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Thomas Muster #25 def. Yevgeny Kafelnikov #6

6-4 6-2

Match Information

Date May 7, 1998*
Tournament Hamburg Masters
Category Masters 1000
Surface Clay
RoundR32
Winner Thomas Muster
Score6-4 6-2
Loser Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Duration1h 8m
StatThomas MusterYevgeny Kafelnikov
Aces32
Double faults02
First serve %6256
First serve points won %7762
Second serve points won %6336
Break points saved %064
Break points converted %36100
Service points won %7251
Return points won %4928
Total points won %5842

Pre-match Comparison

FieldThomas MusterYevgeny Kafelnikov
Country AUT RUS
Birth dateOct 2, 1967Feb 18, 1974
Age3024
Height180190
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style—Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)256
Ranking points (entering)1,3953,027
Elo (entering)1,8461,873
Career W-L590–267568–281
Career earnings$12,266,977$23,883,797
Pre-match H2H
Thomas Muster 3 – 1 Yevgeny Kafelnikov

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Path

Thomas Muster's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 6, 1998R64 Albert Portas 6-2 6-0WH2HMatch data

Thomas Muster's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 9, 1998R16 Jens Knippschild 6-1 6-4WH2HMatch data

Yevgeny Kafelnikov's path

No prior matches in this tournament.