Yevgeny Kafelnikov #6 def. Boris Becker #13

6-3 6-4

Yevgeny Kafelnikov defeated Boris Becker 6-3 6-4 in the 1997 Halle Open semifinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Jun 14, 1997*
Tournament: Halle Open
Edition: 1997
Category: World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Grass
Round: SF
Duration: 1h 17m

Match Statistics

Stat	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	Boris Becker
Aces	5	7
Double faults	1	11
First serve %	77	45
First serve points won %	84	83
Second serve points won %	38	36
Break points saved %	75	62
Break points converted %	38	25
Service points won %	74	57
Return points won %	43	26
Total points won %	57	43

Player Comparison

Field	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	Boris Becker
Country	RUS	GER
Birth date	Feb 18, 1974	Nov 22, 1967
Age	23	29
Height	190 cm	190 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	6	13
Ranking points (entering)	2,279	1,819
Elo (entering)	1,910	2,001
Current career W-L	574–281	672–220
Current career earnings	$23,883,797	$25,080,956

Pre-match H2H

Yevgeny Kafelnikov #6 1 – 4 Boris Becker #13

Path

Yevgeny Kafelnikov's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Michael Stich #89	7-6(5) 6-7(4) 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 14, 1997	QF
Nicolas Kiefer #99	7-6(3) 7-6(2)	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 13, 1997	R16
Sjeng Schalken #80	6-0 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 12, 1997	R32

Yevgeny Kafelnikov's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Petr Korda #27	7-6(2) 6-7(5) 7-6(7)	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 15, 1997	F

Boris Becker's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Jeff Tarango #73	6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 14, 1997	QF
Hendrik Dreekmann #77	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 13, 1997	R16
Alex Radulescu #62	6-3 7-6(1)	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 12, 1997	R32