R16 Milan 2003

Yevgeny Kafelnikov #26 def. Kristian Pless #97

6-4 6-3

Yevgeny Kafelnikov defeated Kristian Pless 6-4 6-3 in the 2003 Milan round of 16 on carpet courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatYevgeny KafelnikovKristian Pless
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
78
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
03
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
70.9%58.1%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
71.8%58.1%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
81.2%48.4%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
75.0%57.1%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
74.5%54.1%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
42.9%25.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
45.9%25.5%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
58.1%41.9%
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.
+12.1-8.4
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.
+8.4-12.1

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2003 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldYevgeny KafelnikovKristian Pless
Country RUS DEN
Birth dateFeb 18, 1974Feb 9, 1981
Age2821
Height190 cm188 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand—
Ranking (entering)2697
Ranking points (entering)1,190416
Elo (entering)1,7721,640
Current career W-L574–28144–82
Current career earnings$23,883,797$1,127,884
Pre-match H2H

Path

Yevgeny Kafelnikov's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Marcelo Charpentier #1996-2 7-5WH2HMatch dataJan 30, 2003R32

Yevgeny Kafelnikov's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jonas Bjorkman #896-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataFeb 1, 2003QF

Kristian Pless's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Hicham Arazi #1126-3 1-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 30, 2003R32