Yevgeny Kafelnikov #8 def. Mark Philippoussis #19

4-6 6-4 7-6(4)

Yevgeny Kafelnikov defeated Mark Philippoussis 4-6 6-4 7-6(4) in the 1998 Stuttgart Masters round of 32 on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatYevgeny KafelnikovMark Philippoussis
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
1116
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
54
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
53.0%68.0%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
77.4%75.8%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
63.8%54.8%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
60.0%33.3%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
71.0%69.1%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
66.7%40.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
30.9%29.0%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
51.3%48.7%
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.
+9.0+7.1
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.
-7.1-9.0

* 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

FieldYevgeny KafelnikovMark Philippoussis
Country RUS AUS
Birth dateFeb 18, 1974Nov 7, 1976
Age2421
Height190 cm196 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)819
Ranking points (entering)2,4631,610
Elo (entering)1,8521,897
Current career W-L574–281291–193
Current career earnings$23,883,797$6,987,402
Pre-match H2H

Path

Yevgeny Kafelnikov's path

No prior matches in this tournament.

Yevgeny Kafelnikov's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Todd Martin #286-4 7-5WH2HMatch dataOct 31, 1998R16

Mark Philippoussis's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Fabrice Santoro #406-1 5-7 6-2WH2HMatch dataOct 28, 1998R64