SF London 1998

Yevgeny Kafelnikov #7 def. Wayne Ferreira #47

7-5 6-4

Yevgeny Kafelnikov defeated Wayne Ferreira 7-5 6-4 in the 1998 London semifinal on carpet courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatYevgeny KafelnikovWayne Ferreira
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
515
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
13
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
61.4%58.9%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
76.7%72.1%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
51.9%43.3%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
80.0%70.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
67.1%60.3%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
30.0%20.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
39.7%32.9%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
53.1%46.9%
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.
+5.2-1.7
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.
+1.7-5.2

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 1998 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldYevgeny KafelnikovWayne Ferreira
Country RUS RSA
Birth dateFeb 18, 1974Sep 15, 1971
Age2426
Height190 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)747
Ranking points (entering)2,765894
Elo (entering)1,9381,874
Current career W-L574–281487–317
Current career earnings$23,883,797$9,969,617
Pre-match H2H

Path

Yevgeny Kafelnikov's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Tim Henman #214-6 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataFeb 28, 1998QF
Daniel Vacek #526-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataFeb 27, 1998R16
Thomas Johansson #356-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataFeb 26, 1998R32

Yevgeny Kafelnikov's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Cedric Pioline #187-5 6-4WH2HMatch dataMar 1, 1998F

Wayne Ferreira's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Patrick Rafter #36-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataFeb 28, 1998QF
Goran Ivanisevic #166-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataFeb 27, 1998R16
Chris Wilkinson #1816-7(5) 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataFeb 26, 1998R32