R16 Italian Open 1999

Gustavo Kuerten #14 def. Yevgeny Kafelnikov #1

7-5 6-1

Gustavo Kuerten defeated Yevgeny Kafelnikov 7-5 6-1 in the 1999 Italian Open round of 16 on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatGustavo KuertenYevgeny Kafelnikov
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
74
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
16
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
63.0%56.5%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
79.4%61.5%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
50.0%40.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
66.7%50.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
68.5%52.2%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
50.0%33.3%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
47.8%31.5%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
56.9%43.1%
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.
+6.6-9.8
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.
+9.8-6.6

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 1999 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
Age2225
Height190 cm190 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)141
Ranking points (entering)2,0333,382
Elo (entering)1,8841,895
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
Francisco Clavet #216-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 13, 1999R32
Fernando Vicente #546-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 12, 1999R64

Gustavo Kuerten's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Karol Kucera #123-6 6-4 7-5WH2HMatch dataMay 16, 1999QF

Yevgeny Kafelnikov's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Marat Safin #316-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataMay 13, 1999R32
Chris Woodruff #1587-6(1) 5-7 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 12, 1999R64