H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 14:16 UTC
David Nalbandian vs Yevgeny Kafelnikov H2H: 0-2
Yevgeny Kafelnikov holds a 2–0 lead over David Nalbandian in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Yevgeny Kafelnikov leads 1–0 on carpet and 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Yevgeny Kafelnikov won the 2001 Moscow fourth round 6-3 7-6(4).
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ARG
Age 44
Right-Handed
180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
0
–
2
2 main draw meetings
RUS
Age 52
Right-Handed
190 cm / 6'3"
H2H Match Log
| Date | Tournament | Category | Round | Surface | Winner | Score | Loser | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 5, 2001* | Moscow | ATP 250 | R16 | Carpet | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 6-3 7-6(4) | David Nalbandian | Match data |
| Sep 2, 2001* | US Open | Grand Slam | R32 | Hard | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 3-6 6-4 6-2 6-2 | David Nalbandian | Match data |
* Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.
Career Comparison
| Player | Current | Peak | Pts | Elo | W | L | Win % | GS | 1000 | Finals | 500 | 250 | Titles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Nalbandian | #231 | #3 | 3,500 | 2,070 | 356 | 185 | 65.8% | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 11 |
| Yevgeny Kafelnikov | #636 | #1 | 3,917 | 2,071 | 568 | 281 | 66.9% | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 25 |
Career Progression by Age
Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.
| Age | David Nalbandian | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 18 | 2000 | 0–2 | 0.0% | #245 | 1,482 | 0 | 0 | 1992 | 1–4 | 20.0% | #275 | 1,477 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | 2001 | 17–9 | 65.4% | #47 | 1,738 | 0 | 0 | 1993 | 10–10 | 50.0% | #102 | 1,588 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | 2002 | 36–23 | 61.0% | #12 | 1,856 | 0 | 2 | 1994 | 60–27 | 69.0% | #11 | 1,888 | 0 | 3 |
| 21 | 2003 | 38–20 | 65.5% | #8 | 1,988 | 0 | 2 | 1995 | 69–27 | 71.9% | #6 | 1,875 | 0 | 7 |
| 22 | 2004 | 33–14 | 70.2% | #9 | 1,905 | 0 | 2 | 1996 | 73–25 | 74.5% | #3 | 1,972 | 1 | 11 |
| 23 | 2005 | 40–19 | 67.8% | #6 | 1,982 | 0 | 4 | 1997 | 54–26 | 67.5% | #5 | 1,955 | 1 | 14 |
| 24 | 2006 | 39–16 | 70.9% | #8 | 1,940 | 0 | 5 | 1998 | 55–29 | 65.5% | #11 | 1,950 | 1 | 17 |
| 25 | 2007 | 31–17 | 64.6% | #9 | 2,032 | 0 | 7 | 1999 | 59–29 | 67.0% | #2 | 1,922 | 2 | 20 |
| 26 | 2008 | 37–14 | 72.5% | #11 | 2,014 | 0 | 9 | 2000 | 58–31 | 65.2% | #5 | 1,859 | 2 | 21 |
| 27 | 2009 | 14–8 | 63.6% | #64 | 1,935 | 0 | 10 | 2001 | 64–26 | 71.1% | #4 | 1,979 | 2 | 23 |
| 28 | 2010 | 25–10 | 71.4% | #27 | 2,005 | 0 | 11 | 2002 | 36–23 | 61.0% | #27 | 1,809 | 2 | 25 |
| 29 | 2011 | 20–13 | 60.6% | #64 | 1,940 | 0 | 11 | 2003 | 29–24 | 54.7% | #41 | 1,708 | 2 | 25 |
| 30 | 2012 | 20–15 | 57.1% | #82 | 1,883 | 0 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | 2013 | 6–5 | 54.5% | #229 | 1,871 | 0 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |