H2H data updated: 2026-09-03 00:00 UTC

Tim Henman vs Nicolas Kiefer H2H: 6-2

Tim Henman holds a 6–2 lead over Nicolas Kiefer in their ATP head-to-head. Across 8 main-draw meetings, Tim Henman leads 6–2 on hard courts. Most recently, Tim Henman won the 2005 ABN AMRO Open round of 32 7-5 6-4.

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Tim Henman
GBR Age 51 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
6 – 2
8 main draw meetings
Nicolas Kiefer
GER Age 49 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Tim Henman #7 7-5 6-4 Nicolas Kiefer #24 Match data Feb 17, 2005* R32 ABN AMRO Open ATP International Series Gold → modern equivalent ATP 500 Hard
Tim Henman #6 6-7(5) 6-3 6-1 6-7(4) 3-0 (ret.) Nicolas Kiefer #20 Match data Sep 8, 2004* R16 US Open Grand Slam Hard
Tim Henman #11 6-2 6-2 Nicolas Kiefer #42 Match data Feb 21, 2002* R32 ABN AMRO Open ATP International Series Gold → modern equivalent ATP 500 Hard
Tim Henman #8 7-5 6-3 Nicolas Kiefer #26 Match data Aug 11, 2001* R16 Cincinnati Open Masters 1000 Hard
Nicolas Kiefer #13 6-4 6-2 Tim Henman #10 Match data Oct 7, 2000* SF Hong Kong Open ATP International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Hard
Tim Henman #5 6-4 6-1 Nicolas Kiefer #17 Match data Aug 14, 1999* R16 Cincinnati Open Masters 1000 Hard
Tim Henman #11 6-3 6-4 Nicolas Kiefer #28 Match data Oct 10, 1998* QF Swiss Indoors ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Hard
Nicolas Kiefer #71 4-6 7-6(3) 6-2 Tim Henman #20 Match data Sep 26, 1997* R16 Toulouse World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 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
Tim Henman #615 #4 2,826 2,026 469 263 64.1% 0 1 0 1 9 11
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 Tim Henman 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 1994 3–5 37.5% #167 1,513 0 0 1997 26–16 61.9% #32 1,799 0 1
20 1995 7–7 50.0% #95 1,571 0 0 1998 31–25 55.4% #35 1,792 0 1
21 1996 38–25 60.3% #29 1,811 0 0 1999 53–21 71.6% #6 1,922 0 4
22 1997 47–23 67.1% #17 1,895 0 2 2000 30–16 65.2% #20 1,900 0 6
23 1998 55–29 65.5% #7 1,960 0 4 2001 26–25 51.0% #42 1,763 0 6
24 1999 41–25 62.1% #12 1,786 0 4 2002 19–24 44.2% #72 1,717 0 6
25 2000 55–24 69.6% #10 1,939 0 6 2003 19–17 52.8% #58 1,727 0 6
26 2001 49–20 71.0% #9 1,922 0 8 2004 34–20 63.0% #21 1,886 0 6
27 2002 45–18 71.4% #8 1,888 0 9 2005 31–22 58.5% #22 1,862 0 6
28 2003 30–16 65.2% #15 1,971 0 11 2006 14–8 63.6% #48 1,863 0 6
29 2004 41–21 66.1% #6 1,914 0 11 2007 19–12 61.3% #49 1,906 0 6
30 2005 23–18 56.1% #36 1,746 0 11 2008 22–17 56.4% #38 1,889 0 6
31 2006 31–20 60.8% #39 1,867 0 11 2009 12–16 42.9% #116 1,762 0 6
32 2007 4–12 25.0% #292 1,683 0 11 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 Tim Henman 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 1994 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 1997 7 5 12 58.3% 3 4 7 42.9% 5 2 7 71.4% 11 5 16 68.8%
20 1995 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 4 3 7 57.1% 1 2 3 33.3% 1998 24 15 39 61.5% 4 4 8 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
21 1996 14 12 26 53.8% 0 1 1 0.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 17 9 26 65.4% 1999 41 15 56 73.2% 2 2 4 50.0% 6 1 7 85.7% 4 3 7 57.1%
