H2H data updated: 2026-09-01 00:00 UTC

Michael Stich vs Yevgeny Kafelnikov H2H: 1-7

Yevgeny Kafelnikov holds a 7–1 lead over Michael Stich in their ATP head-to-head. Across 8 main-draw meetings, Yevgeny Kafelnikov leads 4–0 on clay and 2–0 on carpet. Most recently, Yevgeny Kafelnikov won the 1997 Halle Open quarterfinal 7-6(5) 6-7(4) 6-3.

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Michael Stich
GER Age 57 Right-Handed 193 cm / 6'4"
H2H
1 – 7
8 main draw meetings
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
RUS Age 52 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #6 7-6(5) 6-7(4) 6-3 Michael Stich #89 Match data Jun 14, 1997* QF Halle Open World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Grass
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #5 7-6(4) 7-5 7-6(4) Michael Stich #11 Match data Jun 10, 1996* F Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #10 7-6(4) 4-6 6-0 Michael Stich #8 Match data Feb 18, 1995* QF Milan ATP Championship Series → modern equivalent ATP 500 Carpet
Michael Stich #4 7-6(8) 6-3 6-2 Yevgeny Kafelnikov #11 Match data Sep 7, 1994* R16 US Open Grand Slam Hard
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #29 6-3 6-4 Michael Stich #2 Match data May 8, 1994* SF Hamburg Open Masters 1000 Clay
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #41 7-6(3) 6-4 Michael Stich #2 Match data Apr 23, 1994* R16 Monte-Carlo Masters Masters 1000 Clay
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #127 6-3 7-6(4) Michael Stich #4 Match data Oct 21, 1993* R32 Montpellier Open ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Carpet
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #253 4-6 6-3 6-3 Michael Stich #10 Match data Apr 9, 1993* R16 Barcelona Open ATP Championship Series → modern equivalent ATP 500 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
Michael Stich #116 #2 3,445 2,120 351 163 68.3% 1 0 2 2 3 10 18
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 Michael Stich Yevgeny Kafelnikov
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 — — — — — — — 1992 1–4 20.0% #275 1,478 0 0
19 — — — — — — — 1993 10–10 50.0% #102 1,588 0 0
20 1989 11–12 47.8% #100 1,585 0 0 1994 60–27 69.0% #11 1,892 0 3
21 1990 29–23 55.8% #42 1,784 0 1 1995 69–27 71.9% #6 1,875 0 7
22 1991 68–23 74.7% #4 1,991 1 5 1996 73–25 74.5% #3 1,973 1 11
23 1992 43–20 68.3% #15 2,005 1 7 1997 54–26 67.5% #5 1,955 1 14
24 1993 67–19 77.9% #2 2,083 1 13 1998 55–29 65.5% #11 1,940 1 17
25 1994 54–21 72.0% #9 1,932 1 16 1999 59–29 67.0% #2 1,918 2 20
26 1995 39–18 68.4% #12 1,896 1 17 2000 64–31 67.4% #5 1,878 2 22
27 1996 25–15 62.5% #16 1,833 1 18 2001 64–26 71.1% #4 1,979 2 24
28 1997 15–12 55.6% #64 1,844 1 18 2002 36–23 61.0% #27 1,809 2 26
29 — — — — — — — 2003 29–24 54.7% #41 1,708 2 26

