QF Australian Open 1996

Boris Becker #4 def. Yevgeny Kafelnikov #6

6-4 7-6(9) 6-1

Boris Becker defeated Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6-4 7-6(9) 6-1 in the 1996 Australian Open quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatBoris BeckerYevgeny Kafelnikov
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
263
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
44
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
59.8%59.6%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
95.9%78.0%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
53.1%40.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
57.1%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
78.7%62.6%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
42.9%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
37.4%21.3%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
60.2%39.8%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+16.8+0.8
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
-0.8-16.8

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 1996 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldBoris BeckerYevgeny Kafelnikov
Country GER RUS
Birth dateNov 22, 1967Feb 18, 1974
Age2821
Height190 cm190 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)46
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,0711,969
Current career W-L672–220574–281
Current career earnings$25,080,956$23,883,797
Pre-match H2H

Path

Boris Becker's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Brett Steven #371-6 6-4 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 24, 1996R16
Magnus Larsson #197-6(5) 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 21, 1996R32
Thomas Johansson #1144-6 3-6 6-2 6-1 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 19, 1996R64
Greg Rusedski #336-4 3-6 4-6 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 17, 1996R128

Boris Becker's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Mark Woodforde #676-4 6-2 6-0WH2HMatch dataJan 28, 1996SF

Yevgeny Kafelnikov's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
MaliVai Washington #216-3 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 24, 1996R16
Michael Tebbutt #1127-5 5-7 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 21, 1996R32
Alex Corretja #516-1 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 19, 1996R64
Fabrice Santoro #1046-1 6-1 7-5WH2HMatch dataJan 17, 1996R128