H2H data updated: 2026-09-03 00:00 UTC

Goran Ivanisevic vs Yevgeny Kafelnikov H2H: 9-5

Goran Ivanisevic holds a 9–5 lead over Yevgeny Kafelnikov in their ATP head-to-head. Across 14 main-draw meetings, Goran Ivanisevic leads 6–2 on carpet, while Yevgeny Kafelnikov leads 2–1 on hard courts. Most recently, Yevgeny Kafelnikov won the 2001 ATP Finals round robin 6-3 6-4.

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Goran Ivanisevic
CRO Age 54 Left-Handed 194 cm / 6'4"
H2H
9 – 5
14 main draw meetings
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
RUS Age 52 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #6 6-3 6-4 Goran Ivanisevic #13 Match data Nov 12, 2001 RR ATP Finals ATP Finals Hard
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #6 5-7 6-2 6-3 Goran Ivanisevic #126 Match data Mar 17, 2001* R16 Indian Wells Open Masters 1000 Hard
Goran Ivanisevic #44 4-6 6-3 6-4 Yevgeny Kafelnikov #2 Match data Oct 9, 1999* QF Swiss Indoors ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Carpet
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #8 7-6(2) 7-6(5) Goran Ivanisevic #13 Match data Nov 15, 1998* F Moscow ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Carpet
Goran Ivanisevic #16 6-3 6-4 Yevgeny Kafelnikov #12 Match data Aug 22, 1998* SF New Haven ATP Championship Series → modern equivalent ATP 500 Hard
Goran Ivanisevic #4 6-7 2-6 6-3 6-2 6-4 Yevgeny Kafelnikov #3 Match data Dec 8, 1996* SF Grand Slam Cup ATP Finals Carpet
Goran Ivanisevic #4 3-6 6-1 6-3 Yevgeny Kafelnikov #3 Match data Nov 10, 1996* F Moscow World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Carpet
Goran Ivanisevic #6 6-4 3-6 6-3 Yevgeny Kafelnikov #8 Match data Mar 10, 1996* F ABN AMRO Open World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Carpet
Goran Ivanisevic #10 7-6 4-6 6-3 6-4 Yevgeny Kafelnikov #6 Match data Dec 10, 1995* SF Grand Slam Cup ATP Finals Carpet
Goran Ivanisevic #6 7-5 7-6(11) 6-3 Yevgeny Kafelnikov #7 Match data Jul 7, 1995* QF Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #10 7-5 6-7(4) 6-4 Goran Ivanisevic #4 Match data Feb 18, 1995* SF Milan ATP Championship Series → modern equivalent ATP 500 Carpet
Goran Ivanisevic #2 7-5 6-4 Yevgeny Kafelnikov #13 Match data Oct 30, 1994* SF Stockholm Open Masters 1000 Carpet
Goran Ivanisevic #6 6-2 6-4 Yevgeny Kafelnikov #19 Match data May 12, 1994* R32 Italian Open Masters 1000 Clay
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #29 7-6(1) 6-0 Goran Ivanisevic #5 Match data May 5, 1994* R32 Hamburg Open Masters 1000 Clay

Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS Olympics 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Goran Ivanisevic #395 #2 3,572 2,126 565 320 63.8% 1 0 2 1 7 11 22
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #636 #1 3,917 2,066 574 281 67.1% 2 1 0 0 4 19 26

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 Goran Ivanisevic Yevgeny Kafelnikov
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 1988 1–4 20.0% #371 1,478 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 1989 29–23 55.8% #40 1,691 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 1990 46–22 67.6% #9 1,924 0 1 1992 1–4 20.0% #275 1,478 0 0
19 1991 35–21 62.5% #16 1,923 0 2 1993 10–10 50.0% #102 1,588 0 0
20 1992 61–19 76.2% #4 2,091 0 6 1994 60–27 69.0% #11 1,892 0 3
21 1993 50–21 70.4% #7 2,031 0 9 1995 69–27 71.9% #6 1,875 0 7
22 1994 62–26 70.5% #5 1,977 0 11 1996 73–25 74.5% #3 1,973 1 11
23 1995 41–22 65.1% #10 1,888 0 12 1997 54–26 67.5% #5 1,955 1 14
24 1996 76–25 75.2% #4 1,998 0 17 1998 55–29 65.5% #11 1,940 1 17
25 1997 51–20 71.8% #15 1,856 0 20 1999 59–29 67.0% #2 1,918 2 20
26 1998 44–28 61.1% #12 1,874 0 21 2000 64–31 67.4% #5 1,878 2 22
27 1999 22–26 45.8% #62 1,713 0 21 2001 64–26 71.1% #4 1,979 2 24
28 2000 11–22 33.3% #129 1,593 0 21 2002 36–23 61.0% #27 1,809 2 26
29 2001 28–21 57.1% #12 1,810 1 22 2003 29–24 54.7% #41 1,708 2 26
30 2002 4–7 36.4% #243 1,695 1 22 — — — — — — —
31 2003 0–3 0.0% #657 1,643 1 22 — — — — — — —
32 2004 4–10 28.6% #266 1,630 1 22 — — — — — — —

