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Sebastien Grosjean vs Nicolas Kiefer H2H: 3-4

Nicolas Kiefer holds a 4–3 lead over Sebastien Grosjean in their ATP head-to-head. Across 7 main-draw meetings, Nicolas Kiefer leads 4–1 on hard courts, while Sebastien Grosjean leads 2–0 on clay. Most recently, Nicolas Kiefer won the 2009 Montpellier Open round of 32 4-6 7-6(7) 7-6(2).

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Sebastien Grosjean
FRA Age 48 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"
H2H
3 – 4
7 main-draw meetings
Nicolas Kiefer
GER Age 49 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Nicolas Kiefer #98 4-6 7-6(7) 7-6(2) Sebastien Grosjean #711 Match data Oct 29, 2009* R32 Montpellier Open ATP 250 Hard
Nicolas Kiefer #25 6-3 0-6 6-4 6-7(1) 8-6 Sebastien Grosjean #28 Match data Jan 27, 2006* QF Australian Open Grand Slam Hard
Sebastien Grosjean #27 2-6 6-3 6-4 Nicolas Kiefer #29 Match data May 12, 2005* R32 Hamburg Open Masters 1000 Clay
Nicolas Kiefer #44 6-4 6-2 Sebastien Grosjean #13 Match data Mar 27, 2004* R16 Miami Open Masters 1000 Hard
Sebastien Grosjean #11 7-6(4) 6-3 Nicolas Kiefer #65 Match data Aug 16, 2002* R16 Indianapolis ATP International Series Gold → modern equivalent ATP 500 Hard
Sebastien Grosjean #27 6-3 6-1 Nicolas Kiefer #13 Match data Jul 14, 2000* R16 Swiss Open Gstaad ATP International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Clay
Nicolas Kiefer #17 7-5 6-3 Sebastien Grosjean #33 Match data Aug 11, 1999* R64 Cincinnati 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 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Sebastien Grosjean #720 #4 2,865 1,959 323 237 57.7% 0 1 0 0 3 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 Sebastien Grosjean 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 — — — — — — — 1996 7–9 43.8% #128 1,563 0 0
19 1997 0–5 0.0% #145 1,461 0 0 1997 26–16 61.9% #32 1,799 0 1
20 1998 16–19 45.7% #88 1,635 0 0 1998 31–25 55.4% #35 1,792 0 1
21 1999 35–25 58.3% #27 1,742 0 0 1999 53–21 71.6% #6 1,922 0 4
22 2000 42–27 60.9% #19 1,852 0 1 2000 30–16 65.2% #20 1,900 0 6
23 2001 48–23 67.6% #6 1,944 0 2 2001 26–25 51.0% #42 1,763 0 6
24 2002 37–20 64.9% #17 1,906 0 3 2002 19–24 44.2% #72 1,717 0 6
25 2003 34–21 61.8% #10 1,804 0 3 2003 19–17 52.8% #58 1,727 0 6
26 2004 28–15 65.1% #15 1,835 0 3 2004 34–20 63.0% #21 1,886 0 6
27 2005 29–20 59.2% #25 1,845 0 3 2005 31–22 58.5% #22 1,862 0 6
28 2006 26–21 55.3% #28 1,767 0 3 2006 14–8 63.6% #48 1,863 0 6
29 2007 19–18 51.4% #53 1,766 0 4 2007 19–12 61.3% #49 1,906 0 6
30 2008 7–15 31.8% #170 1,653 0 4 2008 22–17 56.4% #38 1,889 0 6
31 2009 1–5 16.7% #677 1,624 0 4 2009 12–16 42.9% #116 1,762 0 6
32 2010 1–3 25.0% #722 1,581 0 4 2010 1–3 25.0% #722 1,722 0 6

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 Sebastien Grosjean 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1996 1 2 3 33.3% 3 4 7 42.9% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
19 1997 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 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 1998 4 6 10 40.0% 7 8 15 46.7% 4 2 6 66.7% 1 3 4 25.0% 1998 24 15 39 61.5% 4 4 8 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
