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Nicolas Kiefer
Country (sports) Germany
ResidenceSievershausen, Germany
Born (1977-07-05)5 July 1977 (age 47)
Holzminden,West Germany
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro1995
Retired30 December 2010
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 7,480,465
Singles
Career record366–274
Career titles6
Highest rankingNo. 4 (10 January 2000)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenSF (2006)
French Open4R (2005)
WimbledonQF (1997)
US OpenQF (2000)
Other tournaments
Tour FinalsSF (1999)
Olympic Games3R (2004,2008)
Doubles
Career record92–123
Career titles3
Highest rankingNo. 56 (17 February 2003)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (2004)
French Open1R (2001,2003,2004)
Wimbledon2R (2003)
US Open1R (2002)
Medal record
Olympic Games –Tennis
Silver medal – second place2004 AthensDoubles

Nicolas Kiefer (German pronunciation:[nikɔlaˈkiːfɐ];[1][2] born 5 July 1977) is a German former professionaltennis player. He reached the semifinals of the2006 Australian Open and won a silver medal in men's doubles with partnerRainer Schüttler at the2004 Athens Olympics. Kiefer's career-high singles ranking was world No. 4, achieved in January 2000.

Tennis career

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1995–2005

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Kiefer was taken notice of as an outstanding junior. He won the Junior Australian Open, the US Open, and was a finalist and semifinalist at Wimbledon and the French Open finishing as the No. 2 junior behindMariano Zabaleta when he was 18 in 1995. On 10 January 2000, he reached his second quarterfinal at the Australian Open and afterwards was ranked world No. 4, his highest position.

Kiefer was known to have some tennissuperstitions. He was sometimes seen tapping his racquet on the corners of the court after a point,[3] and, when serving, frequently asked for the ball with which he had just won a point to re-use it for the next one.

2006–2007

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Kiefer became infamous for an incident on 25 January 2006, during the quarterfinals of the Australian Open. While facingSébastien Grosjean late in the fifth set of a marathon match, Kiefer threw his racquet midpoint. Grosjean lost the point, hitting the ball into the net. Grosjean protested that the racquet distracted his shot. The umpireCarlos Bernardes said he did not believe the act was intentional and noted Grosjean had already hit the ball before the flying racquet could have had any effect on his shot. Grosjean eventually lost the fifth and final set to Kiefer. Kiefer went through to the semi-finals where he was defeated by the 2004 championRoger Federer.

Kiefer injured his wrist while playing at the 2006 French Open, and announced his return on 5 July 2007, having fallen to the 404th position on ATP. He announced that he was "tired of waiting and anxious to start traveling again and to see his name on scoreboards". Kiefer returned at the 2007Gerry Weber Open, losing in the first round to eventual championTomáš Berdych. At Wimbledon, he made the third round after defeating No.30 seedFilippo Volandri andFabrice Santoro, both in straight sets, before losing in 4 sets (3 of which were tiebreakers) toNovak Djokovic. At Newport, however, he ended up losing in round 1. At Los Angeles, he reached the semifinals in only his 4th tournament since coming back from injury; he had to default againstRadek Štěpánek, another player coming back from injury, because of an injury sustained during his quarter-final win. He also made an impressive showing at the2007 Madrid Masters, where he beat number five seedFernando González in the quarterfinals before losing in the semifinals to world number one Roger Federer 6–4, 6–4.

2008

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His 2008 season did not start out well: he lost in the first round of the Australian Open to former world No.1Juan Carlos Ferrero, first round of2008 Indian Wells Masters toDudi Sela, third round of2008 Miami Masters to world No.2Rafael Nadal, second round of2008 Monte Carlo Masters toPhilipp Kohlschreiber, first round of2008 Rome Masters to Ferrero. His first notable result was the quarterfinals of the2008 Hamburg Masters with victories over world No.10Stanislas Wawrinka and world No.4Nikolay Davydenko before losing toAndreas Seppi in three sets. He would lose in the third round of2008 Wimbledon Championships to Nadal. During the2008 Canada Masters, at age 31 and ranked No. 37, he made his first Masters final after 73 previous tries, previously finishing as a semifinalist at the 1999 and 2004Canada Masters (lost toThomas Johansson andAndy Roddick respectively) and 2007 Madrid Masters (lost to Federer). Along the way, he defeatedMardy Fish, 15th seedMikhail Youzhny, fourth seedNikolay Davydenko, seventh seedJames Blake, andGilles Simon; the win over Simon was especially notable because Simon had defeated world No. 1Roger Federer in the second round. He lost to Nadal in the final in straight sets. Because of his run, he broke back into the top 20 at No. 19.

