland Garros Grand Slam R64 Clay Roger Federer #1 6-3 6-4 7-6(6) Nicolas Kiefer #34 Match data
Jun 15, 2003* Halle ATP 250 F Grass Roger Federer #5 6-1 6-3 Nicolas Kiefer #73 Match data
Jun 15, 2002* Halle ATP 250 SF Grass Nicolas Kiefer #66 4-6 6-4 6-4 Roger Federer #10 Match data
Oct 4, 2001* Moscow ATP 250 R32 Carpet Nicolas Kiefer #39 6-3 1-6 7-6(4) Roger Federer #12 Match data
Mar 14, 2001* Indian Wells Masters Masters 1000 R64 Hard Nicolas Kiefer #43 3-6 7-5 6-1 Roger Federer #21 Match data
Feb 24, 2000* London ATP 250 R32 Hard Roger Federer #66 6-2 6-3 Nicolas Kiefer #4 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
Roger Federer #97 #1 12,315 2,430 1,206 267 81.9% 20 28 6 22 27 103
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 Roger Federer Nicolas Kiefer
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 1998 2–3 40.0% #301 1,530 0 0 1994 0–1 0.0% #1198 1,489 0 0
17 1999 12–14 46.2% #64 1,663 0 0 1995 3–3 50.0% #206 1,527 0 0
18 2000 30–27 52.6% #29 1,771 0 0 1996 7–9 43.8% #128 1,562 0 0
19 2001 46–20 69.7% #13 1,874 0 1 1997 26–16 61.9% #32 1,798 0 1
20 2002 55–22 71.4% #6 1,944 0 4 1998 31–25 55.4% #35 1,790 0 1
21 2003 74–16 82.2% #2 2,104 1 11 1999 53–21 71.6% #6 1,921 0 4
22 2004 70–5 93.3% #1 2,301 4 22 2000 30–15 66.7% #20 1,921 0 6
23 2005 80–4 95.2% #1 2,348 6 33 2001 26–25 51.0% #42 1,766 0 6
24 2006 90–5 94.7% #1 2,401 9 45 2002 19–24 44.2% #72 1,718 0 6
25 2007 67–9 88.2% #1 2,330 12 53 2003 19–17 52.8% #58 1,727 0 6
26 2008 63–15 80.8% #2 2,198 13 57 2004 32–19 62.7% #21 1,897 0 6
27 2009 59–12 83.1% #1 2,259 15 61 2005 31–22 58.5% #22 1,854 0 6
28 2010 66–13 83.5% #2 2,311 16 66 2006 14–8 63.6% #48 1,843 0 6
29 2011 61–12 83.6% #3 2,340 16 70 2007 19–12 61.3% #49 1,893 0 6
30 2012 67–11 85.9% #2 2,347 17 76 2008 20–16 55.6% #38 1,876 0 6
31 2013 45–17 72.6% #6 2,189 17 77 2009 12–16 42.9% #116 1,757 0 6
32 2014 68–12 85.0% #2 2,343 17 82 2010 1–3 25.0% #722 1,717 0 6
33 2015 61–11 84.7% #3 2,398 17 88 — — — — — — —
34 2016 21–7 75.0% #16 2,283 17 88 — — — — — — —
35 2017 53–5 91.4% #2 2,385 19 95 — — — — — — —
36 2018 49–10 83.1% #3 2,261 20 99 — — — — — — —
37 2019 53–11 82.8% #3 2,240 20 103 — — — — — — —
38 2020 5–1 83.3% #5 2,240 20 103 — — — — — — —
39 2021 9–5 64.3% #16 2,128 20 103 — — — — — — —