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Thomas Muster vs Jens Knippschild H2H: 2-0

Thomas Muster holds a 2–0 lead over Jens Knippschild in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Thomas Muster leads 1–0 on clay and 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Thomas Muster won the 1998 Hamburg Open round of 16 6-1 6-4.

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Thomas Muster
AUT Age 58 Left-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
2 – 0
2 main draw meetings
Jens Knippschild
GER Age 51 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Thomas Muster #25 6-1 6-4 Jens Knippschild #122 Match data May 9, 1998* R16 Hamburg Open Masters 1000 Clay
Thomas Muster #5 6-4 7-6(2) 6-3 Jens Knippschild #136 Match data Jan 19, 1997* R32 Australian Open Grand Slam 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
Thomas Muster #1,092 #1 4,474 2,165 590 268 68.8% 1 8 0 4 31 44
Jens Knippschild #1,302 #76 614 1,701 47 69 40.5% 0 0 0 0 0 0

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 Thomas Muster Jens Knippschild
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 1984 2–2 50.0% — 1,533 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 1985 9–8 52.9% #98 1,612 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 1986 18–16 52.9% #47 1,741 0 1 — — — — — — —
19 1987 22–16 57.9% #56 1,753 0 1 1994 0–1 0.0% #247 1,496 0 0
20 1988 47–16 74.6% #16 1,915 0 5 — — — — — — —
21 1989 18–10 64.3% #21 1,867 0 5 1996 0–1 0.0% #137 1,487 0 0
22 1990 45–17 72.6% #7 1,861 0 8 1997 10–9 52.6% #105 1,656 0 0
23 1991 30–18 62.5% #35 1,835 0 10 1998 8–15 34.8% #101 1,614 0 0
24 1992 39–23 62.9% #18 1,783 0 13 1999 15–15 50.0% #91 1,666 0 0
25 1993 77–21 78.6% #9 1,953 0 20 2000 7–13 35.0% #108 1,588 0 0
26 1994 54–26 67.5% #16 1,832 0 23 2001 6–13 31.6% #166 1,559 0 0
27 1995 84–17 83.2% #3 2,005 1 35 2002 1–2 33.3% #274 1,606 0 0
28 1996 65–21 75.6% #5 1,927 1 42 — — — — — — —
29 1997 43–23 65.2% #9 1,823 1 44 — — — — — — —
30 1998 32–20 61.5% #25 1,801 1 44 — — — — — — —
31 1999 5–11 31.2% #189 1,675 1 44 — — — — — — —
42 2010 0–1 0.0% #980 1,656 1 44 — — — — — — —
43 2011 0–2 0.0% #1075 1,608 1 44 — — — — — — —

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 Thomas Muster Jens Knippschild
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 1984 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1985 1 1 2 50.0% 8 7 15 53.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1986 1 5 6 16.7% 17 10 27 63.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1987 9 5 14 64.3% 13 10 23 56.5% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1994 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
20 1988 3 5 8 37.5% 39 9 48 81.3% — — — — 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1989 12 5 17 70.6% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 4 3 7 57.1% 1996 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
22 1990 10 2 12 83.3% 31 10 41 75.6% — — — — 4 5 9 44.4% 1997 4 2 6 66.7% 2 5 7 28.6% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — —
23 1991 2 3 5 40.0% 28 13 41 68.3% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 1998 1 3 4 25.0% 6 6 12 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
24 1992 7 5 12 58.3% 30 13 43 69.8% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1999 4 5 9 44.4% 8 7 15 53.3% 2 1 3 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3%
25 1993 18 7 25 72.0% 55 10 65 84.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 2000 1 6 7 14.3% 1 5 6 16.7% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — —
26 1994 18 10 28 64.3% 33 10 43 76.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 2001 0 3 3 0.0% 5 8 13 38.5% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
27 1995 9 6 15 60.0% 65 3 68 95.6% — — — — 10 8 18 55.6% 2002 — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — —
28 1996 13 8 21 61.9% 46 4 50 92.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 2 7 9 22.2% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1997 27 8 35 77.1% 8 8 16 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 6 5 11 54.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1998 11 7 18 61.1% 20 11 31 64.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 1999 4 5 9 44.4% 1 6 7 14.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
42 2010 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
43 2011 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 146 85 231 63.2% 397 128 525 75.6% 6 9 15 40.0% 41 46 87 47.1% — 10 19 29 34.5% 23 35 58 39.7% 12 10 22 54.5% 2 5 7 28.6%

