R16 Roland Garros 1997

Yevgeny Kafelnikov #3 def. Mark Philippoussis #21

6-2 6-3 7-5

Yevgeny Kafelnikov defeated Mark Philippoussis 6-2 6-3 7-5 in the 1997 Roland Garros round of 16 on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatYevgeny KafelnikovMark Philippoussis
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
516
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
38
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
68.6%65.8%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
91.5%72.0%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
44.4%30.8%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
—63.6%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
76.7%57.9%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
36.4%—
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
42.1%23.3%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
57.0%43.0%
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.
+14.8-4.0
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.
+4.0-14.8

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 1997 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldYevgeny KafelnikovMark Philippoussis
Country RUS AUS
Birth dateFeb 18, 1974Nov 7, 1976
Age2320
Height190 cm196 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)321
Ranking points (entering)3,0081,479
Elo (entering)1,8931,946
Current career W-L574–281291–193
Current career earnings$23,883,797$6,987,402
Pre-match H2H

Path

Yevgeny Kafelnikov's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Cedric Pioline #337-5 6-4 6-7(3) 1-6 6-4WH2HMatch dataJun 1, 1997R32
Guillaume Raoux #1077-5 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 30, 1997R64
Martin Damm Sr 6-2 6-4 6-4W—Match dataMay 28, 1997R128

Yevgeny Kafelnikov's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Gustavo Kuerten #662-6 7-5 6-2 0-6 4-6LH2HMatch dataJun 6, 1997QF

Mark Philippoussis's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jan Siemerink #266-4 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataJun 1, 1997R32
Olivier Delaitre #1596-4 3-6 6-1 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 30, 1997R64
Nicklas Kulti #846-2 4-6 3-6 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 28, 1997R128