2009

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In 2009, he represented Germany in the2009 Hopman Cup with 19-year-oldSabine Lisicki. In the first match, he lost against Australia'sLleyton Hewitt, who had been six months inactive due to an injury. In the second singles match, Kiefer lost again, this time to USA'sJames Blake. Nevertheless, Kiefer won both of the doubles matches withSabine Lisicki against both Australia and the United States. In the third singles match, Kiefer twisted his ankle against Slovakia'sDominik Hrbatý in the first set when Kiefer was up 3–1 and serving. This injury prevented him from participating in the2009 Australian Open.

Kiefer at the2009 French Open

He re-appeared in the2009 Davis Cup match againstAustria in which he won in the doubles match withPhilipp Kohlschreiber againstJulian Knowle andAlexander Peya in four sets. Kiefer also played a singles match, the fourth match, againstJürgen Melzer in which Kiefer won in straight sets and gaveGermany the victory againstAustria. Kiefer then participated in the2009 BNP Paribas Open atIndian Wells in which he beatBobby Reynolds in straight sets in the second round, but he then lost in the third round toAndy Roddick.

In the2009 Sony Ericsson Open in Miami, Kiefer beat "the magician"Fabrice Santoro in the second round. In the third round Kiefer was defeated by world No. 2Roger Federer.At the2009 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, Kiefer lost in his first match against qualifierAndreas Beck. At the2009 Internazionali BNL d'Italia in Rome, Kiefer lost again in his first match againstJuan Mónaco in straight sets. In the2009 BMW Open Kiefer was down againstErnests Gulbis 2–6, 0–2 but eventually won in three sets. Kiefer said after the match, "Clay and me, we will never be the best of friends". Kiefer suffered from back problems which eventually made him lose againstJérémy Chardy in the next round.

At the2009 Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open he lost againstTommy Robredo. Kiefer then played the2009 ARAG World Team Cup, in which he played the doubles matches withMischa Zverev. They won all of their matches, and Germany reached the final, but lost against Serbia. Despite Germany losing, Kiefer won the doubles match in the final againstViktor Troicki and doubles world No. 1Nenad Zimonjić.

Kiefer then participated at the2009 French Open in which he beat qualifierIlija Bozoljac in four sets. However, Kiefer lost in the second round against world No. 14David Ferrer in five sets. Despite this loss, Kiefer claimed that he was proud that he had played up to a fifth set against one of the best tennis players of the world on clay, since clay is Kiefer's least favourite surface.The clay season had now ended, and the grass season started with Kiefer's participation in his favourite tournament, the2009 Gerry Weber Open. In the first match, he thrashedViktor Troicki, but retired in the second round againstJürgen Melzer when he was down 1–6 with a muscular strain in his abdomen which forced him to retire from singles and doubles, where he had reached the semifinals withMischa Zverev.

Kiefer participated in theWimbledon as the 33rd seed but having not fully recovered from his abdomen injury. This was reflected in his match againstFabrice Santoro, where Kiefer lost in straight sets. Kiefer then played for Germany in the2009 Davis Cup quarterfinals against Spain. He did so in the doubles match withMischa Zverev against Spain'sFernando Verdasco andFeliciano López. Kiefer and Zverev lost the match. In the first round of the U.S. Open, he beatMichaël Llodra in straight sets, but in the second round he lost to world No. 3Rafael Nadal.

