H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 02:15 UTC

Marcelo Rios vs Yevgeny Kafelnikov H2H: 2-6

Yevgeny Kafelnikov holds a 6–2 lead over Marcelo Rios in their ATP head-to-head. Across 8 main-draw meetings, Yevgeny Kafelnikov leads 4–1 on hard courts, while they are tied 1–1 on carpet. Most recently, Marcelo Rios won the 2002 Miami Masters third round 6-4 7-6(4).

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Marcelo Rios
CHI Age 50 Left-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"
H2H
2 – 6
8 main draw meetings
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
RUS Age 52 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Mar 21, 2002* Miami Masters Masters 1000 R32 Hard Marcelo Rios #33 6-4 7-6(4) Yevgeny Kafelnikov #4 Match data
Mar 14, 2001* Indian Wells Masters Masters 1000 R64 Hard Yevgeny Kafelnikov #6 6-4 7-5 Marcelo Rios #25 Match data
Nov 8, 1998* Paris Masters Masters 1000 QF Carpet Yevgeny Kafelnikov #8 6-3 6-2 Marcelo Rios #2 Match data
Nov 1, 1998* Stuttgart Masters Masters 1000 QF Hard Yevgeny Kafelnikov #8 (w/o) Marcelo Rios #2 Match data
Oct 25, 1997* Stuttgart Masters Masters 1000 R16 Carpet Marcelo Rios #10 7-6(6) 6-3 Yevgeny Kafelnikov #6 Match data
Aug 9, 1997* Cincinnati Masters Masters 1000 R16 Hard Yevgeny Kafelnikov #6 7-5 6-2 Marcelo Rios #11 Match data
Aug 18, 1995* New Haven ATP 250 R16 Hard Yevgeny Kafelnikov #6 6-3 7-6(2) Marcelo Rios #38 Match data
Apr 14, 1995* Barcelona ATP 250 R16 Clay Yevgeny Kafelnikov #5 6-4 6-3 Marcelo Rios #74 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
Marcelo Rios #994 #1 3,719 2,137 366 179 67.2% 0 5 1 0 12 18
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 Marcelo Rios Yevgeny Kafelnikov
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 1994 12–11 52.2% #107 1,615 0 0 1992 1–4 20.0% #275 1,477 0 0
19 1995 38–20 65.5% #25 1,769 0 3 1993 10–10 50.0% #102 1,588 0 0
20 1996 52–25 67.5% #11 1,835 0 4 1994 60–27 69.0% #11 1,888 0 3
21 1997 54–26 67.5% #10 1,868 0 5 1995 69–27 71.9% #6 1,875 0 7
22 1998 66–18 78.6% #2 1,948 0 12 1996 73–25 74.5% #3 1,972 1 11
23 1999 45–16 73.8% #9 1,916 0 15 1997 54–26 67.5% #5 1,955 1 14
24 2000 28–19 59.6% #37 1,813 0 16 1998 55–29 65.5% #11 1,950 1 17
25 2001 28–19 59.6% #39 1,836 0 18 1999 59–29 67.0% #2 1,922 2 20
26 2002 31–19 62.0% #24 1,820 0 18 2000 58–31 65.2% #5 1,859 2 21
27 2003 12–6 66.7% #105 1,809 0 18 2001 64–26 71.1% #4 1,979 2 23
28 — — — — — — — 2002 36–23 61.0% #27 1,809 2 25
29 — — — — — — — 2003 29–24 54.7% #41 1,708 2 25