How old is Yevgeny Kafelnikov?

Yevgeny Kafelnikov is 52 years old, born on February 18, 1974.

Which country is Yevgeny Kafelnikov from?

Yevgeny Kafelnikov is from Russia.

How tall is Yevgeny Kafelnikov?

Yevgeny Kafelnikov is 190 cm / 6'3".

Does Yevgeny Kafelnikov use a one-handed or two-handed backhand?

Yevgeny Kafelnikov uses a two-handed backhand.

Is Yevgeny Kafelnikov left-handed or right-handed?

Yevgeny Kafelnikov plays right-handed.

How many Grand Slams has Yevgeny Kafelnikov won?

Yevgeny Kafelnikov has won 2 Grand Slam titles. The most recent was Australian Open in 1999.

How many Masters 1000 titles has Yevgeny Kafelnikov won?

Yevgeny Kafelnikov has not won a Masters 1000 title.

How many ATP titles has Yevgeny Kafelnikov won?

Yevgeny Kafelnikov has won 25 ATP singles titles across all categories. The most recent other title was Tashkent in 2002.

What is Yevgeny Kafelnikov's highest ATP ranking?

Yevgeny Kafelnikov's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 1, first achieved on May 3, 1999.

What is Yevgeny Kafelnikov's career win-loss record?

Yevgeny Kafelnikov has a career ATP singles record of 568 wins and 281 losses (66.9%).

How much career prize money has Yevgeny Kafelnikov earned?

Yevgeny Kafelnikov has earned at least $23,883,797 in career prize money from professional tennis.

When did Yevgeny Kafelnikov play professional tennis?

Yevgeny Kafelnikov turned professional in 1992 and was active through 2003.

What is Yevgeny Kafelnikov's best surface?

Yevgeny Kafelnikov's best surface is carpet court with a 72.5% win rate (150W-57L).

Who is Yevgeny Kafelnikov's biggest rival?

Yevgeny Kafelnikov's most frequent opponent is Daniel Vacek, with a head-to-head record of 15–4 across 19 meetings.

Yevgeny Kafelnikov

RUS Age 52 190 cm / 6'3" Plays: Right-Handed, Two-Handed Backhand Pro 1992–2003

Peak ranking

1 (May 3, 1999)

Elo peak

2072 (94.7%ile)

Career record

568–281 (66.9%)

Career titles

Prize money

$23,883,797

Recent ATP Matches full match log →

Date	Tournament	Category	Round	Surface	Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match
Oct 24, 2003*	St. Petersburg	ATP 250	R16	Hard	Mikhail Youzhny #37	2-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data
Oct 23, 2003*	St. Petersburg	ATP 250	R32	Hard	Nicolas Kiefer #54	2-6 6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Oct 15, 2003*	Madrid Masters	Masters 1000	R64	Hard	Thomas Enqvist #146	3-6 (ret.)	L	H2H	Match data
Oct 9, 2003*	Lyon	ATP 250	R32	Carpet	Fernando Vicente #68	2-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data
Oct 3, 2003*	Moscow	ATP 250	R16	Carpet	Sargis Sargsian #58	4-6 6-2 4-6	L	H2H	Match data

Rivals full rivalries list →

Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Daniel Vacek	15	4	19	Jan 3, 2002	H2H
Marc Rosset	5	10	15	Feb 16, 2002	H2H
Nicolas Kiefer	8	6	14	Oct 23, 2003	H2H
Goran Ivanisevic	5	9	14	Nov 12, 2001	H2H
Thomas Enqvist	7	6	13	Oct 15, 2003	H2H

Titles (25)

Season	Age	Titles	GS	M1000	500	250	Finals	Tournaments
1994	20	3	—	—	—	3	—	Adelaide , Copenhagen , Long Island
1995	21	4	—	—	—	4	—	Gstaad , Long Island , Milan , St. Petersburg
1996	22	4	1	—	—	3	—	Adelaide , Lyon , Prague , Roland Garros
1997	23	3	—	—	—	3	—	Halle , Moscow , New Haven
1998	24	3	—	—	—	3	—	Halle , London , Moscow
1999	25	3	1	—	—	2	—	Moscow , Rotterdam , Australian Open
2000	26	1	—	—	—	1	—	Moscow
2001	27	2	—	—	—	2	—	Marseille , Moscow
2002	28	2	—	—	—	2	—	Halle , Tashkent
Total		25	2	—	—	23	—

