Kiefer v Kafelnikov
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: Kiefer 619 matches, Kafelnikov 868 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.
- 0.07 total · best 1Titlesper game0.027 total · best 1
- –Grand Slam titlesper game0.02 total · best 1
- 52.7First serve in %55.7
- 74.9First-serve points won %73.3
- 60.1Break points saved %60.5
- 38.9Return points won %39.8
- 6.53,992 total · best 23
Head to head
614 matches
since 19978
since 19978
- Hard · 8 matchesKiefer 4Kafelnikov 4
- Grass · 3 matchesKiefer 1Kafelnikov 2
- Carpet · 2 matchesKiefer 0Kafelnikov 2
- Clay · 1 matchKiefer 1Kafelnikov 0
- Grand Slams · 3 matchesKiefer 1Kafelnikov 2
- Finals · 2 matchesKiefer 0Kafelnikov 2
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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