SF Montpellier Open 1997

Tommy Haas #67 def. Yevgeny Kafelnikov #7

4-6 6-4 6-3

Tommy Haas defeated Yevgeny Kafelnikov 4-6 6-4 6-3 in the 1997 Montpellier Open semifinal on carpet courts.

Match Information

Date: Oct 18, 1997*
Tournament: Montpellier Open
Edition: 1997
Category: World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Carpet
Round: SF
Duration: 1h 55m

Match Statistics

Stat	Tommy Haas	Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Aces	8	6
Double faults	6	5
First serve %	65.0%	58.0%
First serve points won %	68.0%	74.0%
Second serve points won %	48.0%	50.0%
Break points saved %	81.0%	33.0%
Break points converted %	67.0%	19.0%
Service points won %	61.0%	64.0%
Return points won %	36.0%	39.0%
Total points won %	51.0%	49.0%

Player Comparison

Field	Tommy Haas	Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Country	GER	RUS
Birth date	Apr 3, 1978	Feb 18, 1974
Age	19	23
Height	188 cm	190 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	67	7
Ranking points (entering)	705	2,427
Elo (entering)	1,747	1,887
Current career W-L	540–333	574–281
Current career earnings	$13,609,987	$23,883,797

Pre-match H2H

Tommy Haas #67 0 – 0 Yevgeny Kafelnikov #7

Path

Tommy Haas's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Thomas Enqvist #17	6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 18, 1997	QF
Julian Alonso #50	6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 17, 1997	R16
Albert Portas #34	6-1 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 16, 1997	R32

Tommy Haas's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Fabrice Santoro #42	4-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Oct 19, 1997	F

Yevgeny Kafelnikov's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Marc Kevin Goellner #61	6-4 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 18, 1997	QF
Fernon Wibier #157	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 17, 1997	R16
Brett Steven #51	6-1 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 16, 1997	R32