F Moscow 1997

Yevgeny Kafelnikov #11 def. Petr Korda #15

7-6(2) 6-4

Yevgeny Kafelnikov defeated Petr Korda 7-6(2) 6-4 in the 1997 Moscow final on carpet courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatYevgeny KafelnikovPetr Korda
Aces94
Double faults55
First serve %58.0%45.0%
First serve points won %82.0%72.0%
Second serve points won %61.0%49.0%
Break points saved %75.0%83.0%
Break points converted %17.0%25.0%
Service points won %73.0%59.0%
Return points won %41.0%27.0%
Total points won %55.0%45.0%
Match Serve++11.2-2.6
Match Return++2.6-11.2

* 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

FieldYevgeny KafelnikovPetr Korda
Country RUS CZE
Birth dateFeb 18, 1974Jan 23, 1968
Age2329
Height190 cm190 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)1115
Ranking points (entering)2,3562,145
Elo (entering)1,9171,994
Current career W-L574–281378–238
Current career earnings$23,883,797$10,448,900
Pre-match H2H
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #11 5 2 Petr Korda #15

Path

Yevgeny Kafelnikov's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Daniel Nestor #1486-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataNov 8, 1997SF
Sargis Sargsian #726-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataNov 8, 1997QF
Byron Black #676-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataNov 7, 1997R16
Jonathan Stark #876-7(5) 6-1 6-3WH2HMatch dataNov 6, 1997R32

Yevgeny Kafelnikov's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Petr Korda's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Wayne Black #1226-7(4) 6-3 7-5WH2HMatch dataNov 8, 1997SF
Alex Obrien 7-5 6-3WMatch dataNov 8, 1997QF
Kenneth Carlsen #807-6(6) 5-7 6-4WH2HMatch dataNov 7, 1997R16
Jeff Tarango #494-6 7-5 6-3WH2HMatch dataNov 6, 1997R32