SF US Open 1999

Andre Agassi #2 def. Yevgeny Kafelnikov #3

1-6 6-3 6-3 6-3

Andre Agassi defeated Yevgeny Kafelnikov 1-6 6-3 6-3 6-3 in the 1999 US Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatAndre AgassiYevgeny Kafelnikov
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
119
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
33
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
50.5%55.7%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
72.5%65.6%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
56.0%45.1%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
50.0%54.5%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
64.4%56.5%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
45.5%50.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
43.5%35.6%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
53.2%46.8%
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.
+2.4-5.4
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.
+5.4-2.4

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 1999 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldAndre AgassiYevgeny Kafelnikov
Country USA RUS
Birth dateApr 29, 1970Feb 18, 1974
Age2925
Height180 cm190 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)23
Ranking points (entering)3,6503,616
Elo (entering)2,1091,980
Current career W-L842–268574–281
Current career earnings$31,152,975$23,883,797
Pre-match H2H

Path

Andre Agassi's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Nicolas Escude #1367-6(3) 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataSep 10, 1999QF
Arnaud Clement #526-4 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 8, 1999R16
Justin Gimelstob #876-1 4-6 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataSep 5, 1999R32
Axel Pretzsch #1246-3 6-2 6-1WH2HMatch dataSep 3, 1999R64
Nicklas Kulti #1026-0 6-1 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 1, 1999R128

Andre Agassi's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Todd Martin #46-4 6-7(5) 6-7(2) 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataSep 13, 1999F

Yevgeny Kafelnikov's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Richard Krajicek #137-6(0) 7-6(4) 3-6 1-6 7-6(5)WH2HMatch dataSep 10, 1999QF
Andrei Medvedev #357-6(5) 6-1 6-0WH2HMatch dataSep 8, 1999R16
Jonas Bjorkman #426-1 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataSep 5, 1999R32
Max Mirnyi #1017-5 6-1 6-7(5) 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 3, 1999R64
Alberto Martin #546-1 3-6 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataSep 1, 1999R128