SF Cincinnati Open 1999

Patrick Rafter #4 def. Yevgeny Kafelnikov #2

6-4 6-2

Patrick Rafter defeated Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6-4 6-2 in the 1999 Cincinnati Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatPatrick RafterYevgeny Kafelnikov
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
115
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
12
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
76.7%62.3%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
84.8%72.7%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
80.0%30.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
—40.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
83.7%56.6%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
60.0%—
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
43.4%16.3%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
61.5%38.5%
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.
+21.8-5.4
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.
+5.4-21.8

* 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

FieldPatrick RafterYevgeny Kafelnikov
Country AUS RUS
Birth dateDec 28, 1972Feb 18, 1974
Age2625
Height185 cm190 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)42
Ranking points (entering)3,2713,527
Elo (entering)1,9851,923
Current career W-L333–178574–281
Current career earnings$11,133,128$23,883,797
Pre-match H2H

Path

Patrick Rafter's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Michael Chang #586-2 6-1WH2HMatch dataAug 15, 1999QF
Nicolas Lapentti #216-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 14, 1999R16
Daniel Vacek #607-6(3) 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 12, 1999R32

Patrick Rafter's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Pete Sampras #16-7(7) 3-6LH2HMatch dataAug 16, 1999F

Yevgeny Kafelnikov's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Tim Henman #57-5 7-5WH2HMatch dataAug 15, 1999QF
Chris Woodruff #866-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 14, 1999R16
Jonas Bjorkman #436-1 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 12, 1999R32