Major finals

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Olympic finals

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Doubles: 1 (1 silver medal)

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ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Silver2004Athens OlympicsHardGermanyRainer SchüttlerChileFernando González
ChileNicolás Massú		2–6, 6–4, 6–3, 6–7(7–9), 4–6

Masters Series finals

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Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

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ResultYearTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss2008Toronto, CanadaHardSpainRafael Nadal3–6, 2–6

Career finals

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Singles: 19 (6 titles, 13 runner-ups)

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Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
Tennis Masters Cup (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (0–1)
ATP International Series Gold (1–3)
ATP Tour (5–9)
ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Sep 1997Toulouse, FranceHard (i)AustraliaMark Philippoussis7–5, 5–7, 6–4
Loss1–1Oct 1997Singapore, SingaporeCarpetSwedenMagnus Gustafsson6–4, 3–6, 3–6
Loss1–2Feb 1999Dubai, United Arab EmiratesHardFranceJérôme Golmard4–6, 2–6
Win2–2Apr 1999Tokyo, JapanHardSouth AfricaWayne Ferreira7–6(7–5), 7–5
Win3–2Jun 1999Halle, GermanyGrassSwedenNicklas Kulti6–3, 6–2
Win4–2Sep 1999Tashkent, UzbekistanHardSwitzerlandGeorge Bastl6–4, 6–2
Loss4–3Oct 1999Vienna, AustriaCarpetUnited KingdomGreg Rusedski7–6(7–5), 6–2, 3–6, 5–7, 4–6
Win5–3Feb 2000Dubai, United Arab EmiratesHardSpainJuan Carlos Ferrero7–5, 4–6, 6–3
Win6–3Oct 2000Hong Kong, ChinaHardAustraliaMark Philippoussis7–6(7–4), 2–6, 6–2
Loss6–4Oct 2001Moscow, Russia(1)Carpet (i)RussiaYevgeny Kafelnikov4–6, 5–7
Loss6–5Jun 2002Halle, Germany(1)GrassRussiaYevgeny Kafelnikov6–2, 4–6, 4–6
Loss6–6Jun 2003Halle, Germany(2)GrassSwitzerlandRoger Federer1–6, 3–6
Loss6–7Feb 2004Memphis, United StatesHardSwedenJoachim Johansson6–7(5–7), 3–6
Loss6–8Mar 2004Scottsdale, United StatesHardUnited StatesVince Spadea5–7, 7–6(7–5), 3–6
Loss6–9Jul 2004Indianapolis, United StatesHardUnited StatesAndy Roddick2–6, 3–6
Loss6–10Jul 2004Los Angeles, United StatesHardGermanyTommy Haas6–7(6–8), 4–6
Loss6–11Oct 2005Moscow, Russia(2)Carpet (i)RussiaIgor Andreev7–5, 6–7(3–7), 2–6
Loss6–12Oct 2005St. Petersburg, RussiaCarpet (i)SwedenThomas Johansson4–6, 2–6
Loss6–13Jul 2008Toronto, CanadaHardSpainRafael Nadal3–6, 2–6

Doubles (3 titles, 1 runner-up)

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Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
Olympics (0–1)
Tennis Masters Cup (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (0–0)
ATP International Series Gold (1–0)
ATP Tour (3–0)
ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Oct 1998Ostrava, Czech RepublicCarpetGermanyDavid PrinosilSouth AfricaDavid Adams
Czech RepublicPavel Vízner		6–4, 6–3
Win2–0Jul 2002Los Angeles, United StatesHardFranceSébastien GrosjeanUnited StatesJustin Gimelstob
FranceMichaël Llodra		6–4, 6–4
Win3–0Sep 2003Tokyo, JapanHardUnited StatesJustin GimelstobThe BahamasMark Merklein
United StatesScott Humphries		6–7(6–8), 6–3, 7–6(7–4)
Loss3–1Aug 2004Olympics, Athens, GreeceHardGermanyRainer SchüttlerChileFernando González
ChileNicolás Massú		2–6, 6–4, 6–3, 6–7(7–9), 4–6

Performance timeline

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Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#DNQANH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Singles