Career Results

Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1992	18	1	4	5	20.0%	862	275
1993	19	10	10	20	50.0%	275	102
1994	20	60	27	87	69.0%	102	11
1995	21	69	27	96	71.9%	11	6
1996	22	73	25	98	74.5%	6	3
1997	23	54	26	80	67.5%	4	5
1998	24	55	29	84	65.5%	5	11
1999	25	59	29	88	67.1%	11	2
2000	26	58	31	89	65.2%	2	5
2001	27	64	26	90	71.1%	5	4
2002	28	36	23	59	61.0%	4	27
2003	29	29	24	53	54.7%	27	41
Career		568	281	849	66.9%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Season	Age	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1992	18	0	2	2	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	1	4	5	20.0%
1993	19	3	3	6	50.0%	4	4	8	50.0%	—	—	—	—	3	3	6	50.0%	10	10	20	50.0%
1994	20	20	8	28	71.4%	17	9	26	65.4%	5	2	7	71.4%	18	8	26	69.2%	60	27	87	69.0%
1995	21	19	7	26	73.1%	18	7	25	72.0%	6	2	8	75.0%	26	11	37	70.3%	69	27	96	71.9%
1996	22	16	5	21	76.2%	24	7	31	77.4%	4	2	6	66.7%	29	11	40	72.5%	73	25	98	74.5%
1997	23	17	8	25	68.0%	14	11	25	56.0%	8	1	9	88.9%	15	6	21	71.4%	54	26	80	67.5%
1998	24	28	14	42	66.7%	8	9	17	47.1%	5	2	7	71.4%	14	4	18	77.8%	55	29	84	65.5%
1999	25	32	15	47	68.1%	9	8	17	52.9%	2	2	4	50.0%	16	4	20	80.0%	59	29	88	67.0%
2000	26	38	19	57	66.7%	10	9	19	52.6%	4	2	6	66.7%	6	1	7	85.7%	58	31	89	65.2%
2001	27	39	15	54	72.2%	8	7	15	53.3%	5	2	7	71.4%	12	2	14	85.7%	64	26	90	71.1%
2002	28	22	13	35	62.9%	2	6	8	25.0%	7	1	8	87.5%	5	3	8	62.5%	36	23	59	61.0%
2003	29	13	14	27	48.1%	11	5	16	68.8%	0	2	2	0.0%	5	3	8	62.5%	29	24	53	54.7%
Career	—	247	123	370	66.8%	125	83	208	60.1%	46	18	64	71.9%	150	57	207	72.5%	568	281	849	66.9%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Season	Age	1-10				11-30				31-100				100+				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1992	18	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	1	3	4	25.0%
1993	19	2	1	3	66.7%	0	4	4	0.0%	4	2	6	66.7%	4	2	6	66.7%	10	9	19	52.6%
1994	20	9	8	17	52.9%	7	8	15	46.7%	30	5	35	85.7%	12	6	18	66.7%	58	27	85	68.2%
1995	21	5	8	13	38.5%	12	8	20	60.0%	36	8	44	81.8%	15	3	18	83.3%	68	27	95	71.6%
1996	22	2	10	12	16.7%	16	6	22	72.7%	42	7	49	85.7%	13	1	14	92.9%	73	24	97	75.3%
1997	23	6	5	11	54.5%	13	6	19	68.4%	22	14	36	61.1%	12	1	13	92.3%	53	26	79	67.1%
1998	24	4	5	9	44.4%	12	13	25	48.0%	26	10	36	72.2%	11	0	11	100.0%	53	28	81	65.4%
1999	25	7	6	13	53.8%	8	11	19	42.1%	30	11	41	73.2%	14	1	15	93.3%	59	29	88	67.0%
2000	26	1	5	6	16.7%	13	6	19	68.4%	34	17	51	66.7%	9	3	12	75.0%	57	31	88	64.8%
2001	27	3	8	11	27.3%	16	3	19	84.2%	32	12	44	72.7%	13	3	16	81.2%	64	26	90	71.1%
2002	28	0	1	1	0.0%	4	7	11	36.4%	21	12	33	63.6%	11	2	13	84.6%	36	22	58	62.1%
2003	29	2	4	6	33.3%	3	1	4	75.0%	15	17	32	46.9%	8	2	10	80.0%	28	24	52	53.8%
Career		41	61	102	40.2%	104	73	177	58.8%	292	117	409	71.4%	123	25	148	83.1%	560	276	836	67.0%

