SF New Haven 1997

Yevgeny Kafelnikov #6 def. Petr Korda #17

6-4 7-6(4)

Yevgeny Kafelnikov defeated Petr Korda 6-4 7-6(4) in the 1997 New Haven semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatYevgeny KafelnikovPetr Korda
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
410
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
09
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
73.9%56.2%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
72.5%70.4%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
83.3%47.6%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
100.0%87.5%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
75.4%60.4%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
12.5%0.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
39.6%24.6%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
54.5%45.5%
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.
+13.5-1.5
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.
+1.5-13.5

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 1997 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldYevgeny KafelnikovPetr Korda
Country RUS CZE
Birth dateFeb 18, 1974Jan 23, 1968
Age2329
Height190 cm190 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)617
Ranking points (entering)2,4071,677
Elo (entering)1,9431,860
Current career W-L574–281378–238
Current career earnings$23,883,797$10,448,900
Pre-match H2H

Path

Yevgeny Kafelnikov's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Tim Henman #215-7 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 16, 1997QF
Slava Dosedel #486-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 15, 1997R16
Cecil Mamiit #1945-7 6-1 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 14, 1997R32

Yevgeny Kafelnikov's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Patrick Rafter #187-6(4) 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 17, 1997F

Petr Korda's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
David Wheaton #1424-6 7-6(7) 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 16, 1997QF
Javier Sanchez #416-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 15, 1997R16
Jan-Michael Gambill #2396-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 14, 1997R32