Martin v Kafelnikov
ATP Tour career
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Too close to call — 8–6 on categories
Kafelnikov wins on titles. Martin’s case rests on first serve in %. ATP Tour career: Martin 626 matches, Kafelnikov 868 matches.
- Kafelnikov has 27 titles (one every 33.3 matches) to Martin’s 8 titles (one every 50 matches).
- Martin averages 8.9 aces a match to Kafelnikov’s 5.2 (72% more).
- Martin has the better first serve in %: 61.6 to Kafelnikov’s 55.7.
- Not every stat was recorded for every match (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.
- 0.08 total · best 1Titlesper game0.027 total · best 1
- –Grand Slam titlesper game0.02 total · best 1
- 61.6First serve in %55.7
- 75.8First-serve points won %73.3
- 62.5Break points saved %60.5
- 37.8Return points won %39.8
- 8.95,537 total · best 39
Head to head
310 matches
since 19947
since 19947
- Hard · 9 matchesMartin 3Kafelnikov 6
- Clay · 1 matchMartin 0Kafelnikov 1
- Grand Slams · 2 matchesMartin 0Kafelnikov 2
Last meetings
- 11 Mar 2002 · ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells · Quarterfinal · HardMartin won 7-6(5) 6-3
- 30 July 2001 · ATP Masters 1000 Canada · Round of 64 · HardMartin won 3-6 7-6(3) 6-4
- 22 Nov 1999 · ATP Tour World Championship · Round robin · HardKafelnikov won 6-4 1-6 6-1
- 2 Aug 1999 · ATP Masters 1000 Canada · Quarterfinal · HardKafelnikov won 7-6(8) 6-7(3) 6-4
- 18 Jan 1999 · Australian Open · Quarterfinal · HardKafelnikov won 6-2 7-6(1) 6-2
- 26 Oct 1998 · ATP Masters 1000 Stuttgart · Round of 16 · HardKafelnikov won 6-4 7-5
- 3 Aug 1998 · ATP Masters 1000 Canada · Round of 32 · HardKafelnikov won 6-2 6-3
- 11 May 1998 · ATP Masters 1000 Rome · Round of 32 · Clay
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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