Surface Results by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.

Age Goran Ivanisevic Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Yr HardClayGrassCarpet Yr HardClayGrassCarpet
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
16 1988 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1989 11 8 19 57.9% 17 10 27 63.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 4 4 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1990 14 9 23 60.9% 18 5 23 78.3% 5 1 6 83.3% 9 7 16 56.3% 1992 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
19 1991 12 6 18 66.7% 9 8 17 52.9% 6 1 7 85.7% 8 6 14 57.1% 1993 3 3 6 50.0% 4 4 8 50.0% — — — — 3 3 6 50.0%
20 1992 16 5 21 76.2% 13 6 19 68.4% 7 2 9 77.8% 25 6 31 80.6% 1994 20 8 28 71.4% 17 9 26 65.4% 5 2 7 71.4% 18 8 26 69.2%
21 1993 12 8 20 60.0% 15 5 20 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 21 6 27 77.8% 1995 19 7 26 73.1% 18 7 25 72.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 26 11 37 70.3%
22 1994 10 8 18 55.6% 20 6 26 76.9% 7 2 9 77.8% 25 10 35 71.4% 1996 16 5 21 76.2% 24 7 31 77.4% 4 2 6 66.7% 29 11 40 72.5%
23 1995 11 8 19 57.9% 14 6 20 70.0% 7 2 9 77.8% 9 6 15 60.0% 1997 17 8 25 68.0% 14 11 25 56.0% 8 1 9 88.9% 15 6 21 71.4%
24 1996 30 10 40 75.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 5 2 7 71.4% 34 8 42 81.0% 1998 28 14 42 66.7% 8 9 17 47.1% 5 2 7 71.4% 14 4 18 77.8%
25 1997 21 11 32 65.6% 4 3 7 57.1% 5 2 7 71.4% 21 4 25 84.0% 1999 32 15 47 68.1% 9 8 17 52.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 16 4 20 80.0%
26 1998 18 14 32 56.3% 3 5 8 37.5% 8 2 10 80.0% 15 7 22 68.2% 2000 44 19 63 69.8% 10 9 19 52.6% 4 2 6 66.7% 6 1 7 85.7%
27 1999 10 13 23 43.5% 1 6 7 14.3% 5 2 7 71.4% 6 5 11 54.5% 2001 39 15 54 72.2% 8 7 15 53.3% 5 2 7 71.4% 12 2 14 85.7%
28 2000 9 15 24 37.5% 0 4 4 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2002 22 13 35 62.9% 2 6 8 25.0% 7 1 8 87.5% 5 3 8 62.5%
29 2001 18 15 33 54.5% 0 2 2 0.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 2003 13 14 27 48.1% 11 5 16 68.8% 0 2 2 0.0% 5 3 8 62.5%
30 2002 4 6 10 40.0% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 2003 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 2004 1 3 4 25.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 197 142 339 58.1% 121 76 197 61.4% 70 27 97 72.2% 177 75 252 70.2% — 253 123 376 67.3% 125 83 208 60.1% 46 18 64 71.9% 150 57 207 72.5%

Performance Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Detailed serve and return statistics available for 632/760 of Goran Ivanisevic's and 719/855 of Yevgeny Kafelnikov's main draw matches. Sample is shown as matches with detailed serve and return statistics / total main draw matches. Bold green marks the stronger value when both stat samples contain at least 5 matches; lower is better for DFs/M.

