Goran Ivanisevic #6 def. Yevgeny Kafelnikov #8

6-4 3-6 6-3

Goran Ivanisevic defeated Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6-4 3-6 6-3 in the 1996 ABN AMRO Open final on carpet courts.

Match Information

Date: Mar 10, 1996*
Tournament: ABN AMRO Open
Edition: 1996
Category: World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Carpet
Round: F
Duration: 1h 27m

Match Statistics

Stat	Goran Ivanisevic	Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Aces	18	11
Double faults	5	6
First serve %	49	49
First serve points won %	79	84
Second serve points won %	52	46
Break points saved %	67	0
Break points converted %	100	33
Service points won %	65	65
Return points won %	35	35
Total points won %	51	49

Player Comparison

Field	Goran Ivanisevic	Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Country	CRO	RUS
Birth date	Sep 13, 1971	Feb 18, 1974
Age	24	22
Height	194 cm	190 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	6	8
Ranking points (entering)	2,829	2,409
Elo (entering)	2,032	1,942
Current career W-L	565–320	574–281
Current career earnings	$19,878,007	$23,883,797

Pre-match H2H

Goran Ivanisevic #6 4 – 2 Yevgeny Kafelnikov #8

Path

Goran Ivanisevic's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Guillaume Raoux #61	6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 9, 1996	SF
Martin Damm Sr	7-5 6-2	W	—	Match data	Mar 9, 1996	QF
Omar Camporese #142	6-3 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 8, 1996	R16
Filip Dewulf #50	7-6(2) 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 7, 1996	R32

Goran Ivanisevic's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Yevgeny Kafelnikov's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Tim Henman #79	7-6(4) 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 9, 1996	SF
Cedric Pioline #35	3-6 7-6(4) 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 9, 1996	QF
Jacco Eltingh #71	6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 8, 1996	R16
Guy Forget #29	6-3 7-6(5)	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 7, 1996	R32