H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 01:16 UTC

Roger Federer vs Yevgeny Kafelnikov H2H: 1-4

Yevgeny Kafelnikov holds a 4–1 lead over Roger Federer in their ATP head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on carpet, while Yevgeny Kafelnikov leads 2–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Yevgeny Kafelnikov won the 2001 Marseille semifinal 6-7(4) 6-4 6-4.

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Roger Federer
SUI Age 44 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
1 – 4
5 main draw meetings
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
RUS Age 52 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Feb 17, 2001* Marseille ATP 250 SF Hard Yevgeny Kafelnikov #7 6-7(4) 6-4 6-4 Roger Federer #23 Match data
Feb 3, 2001* Milan ATP 250 SF Carpet Roger Federer #27 6-2 6-7(4) 6-3 Yevgeny Kafelnikov #7 Match data
Nov 2, 2000* Stuttgart Masters Masters 1000 R32 Hard Yevgeny Kafelnikov #5 7-5 6-3 Roger Federer #25 Match data
Jun 28, 2000* Wimbledon Grand Slam R128 Grass Yevgeny Kafelnikov #5 7-5 7-5 7-6(6) Roger Federer #35 Match data
Feb 20, 1999* Rotterdam ATP 250 QF Carpet Yevgeny Kafelnikov #2 6-1 5-7 6-4 Roger Federer #178 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
Roger Federer #97 #1 12,315 2,430 1,206 267 81.9% 20 28 6 22 27 103
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 Roger Federer Yevgeny Kafelnikov
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 1998 2–3 40.0% #301 1,530 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 1999 12–14 46.2% #64 1,663 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 2000 30–27 52.6% #29 1,771 0 0 1992 1–4 20.0% #275 1,477 0 0
19 2001 46–20 69.7% #13 1,874 0 1 1993 10–10 50.0% #102 1,588 0 0
20 2002 55–22 71.4% #6 1,944 0 4 1994 60–27 69.0% #11 1,888 0 3
21 2003 74–16 82.2% #2 2,104 1 11 1995 69–27 71.9% #6 1,875 0 7
22 2004 70–5 93.3% #1 2,301 4 22 1996 73–25 74.5% #3 1,972 1 11
23 2005 80–4 95.2% #1 2,348 6 33 1997 54–26 67.5% #5 1,955 1 14
24 2006 90–5 94.7% #1 2,401 9 45 1998 55–29 65.5% #11 1,950 1 17
25 2007 67–9 88.2% #1 2,330 12 53 1999 59–29 67.0% #2 1,922 2 20
26 2008 63–15 80.8% #2 2,198 13 57 2000 58–31 65.2% #5 1,859 2 21
27 2009 59–12 83.1% #1 2,259 15 61 2001 64–26 71.1% #4 1,979 2 23
28 2010 66–13 83.5% #2 2,311 16 66 2002 36–23 61.0% #27 1,809 2 25
29 2011 61–12 83.6% #3 2,340 16 70 2003 29–24 54.7% #41 1,708 2 25
30 2012 67–11 85.9% #2 2,347 17 76 — — — — — — —
31 2013 45–17 72.6% #6 2,189 17 77 — — — — — — —
32 2014 68–12 85.0% #2 2,343 17 82 — — — — — — —
33 2015 61–11 84.7% #3 2,398 17 88 — — — — — — —
34 2016 21–7 75.0% #16 2,283 17 88 — — — — — — —
35 2017 53–5 91.4% #2 2,385 19 95 — — — — — — —
36 2018 49–10 83.1% #3 2,261 20 99 — — — — — — —
37 2019 53–11 82.8% #3 2,240 20 103 — — — — — — —
38 2020 5–1 83.3% #5 2,240 20 103 — — — — — — —
39 2021 9–5 64.3% #16 2,128 20 103 — — — — — — —