Opponent ranking data available for 836/849 (98.5%) of Yevgeny Kafelnikov's ATP main draw matches.

Performance Stats

Season	Age	Sample	Aces/M	DFs/M	1st Sv%	1st Sv Pts%	2nd Sv Pts%	BP Saved%	BP Conv%	Svc Pts%	Ret Pts%
1992	18	3	3.7	3.0	59.4%	71.1%	58.1%	73.7%	53.3%	64.4%	30.9%
1993	19	18	2.8	3.6	56.1%	69.4%	49.2%	54.1%	54.0%	60.2%	39.1%
1994	20	76	3.8	3.2	57.2%	71.2%	51.7%	57.9%	46.3%	62.5%	41.7%
1995	21	83	5.5	3.6	54.9%	75.0%	51.5%	62.1%	46.8%	64.3%	41.3%
1996	22	91	6.4	3.6	56.7%	75.7%	52.8%	59.7%	48.3%	65.8%	40.8%
1997	23	67	5.3	4.2	55.4%	72.2%	51.1%	54.6%	42.3%	62.8%	40.4%
1998	24	62	5.7	4.3	54.3%	75.2%	50.3%	60.0%	48.9%	63.9%	39.4%
1999	25	69	6.2	4.3	56.4%	73.2%	51.5%	60.1%	46.3%	63.6%	39.8%
2000	26	79	5.1	4.2	54.7%	72.8%	50.3%	61.9%	48.1%	62.6%	40.4%
2001	27	76	6.9	5.0	51.8%	75.5%	52.0%	58.6%	45.2%	64.1%	39.6%
2002	28	55	6.7	4.8	53.5%	75.0%	50.9%	61.0%	49.3%	63.6%	37.9%
2003	29	52	4.0	3.3	58.9%	70.3%	50.2%	50.1%	43.0%	61.8%	41.9%
Career		731	5.5	4.0	55.4%	73.6%	51.3%	58.8%	46.7%	63.5%	40.3%

Advanced Stats

Season	Age	ELO	ELO %	Hard %	Clay %	Grass %	Set Win %	Set Margin	SoS %	Deep Run %	Dec. Set W%	TB W	TB L	TB W%
1992	18	1477	15	31	—	—	27.3%	-2.10	19	0	—	2	1	67
1993	19	1588	70	66	47	—	48.9%	-0.13	64	10	40	4	4	50
1994	20	1889	97	96	93	72	63.0%	+0.88	86	47	68	21	16	57
1995	21	1875	97	96	98	84	66.1%	+1.28	90	66	71	12	19	39
1996	22	1972	98	98	100	86	67.1%	+1.08	91	68	69	26	14	65
1997	23	1955	99	98	97	95	63.0%	+0.81	87	54	65	25	12	68
1998	24	1951	98	98	90	93	58.7%	+0.54	91	35	72	17	12	59
1999	25	1922	99	99	90	93	62.4%	+0.74	93	52	58	25	18	58
2000	26	1860	96	96	94	95	59.3%	+0.58	90	39	71	18	16	53
2001	27	1980	99	99	93	96	64.8%	+0.94	93	57	64	26	18	59
2002	28	1809	93	94	85	97	56.6%	+0.26	79	28	65	18	16	53
2003	29	1708	87	88	92	—	56.3%	+0.58	78	21	48	9	8	53
Career		1880	95	96	92	90	61.8%	+0.71	86	45	65	203	154	57

Tournament Results by Category

Results show best round reached per tournament per season.

