SF ABN AMRO Open 1999

Yevgeny Kafelnikov #2 def. Greg Rusedski #9

6-4 6-2

Yevgeny Kafelnikov defeated Greg Rusedski 6-4 6-2 in the 1999 ABN AMRO Open semifinal on carpet courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatYevgeny KafelnikovGreg Rusedski
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
217
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
04
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
70.0%57.9%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
77.1%69.7%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
73.3%41.7%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
—50.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
76.0%57.9%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
50.0%—
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
42.1%24.0%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
57.9%42.1%
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.
+14.0-4.1
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.
+4.1-14.0

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 1999 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldYevgeny KafelnikovGreg Rusedski
Country RUS GBR
Birth dateFeb 18, 1974Sep 6, 1973
Age2525
Height190 cm193 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)29
Ranking points (entering)3,3502,469
Elo (entering)2,0311,934
Current career W-L574–281417–278
Current career earnings$23,883,797$8,944,841
Pre-match H2H

Path

Yevgeny Kafelnikov's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Roger Federer #1786-1 5-7 6-4WH2HMatch dataFeb 20, 1999QF
Hicham Arazi #496-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataFeb 19, 1999R16
Rainer Schuettler #727-5 6-3WH2HMatch dataFeb 18, 1999R32

Yevgeny Kafelnikov's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Tim Henman #76-2 7-6(3)WH2HMatch dataFeb 21, 1999F

Greg Rusedski's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Cedric Pioline #187-6(5) 3-6 7-6(5)WH2HMatch dataFeb 20, 1999QF
Edwin Kempes #1746-1 6-4WH2HMatch dataFeb 19, 1999R16
Nicolas Kiefer #357-6(5) 4-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataFeb 18, 1999R32