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Jarkko Nieminen vs Yevgeny Kafelnikov H2H: 3-1

Jarkko Nieminen holds a 3–1 lead over Yevgeny Kafelnikov in their ATP head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Jarkko Nieminen leads 2–0 on clay, while Yevgeny Kafelnikov leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Jarkko Nieminen won the 2003 Munich Open semifinal 6-4 0-1 RET.

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Jarkko Nieminen
FIN Age 45 Left-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
3 – 1
4 main-draw meetings
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
RUS Age 52 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Jarkko Nieminen #35 6-4 0-1 (ret.) Yevgeny Kafelnikov #25 Match data May 3, 2003* SF Munich Open ATP International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Clay
Jarkko Nieminen #38 3-6 6-2 6-2 Yevgeny Kafelnikov #27 Match data Apr 17, 2003* R32 Monte-Carlo Masters Masters 1000 Clay
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #26 7-6(8) 6-3 Jarkko Nieminen #37 Match data Feb 1, 2003* SF Milan ATP International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Carpet
Jarkko Nieminen #41 6-3 6-3 3-6 4-6 6-1 Yevgeny Kafelnikov #27 Match data Jan 17, 2003* R64 Australian Open Grand Slam Hard

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
Jarkko Nieminen #1,029 #13 1,700 1,920 363 339 51.7% 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
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 Jarkko Nieminen Yevgeny Kafelnikov
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 2000 0–1 0.0% #308 1,494 0 0 1992 1–4 20.0% #275 1,478 0 0
19 2001 4–1 80.0% #61 1,608 0 0 1993 10–10 50.0% #102 1,588 0 0
20 2002 25–26 49.0% #40 1,703 0 0 1994 60–27 69.0% #11 1,892 0 3
21 2003 37–29 56.1% #36 1,729 0 0 1995 69–27 71.9% #6 1,875 0 7
22 2004 18–17 51.4% #77 1,692 0 0 1996 73–25 74.5% #3 1,973 1 11
23 2005 29–22 56.9% #28 1,795 0 0 1997 54–26 67.5% #5 1,955 1 14
24 2006 49–27 64.5% #15 1,790 0 1 1998 55–29 65.5% #11 1,940 1 17
25 2007 31–26 54.4% #27 1,815 0 1 1999 59–29 67.0% #2 1,918 2 20
26 2008 24–27 47.1% #37 1,751 0 1 2000 64–31 67.4% #5 1,878 2 22
27 2009 11–14 44.0% #88 1,679 0 1 2001 64–26 71.1% #4 1,979 2 24
28 2010 28–27 50.9% #39 1,880 0 1 2002 36–23 61.0% #27 1,809 2 26
29 2011 20–25 44.4% #77 1,832 0 1 2003 29–24 54.7% #41 1,708 2 26
30 2012 24–27 47.1% #41 1,752 0 2 — — — — — — —
31 2013 31–27 53.4% #39 1,794 0 2 — — — — — — —
32 2014 23–26 46.9% #73 1,764 0 2 — — — — — — —
33 2015 9–17 34.6% #153 1,691 0 2 — — — — — — —

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 Jarkko Nieminen 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 %
18 2000 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1992 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
19 2001 4 1 5 80.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1993 3 3 6 50.0% 4 4 8 50.0% — — — — 3 3 6 50.0%
20 2002 10 14 24 41.7% 12 6 18 66.7% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1994 20 8 28 71.4% 17 9 26 65.4% 5 2 7 71.4% 18 8 26 69.2%
21 2003 15 15 30 50.0% 16 8 24 66.7% 3 3 6 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 1995 19 7 26 73.1% 18 7 25 72.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 26 11 37 70.3%
