SF Grand Slam Cup 1996

Goran Ivanisevic #4 def. Yevgeny Kafelnikov #3

6-7 2-6 6-3 6-2 6-4

Goran Ivanisevic defeated Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6-7 2-6 6-3 6-2 6-4 in the 1996 Grand Slam Cup semifinal on carpet courts.

Match Information

Date: Dec 8, 1996*
Tournament: Grand Slam Cup
Edition: 1996
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Carpet
Round: SF

Match Statistics

Our current data sources do not include detailed match statistics for this match.

Player Comparison

Field	Goran Ivanisevic	Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Country	CRO	RUS
Birth date	Sep 13, 1971	Feb 18, 1974
Age	25	22
Height	194 cm	190 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	4	3
Ranking points (entering)	3,492	3,564
Elo (entering)	1,993	1,997
Current career W-L	565–320	574–281
Current career earnings	$19,878,007	$23,883,797

Pre-match H2H

Goran Ivanisevic #4 6 – 2 Yevgeny Kafelnikov #3

Path

Goran Ivanisevic's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Mark Woodforde #27	6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Dec 8, 1996	QF
Mikael Tillstrom #47	6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Dec 7, 1996	R16

Goran Ivanisevic's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Boris Becker #6	3-6 4-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Dec 9, 1996	F

Yevgeny Kafelnikov's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Jim Courier #26	2-6 6-4 8-6	W	H2H	Match data	Dec 8, 1996	QF
Alex Corretja #23	6-4 7-6	W	H2H	Match data	Dec 7, 1996	R16