Thomas Muster #2 def. Yevgeny Kafelnikov #6

6-2 6-2 6-4

Thomas Muster defeated Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6-2 6-2 6-4 in the 1996 Stuttgart Open final on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatThomas MusterYevgeny Kafelnikov
Aces15
Double faults15
First serve %4557
First serve points won %7065
Second serve points won %7640
Break points saved %10069
Break points converted %310
Service points won %7355
Return points won %4527
Total points won %5842

Player Comparison

FieldThomas MusterYevgeny Kafelnikov
Country AUT RUS
Birth dateOct 2, 1967Feb 18, 1974
Age2822
Height180 cm190 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)26
Ranking points (entering)3,6883,062
Elo (entering)2,0301,994
Current career W-L590–268574–281
Current career earnings$12,266,977$23,883,797
Pre-match H2H

Path

Thomas Muster's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Alberto Berasategui #296-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataJul 20, 1996SF
Francisco Clavet #336-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataJul 20, 1996QF
Galo Blanco #1006-3 6-0WH2HMatch dataJul 19, 1996R16
Marcos Aurelio Gorriz #1187-6(5) 7-6(2)WH2HMatch dataJul 18, 1996R32

Thomas Muster's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Yevgeny Kafelnikov's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Alex Corretja #486-3 7-6(4)WH2HMatch dataJul 20, 1996SF
Felix Mantilla #242-6 6-0 6-2WH2HMatch dataJul 20, 1996QF
Mikael Tillstrom #476-3 7-6(5)WH2HMatch dataJul 19, 1996R16
Gustavo Kuerten #1206-1 6-4WH2HMatch dataJul 18, 1996R32