Nicklas Kulti #90 def. Yevgeny Kafelnikov #5

6-7(5) 6-3 6-4

Nicklas Kulti defeated Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6-7(5) 6-3 6-4 in the 1996 Halle Open final on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Jun 23, 1996*
Tournament: Halle Open
Edition: 1996
Category: World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Grass
Round: F
Duration: 2h 6m

Match Statistics

Stat	Nicklas Kulti	Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Aces	16	17
Double faults	7	12
First serve %	58	54
First serve points won %	71	74
Second serve points won %	58	45
Break points saved %	67	69
Break points converted %	31	33
Service points won %	66	61
Return points won %	39	34
Total points won %	52	48

Player Comparison

Field	Nicklas Kulti	Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Country	SWE	RUS
Birth date	Apr 22, 1971	Feb 18, 1974
Age	25	22
Height	190 cm	190 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	90	5
Ranking points (entering)	512	3,179
Elo (entering)	1,742	2,044
Current career W-L	150–179	574–281
Current career earnings	$3,186,946	$23,883,797

Pre-match H2H

Nicklas Kulti #90 0 – 0 Yevgeny Kafelnikov #5

Path

Nicklas Kulti's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Richey Reneberg #23	7-6(3) 7-6(10)	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 22, 1996	SF
Brett Steven #59	7-6(2) 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 22, 1996	QF
Alex Radulescu #100	6-1 4-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 21, 1996	R16
Carlos Moya #21	7-6(4) 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 20, 1996	R32

Nicklas Kulti'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
Daniel Vacek #38	6-3 1-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 22, 1996	SF
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