Jiri Novak #17 def. Yevgeny Kafelnikov #4

6-1 6-1

Jiri Novak defeated Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6-1 6-1 in the 2002 Dubai Tennis Championships quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Mar 2, 2002*
Tournament: Dubai Tennis Championships
Edition: 2002
Category: ATP International Series Gold → modern equivalent ATP 500
Surface: Hard
Round: QF
Duration: 51m

Match Statistics

Stat	Jiri Novak	Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Aces	4	2
Double faults	0	4
First serve %	57	42
First serve points won %	74	60
Second serve points won %	65	32
Break points saved %	100	29
Break points converted %	71	0
Service points won %	70	44
Return points won %	56	30
Total points won %	63	37

Player Comparison

Field	Jiri Novak	Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Country	CZE	RUS
Birth date	Mar 22, 1975	Feb 18, 1974
Age	26	28
Height	190 cm	190 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	17	4
Ranking points (entering)	1,661	2,775
Elo (entering)	1,860	1,925
Current career W-L	319–253	574–281
Current career earnings	$7,618,613	$23,883,797

Pre-match H2H

Jiri Novak #17 0 – 4 Yevgeny Kafelnikov #4

Path

Jiri Novak's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Axel Pretzsch #136	7-5 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 1, 2002	R16
Dominik Hrbaty #50	6-2 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 28, 2002	R32

Jiri Novak's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Fabrice Santoro #26	7-5 3-6 6-7(4)	L	H2H	Match data	Mar 2, 2002	SF

Yevgeny Kafelnikov's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Sjeng Schalken #28	6-1 7-6(5)	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 1, 2002	R16
Vasilis Mazarakis #179	6-4 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 28, 2002	R32