21 1999 16 11 27 59.3% 11 7 18 61.1% 3 2 5 60.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 1999 41 15 56 73.2% 2 2 4 50.0% 6 1 7 85.7% 4 3 7 57.1%
22 2000 26 15 41 63.4% 9 7 16 56.3% 6 2 8 75.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 2000 27 11 38 71.1% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
23 2001 23 13 36 63.9% 16 7 23 69.6% 3 2 5 60.0% 6 1 7 85.7% 2001 11 13 24 45.8% 6 6 12 50.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 5 4 9 55.6%
24 2002 23 13 36 63.9% 11 5 16 68.8% — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% 2002 10 15 25 40.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 7 3 10 70.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
25 2003 22 12 34 64.7% 2 4 6 33.3% 10 3 13 76.9% 0 2 2 0.0% 2003 14 11 25 56.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — —
26 2004 16 9 25 64.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 9 2 11 81.8% — — — — 2004 30 14 44 68.2% 2 4 6 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
27 2005 10 12 22 45.5% 10 4 14 71.4% 6 2 8 75.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 2005 15 13 28 53.6% 6 4 10 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 8 3 11 72.7%
28 2006 16 13 29 55.2% 4 4 8 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 2006 8 4 12 66.7% 6 4 10 60.0% — — — — — — — —
29 2007 7 11 18 38.9% 4 4 8 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 5 0 5 100.0% 2007 17 9 26 65.4% — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% — — — —
30 2008 5 11 16 31.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2008 12 11 23 52.2% 5 4 9 55.6% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — —
31 2009 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2009 4 7 11 36.4% 7 7 14 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
32 2010 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2010 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
Career — 170 134 304 55.9% 77 57 134 57.5% 49 24 73 67.1% 27 22 49 55.1% — 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 509/560 of Sebastien Grosjean'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 Sebastien Grosjean 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 5/5 3.4 2.4 58.5% 61.7% 43.5% 60.0% 32.0% 54.0% 32.9% 1997 37/42 7.9 3.5 55.2% 77.0% 48.3% 60.5% 52.5% 64.1% 36.7%
20 1998 26/35 3.9 1.5 58.1% 69.3% 50.3% 49.3% 44.5% 61.1% 38.3% 1998 49/56 6.2 4.7 53.7% 74.8% 47.8% 55.1% 44.4% 62.5% 39.0%
21 1999 52/60 4.8 2.0 57.8% 71.0% 49.2% 57.7% 38.2% 62.0% 38.9% 1999 56/74 6.6 4.3 51.5% 75.7% 53.2% 61.8% 43.5% 64.7% 40.4%
22 2000 64/69 4.7 1.7 58.0% 71.0% 54.6% 61.7% 45.2% 63.9% 42.0% 2000 38/46 6.4 4.3 52.7% 74.9% 52.3% 61.7% 48.3% 64.3% 40.1%
23 2001 58/71 5.6 1.5 57.0% 72.4% 53.7% 62.8% 45.4% 64.1% 41.7% 2001 44/51 6.3 4.1 50.3% 71.1% 48.8% 54.0% 50.7% 60.0% 40.0%
24 2002 48/57 4.9 1.4 55.0% 72.9% 54.1% 53.7% 45.8% 64.3% 41.3% 2002 40/43 6.2 4.5 52.6% 74.1% 47.8% 58.8% 50.7% 61.5% 37.6%
25 2003 52/55 6.9 1.8 52.7% 74.2% 55.2% 62.4% 40.2% 65.2% 37.3% 2003 36/36 6.5 3.8 50.8% 73.1% 49.9% 58.1% 44.7% 61.8% 37.4%
26 2004 39/43 6.8 2.0 51.5% 77.7% 54.0% 66.5% 42.7% 65.8% 41.0% 2004 51/54 7.3 3.8 54.9% 77.8% 48.4% 61.1% 41.4% 64.5% 38.7%
