SF Tashkent 1998

Yevgeny Kafelnikov #10 def. Cedric Pioline #18

6-2 6-2

Yevgeny Kafelnikov defeated Cedric Pioline 6-2 6-2 in the 1998 Tashkent semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatYevgeny KafelnikovCedric Pioline
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
87
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
42
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
60.4%69.6%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
86.2%56.2%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
52.6%38.1%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
100.0%66.7%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
72.9%50.7%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
33.3%0.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
49.3%27.1%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
59.0%41.0%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+11.0-11.2
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+11.2-11.0

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 1998 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldYevgeny KafelnikovCedric Pioline
Country RUS FRA
Birth dateFeb 18, 1974Jun 15, 1969
Age2429
Height190 cm188 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)1018
Ranking points (entering)2,4141,709
Elo (entering)1,9041,813
Current career W-L574–281370–301
Current career earnings$23,883,797$6,921,029
Pre-match H2H

Path

Yevgeny Kafelnikov's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Gaston Etlis #1656-3 3-6 6-1WH2HMatch dataSep 19, 1998QF
David Nainkin #1496-3 6-0WH2HMatch dataSep 18, 1998R16
Martin Sinner #1216-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataSep 17, 1998R32

Yevgeny Kafelnikov's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Tim Henman #115-7 4-6LH2HMatch dataSep 20, 1998F

Cedric Pioline's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Marat Safin #576-7(3) 6-2 7-6(3)WH2HMatch dataSep 19, 1998QF
Laurence Tieleman #1184-6 7-6(6) 6-4WH2HMatch dataSep 18, 1998R16
Vadim Kutsenko #2506-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 17, 1998R32