F Milan 2003

Martin Verkerk #90 def. Yevgeny Kafelnikov #26

6-4 5-7 7-5

Martin Verkerk defeated Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6-4 5-7 7-5 in the 2003 Milan final on carpet courts.

Match Information

Date: Feb 2, 2003*
Tournament: Milan
Edition: 2003
Category: ATP International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Carpet
Round: F
Duration: 2h 2m

Match Statistics

Stat	Martin Verkerk	Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Aces	30	10
Double faults	3	2
First serve %	69.0%	60.0%
First serve points won %	76.0%	80.0%
Second serve points won %	69.0%	44.0%
Break points saved %	80.0%	75.0%
Break points converted %	25.0%	20.0%
Service points won %	74.0%	66.0%
Return points won %	34.0%	26.0%
Total points won %	53.0%	47.0%

Player Comparison

Field	Martin Verkerk	Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Country	NED	RUS
Birth date	Oct 31, 1978	Feb 18, 1974
Age	24	28
Height	196 cm	190 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	90	26
Ranking points (entering)	439	1,190
Elo (entering)	1,656	1,812
Current career W-L	56–64	574–281
Current career earnings	$1,564,520	$23,883,797

Pre-match H2H

Martin Verkerk #90 0 – 0 Yevgeny Kafelnikov #26

Path

Martin Verkerk's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Ivan Ljubicic #59	3-6 7-5 7-6(1)	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 1, 2003	SF
Davide Sanguinetti #44	7-5 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 1, 2003	QF
Thomas Enqvist #47	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 31, 2003	R16
Adrian Voinea #78	6-3 6-7(3) 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 30, 2003	R32

Martin Verkerk's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Yevgeny Kafelnikov's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Jarkko Nieminen #37	7-6(8) 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 1, 2003	SF
Jonas Bjorkman #89	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 1, 2003	QF
Kristian Pless #97	6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 31, 2003	R16
Marcelo Charpentier #199	6-2 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 30, 2003	R32