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 527/612 of Thomas Muster's and 100/116 of Jens Knippschild'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 Thomas Muster Jens Knippschild
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%
19 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1994 1/1 1.0 3.0 51.0% 57.7% 36.0% 16.7% 40.0% 47.1% 36.4%
21 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1996 1/1 9.0 4.0 43.6% 65.9% 49.1% 75.0% 40.0% 56.4% 38.7%
22 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1997 17/19 8.5 4.1 51.4% 74.3% 49.5% 58.0% 40.9% 62.3% 36.5%
23 1991 42/48 1.0 1.5 73.3% 62.9% 51.5% 61.3% 49.1% 59.6% 44.0% 1998 21/23 6.2 3.2 51.1% 71.0% 49.5% 61.1% 42.4% 60.6% 35.8%
24 1992 52/62 2.0 1.9 66.2% 66.6% 53.3% 60.0% 44.4% 61.5% 40.7% 1999 24/30 7.6 4.5 49.7% 77.9% 51.3% 58.6% 37.9% 64.6% 38.2%
25 1993 92/98 2.8 2.5 61.6% 71.7% 57.7% 62.0% 46.4% 66.1% 43.4% 2000 18/20 7.6 3.0 51.6% 79.3% 49.8% 55.7% 47.9% 63.9% 31.4%
26 1994 68/80 4.0 3.5 58.1% 71.4% 54.0% 56.3% 46.4% 63.9% 41.8% 2001 16/19 4.7 3.6 48.9% 69.0% 46.4% 52.2% 43.5% 57.6% 35.9%
27 1995 86/101 3.1 2.5 59.5% 71.9% 54.7% 56.6% 54.3% 64.8% 45.6% 2002 2/3 2.5 3.0 46.0% 57.3% 34.3% 45.0% 66.7% 44.9% 34.4%
28 1996 71/86 3.2 2.3 59.3% 72.1% 53.3% 67.9% 45.7% 64.4% 43.4% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
29 1997 57/66 4.2 2.3 56.8% 73.4% 53.1% 65.8% 49.9% 64.4% 38.4% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
30 1998 44/52 3.0 2.1 59.0% 69.3% 52.9% 59.8% 46.5% 62.1% 40.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
31 1999 12/16 2.7 2.9 61.9% 62.8% 52.0% 61.2% 27.2% 58.1% 34.2% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
42 2010 1/1 5.0 2.0 60.6% 62.5% 61.5% 66.7% — 62.1% 21.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
43 2011 2/2 3.0 3.0 60.5% 55.9% 29.0% 35.3% 29.2% 45.6% 35.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 527/858 3.0 2.4 61.2% 70.2% 54.1% 61.0% 47.4% 63.6% 42.3% — 100/116 6.8 3.7 50.4% 73.9% 49.1% 57.0% 42.7% 61.5% 35.7%

