QF Swiss Indoors 1997

Mark Philippoussis #21 def. Yevgeny Kafelnikov #4

6-3 6-7(5) 6-2

Mark Philippoussis defeated Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6-3 6-7(5) 6-2 in the 1997 Swiss Indoors quarterfinal on carpet courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMark PhilippoussisYevgeny Kafelnikov
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
191
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
22
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
67.5%62.8%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
85.2%70.4%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
69.2%56.2%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
—25.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
80.0%65.1%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
75.0%—
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
34.9%20.0%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
56.6%43.4%
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.
+18.1+3.2
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.
-3.2-18.1

* 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

FieldMark PhilippoussisYevgeny Kafelnikov
Country AUS RUS
Birth dateNov 7, 1976Feb 18, 1974
Age2023
Height196 cm190 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)214
Ranking points (entering)1,5212,702
Elo (entering)1,8751,906
Current career W-L291–193574–281
Current career earnings$6,987,402$23,883,797
Pre-match H2H

Path

Mark Philippoussis's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Fabrice Santoro #416-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataOct 3, 1997R16
Albert Costa #197-6(3) 6-3WH2HMatch dataOct 2, 1997R32

Mark Philippoussis's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Tim Henman #207-6(2) 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 4, 1997SF

Yevgeny Kafelnikov's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Ivo Heuberger #1986-3 4-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataOct 3, 1997R16
Lorenzo Manta #2986-1 7-6(2)WH2HMatch dataOct 2, 1997R32