Head to head
Rivalry summary
Rafael Nadal and Nicolas Kiefer met 5 times on the ATP tour between 2008 and 2009. Rafael Nadal leads the head-to-head 5–0 against Nicolas Kiefer. By surface, Nadal leads 4–0 on hard. They contested 1 finals, with Nadal winning 1 of them.
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Hard
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Grass
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Rafael Nadal's wins on the left · Nicolas Kiefer's on the right · bar lengths share one scale
All meetings (5)
| 2009 | US Open | Hard | R64 | Rafael Nadal | 6-0 3-6 6-3 6-4 |
| 2008 | Canada Masters | Hard | F | Rafael Nadal | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2008 | Wimbledon | Grass | R32 | Rafael Nadal | 7-6(3) 6-2 6-3 |
| 2008 | Davis Cup WG QF: GER vs ESP | Hard | RR | Rafael Nadal | 7-6(5) 6-0 6-3 |
| 2008 | Miami Masters | Hard | R32 | Rafael Nadal | 6-2 6-4 |
Methodology
Head-to-head totals and surface splits exclude walkovers (no match was played), which follows ATP convention — walkover meetings still appear in the match list. The momentum chart plots the running lead across all counted meetings, oldest to newest.