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

Date: May 22, 1999*
Tournament: St. Poelten
Edition: 1999
Category: ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Clay
Round: SF
Duration: 1h 33m

Match Statistics

Stat	Mariano Zabaleta	Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Aces	9	9
Double faults	1	7
First serve %	53	52
First serve points won %	77	71
Second serve points won %	59	38
Break points saved %	0	60
Break points converted %	40	100
Service points won %	68	55
Return points won %	45	32
Total points won %	54	46

Player Comparison

Field	Mariano Zabaleta	Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Country	ARG	RUS
Birth date	Feb 28, 1978	Feb 18, 1974
Age	21	25
Height	183 cm	190 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	26	1
Ranking points (entering)	1,235	3,371
Elo (entering)	1,795	1,896
Current career W-L	201–208	574–281
Current career earnings	$3,204,127	$23,883,797

Pre-match H2H

Mariano Zabaleta #26 0 – 0 Yevgeny Kafelnikov #1

Path

Mariano Zabaleta's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Francisco Clavet #20	6-2 4-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	May 22, 1999	QF
Jan Kroslak	7-5 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	May 21, 1999	R16
Justin Gimelstob #70	6-4 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	May 20, 1999	R32

Mariano Zabaleta's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Marcelo Rios #9	4-4 (ret.)	L	H2H	Match data	May 23, 1999	F

Yevgeny Kafelnikov's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Markus Hipfl #92	6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	May 22, 1999	QF
Franco Squillari #39	6-4 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	May 21, 1999	R16
Jimy Szymanski #242	7-6(4) 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	May 20, 1999	R32