H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 01:16 UTC

Yevgeny Kafelnikov vs Nicolas Kiefer H2H: 8-6

Yevgeny Kafelnikov holds a 8–6 lead over Nicolas Kiefer in their ATP head-to-head. Across 14 main-draw meetings, they are tied 4–4 on hard courts, while Yevgeny Kafelnikov leads 2–1 on grass. Most recently, Yevgeny Kafelnikov won the 2003 St. Petersburg third round 2-6 6-3 6-4.

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Yevgeny Kafelnikov
RUS Age 52 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"
H2H
8 – 6
14 main draw meetings
Nicolas Kiefer
GER Age 49 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Oct 23, 2003* St. Petersburg ATP 250 R32 Hard Yevgeny Kafelnikov #41 2-6 6-3 6-4 Nicolas Kiefer #54 Match data
Jul 21, 2003 Indianapolis ATP 250 R16 Hard Nicolas Kiefer #76 6-3 6-4 Yevgeny Kafelnikov #24 Match data
Oct 4, 2002* Moscow ATP 250 R16 Carpet Yevgeny Kafelnikov #7 6-4 6-2 Nicolas Kiefer #64 Match data
Jun 16, 2002* Halle ATP 250 F Grass Yevgeny Kafelnikov #6 2-6 6-4 6-4 Nicolas Kiefer #66 Match data
May 2, 2002* Munich ATP 250 R32 Clay Nicolas Kiefer #47 6-4 6-7(7) 6-3 Yevgeny Kafelnikov #4 Match data
Oct 7, 2001* Moscow ATP 250 F Carpet Yevgeny Kafelnikov #6 6-4 7-5 Nicolas Kiefer #39 Match data
Feb 23, 2001* Rotterdam ATP 250 R16 Hard Nicolas Kiefer #55 6-4 6-2 Yevgeny Kafelnikov #6 Match data
Jan 19, 2001* Australian Open Grand Slam R64 Hard Yevgeny Kafelnikov #5 6-2 3-6 3-6 6-3 6-0 Nicolas Kiefer #22 Match data
Nov 22, 1999 Tour Finals ATP Finals RR Hard Nicolas Kiefer #6 6-1 4-6 6-2 Yevgeny Kafelnikov #2 Match data
Oct 16, 1999* Vienna ATP 250 QF Hard Nicolas Kiefer #11 6-0 6-4 Yevgeny Kafelnikov #2 Match data
Aug 21, 1999* Washington ATP 250 SF Hard Yevgeny Kafelnikov #2 6-2 2-6 6-3 Nicolas Kiefer #16 Match data
Sep 6, 1998* US Open Grand Slam R32 Hard Yevgeny Kafelnikov #11 6-4 6-0 6-2 Nicolas Kiefer #26 Match data
Jul 2, 1997* Wimbledon Grand Slam R16 Grass Nicolas Kiefer #98 6-2 7-5 2-6 6-1 Yevgeny Kafelnikov #6 Match data
Jun 13, 1997* Halle ATP 250 R16 Grass Yevgeny Kafelnikov #6 7-6(3) 7-6(2) Nicolas Kiefer #99 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
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #636 #1 3,917 2,071 568 281 66.9% 2 0 0 0 23 25
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 Yevgeny Kafelnikov Nicolas Kiefer
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 — — — — — — — 1994 0–1 0.0% #1198 1,489 0 0
17 — — — — — — — 1995 3–3 50.0% #206 1,527 0 0
18 1992 1–4 20.0% #275 1,477 0 0 1996 7–9 43.8% #128 1,562 0 0
19 1993 10–10 50.0% #102 1,588 0 0 1997 26–16 61.9% #32 1,798 0 1
20 1994 60–27 69.0% #11 1,888 0 3 1998 31–25 55.4% #35 1,790 0 1
21 1995 69–27 71.9% #6 1,875 0 7 1999 53–21 71.6% #6 1,921 0 4
22 1996 73–25 74.5% #3 1,972 1 11 2000 30–15 66.7% #20 1,921 0 6
23 1997 54–26 67.5% #5 1,955 1 14 2001 26–25 51.0% #42 1,766 0 6
24 1998 55–29 65.5% #11 1,950 1 17 2002 19–24 44.2% #72 1,718 0 6
25 1999 59–29 67.0% #2 1,922 2 20 2003 19–17 52.8% #58 1,727 0 6
26 2000 58–31 65.2% #5 1,859 2 21 2004 32–19 62.7% #21 1,897 0 6
27 2001 64–26 71.1% #4 1,979 2 23 2005 31–22 58.5% #22 1,854 0 6
28 2002 36–23 61.0% #27 1,809 2 25 2006 14–8 63.6% #48 1,843 0 6
29 2003 29–24 54.7% #41 1,708 2 25 2007 19–12 61.3% #49 1,893 0 6
30 — — — — — — — 2008 20–16 55.6% #38 1,876 0 6
31 — — — — — — — 2009 12–16 42.9% #116 1,757 0 6
32 — — — — — — — 2010 1–3 25.0% #722 1,717 0 6