QF Roland Garros 1997

Gustavo Kuerten #66 def. Yevgeny Kafelnikov #3

6-2 5-7 2-6 6-0 6-4

Gustavo Kuerten defeated Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6-2 5-7 2-6 6-0 6-4 in the 1997 Roland Garros quarterfinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatGustavo KuertenYevgeny Kafelnikov
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
167
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
45
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
57.6%62.8%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
79.5%64.8%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
57.4%39.1%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
55.6%69.6%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
70.1%55.2%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
30.4%44.4%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
44.8%29.9%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
56.3%43.7%
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.
+8.2-6.7
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.
+6.7-8.2

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 1997 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldGustavo KuertenYevgeny Kafelnikov
Country BRA RUS
Birth dateSep 10, 1976Feb 18, 1974
Age2023
Height190 cm190 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)663
Ranking points (entering)7273,008
Elo (entering)1,7671,921
Current career W-L339–184574–281
Current career earnings$14,807,000$23,883,797
Pre-match H2H

Path

Gustavo Kuerten's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Andrei Medvedev #205-7 6-1 6-2 1-6 7-5WH2HMatch dataJun 4, 1997R16
Thomas Muster #56-7(3) 6-1 6-3 3-6 6-4WH2HMatch dataJun 1, 1997R32
Jonas Bjorkman #236-4 6-2 4-6 7-5WH2HMatch dataMay 30, 1997R64
Slava Dosedel #736-0 7-5 6-1WH2HMatch dataMay 28, 1997R128

Gustavo Kuerten's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Filip Dewulf #1226-1 3-6 6-1 7-6(4)WH2HMatch dataJun 8, 1997SF

Yevgeny Kafelnikov's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Mark Philippoussis #216-2 6-3 7-5WH2HMatch dataJun 4, 1997R16
Cedric Pioline #337-5 6-4 6-7(3) 1-6 6-4WH2HMatch dataJun 1, 1997R32
Guillaume Raoux #1077-5 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 30, 1997R64
Martin Damm Sr 6-2 6-4 6-4WMatch dataMay 28, 1997R128