H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 07:16 UTC

Gustavo Kuerten vs Yevgeny Kafelnikov H2H: 7-4

Gustavo Kuerten holds a 7–4 lead over Yevgeny Kafelnikov in their ATP head-to-head. Across 11 main-draw meetings, they are tied 3–3 on hard courts, while Gustavo Kuerten leads 4–1 on clay. Most recently, Yevgeny Kafelnikov won the 2001 Masters Cup round-robin match 6-2 4-6 6-3.

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Gustavo Kuerten
BRA Age 49 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"
H2H
7 – 4
11 main draw meetings
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
RUS Age 52 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Nov 12, 2001 Masters Cup ATP Finals RR Hard Yevgeny Kafelnikov #6 6-2 4-6 6-3 Gustavo Kuerten #1 Match data
Sep 7, 2001* US Open Grand Slam QF Hard Yevgeny Kafelnikov #7 6-4 6-0 6-3 Gustavo Kuerten #1 Match data
Aug 12, 2001* Cincinnati Masters Masters 1000 QF Hard Gustavo Kuerten #1 6-4 3-6 6-4 Yevgeny Kafelnikov #6 Match data
Jun 8, 2001* Roland Garros Grand Slam QF Clay Gustavo Kuerten #1 6-1 3-6 7-6(3) 6-4 Yevgeny Kafelnikov #7 Match data
Nov 27, 2000 Masters Cup ATP Finals RR Hard Gustavo Kuerten #2 6-3 6-4 Yevgeny Kafelnikov #5 Match data
Jun 9, 2000* Roland Garros Grand Slam QF Clay Gustavo Kuerten #5 6-3 3-6 4-6 6-4 6-2 Yevgeny Kafelnikov #4 Match data
May 15, 1999* Rome Masters Masters 1000 R16 Clay Gustavo Kuerten #14 7-5 6-1 Yevgeny Kafelnikov #1 Match data
Mar 11, 1999* Indian Wells Masters Masters 1000 R32 Hard Gustavo Kuerten #22 0-6 7-6(4) 6-3 Yevgeny Kafelnikov #2 Match data
Aug 21, 1998* New Haven ATP 250 R16 Hard Yevgeny Kafelnikov #12 6-4 6-4 Gustavo Kuerten #26 Match data
Jun 6, 1997* Roland Garros Grand Slam QF Clay Gustavo Kuerten #66 6-2 5-7 2-6 6-0 6-4 Yevgeny Kafelnikov #3 Match data
Jul 18, 1996* Stuttgart Outdoor ATP 250 R32 Clay Yevgeny Kafelnikov #6 6-1 6-4 Gustavo Kuerten #120 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
Gustavo Kuerten #1,132 #1 4,750 2,140 336 182 64.9% 3 5 1 0 11 20
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 Gustavo Kuerten Yevgeny Kafelnikov
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 — — — — — — — 1992 1–4 20.0% #275 1,477 0 0
19 1996 8–10 44.4% #88 1,556 0 0 1993 10–10 50.0% #102 1,588 0 0
20 1997 34–23 59.6% #14 1,779 1 1 1994 60–27 69.0% #11 1,888 0 3
21 1998 39–24 61.9% #23 1,781 1 3 1995 69–27 71.9% #6 1,875 0 7
22 1999 47–24 66.2% #5 1,860 1 5 1996 73–25 74.5% #3 1,972 1 11
23 2000 59–18 76.6% #1 2,012 2 10 1997 54–26 67.5% #5 1,955 1 14
24 2001 57–17 77.0% #2 1,915 3 16 1998 55–29 65.5% #11 1,950 1 17
25 2002 24–14 63.2% #37 1,874 3 17 1999 59–29 67.0% #2 1,922 2 20
26 2003 40–19 67.8% #16 1,854 3 19 2000 58–31 65.2% #5 1,859 2 21
27 2004 23–12 65.7% #40 1,834 3 20 2001 64–26 71.1% #4 1,979 2 23
28 2005 3–9 25.0% #291 1,714 3 20 2002 36–23 61.0% #27 1,809 2 25
29 2006 0–1 0.0% #1078 1,689 3 20 2003 29–24 54.7% #41 1,708 2 25
30 2007 2–7 22.2% #680 1,601 3 20 — — — — — — —
31 2008 0–4 0.0% #1150 1,560 3 20 — — — — — — —