27 2005 49/49 6.5 1.9 56.2% 73.1% 53.3% 56.9% 44.8% 64.5% 39.1% 2005 52/53 7.6 3.8 53.4% 74.2% 51.4% 56.4% 51.3% 63.6% 40.9%
28 2006 47/47 6.3 1.8 54.4% 73.8% 50.2% 60.1% 49.9% 62.9% 40.1% 2006 21/22 7.4 4.0 51.7% 72.0% 50.1% 59.5% 43.3% 61.3% 40.2%
29 2007 37/37 6.3 1.6 54.1% 75.1% 53.9% 51.3% 47.2% 65.2% 38.1% 2007 30/31 6.7 2.5 57.0% 79.9% 51.6% 64.6% 33.9% 67.8% 38.1%
30 2008 22/22 4.2 1.6 58.7% 71.7% 48.6% 52.3% 34.1% 62.0% 38.3% 2008 34/39 7.2 2.4 53.6% 76.3% 51.9% 55.4% 44.9% 64.9% 39.6%
31 2009 6/6 5.7 2.8 60.0% 64.1% 48.8% 62.8% 44.6% 58.2% 34.5% 2009 28/28 7.7 3.9 52.0% 75.0% 47.3% 62.9% 45.8% 61.9% 35.4%
32 2010 4/4 4.3 2.0 54.8% 64.7% 56.0% 64.9% 20.4% 61.2% 31.0% 2010 4/4 11.3 6.5 51.8% 77.7% 47.3% 55.7% 31.0% 63.0% 28.6%
Career — 509/560 5.6 1.8 55.8% 72.7% 52.7% 58.7% 43.6% 63.7% 39.7% — 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 use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. 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 Sebastien Grosjean 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 1997 1462 111.6 -3.01 +0.04 0.715 44.0% +36 — — 21.4% -1.93 0–2 — — -0.25 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 1998 1635 141.4 +0.25 +0.53 0.985 49.5% -67 -58 +79 51.7% +0.06 2–10 (17%) 13–5 (72%) 103.2 -2.00 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 1999 1743 146.8 +0.15 +1.39 1.024 50.2% -9 -56 +1 54.1% +0.22 14–11 (56%) 15–11 (58%) 108.9 -1.19 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 2000 1852 151.5 +2.10 +4.40 1.166 52.8% 0 -121 -66 60.8% +0.89 9–13 (41%) 18–13 (58%) 100.7 -0.36 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 2001 1944 159.2 +2.07 +3.84 1.161 52.7% +28 -58 -187 63.6% +0.90 12–8 (60%) 13–8 (62%) 103.9 -2.77 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 2002 1907 149.9 +1.99 +3.04 1.158 52.6% -19 +13 — 63.2% +0.85 5–11 (31%) 15–6 (71%) 97.0 +2.23 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 2003 1805 147.1 +2.09 +0.60 1.073 51.4% +9 +18 +166 60.4% +0.58 5–10 (33%) 14–14 (50%) 91.9 +0.65 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 2004 1835 145.2 +1.81 +4.02 1.198 53.1% -7 -65 +184 65.5% +1.23 5–6 (45%) 7–11 (39%) 91.4 +1.14 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 2005 1846 142.4 +2.02 +2.40 1.099 51.9% -89 +10 +251 57.1% +0.57 11–8 (58%) 9–6 (60%) 102.6 -1.44 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 2006 1768 147.9 +0.73 +2.60 1.081 51.4% +18 +52 +268 59.2% +0.67 4–11 (27%) 10–9 (53%) 93.2 +1.23 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 2007 1767 133.6 +1.77 +0.95 1.097 51.3% +32 -36 +162 48.4% +0.12 6–7 (46%) 5–5 (50%) 97.4 -0.35 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 2008 1654 130.1 -0.78 +1.62 1.010 49.8% +5 — +247 47.3% -0.13 2–7 (22%) 5–4 (56%) 94.3 -0.96 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 2009 1624 116.4 -2.47 -0.31 0.826 47.2% +28 — — 33.3% -1.11 0–1 1–3 (25%) — -0.39 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 2010 1581 109.6 -1.67 -0.93 0.799 47.0% +16 — — 33.3% -1.00 1–2 (33%) 1–1 — +0.22 2010 1722 106.1 +0.99 -2.77 0.774 46.3% — — +51 27.3% -1.09 1–1 0–1 — -0.60
Career — 1960 152.9 +1.35 +2.42 1.093 51.6% -4 -38 +120 57.9% +0.57 76–107 (42%) 126–96 (57%) 98.2 -0.76 — 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.