22 2004 16 15 31 51.6% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — 1996 16 5 21 76.2% 24 7 31 77.4% 4 2 6 66.7% 29 11 40 72.5%
23 2005 17 11 28 60.7% 12 8 20 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1997 17 8 25 68.0% 14 11 25 56.0% 8 1 9 88.9% 15 6 21 71.4%
24 2006 28 14 42 66.7% 12 8 20 60.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 4 3 7 57.1% 1998 28 14 42 66.7% 8 9 17 47.1% 5 2 7 71.4% 14 4 18 77.8%
25 2007 20 17 37 54.1% 6 7 13 46.2% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — 1999 32 15 47 68.1% 9 8 17 52.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 16 4 20 80.0%
26 2008 17 18 35 48.6% 6 7 13 46.2% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2000 44 19 63 69.8% 10 9 19 52.6% 4 2 6 66.7% 6 1 7 85.7%
27 2009 11 13 24 45.8% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2001 39 15 54 72.2% 8 7 15 53.3% 5 2 7 71.4% 12 2 14 85.7%
28 2010 22 16 38 57.9% 5 8 13 38.5% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 2002 22 13 35 62.9% 2 6 8 25.0% 7 1 8 87.5% 5 3 8 62.5%
29 2011 13 16 29 44.8% 6 6 12 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 2003 13 14 27 48.1% 11 5 16 68.8% 0 2 2 0.0% 5 3 8 62.5%
30 2012 17 16 33 51.5% 5 7 12 41.7% 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 2013 21 18 39 53.8% 9 6 15 60.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 2014 14 15 29 48.3% 5 8 13 38.5% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 2015 6 9 15 40.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 231 209 440 52.5% 98 87 185 53.0% 25 32 57 43.9% 9 11 20 45.0% — 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 681/701 of Jarkko Nieminen'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 Jarkko Nieminen 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 2001 3/5 7.0 3.7 64.8% 67.0% 52.6% 38.3% 58.7% 62.1% 41.7% 1993 18/20 2.8 3.6 56.1% 69.4% 49.2% 54.1% 54.0% 60.2% 39.1%
20 2002 44/51 2.5 2.9 62.7% 65.7% 51.6% 53.5% 45.5% 60.3% 39.6% 1994 76/87 3.8 3.2 57.2% 71.2% 51.7% 57.9% 46.3% 62.5% 41.7%
21 2003 65/66 3.1 1.7 68.1% 66.3% 52.3% 58.9% 43.1% 61.2% 39.9% 1995 81/96 5.6 3.5 54.9% 75.0% 51.8% 62.4% 47.8% 64.5% 41.4%
22 2004 32/35 2.8 2.8 63.1% 67.8% 49.7% 56.3% 43.9% 60.9% 39.4% 1996 88/98 6.4 3.6 56.7% 75.7% 52.7% 59.4% 48.0% 65.8% 40.6%
23 2005 51/51 2.3 1.9 65.9% 65.2% 50.8% 61.7% 47.0% 60.4% 39.9% 1997 67/80 5.3 4.2 55.4% 72.2% 51.1% 54.6% 42.3% 62.8% 40.4%
24 2006 76/76 3.8 1.8 62.5% 70.2% 52.6% 62.4% 50.8% 63.5% 39.4% 1998 62/84 5.7 4.3 54.3% 75.2% 50.3% 60.0% 48.9% 63.9% 39.4%
25 2007 57/57 3.1 1.8 65.7% 69.8% 51.0% 55.5% 42.4% 63.2% 40.4% 1999 69/88 6.2 4.3 56.4% 73.2% 51.5% 60.1% 46.3% 63.6% 39.8%
26 2008 50/51 3.0 2.1 67.1% 65.8% 49.5% 55.0% 45.4% 60.6% 37.8% 2000 75/95 5.1 4.2 54.8% 73.1% 50.2% 62.7% 47.1% 62.7% 40.3%
27 2009 23/25 2.9 2.0 63.4% 66.4% 51.4% 57.2% 42.4% 61.1% 37.7% 2001 74/90 6.9 5.1 51.5% 75.6% 51.5% 57.7% 44.7% 63.9% 39.6%
28 2010 54/55 4.0 2.1 70.2% 70.2% 51.8% 60.6% 40.5% 64.5% 36.9% 2002 54/59 6.9 4.9 53.5% 75.1% 50.8% 61.4% 49.3% 63.5% 38.0%
29 2011 45/45 3.1 2.3 63.3% 66.7% 52.7% 51.6% 46.2% 61.2% 35.8% 2003 52/53 4.0 3.3 58.9% 70.3% 50.2% 50.1% 43.0% 61.8% 41.9%
30 2012 49/51 2.9 2.0 68.0% 67.4% 48.1% 52.4% 43.1% 61.1% 37.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
31 2013 57/58 3.3 2.2 65.6% 67.4% 51.6% 58.1% 45.4% 62.0% 38.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
