Kafelnikov v Kiefer
ATP Tour career
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Yevgeny Kafelnikov takes it, 9–4 on categories
Kafelnikov wins on first serve in %. Kiefer’s case rests on aces, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Kafelnikov 868 matches, Kiefer 619 matches.
- Kiefer averages 6.5 aces a match to Kafelnikov’s 5.2 (25% more).
- Kafelnikov has the better first serve in %: 55.7 to Kiefer’s 52.7.
- Kafelnikov averages 1.6 sets won a match to Kiefer’s 1.4 (13% more).
- Winners’ edge: Kafelnikov’s team won 67%, Kiefer’s team won 58% of the matches they played.
- Longevity: Kafelnikov has 868 matches across 12 seasons, Kiefer 619 in 17 — 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.
- 0.027 total · best 1Titlesper game0.07 total · best 1
- 0.02 total · best 1Grand Slam titlesper game–
- 55.7First serve in %52.7
- 73.3First-serve points won %74.9
- 60.5Break points saved %60.1
- 39.8Return points won %38.9
- 5.24,495 total · best 25Aces
Head to head
814 matches
since 19976
since 19976
- Hard · 8 matchesKafelnikov 4Kiefer 4
- Grass · 3 matchesKafelnikov 2Kiefer 1
- Carpet · 2 matchesKafelnikov 2Kiefer 0
- Clay · 1 matchKafelnikov 0Kiefer 1
- Grand Slams · 3 matchesKafelnikov 2Kiefer 1
- Finals · 2 matchesKafelnikov 2Kiefer 0
Last meetings
- 20 Oct 2003 · St. Petersburg · Round of 32 · HardKafelnikov won 2-6 6-3 6-4
- 21 July 2003 · Indianapolis · Round of 16 · HardKiefer won 6-3 6-4
- 30 Sept 2002 · Moscow · Round of 16 · CarpetKafelnikov won 6-4 6-2
- 10 June 2002 · Halle · Final · GrassKafelnikov won 2-6 6-4 6-4
- 29 Apr 2002 · Munich · Round of 32 · Clay
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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