22 1997 27 11 38 71.1% 1 3 4 25.0% 8 3 11 72.7% 11 6 17 64.7% 2000 27 11 38 71.1% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
23 1998 40 18 58 69.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 7 2 9 77.8% 5 4 9 55.6% 2001 11 13 24 45.8% 6 6 12 50.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 5 4 9 55.6%
24 1999 16 14 30 53.3% 7 5 12 58.3% 9 2 11 81.8% 9 4 13 69.2% 2002 10 15 25 40.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 7 3 10 70.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
25 2000 41 14 55 74.5% 8 5 13 61.5% 3 3 6 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 2003 14 11 25 56.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — —
26 2001 28 12 40 70.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 9 2 11 81.8% 5 1 6 83.3% 2004 30 14 44 68.2% 2 4 6 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
27 2002 27 10 37 73.0% 6 4 10 60.0% 9 2 11 81.8% 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 2003 10 9 19 52.6% 5 4 9 55.6% 7 2 9 77.8% 8 1 9 88.9% 2006 8 4 12 66.7% 6 4 10 60.0% — — — — — — — —
29 2004 23 13 36 63.9% 11 4 15 73.3% 4 2 6 66.7% 3 2 5 60.0% 2007 17 9 26 65.4% — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% — — — —
30 2005 15 11 26 57.7% 5 4 9 55.6% 3 2 5 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2008 12 11 23 52.2% 5 4 9 55.6% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — —
31 2006 19 13 32 59.4% 3 3 6 50.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 4 2 6 66.7% 2009 4 7 11 36.4% 7 7 14 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
32 2007 2 6 8 25.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 2010 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
Career — 266 147 413 64.4% 56 46 102 54.9% 78 34 112 69.6% 69 36 105 65.7% — 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 644/732 of Tim Henman'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 Tim Henman 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 1994 5/8 3.0 2.6 62.7% 65.7% 41.8% 48.7% 36.9% 56.9% 33.4% 1997 37/42 7.9 3.5 55.2% 77.0% 48.3% 60.5% 52.5% 64.1% 36.7%
20 1995 11/14 3.7 5.0 55.9% 69.5% 47.7% 53.7% 54.6% 60.1% 34.7% 1998 49/56 6.2 4.7 53.7% 74.8% 47.8% 55.1% 44.4% 62.5% 39.0%
21 1996 50/63 7.1 3.7 56.7% 73.9% 51.4% 58.8% 39.0% 64.4% 36.7% 1999 56/74 6.6 4.3 51.5% 75.7% 53.2% 61.8% 43.5% 64.7% 40.4%
22 1997 63/70 8.3 4.8 51.2% 80.7% 50.4% 61.5% 38.9% 65.8% 38.3% 2000 38/46 6.4 4.3 52.7% 74.9% 52.3% 61.7% 48.3% 64.3% 40.1%
23 1998 71/84 7.2 4.1 52.9% 77.8% 50.0% 54.0% 45.5% 64.6% 39.3% 2001 44/51 6.3 4.1 50.3% 71.1% 48.8% 54.0% 50.7% 60.0% 40.0%
24 1999 57/66 7.0 3.8 54.9% 76.7% 50.5% 62.0% 41.3% 64.8% 40.2% 2002 40/43 6.2 4.5 52.6% 74.1% 47.8% 58.8% 50.7% 61.5% 37.6%
25 2000 62/79 7.0 4.1 55.2% 77.1% 50.9% 68.9% 40.4% 65.4% 41.2% 2003 36/36 6.5 3.8 50.8% 73.1% 49.9% 58.1% 44.7% 61.8% 37.4%
26 2001 58/69 4.7 3.1 60.9% 74.3% 53.1% 61.1% 47.4% 66.2% 42.8% 2004 51/54 7.3 3.8 54.9% 77.8% 48.4% 61.1% 41.4% 64.5% 38.7%
27 2002 54/63 3.4 2.2 64.4% 70.8% 52.9% 63.3% 45.7% 64.3% 40.8% 2005 52/53 7.6 3.8 53.4% 74.2% 51.4% 56.4% 51.3% 63.6% 40.9%
