SF New Haven 1998

Goran Ivanisevic #16 def. Yevgeny Kafelnikov #12

6-3 6-4

Goran Ivanisevic defeated Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6-3 6-4 in the 1998 New Haven semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatGoran IvanisevicYevgeny Kafelnikov
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
124
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
27
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
55.6%41.8%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
86.7%71.4%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
50.0%46.2%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
0.0%62.5%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
70.4%56.7%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
37.5%100.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
43.3%29.6%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
55.4%44.6%
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.
+8.4-5.2
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.
+5.2-8.4

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 1998 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldGoran IvanisevicYevgeny Kafelnikov
Country CRO RUS
Birth dateSep 13, 1971Feb 18, 1974
Age2624
Height194 cm190 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)1612
Ranking points (entering)1,8702,255
Elo (entering)1,8971,891
Current career W-L565–320574–281
Current career earnings$19,878,007$23,883,797
Pre-match H2H

Path

Goran Ivanisevic's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Leander Paes #1006-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 22, 1998QF
Nicolas Kiefer #256-3 7-5WH2HMatch dataAug 21, 1998R16
Geoff Grant #1376-3 3-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 20, 1998R32

Goran Ivanisevic's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Karol Kucera #134-6 7-5 2-6LH2HMatch dataAug 23, 1998F

Yevgeny Kafelnikov's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Bohdan Ulihrach #374-6 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 22, 1998QF
Gustavo Kuerten #266-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 21, 1998R16
Todd Woodbridge #666-0 6-2WH2HMatch dataAug 20, 1998R32