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 Thomas Muster Jens Knippschild
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 1984 1533 117.1 — — — — — — — 50.0% +0.50 — — — -0.24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1985 1612 126.8 — — — — — +22 — 50.0% -0.15 3–2 (60%) 2–1 (67%) — +0.07 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1986 1741 147.7 — — — — -223 +71 — 54.8% +0.44 4–6 (40%) 4–4 (50%) — -1.90 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1987 1754 137.1 — — — — -95 +27 — 55.2% +0.25 9–5 (64%) 11–6 (65%) — -0.14 1994 1497 104.8 +4.58 +0.37 0.687 41.5% — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — -0.23
20 1988 1916 160.0 — — — — -207 +120 — 67.1% +1.44 12–2 (86%) 6–4 (60%) — -1.96 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1989 1868 141.2 — — — — -42 +130 — 64.5% +0.91 3–4 (43%) 6–2 (75%) — +0.55 1996 1487 98.2 -2.22 -3.07 0.887 48.5% — — — 0.0% -1.50 — 0–1 — -0.04
22 1990 1862 152.4 — — — — -32 +106 — 65.8% +0.93 13–4 (76%) 14–5 (74%) — +0.89 1997 1657 120.4 +0.12 -0.57 0.966 49.3% -36 -141 +25 51.7% -0.23 4–3 (57%) 6–5 (55%) — -0.43
23 1991 1836 142.4 -0.24 +3.28 1.088 51.7% -95 +121 — 58.8% +0.61 12–9 (57%) 7–6 (54%) — -0.44 1998 1614 126.3 -0.69 -1.57 0.906 48.0% -40 +12 +6 42.9% -0.60 4–6 (40%) 3–4 (43%) — +0.14
24 1992 1783 142.2 +0.70 +1.68 1.059 50.8% -81 +156 — 56.4% +0.48 16–5 (76%) 9–11 (45%) — +0.43 1999 1666 135.0 +1.64 +0.37 1.080 50.8% -56 -3 -18 53.9% +0.12 4–4 (50%) 9–4 (69%) — -0.22
25 1993 1954 154.4 +4.84 +4.04 1.280 54.2% -117 +137 — 71.5% +1.48 17–7 (71%) 16–17 (48%) — +2.71 2000 1589 121.6 +0.61 -3.74 0.870 47.3% -13 -6 +121 42.9% -0.55 2–4 (33%) 5–6 (45%) — +0.97
26 1994 1832 152.5 +2.55 +2.88 1.158 52.7% +6 +172 — 65.5% +1.10 15–12 (56%) 18–13 (58%) — +0.94 2001 1559 118.3 -2.38 -1.32 0.846 47.1% -2 +9 +77 37.7% -0.89 3–6 (33%) 1–5 (17%) — -0.72
27 1995 2006 162.1 +3.78 +6.50 1.294 54.8% -159 +281 — 75.0% +1.55 20–9 (69%) 27–8 (77%) — -0.55 2002 1607 109.6 +0.04 +0.24 0.625 39.6% — +22 — 30.0% -1.90 1–0 1–0 — -0.19
28 1996 1928 153.9 +2.83 +4.89 1.219 53.6% -136 +345 -340 71.6% +1.36 15–5 (75%) 19–9 (68%) — +1.60 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1997 1824 152.8 +2.58 +1.22 1.077 51.5% +70 +208 -208 61.7% +0.64 12–9 (57%) 17–10 (63%) — -0.07 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1998 1801 149.6 +0.50 +1.96 1.068 51.4% +43 +123 — 56.8% +0.65 11–3 (79%) 3–8 (27%) — -1.16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 1999 1676 130.2 -0.85 -2.23 0.815 47.0% +114 +110 — 35.0% -0.85 2–2 (50%) 2–3 (40%) — -1.42 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
42 2010 1656 99.5 -1.45 +0.41 0.576 43.8% — — — 0.0% -2.50 — 0–1 — +0.12 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
43 2011 1609 96.4 -3.83 -0.41 0.661 41.0% — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — +0.06 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2165 156.5 +2.51 +3.47 1.162 52.7% -56 +164 -287 64.1% +0.95 164–84 (66%) 161–108 (60%) 106.5 -0.06 — 1702 130.0 +0.02 -1.24 0.927 48.4% -36 -13 +54 45.4% -0.46 18–23 (44%) 25–25 (50%) 101.3 -0.62

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.