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 Michael Stich 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1992 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1993 3 3 6 50.0% 4 4 8 50.0% — — — — 3 3 6 50.0%
20 1989 0 2 2 0.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 5 3 8 62.5% 3 3 6 50.0% 1994 20 8 28 71.4% 17 9 26 65.4% 5 2 7 71.4% 18 8 26 69.2%
21 1990 20 10 30 66.7% 3 6 9 33.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 1995 19 7 26 73.1% 18 7 25 72.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 26 11 37 70.3%
22 1991 31 10 41 75.6% 16 5 21 76.2% 10 1 11 90.9% 11 7 18 61.1% 1996 16 5 21 76.2% 24 7 31 77.4% 4 2 6 66.7% 29 11 40 72.5%
23 1992 13 8 21 61.9% 12 7 19 63.2% 9 1 10 90.0% 9 4 13 69.2% 1997 17 8 25 68.0% 14 11 25 56.0% 8 1 9 88.9% 15 6 21 71.4%
24 1993 17 7 24 70.8% 17 5 22 77.3% 9 1 10 90.0% 24 6 30 80.0% 1998 28 14 42 66.7% 8 9 17 47.1% 5 2 7 71.4% 14 4 18 77.8%
25 1994 15 7 22 68.2% 16 5 21 76.2% 6 2 8 75.0% 17 7 24 70.8% 1999 32 15 47 68.1% 9 8 17 52.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 16 4 20 80.0%
26 1995 19 8 27 70.4% 8 5 13 61.5% 4 2 6 66.7% 8 3 11 72.7% 2000 44 19 63 69.8% 10 9 19 52.6% 4 2 6 66.7% 6 1 7 85.7%
27 1996 2 4 6 33.3% 7 2 9 77.8% 5 2 7 71.4% 11 7 18 61.1% 2001 39 15 54 72.2% 8 7 15 53.3% 5 2 7 71.4% 12 2 14 85.7%
28 1997 1 4 5 20.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 7 2 9 77.8% 5 3 8 62.5% 2002 22 13 35 62.9% 2 6 8 25.0% 7 1 8 87.5% 5 3 8 62.5%
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2003 13 14 27 48.1% 11 5 16 68.8% 0 2 2 0.0% 5 3 8 62.5%
Career — 118 60 178 66.3% 84 42 126 66.7% 58 16 74 78.4% 91 45 136 66.9% — 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 365/439 of Michael Stich'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 Michael Stich 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 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1993 18/20 2.8 3.6 56.1% 69.4% 49.2% 54.1% 54.0% 60.2% 39.1%
20 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1994 76/87 3.8 3.2 57.2% 71.2% 51.7% 57.9% 46.3% 62.5% 41.7%
21 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1995 81/96 5.6 3.5 54.9% 75.0% 51.8% 62.4% 47.8% 64.5% 41.4%
22 1991 78/91 6.5 3.2 57.9% 76.6% 57.1% 66.4% 46.1% 68.2% 39.0% 1996 88/98 6.4 3.6 56.7% 75.7% 52.7% 59.4% 48.0% 65.8% 40.6%
23 1992 52/63 7.3 3.4 58.9% 76.8% 57.1% 64.9% 46.6% 68.3% 37.6% 1997 67/80 5.3 4.2 55.4% 72.2% 51.1% 54.6% 42.3% 62.8% 40.4%
24 1993 63/86 9.0 5.1 54.1% 79.2% 52.8% 63.0% 46.0% 67.1% 38.4% 1998 62/84 5.7 4.3 54.3% 75.2% 50.3% 60.0% 48.9% 63.9% 39.4%
25 1994 67/75 8.3 3.8 56.5% 80.3% 52.6% 64.5% 43.9% 68.1% 39.1% 1999 69/88 6.2 4.3 56.4% 73.2% 51.5% 60.1% 46.3% 63.6% 39.8%
26 1995 48/57 8.1 3.4 56.3% 78.2% 52.5% 68.3% 43.8% 67.1% 39.8% 2000 75/95 5.1 4.2 54.8% 73.1% 50.2% 62.7% 47.1% 62.7% 40.3%
27 1996 31/40 11.6 5.1 54.9% 80.1% 49.7% 65.1% 42.5% 66.2% 39.0% 2001 74/90 6.9 5.1 51.5% 75.6% 51.5% 57.7% 44.7% 63.9% 39.6%
28 1997 26/27 9.0 5.9 53.5% 75.8% 50.4% 65.7% 40.1% 64.0% 37.3% 2002 54/59 6.9 4.9 53.5% 75.1% 50.8% 61.4% 49.3% 63.5% 38.0%
29 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2003 52/53 4.0 3.3 58.9% 70.3% 50.2% 50.1% 43.0% 61.8% 41.9%
Career — 365/514 8.2 4.1 56.3% 78.2% 53.8% 65.3% 44.7% 67.4% 38.7% — 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 Michael Stich 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 1989 1586 127.2 — — — — -41 -34 +24 51.7% +0.15 3–5 (38%) 2–2 (50%) — +0.27 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 1990 1785 147.1 — — — — -4 -221 -110 57.4% +0.43 5–11 (31%) 17–10 (63%) — -2.47 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 1991 1991 162.6 +7.11 +1.14 1.226 53.3% -46 -130 -46 69.4% +1.15 12–7 (63%) 28–17 (62%) — -3.59 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 1992 2006 155.8 +6.32 +0.24 1.184 52.7% -29 -142 +14 65.1% +0.82 6–7 (46%) 19–13 (59%) — -1.90 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 1993 2084 165.9 +5.83 +1.02 1.168 52.6% +6 -105 +36 68.4% +0.97 23–10 (70%) 37–17 (69%) — -2.80 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 1994 1933 155.0 +5.80 +0.79 1.225 53.3% +27 +70 +175 66.5% +1.00 16–6 (73%) 18–18 (50%) — +0.70 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 1995 1897 154.8 +4.74 +2.25 1.210 53.3% +35 +61 +83 65.5% +0.98 10–6 (63%) 13–14 (48%) — -0.41 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 1996 1834 149.9 +3.10 +2.21 1.154 52.8% +5 +182 +187 62.6% +0.77 2–6 (25%) 15–7 (68%) — -1.26 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 1997 1844 128.8 +1.60 +0.14 1.038 50.8% -74 +115 +189 56.0% +0.08 5–4 (56%) 8–7 (53%) — -0.51 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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
Career — 2120 160.0 +5.49 +1.09 1.187 52.9% -7 -44 +61 64.7% +0.84 82–62 (57%) 157–105 (60%) 105.6 -2.34 — 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.