Nicolas Kiefer defeated Fabrice Santoro 5-7 7-6 6-2 in the Miami Masters round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Fabrice Santoro came in leading the head-to-head 7–2, defending last year's round of 32. Nicolas Kiefer narrowed the head-to-head to 7–3.
| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-06-22 | Wimbledon | R128 | grass | Fabrice Santoro | 6-4 6-2 6-2 |
| 2007-06-25 | Wimbledon | R64 | grass | Nicolas Kiefer | 6-4 6-3 6-4 |
| 2006-03-20 | Miami Masters | R64 | hard | Nicolas Kiefer | 7-6(4) 2-6 6-4 |
| 2002-03-11 | Indian Wells Masters | R32 | hard | Fabrice Santoro | 7-6(1) 6-1 |
| 2001-07-30 | Canada Masters | R32 | hard | Fabrice Santoro | 4-6 6-4 6-3 |
| 2001-05-14 | Hamburg Masters | R16 | clay | Fabrice Santoro | 6-3 6-3 |
| 2000-03-13 | Indian Wells Masters | R64 | hard | Fabrice Santoro | 6-1 6-4 |
| 2000-01-03 | Doha | SF | hard | Fabrice Santoro | 7-5 6-4 |
| 1999-01-18 | Australian Open | R32 | hard | Fabrice Santoro | 7-6(7) 6-1 6-3 |
Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (31 vs 35). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About