SF St. Poelten 1999

Mariano Zabaleta #26 def. Yevgeny Kafelnikov #1

7-5 6-3

Mariano Zabaleta defeated Yevgeny Kafelnikov 7-5 6-3 in the 1999 St. Poelten semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMariano ZabaletaYevgeny Kafelnikov
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
99
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
17
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
52.6%51.7%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
76.7%71.1%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
59.3%38.1%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
0.0%60.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
68.4%55.2%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
40.0%100.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
44.8%31.6%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
54.2%45.8%
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.
+6.5-6.8
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.
+6.8-6.5

* 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

FieldMariano ZabaletaYevgeny Kafelnikov
Country ARG RUS
Birth dateFeb 28, 1978Feb 18, 1974
Age2125
Height183 cm190 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style—Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)261
Ranking points (entering)1,2353,371
Elo (entering)1,7951,896
Current career W-L201–208574–281
Current career earnings$3,204,127$23,883,797
Pre-match H2H

Path

Mariano Zabaleta's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Francisco Clavet #206-2 4-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 22, 1999QF
Jan Kroslak 7-5 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 21, 1999R16
Justin Gimelstob #706-4 7-5WH2HMatch dataMay 20, 1999R32

Mariano Zabaleta's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Marcelo Rios #94-4 (ret.)LH2HMatch dataMay 23, 1999F

Yevgeny Kafelnikov's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Markus Hipfl #926-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataMay 22, 1999QF
Franco Squillari #396-4 6-1WH2HMatch dataMay 21, 1999R16
Jimy Szymanski #2427-6(4) 6-2WH2HMatch dataMay 20, 1999R32