R16 Wimbledon 1997

Nicolas Kiefer #98 def. Yevgeny Kafelnikov #6

6-2 7-5 2-6 6-1

Nicolas Kiefer defeated Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6-2 7-5 2-6 6-1 in the 1997 Wimbledon round of 16 on grass courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatNicolas KieferYevgeny Kafelnikov
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
127
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
711
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
50.0%46.1%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
80.0%71.2%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
50.8%37.7%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
72.7%57.1%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
65.4%53.1%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
42.9%27.3%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
46.9%34.6%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
56.2%43.8%
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.
+3.5-8.8
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.
+8.8-3.5

* 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

FieldNicolas KieferYevgeny Kafelnikov
Country GER RUS
Birth dateJul 5, 1977Feb 18, 1974
Age1923
Height183 cm190 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)986
Ranking points (entering)4642,348
Elo (entering)1,7071,968
Current career W-L347–255574–281
Current career earnings$7,480,465$23,883,797
Pre-match H2H

Path

Nicolas Kiefer's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Andrei Medvedev #196-4 6-2 6-7(2) 6-4WH2HMatch dataJun 29, 1997R32
Patrick Baur #4057-5 7-6(2) 6-1WH2HMatch dataJun 27, 1997R64
Alexander Volkov #916-4 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataJun 25, 1997R128

Nicolas Kiefer's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Todd Woodbridge #376-7(7) 6-2 0-6 4-6LH2HMatch dataJul 4, 1997QF

Yevgeny Kafelnikov's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jason Stoltenberg #306-3 7-6(4) 4-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataJun 29, 1997R32
Javier Sanchez #436-2 4-6 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataJun 27, 1997R64
Juan Antonio Marin #1126-4 6-2 6-0WH2HMatch dataJun 25, 1997R128