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Tournament1995199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010SRW–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenA1RAQF3RQF2R1RA1R1RSFA1RAA0 / 1016–10
French OpenAQ11R2R1R1R1R1R2R2R4R3RAA2RA0 / 119–10
WimbledonQ2AQF3R2R1R4R3R1R1R3RA3R3R1R1R0 / 1318–13
US OpenAAA3R3RQF1R1R2R4R4RA2R1R2RA0 / 1117–11
Win–loss0–00–14–29–45–48–44–42–42–34–48–37–23–22–32–30–10 / 4560–44
Year-end championship
Tennis Masters CupDid not qualifySFDid not qualify0 / 12–2
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells MastersAAA3R3R1R3R2R2R1RQF2RA1R3RA0 / 1112–11
Miami MastersAA2R3RQF2R2R1R1RQF2R4RA3R3RA0 / 1216–12
Monte Carlo MastersAAA2RAA1R1RA2R2R3RA2R1RA0 / 86–8
Rome MastersAAQ1A3RA3R1RA1R2R2RA1R1RA0 / 86–8
Hamburg Masters[a]Q21R2R1RAA3R1R1R1R2R2RAQF1RQ10 / 118–11
Canada MastersAAA3RSF2R2R1RASF3RA2RF1RA0 / 1020–10
Cincinnati MastersAAA1R3R1R3R2RA2R2RA2RA1RA0 / 98–9
Madrid Masters[b]1R2RQF2R2RA1RAAA1RASF1RAA0 / 99–9
Paris MastersAAA2RAA1RAAA1RA1R2RAA0 / 52–5
Win–loss0–11–25–39–813–61–410–92–71–310–79–96–56–412–82–70–00 / 8387–83
National representation
Olympic GamesNHANot Held1RNot Held3RNot Held3RNH0 / 35–3
Davis CupAAAQF1RAQF1RPOPOPO1RAQFQFA0 / 710–11
Career statistics
Titles00103200000000006
Finals002052111420010019
Year-end ranking20612832356204272582122484938116722

Top 10 wins

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Season1995199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010Total
Wins0033102230241140035
#PlayerRankEventSurfaceRdScoreKR
1997
1.RussiaYevgeny Kafelnikov6Wimbledon, London, United KingdomGrass4R6–2, 7–5, 2–6, 6–198
2.ChileMarcelo Ríos8Singapore, SingaporeCarpet (i)QF6–1, 7–548
3.United KingdomGreg Rusedski5Stuttgart, GermanyCarpet (i)2R5–7, 6–2, 6–434
1998
4.SwedenJonas Björkman7Miami, United StatesHard3R7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–3)27
5.Czech RepublicPetr Korda2World Team Cup, Düsseldorf, GermanyClayF7–5, 6–324
6.Czech Republic Petr Korda5Basel, SwitzerlandHard (i)1R6–2, 6–428
1999
7.SpainCarlos Moyá5Australian Open, Melbourne, AustraliaHard1R6–7(7–9), 6–4, 7–6(8–6), 6–337
8.AustraliaPat Rafter5Indian Wells, United StatesHard2R7–6(7–2), 3–6, 7–533
9.Australia Pat Rafter5Miami, United StatesHard3R7–6(7–5), 6–430
10.NetherlandsRichard Krajicek5Rome, ItalyClay2R6–3, 6–223
11.Australia Pat Rafter2Montreal, CanadaHardQF6–3, 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–4)17
12.United Kingdom Greg Rusedski8Basel, SwitzerlandCarpet (i)QF2–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–312
13.Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov2Vienna, AustriaHard (i)QF6–0, 6–411
14.Netherlands Richard Krajicek8Vienna, AustriaHard (i)SF7–6(11–9), 6–411
15.United StatesTodd Martin7ATP Tour World Championships, Hanover, GermanyHard (i)RR6–3, 6–26
16.Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov2ATP Tour World Championships, Hanover, GermanyHard (i)RR6–1, 4–6, 6–26
2000
17.SwedenMagnus Norman3US Open, New York, United StatesHard4R6–2, 6–7(3–7), 6–1, 6–314
18.United KingdomTim Henman10Hong Kong, Hong KongHardSF6–4, 6–213
2001
19.Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov6Rotterdam, NetherlandsHard (i)2R6–4, 6–255
20.Australia Pat Rafter8World Team Cup, Düsseldorf, GermanyClayRR1–6, 6–2, 6–428
2002
21.Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov4Munich, GermanyClay1R6–4, 6–7(7–9), 6–347
22.RussiaMarat Safin2World Team Cup, Düsseldorf, GermanyClayRR6–4, 2–6, 7–6(7–5)63
23.SwitzerlandRoger Federer10Halle, GermanyGrassSF4–6, 6–4, 6–466
2004
24.GermanyRainer Schüttler7Miami, United StatesHard2R6–4, 4–6, 7–6(7–3)44
25.Spain Carlos Moyá5Toronto, CanadaHard3R6–4, 2–6, 6–425
2005
26.Russia Marat Safin4Dubai, United Arab EmiratesHard1R7–6(7–2), 6–430
27.ArgentinaGastón Gaudio8Indian Wells, United StatesHard3R6–3, 6–131
28.ArgentinaDavid Nalbandian10Indian Wells, United StatesHard4R6–1, 6–331
29.RussiaNikolay Davydenko8St. Petersburg, RussiaCarpet (i)QF6–1, 6–129
2006
30.Argentina Gastón Gaudio10World Team Cup, Düsseldorf, GermanyClayRR6–2, 6–313
2007
31.ChileFernando González6Madrid, SpainHard (i)QF7–6(7–5), 6–2112
2008
32.SwitzerlandStan Wawrinka10Hamburg, GermanyClay2R7–5, 7–541
33.Russia Nikolay Davydenko4Hamburg, GermanyClay3R7–5, 6–341
34.Russia Nikolay Davydenko4Toronto, CanadaHard3R4–6, 6–4, 6–437
35.United StatesJames Blake8Toronto, CanadaHardQF6–1, 6–237