28 2003 45/46 4.8 3.7 58.8% 72.7% 51.8% 59.3% 47.9% 64.1% 39.5% 2006 21/22 7.4 4.0 51.7% 72.0% 50.1% 59.5% 43.3% 61.3% 40.2%
29 2004 60/62 6.1 4.1 58.7% 74.2% 55.5% 59.4% 49.0% 66.6% 39.1% 2007 30/31 6.7 2.5 57.0% 79.9% 51.6% 64.6% 33.9% 67.8% 38.1%
30 2005 41/41 4.4 3.3 61.9% 73.8% 52.4% 62.5% 45.6% 65.7% 38.2% 2008 34/39 7.2 2.4 53.6% 76.3% 51.9% 55.4% 44.9% 64.9% 39.6%
31 2006 51/51 4.7 2.3 61.5% 71.5% 51.9% 59.0% 48.7% 63.8% 38.9% 2009 28/28 7.7 3.9 52.0% 75.0% 47.3% 62.9% 45.8% 61.9% 35.4%
32 2007 16/16 7.6 4.3 62.5% 69.6% 51.9% 65.9% 40.5% 62.9% 34.5% 2010 4/4 11.3 6.5 51.8% 77.7% 47.3% 55.7% 31.0% 63.0% 28.6%
Career — 644/732 6.0 3.7 57.7% 74.8% 51.7% 60.7% 44.4% 64.9% 39.4% — 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 Tim Henman 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 1994 1513 116.8 -1.59 -1.36 0.776 45.4% +47 — +42 40.0% -1.00 1–1 2–0 — -0.33 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%) — +0.64
20 1995 1572 115.6 -2.09 -1.97 0.869 47.8% 0 — +26 45.7% -0.43 2–1 (67%) 4–4 (50%) — -0.04 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%) — -0.30
21 1996 1811 143.5 +1.77 -0.36 1.030 50.5% -28 — -52 58.2% +0.39 8–11 (42%) 24–14 (63%) — -0.81 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%) — +0.49
22 1997 1896 147.8 +3.33 +0.92 1.120 51.9% 0 -414 -26 59.7% +0.52 17–9 (65%) 18–11 (62%) — +0.85 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%) — -0.03
23 1998 1961 159.5 +2.85 +2.23 1.107 52.0% -1 -493 +17 61.8% +0.65 17–12 (59%) 16–10 (62%) — -1.62 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%) — -2.55
24 1999 1787 151.2 +2.50 +2.30 1.142 52.1% -11 -152 +243 58.8% +0.71 13–13 (50%) 14–16 (47%) — +0.72 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%) — -0.90
25 2000 1939 155.2 +3.31 +3.56 1.191 53.1% +29 -234 +63 66.7% +1.07 11–12 (48%) 17–10 (63%) — +0.25 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%) — +0.36
26 2001 1922 152.8 +3.40 +4.67 1.266 54.3% -2 -179 +132 67.0% +1.29 11–12 (48%) 17–14 (55%) — +2.30 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%) — +0.23
27 2002 1888 153.2 +2.14 +3.42 1.145 52.4% +19 -133 +186 66.3% +1.06 14–8 (64%) 9–15 (38%) — +0.21 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%) — -1.12
28 2003 1972 147.0 +1.73 +3.09 1.100 51.8% -9 -200 +151 60.0% +0.66 8–2 (80%) 10–8 (56%) — -2.72 2006 1863 140.5 -0.75 +2.34 1.039 50.6% +65 -104 — 60.0% +0.60 8–3 (73%) 7–4 (64%) — +0.78
29 2004 1914 154.9 +3.57 +2.65 1.174 52.8% +17 -34 +142 60.8% +0.86 11–7 (61%) 12–18 (40%) — +0.11 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 2005 1746 146.2 +2.43 +1.53 1.114 51.8% +62 +91 +293 55.6% +0.50 6–8 (43%) 6–8 (43%) — +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%) — -1.13
31 2006 1868 152.1 +1.77 +2.07 1.076 51.4% -18 -56 +205 59.5% +0.54 5–8 (38%) 10–7 (59%) — -2.94 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%) — -1.73
32 2007 1684 119.8 -0.80 -0.33 0.931 49.2% +55 +34 +277 40.0% -0.34 1–8 (11%) 2–6 (25%) — +0.06 2010 1722 106.1 +0.99 -2.77 0.774 46.3% — — +51 27.3% -1.09 1–1 0–1 — -0.60
Career — 2026 155.9 +2.48 +2.23 1.121 52.1% +5 -155 +114 60.6% +0.70 125–112 (53%) 161–141 (53%) 96.1 -0.44 — 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.