Yevgeny Kafelnikov #5 def. Daniel Vacek #38

6-3 1-6 6-3

Yevgeny Kafelnikov defeated Daniel Vacek 6-3 1-6 6-3 in the 1996 Halle Open semifinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Jun 22, 1996*
Tournament: Halle Open
Edition: 1996
Category: World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Grass
Round: SF
Duration: 1h 14m

Match Statistics

Stat	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	Daniel Vacek
Aces	10	7
Double faults	6	7
First serve %	50	48
First serve points won %	72	74
Second serve points won %	61	58
Break points saved %	62	0
Break points converted %	100	38
Service points won %	67	66
Return points won %	34	33
Total points won %	51	49

Player Comparison

Field	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	Daniel Vacek
Country	RUS	CZE
Birth date	Feb 18, 1974	Apr 1, 1971
Age	22	25
Height	190 cm	190 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	5	38
Ranking points (entering)	3,179	964
Elo (entering)	2,039	1,743
Current career W-L	574–281	171–220
Current career earnings	$23,883,797	$4,803,388

Pre-match H2H

Yevgeny Kafelnikov #5 5 – 3 Daniel Vacek #38

Path

Yevgeny Kafelnikov's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Magnus Larsson #92	4-6 7-6(5) 7-6(11)	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 22, 1996	QF
Byron Black #26	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 21, 1996	R16
Mikael Tillstrom #55	6-7(3) 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 20, 1996	R32

Yevgeny Kafelnikov's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Nicklas Kulti #90	7-6(5) 3-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jun 23, 1996	F

Daniel Vacek's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Magnus Gustafsson #39	6-2 4-6 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 22, 1996	QF
Marc Rosset #13	4-6 6-3 7-6(0)	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 21, 1996	R16
Guy Forget #51	7-6(5) 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 20, 1996	R32