Age Goran Ivanisevic Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts% Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts%
18 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1992 3/5 3.7 3.0 59.4% 71.1% 58.1% 73.7% 53.3% 64.4% 30.9%
19 1991 49/56 10.1 2.9 55.3% 79.8% 51.6% 63.4% 42.8% 67.2% 36.7% 1993 18/20 2.8 3.6 56.1% 69.4% 49.2% 54.1% 54.0% 60.2% 39.1%
20 1992 59/80 13.6 3.6 55.4% 82.6% 53.0% 66.4% 43.0% 69.9% 36.4% 1994 76/87 3.8 3.2 57.2% 71.2% 51.7% 57.9% 46.3% 62.5% 41.7%
21 1993 59/71 11.4 4.0 52.2% 81.9% 53.8% 61.1% 50.4% 68.5% 37.9% 1995 81/96 5.6 3.5 54.9% 75.0% 51.8% 62.4% 47.8% 64.5% 41.4%
22 1994 76/88 13.7 4.4 55.2% 82.6% 51.5% 64.4% 37.3% 68.8% 37.0% 1996 88/98 6.4 3.6 56.7% 75.7% 52.7% 59.4% 48.0% 65.8% 40.6%
23 1995 54/63 14.5 4.0 52.5% 82.1% 52.2% 67.6% 47.1% 68.0% 36.6% 1997 67/80 5.3 4.2 55.4% 72.2% 51.1% 54.6% 42.3% 62.8% 40.4%
24 1996 82/101 14.7 4.3 55.2% 84.8% 52.8% 67.0% 46.9% 70.4% 36.5% 1998 62/84 5.7 4.3 54.3% 75.2% 50.3% 60.0% 48.9% 63.9% 39.4%
25 1997 61/71 15.2 5.7 54.0% 83.6% 51.4% 64.3% 42.5% 68.9% 34.6% 1999 69/88 6.2 4.3 56.4% 73.2% 51.5% 60.1% 46.3% 63.6% 39.8%
26 1998 61/72 14.9 6.2 54.2% 82.2% 47.7% 63.9% 42.1% 66.4% 35.1% 2000 75/95 5.1 4.2 54.8% 73.1% 50.2% 62.7% 47.1% 62.7% 40.3%
27 1999 39/48 15.1 7.9 53.6% 80.2% 46.2% 57.3% 38.1% 64.7% 31.6% 2001 74/90 6.9 5.1 51.5% 75.6% 51.5% 57.7% 44.7% 63.9% 39.6%
28 2000 24/33 13.5 6.7 51.4% 80.8% 49.3% 67.1% 53.8% 65.3% 34.0% 2002 54/59 6.9 4.9 53.5% 75.1% 50.8% 61.4% 49.3% 63.5% 38.0%
29 2001 41/49 16.4 5.1 56.4% 81.1% 52.1% 67.0% 39.0% 68.5% 30.9% 2003 52/53 4.0 3.3 58.9% 70.3% 50.2% 50.1% 43.0% 61.8% 41.9%
30 2002 10/11 11.8 5.0 52.1% 77.5% 49.1% 54.4% 31.2% 63.7% 35.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
31 2003 3/3 3.7 4.3 50.5% 70.9% 30.0% 54.1% 88.9% 52.4% 29.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
32 2004 14/14 13.6 6.9 57.6% 76.0% 47.3% 60.1% 29.6% 64.1% 26.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 632/885 13.8 4.8 54.3% 82.0% 51.1% 64.3% 43.3% 68.0% 35.4% — 719/855 5.5 4.0 55.4% 73.7% 51.3% 58.8% 46.6% 63.5% 40.3%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics are precomputed from eligible main-draw results; point-stat values use the available detailed sample. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.

