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German tennis player

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Nicolas Kiefer is a German former professional tennis player. Born on July 5, 1977, in Holzminden, he represented Germany in international competition. He is right-handed and stands 183 cm tall with a mass of 80 kg. Kiefer resided in Lehrte and spoke German. His professional career spanned from 1995 to December 30, 2010.

During his tenure, Kiefer compiled a singles record of 366–274 and a doubles record of 92–123. He earned 7,480,465 in prize money. He participated in the 2000 Summer Olympics, the 2004 Summer Olympics men's doubles event, and the 2008 Summer Olympics.

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Key facts

Country sports
Germany
Residence
Sievershausen , Germany
Born
( 1977-07-05 ) 5 July 1977 (age 48) , Holzminden , West Germany
Height
1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Retired
30 December 2010
Plays
Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money
US$ 7,480,465
Career record
366–274
Highest ranking
No. 4 (10 January 2000)
Australian open
SF ( 2006 )
French open
4R ( 2005 )
Wimbledon
QF ( 1997 )
Us open
QF ( 2000 )
Tour finals
SF ( 1999 )
Olympic games
3R ( 2004 , 2008 )

via Wikipedia infobox

Sports profile

Sport
Tennis
Position
Tennis Player
Nationality
Germany

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Nicolas
Gender
male
Citizenship
Germany
Place of birth
Holzminden
Occupation
tennis player
Languages spoken
German
Sport
tennis
Country for sport
Germany
Mass
80
Official website
www.nicolas-kiefer.de
Image
Nicolas Kiefer 2005.jpg
Height
183
Residence
Lehrte
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Commons category
Nicolas Kiefer
singles record
366–274
doubles record
92–123
playing hand
right-handedness
date of birth
1977-07-05
prize money
7480465
end of work period
2010-12-30
start of work period
1995-00-00
ranking
56
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Encyclopedic overview

Nicolas Kiefer ( German pronunciation: [ˈnɪkolas ˈkiːfɐ]; born 5 July 1977) is a German former professional tennis player. He reached the semifinals of the 2006 Australian Open and won a silver medal in men's doubles with partner Rainer Schüttler at the 2004 Athens Olympics. Kiefer's career-high singles ranking was world No. 4, achieved in January 2000.

Tennis career

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