Richard Krajicek #9 def. Yevgeny Kafelnikov #8

6-4 6-3 6-3

Richard Krajicek defeated Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6-4 6-3 6-3 in the 1998 Stuttgart Masters final on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatRichard KrajicekYevgeny Kafelnikov
Aces2010
Double faults15
First serve %67.0%51.0%
First serve points won %94.0%76.0%
Second serve points won %54.0%50.0%
Break points saved %33.0%
Break points converted %67.0%
Service points won %81.0%63.0%
Return points won %37.0%19.0%
Total points won %57.0%43.0%

Player Comparison

FieldRichard KrajicekYevgeny Kafelnikov
Country NED RUS
Birth dateDec 6, 1971Feb 18, 1974
Age2624
Height196 cm190 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)98
Ranking points (entering)2,5482,581
Elo (entering)1,9931,906
Current career W-L408–207574–281
Current career earnings$10,077,425$23,883,797
Pre-match H2H

Path

Richard Krajicek's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Pete Sampras #16-7(2) 6-4 7-6(5)WH2HMatch dataNov 1, 1998SF
Goran Ivanisevic #147-6(3) 7-6(5)WH2HMatch dataNov 1, 1998QF
Andre Agassi #56-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 31, 1998R16
Magnus Norman #526-4 6-1WH2HMatch dataOct 29, 1998R32

Richard Krajicek's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Yevgeny Kafelnikov's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jonas Bjorkman #126-2 7-5WH2HMatch dataNov 1, 1998SF
Marcelo Rios #2(w/o)WH2HMatch dataNov 1, 1998QF
Todd Martin #286-4 7-5WH2HMatch dataOct 31, 1998R16
Mark Philippoussis #194-6 6-4 7-6(4)WH2HMatch dataOct 29, 1998R32