Grand Slams

Season	Age	AO	RG	W	USO
1993	19	—	R64	—	—
1994	20	R64	R32	R32	R16
1995	21	QF	SF	QF	R32
1996	22	QF	W	R128	—
1997	23	—	QF	R16	R64
1998	24	—	R64	R128	R16
1999	25	W	R64	R32	SF
2000	26	F	QF	R64	R32
2001	27	QF	QF	R32	SF
2002	28	R64	R64	R32	R64
2003	29	R64	R64	R128	R32

Masters 1000

Season	Age	CAN	CIN	HAM	IW	MAD	MC	MIA	PAR	ROM	STO	STU	ESS
1993	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—
1994	20	—	R32	F	—	—	SF	—	R16	R32	SF	—	—
1995	21	QF	R32	R32	—	—	R16	—	—	R64	—	—	R16
1996	22	—	QF	SF	—	—	R32	—	F	R16	—	R32	—
1997	23	SF	QF	SF	—	—	R32	—	SF	R16	—	R16	—
1998	24	QF	SF	R32	R32	—	R16	R16	SF	R16	—	F	—
1999	25	F	SF	—	R32	—	R32	R64	R32	R16	—	R32	—
2000	26	QF	R16	R64	R32	—	R32	R16	R16	R32	—	SF	—
2001	27	R64	QF	R64	SF	—	R64	R32	F	R32	—	SF	—
2002	28	R16	R64	R64	QF	R32	R64	R32	R16	R32	—	—	—
2003	29	R32	R32	—	R32	R64	R32	R32	—	SF	—	—	—

ATP 250

Season	Age	ADE	ANT	BAR	BAS	CHN	DOH	DUB	EST	GST	HAL	HER	HOU	KIT	LYO	MAL	MRS	MUN	QUE	ROT	SPB	STO	STU	VIE	WAS	ATH	BOR	COP	LON	LON	MIL	MOS	NEW	NIC	ORL	OST	PRA	SAN	SCH	ST.	SYD	TAS	TEL	ZAR
1992	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	R64	—	—	—	—	R32	R32	—	—	—	—	—
1993	19	—	—	QF	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R16	—	R16	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1994	20	W	—	R64	R16	—	—	—	R32	SF	SF	—	—	—	QF	—	R32	—	—	QF	—	—	QF	—	—	—	R16	W	—	W	—	QF	SF	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R32	QF
1995	21	QF	—	SF	R16	—	—	—	—	W	QF	—	—	—	SF	—	QF	R32	—	SF	W	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	W	SF	SF	F	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996	22	W	R32	R32	SF	—	—	—	R32	SF	F	—	—	—	W	—	R32	—	—	F	F	—	F	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	F	QF	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	23	R32	—	R32	QF	—	—	—	R32	R32	W	—	—	QF	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	W	W	—	—	—	R16	—	—	R32	—	SF	—	—
1998	24	—	R16	QF	R16	—	—	R32	—	R32	W	R32	—	R16	—	—	F	—	—	R32	—	—	R32	R32	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	W	SF	—	—	R16	R16	—	—	—	—	F	—	—
1999	25	—	—	R32	QF	—	R16	—	R32	—	—	—	—	SF	QF	—	R16	—	R32	W	—	—	—	QF	F	—	—	—	QF	QF	—	W	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	SF	—	R16	—	—
2000	26	—	—	R32	—	R32	—	—	R32	—	SF	—	—	QF	—	R16	R16	—	—	SF	SF	F	R16	R32	—	—	—	—	F	R32	—	W	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—
2001	27	—	—	—	—	—	QF	R16	—	—	SF	—	R32	R16	—	—	W	R32	—	R16	SF	—	QF	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—
2002	28	—	—	R32	—	—	QF	QF	—	—	W	—	R32	—	R16	—	SF	R32	—	R16	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—
2003	29	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R16	QF	—	R32	—	R16	—	R32	—	R32	SF	—	QF	R16	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	F	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

ATP Finals

Season	Age	FIN	GRA	MAS
1995	21	RR	SF	—
1996	22	RR	SF	—
1997	23	F	QF	—
1998	24	RR	—	—
1999	25	SF	QF	—
2000	26	—	—	RR
2001	27	—	—	SF