32 2014 49/49 3.2 2.6 64.8% 69.0% 50.1% 54.1% 43.3% 62.5% 37.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
33 2015 26/26 3.5 2.0 64.8% 67.0% 47.0% 58.4% 48.9% 59.9% 35.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 681/702 3.2 2.1 65.5% 67.7% 51.0% 57.1% 45.0% 61.8% 38.4% — 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 use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. 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 Jarkko Nieminen 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
18 2000 1495 104.9 — — — — — — — 33.3% -1.00 0–1 — — -0.12 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 2001 1608 123.2 +0.61 +1.71 1.100 52.3% +13 — — 76.9% +1.38 0–1 2–0 — -0.35 1993 1589 133.8 +0.39 +0.53 0.982 49.7% +14 -35 — 48.9% -0.16 2–3 (40%) 4–4 (50%) 102.5 +0.26
20 2002 1703 142.5 -1.24 +1.57 0.997 50.1% -45 +40 -185 48.4% -0.13 9–7 (56%) 8–4 (67%) 107.0 -0.24 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%) 111.8 -1.63
21 2003 1729 140.9 -0.12 +2.38 1.030 50.4% -35 +85 -165 51.1% +0.21 18–10 (64%) 9–15 (38%) 102.3 -1.19 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%) 98.7 -1.60
22 2004 1693 138.9 -1.64 +2.77 1.010 50.2% +2 +122 — 50.0% +0.06 6–2 (75%) 6–8 (43%) 102.4 -0.07 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%) 109.5 -0.87
23 2005 1796 147.3 -1.48 +2.47 1.008 50.2% -4 +57 — 57.3% +0.28 10–9 (53%) 17–8 (68%) 105.5 -2.46 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%) 106.6 -0.15
24 2006 1790 144.5 +1.14 +1.94 1.079 51.7% +1 +35 -85 63.0% +0.77 15–14 (52%) 25–15 (63%) 102.1 +3.02 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%) 105.2 -0.64
25 2007 1815 149.2 +0.54 +3.30 1.098 51.4% +4 -52 -56 53.1% +0.26 9–10 (47%) 13–9 (59%) 100.2 +0.31 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%) 98.7 -0.99
26 2008 1751 142.7 -1.76 +1.34 0.960 49.4% +12 +26 -24 48.5% -0.11 6–8 (43%) 10–10 (50%) 95.3 +1.39 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%) 105.6 +2.19
27 2009 1680 134.6 -1.97 +1.08 0.969 49.3% +9 — — 48.1% -0.20 1–7 (13%) 8–3 (73%) 98.5 +0.07 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%) 100.8 +1.22
28 2010 1880 148.3 +0.94 +0.93 1.037 50.8% +5 -146 -149 51.4% +0.36 10–11 (48%) 9–8 (53%) 101.8 -0.24 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%) 98.7 +2.29
29 2011 1832 150.6 -0.65 -0.67 0.921 48.7% +2 -26 -186 46.0% -0.27 11–9 (55%) 8–12 (40%) 98.6 -2.73 2003 1708 143.0 -0.71 +4.01 1.099 51.7% +33 +98 — 56.3% +0.48 10–11 (48%) 9–8 (53%) 98.9 +1.32
30 2012 1752 149.6 -1.35 +0.73 0.950 49.5% +56 +12 -102 44.2% -0.23 7–5 (58%) 11–11 (50%) 100.4 -0.02 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 2013 1795 155.2 -1.06 +2.01 1.008 50.4% +6 +18 -185 51.0% +0.23 14–10 (58%) 14–12 (54%) 101.6 -0.63 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 2014 1765 141.8 -1.21 +0.74 0.990 49.9% -22 -29 -99 47.4% -0.17 7–8 (47%) 12–10 (55%) 98.5 -0.46 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 2015 1692 136.3 -2.79 -0.68 0.873 47.9% +14 -6 +35 39.1% -0.68 3–6 (33%) 5–8 (38%) 93.9 +0.18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1921 151.5 -0.65 +1.56 1.005 50.2% 0 +14 -108 51.2% +0.11 126–118 (52%) 157–133 (54%) 102.3 -0.51 — 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.