Tillstrom v Kafelnikov
ATP Tour career
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Yevgeny Kafelnikov takes it, 12–1 on categories
Kafelnikov wins on first-serve points won %. Tillstrom’s case rests on first serve in %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Tillstrom 220 matches, Kafelnikov 868 matches.
- Kafelnikov averages 1.0 sets lost a match to Tillstrom’s 1.4.
- Kafelnikov averages 5.2 aces a match to Tillstrom’s 3.9 (33% more).
- Kafelnikov has the better sets won %: 61.6 to Tillstrom’s 49.3.
- Winners’ edge: Kafelnikov’s team won 67%, Tillstrom’s team won 50% of the matches they played.
- Longevity: Kafelnikov has 868 matches across 12 seasons, Tillstrom 220 in 9 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
- Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, 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.
- 0.01 total · best 1Titlesper game0.027 total · best 1
- –Grand Slam titlesper game0.02 total · best 1
- 59.2First serve in %55.7
- 68.8First-serve points won %73.3
- 58.4Break points saved %60.5
- 38.4Return points won %39.8
- 3.9855 total · best 17Aces
Head to head
15 matches
since 19964
since 19964
- Hard · 3 matchesTillstrom 1Kafelnikov 2
- Clay · 1 matchTillstrom 0Kafelnikov 1
- Grass · 1 matchTillstrom 0Kafelnikov 1
Last meetings
- 14 Aug 2000 · Indianapolis · Round of 32 · HardKafelnikov won 6-2 6-1
- 2 Feb 1998 · Marseille · Semifinal · HardKafelnikov won 7-6(5) 6-4
- 30 Dec 1996 · Adelaide · Round of 32 · HardTillstrom won 6-2 6-2
- 15 July 1996 · Stuttgart Outdoor · Round of 16 · ClayKafelnikov won 6-3 7-6(5)
- 17 June 1996 · Halle · Round of 32 · GrassKafelnikov won 6-7(3) 6-4 6-4
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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