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

Career-high date

May 3, 1999

First top 100

Nov 29, 1993

First top 50

Feb 28, 1994

First top 20

May 9, 1994

First top 10

Jan 30, 1995

Ranking History Matrix

Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1992	18	—	864	855	726	716	713	488	393	395	392	314	275
1993	19	235	245	253	175	170	152	158	145	131	109	98	102
1994	20	61	45	36	27	20	16	14	11	12	11	11	11
1995	21	10	7	6	5	9	7	6	7	6	6	6	6
1996	22	6	8	7	8	7	5	4	5	5	4	3	3
1997	23	5	4	4	4	3	6	7	3	4	6	5	5
1998	24	5	7	6	6	6	7	7	11	10	8	11	11
1999	25	10	2	3	2	1	3	4	3	2	2	2	2
2000	26	3	3	3	3	4	5	5	6	8	5	5	5
2001	27	7	7	5	6	7	7	6	7	6	6	4	4
2002	28	4	4	4	4	5	6	5	4	7	15	27	27
2003	29	26	23	28	25	18	23	24	28	29	40	41	41
2004	30	42	50	53	62	136	163	175	265	418	636	—	—

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Nikolay Davydenko	RUS	3	2,213	0	21	791	467	324	59.0%	2000-2014	Match log
Marat Safin	RUS	1	2,100	2	15	642	395	247	61.5%	1997-2009	Match log
Mikhail Youzhny	RUS	8	2,069	0	10	882	477	405	54.1%	1999-2018	Match log
Jimmy Connors	USA	1	2,410	8	109	1,556	1,262	294	81.1%	1969-1996	Match log
Roger Federer	SUI	1	2,430	20	103	1,473	1,206	267	81.9%	1998-2021	Match log
Andre Agassi	USA	1	2,241	8	59	1,104	836	268	75.7%	1986-2006	Match log
Stefan Edberg	SWE	1	2,233	6	41	990	744	246	75.2%	1982-1996	Match log
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Thomas Muster	AUT	1	2,161	1	44	857	590	267	68.8%	1984-2011	Match log
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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Yevgeny Kafelnikov?: Yevgeny Kafelnikov is 52 years old, born on February 18, 1974.
Which country is Yevgeny Kafelnikov from?: Yevgeny Kafelnikov is from Russia.
How tall is Yevgeny Kafelnikov?: Yevgeny Kafelnikov is 190 cm / 6'3".
Does Yevgeny Kafelnikov use a one-handed or two-handed backhand?: Yevgeny Kafelnikov uses a two-handed backhand.
Is Yevgeny Kafelnikov left-handed or right-handed?: Yevgeny Kafelnikov plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slams has Yevgeny Kafelnikov won?: Yevgeny Kafelnikov has won 2 Grand Slam titles. The most recent was Australian Open in 1999.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Yevgeny Kafelnikov won?: Yevgeny Kafelnikov has not won a Masters 1000 title.
How many ATP titles has Yevgeny Kafelnikov won?: Yevgeny Kafelnikov has won 25 ATP singles titles across all categories. The most recent other title was Tashkent in 2002.
What is Yevgeny Kafelnikov's highest ATP ranking?: Yevgeny Kafelnikov's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 1, first achieved on May 3, 1999.
What is Yevgeny Kafelnikov's career win-loss record?: Yevgeny Kafelnikov has a career ATP singles record of 568 wins and 281 losses (66.9%).
How much career prize money has Yevgeny Kafelnikov earned?: Yevgeny Kafelnikov has earned at least $23,883,797 in career prize money from professional tennis.
When did Yevgeny Kafelnikov play professional tennis?: Yevgeny Kafelnikov turned professional in 1992 and was active through 2003.
What is Yevgeny Kafelnikov's best surface?: Yevgeny Kafelnikov's best surface is carpet court with a 72.5% win rate (150W-57L).
Who is Yevgeny Kafelnikov's biggest rival?: Yevgeny Kafelnikov's most frequent opponent is Daniel Vacek, with a head-to-head record of 15–4 across 19 meetings.