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Nicolas Kiefer v Roger Federer: stats compared | Lineball
Federer wins on titles. Kiefer’s case rests on break points converted %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Kiefer 619 matches, Federer 1,472 matches.
Federer has 103 titles (one every 12.5 matches) to Kiefer’s 7 titles (one every 33.3 matches).
Federer has the better first serve in %: 62.2 to Kiefer’s 52.7.
Federer averages a sets lost every 1.6 matches to Kiefer’s 1.1.
Winners’ edge: Federer’s team won 82%, Kiefer’s team won 58% of the matches they played.
Longevity: Federer has 1,472 matches across 24 seasons, Kiefer 619 in 17 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, grand slam titles): those averages use only the games that logged them.
Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.
Tale of the tape
Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
0.07 total · best 1Titlesper game0.1103 total · best 1
–Grand Slam titlesper game0.020 total · best 1
52.7First serve in %62.2
74.9First-serve points won %77.3
60.1Break points saved %67.2
38.9Return points won %39.7
6.53,992 total · best 23
Head to head
315 matches since 200012
Hard · 9 matchesKiefer 1Federer 8
Grass · 4 matchesKiefer 1Federer 3
Clay · 1 matchKiefer 0Federer 1
Carpet · 1 matchKiefer 1Federer 0
Grand Slams · 4 matchesKiefer 0Federer 4
Finals · 1 matchKiefer 0Federer 1
Last meetings
25 Mar 2009 · ATP Masters 1000 Miami · Round of 32 · HardFederer won 6-4 6-1
9 June 2008 · Halle · Semifinal · GrassFederer won 6-1 6-4
22 Oct 2007 · Basel · Quarterfinal · HardFederer won 6-3 6-2
15 Oct 2007 · ATP Masters 1000 Madrid · Semifinal · HardFederer won 6-4 6-4
16 Jan 2006 · Australian Open · Semifinal · Hard
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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Acesper game
7.711,347 total · best 50
12.57,741 total · best 31Games wonper game15.122,209 total · best 38
43.2Break points converted %41.2
56.1Sets won %75.7
52.0Games won %58.2
0.021 total · best 1Finalsper game0.1156 total · best 1
1.4864 total · best 3Sets wonper game2.02,936 total · best 3
1.1676 total · best 3Sets lostper game · lower is better0.6942 total · best 3
11.57,138 total · best 27Games lostper game · lower is better10.915,981 total · best 39
0.3196 total · best 3Tiebreaksper game0.5684 total · best 3
Federer won 6-3 5-7 6-0 6-2
29 Aug 2005 · US Open · Round of 16 · HardFederer won 6-4 6-7(3) 6-3 6-4
15 Aug 2005 · ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati · Round of 32 · HardFederer won 4-6 6-4 6-4
20 June 2005 · Wimbledon · Round of 32 · GrassFederer won 6-2 6-7(5) 6-1 7-5
7 Mar 2005 · ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells · Quarterfinal · HardFederer won 6-4 6-1
24 May 2004 · Roland Garros · Round of 64 · ClayFederer won 6-3 6-4 7-6(6)