Record against No. 1 players

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Kiefer's match record against players who have been ranked world No. 1.

PlayerYearsMatchesRecordWin %HardClayGrassCarpet
AustraliaPatrick Rafter1999–200154–180%3–11–00–00–0
SpainCarlos Moyá1998–200453–260%2–11–10–00–0
RussiaMarat Safin1999–200774–357%3–21–00–00–1
AustriaThomas Muster199821–150%1–00–10–00–0
ChileMarcelo Ríos1997–199821–150%0–10–00–01–0
RussiaYevgeny Kafelnikov1997–2003156–940%4–41–01–20–3
SpainJuan Carlos Ferrero2000–200852–340%2–10–10–00–1
BrazilGustavo Kuerten1998–200231–233%1–10–10–00–0
United StatesPete Sampras1998–200241–325%0–30–01–00–0
SwitzerlandRoger Federer2000–2009153–1220%1–80–11–31–0
United StatesJim Courier199610–10%0–00–00–10–0
GermanyBoris Becker1997–199920–20%0–00–10–10–0
SerbiaNovak Djokovic200720–20%0–10–00–10–0
AustraliaLleyton Hewitt1999–200330–30%0–30–00–00–0
SpainRafael Nadal2008–200950–50%0–40–00–10–0
United StatesAndy Roddick2002–200950–50%0–50–00–00–0
United StatesAndre Agassi1998–200560–60%0–40–10–10–0

Notes

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  1. ^Held as Hamburg Masters (outdoor clay) until 2008, Madrid Masters (outdoor clay) 2009 – present.
  2. ^Held asEssen / Stuttgart Masters from 1995 to 2001, held as Madrid Masters (indoor hard) from 2002 to 2008, andShanghai Masters (outdoor hard) 2009 – present.

References

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  1. ^Dudenredaktion; Kleiner, Stefan; Knöbl, Ralf (2015) [First published 1962].Das Aussprachewörterbuch [The Pronunciation Dictionary] (in German) (7th ed.). Berlin: Dudenverlag. p. 506.ISBN 978-3-411-04067-4.
  2. ^Krech, Eva-Maria; Stock, Eberhard; Hirschfeld, Ursula; Anders, Lutz Christian (2009).Deutsches Aussprachewörterbuch [German Pronunciation Dictionary] (in German). Berlin: Walter de Gruyter. p. 648.ISBN 978-3-11-018202-6.
  3. ^"Strange Habits of Highly Successful Tennis Players" by Christopher Clarey, 21 June 2008 inThe New York Times.

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