R128 Australian Open 1996

Yevgeny Kafelnikov #6 def. Fabrice Santoro #104

6-1 6-1 7-5

Yevgeny Kafelnikov defeated Fabrice Santoro 6-1 6-1 7-5 in the 1996 Australian Open round of 128 on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatYevgeny KafelnikovFabrice Santoro
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
31
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
35
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
48.0%35.4%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
72.3%58.6%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
56.9%32.1%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
87.5%22.2%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
64.3%41.5%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
77.8%12.5%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
58.5%35.7%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
61.7%38.3%
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.
+2.4-20.4
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.
+20.4-2.4

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 1996 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldYevgeny KafelnikovFabrice Santoro
Country RUS FRA
Birth dateFeb 18, 1974Dec 9, 1972
Age2123
Height190 cm178 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)6104
Ranking points (entering)2,660468
Elo (entering)1,9231,592
Current career W-L574–281462–435
Current career earnings$23,883,797$10,013,832
Pre-match H2H

No prior-path match data is available for this tournament stage.