Age Goran Ivanisevic Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
16 1988 1478 107.3 — — — — +58 — — 23.1% -1.31 0–1 0–2 — +0.30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1989 1692 142.2 — — — — -69 +43 — 51.7% +0.24 12–6 (67%) 7–6 (54%) — +0.16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1990 1925 154.6 — — — — -105 +24 -189 63.7% +0.84 11–8 (58%) 17–16 (52%) — -2.30 1992 1479 99.3 +0.60 -2.03 0.869 48.8% +51 — — 27.3% -2.00 0–1 2–1 (67%) — +0.33
19 1991 1924 149.4 +5.80 -0.90 1.118 51.4% -1 -71 -149 62.3% +0.60 6–7 (46%) 16–13 (55%) — +1.26 1993 1589 133.8 +0.39 +0.53 0.982 49.7% +14 -35 — 48.9% -0.16 2–3 (40%) 4–4 (50%) — +0.26
20 1992 2092 163.5 +7.53 +0.27 1.208 52.7% +13 -188 -169 68.4% +0.87 8–8 (50%) 28–11 (72%) — -3.70 1994 1892 156.2 +1.00 +3.73 1.111 51.9% -7 -63 -215 63.0% +0.80 21–10 (68%) 21–16 (57%) — -1.63
21 1993 2032 156.9 +6.92 +0.15 1.201 52.7% +10 -79 -143 66.9% +0.83 9–5 (64%) 24–13 (65%) — -1.46 1995 1875 159.1 +2.58 +3.80 1.168 53.0% -9 +119 -106 66.1% +1.26 17–7 (71%) 12–19 (39%) — -1.60
22 1994 1977 162.0 +7.19 +0.07 1.185 52.6% -3 +32 +51 64.9% +0.86 17–7 (71%) 25–18 (58%) — -2.60 1996 1974 160.3 +3.62 +3.09 1.188 52.9% +5 +107 -186 67.1% +0.96 27–12 (69%) 26–14 (65%) — -0.87
23 1995 1888 155.4 +5.62 -0.88 1.146 52.4% -15 +111 +129 64.3% +0.64 11–11 (50%) 18–13 (58%) — +0.19 1997 1955 155.4 +0.99 +3.11 1.085 51.5% +30 -25 -49 63.0% +0.72 15–8 (65%) 25–12 (68%) — -0.15
24 1996 1998 162.3 +7.95 -0.46 1.236 53.2% +40 -83 +56 69.8% +1.01 17–6 (74%) 34–19 (64%) — -1.18 1998 1941 155.9 +1.92 +2.31 1.089 51.6% +25 -133 -57 58.7% +0.51 21–8 (72%) 17–12 (59%) — -0.64
25 1997 1856 144.9 +5.72 -1.92 1.113 51.8% +37 +37 +144 63.5% +0.79 19–5 (79%) 25–20 (56%) — +1.07 1999 1919 158.7 +1.95 +2.68 1.093 51.7% +38 -109 -76 62.4% +0.68 19–14 (58%) 25–18 (58%) — -0.99
26 1998 1874 155.0 +3.70 -1.02 1.043 50.9% -6 -59 +206 60.3% +0.51 10–13 (43%) 30–23 (57%) — -0.71 2000 1879 149.9 +0.67 +2.46 1.080 51.7% +34 -58 -45 61.0% +0.64 20–8 (71%) 21–16 (57%) — +2.19
27 1999 1714 132.1 +2.12 -4.73 0.894 48.4% +11 -33 +317 46.9% -0.26 12–10 (55%) 11–10 (52%) — +0.73 2001 1979 154.8 +2.10 +1.93 1.098 52.0% +21 -174 -153 64.8% +0.86 18–10 (64%) 26–18 (59%) — +1.22
28 2000 1594 130.7 +2.10 -1.93 0.980 49.9% +26 +10 +418 39.5% -0.66 5–9 (36%) 3–9 (25%) — -1.16 2002 1809 140.7 +1.24 +0.76 1.042 51.0% +44 -93 +62 56.6% +0.27 11–6 (65%) 18–16 (53%) — +2.29
29 2001 1810 144.7 +5.34 -4.11 0.982 50.0% -79 — +306 54.8% +0.19 9–6 (60%) 14–13 (52%) — -1.32 2003 1708 143.0 -0.71 +4.01 1.099 51.7% +33 +98 — 56.3% +0.48 10–11 (48%) 9–8 (53%) — +1.32
30 2002 1695 115.5 +0.35 -1.60 0.969 49.1% -55 — — 44.0% -0.20 2–1 (67%) 2–3 (40%) — +0.87 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 2003 1644 102.4 -2.78 -2.11 0.625 42.0% — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — +0.12 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 2004 1631 117.1 +1.50 -5.51 0.740 46.2% -17 -111 +403 37.8% -1.08 3–4 (43%) 7–2 (78%) — -0.66 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2126 157.5 +5.67 -1.23 1.105 51.6% -4 -18 +101 60.7% +0.55 151–107 (59%) 261–191 (58%) 106.2 -1.18 — 2066 158.0 +1.62 +2.75 1.105 51.9% +21 -16 -88 62.0% +0.72 181–98 (65%) 206–154 (57%) 107.5 +0.20

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.