Vacek v Kafelnikov
ATP Tour career
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Yevgeny Kafelnikov takes it, 10–3 on categories
Kafelnikov wins on sets lost. Vacek’s case rests on aces, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Vacek 392 matches, Kafelnikov 868 matches.
- Kafelnikov averages 1.0 sets lost a match to Vacek’s 1.4.
- Kafelnikov averages 1.6 sets won a match to Vacek’s 1.1 (41% more).
- Kafelnikov has the better sets won %: 61.6 to Vacek’s 44.5.
- Winners’ edge: Kafelnikov’s team won 67%, Vacek’s team won 44% of the matches they played.
- Longevity: Kafelnikov has 868 matches across 12 seasons, Vacek 392 in 11 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
- Not every stat was recorded for every match (grand slam titles, finals): 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.
- –Titlesper game0.027 total · best 1
- –Grand Slam titlesper game0.02 total · best 1
- 57.9First serve in %55.7
- 74.0First-serve points won %73.3
- 58.5Break points saved %60.5
- 34.8Return points won %39.8
- 6.72,625 total · best 28Acesper game
Head to head
419 matches
since 199415
since 199415
- Carpet · 8 matchesVacek 2Kafelnikov 6
- Hard · 6 matchesVacek 1Kafelnikov 5
- Grass · 3 matchesVacek 1Kafelnikov 2
- Clay · 2 matchesVacek 0Kafelnikov 2
- Grand Slams · 2 matchesVacek 1Kafelnikov 1
- Finals · 1 matchVacek 0Kafelnikov 1
Last meetings
- 31 Dec 2001 · Doha · Round of 32 · HardKafelnikov won 7-6 6-4
- 17 Apr 2000 · ATP Masters 1000 Monte Carlo · Round of 64 · ClayKafelnikov won 6-3 6-3
- 21 Feb 2000 · London · Round of 16 · HardKafelnikov won 6-2 7-5
- 17 Jan 2000 · Australian Open · Round of 64 · HardKafelnikov won 6-3 6-0 6-1
- 8 Nov 1999 · Moscow · Quarterfinal · Carpet
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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