H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 02:15 UTC
Thomas Muster vs Yevgeny Kafelnikov H2H: 4-1
Thomas Muster holds a 4–1 lead over Yevgeny Kafelnikov in their ATP head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Thomas Muster leads 4–1 on clay. Most recently, Thomas Muster won the 1998 Hamburg Masters third round 6-4 6-2.
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AUT
Age 58
Left-Handed
180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
4
–
1
5 main draw meetings
RUS
Age 52
Right-Handed
190 cm / 6'3"
H2H Match Log
| Date | Tournament | Category | Round | Surface | Winner | Score | Loser | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 1998* | Hamburg Masters | Masters 1000 | R32 | Clay | Thomas Muster | 6-4 6-2 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | Match data |
| Jul 21, 1996* | Stuttgart Outdoor | ATP 250 | F | Clay | Thomas Muster | 6-2 6-2 6-4 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | Match data |
| Jun 11, 1995* | Roland Garros | Grand Slam | SF | Clay | Thomas Muster | 6-4 6-0 6-4 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | Match data |
| Apr 15, 1995* | Barcelona | ATP 250 | SF | Clay | Thomas Muster | 6-3 6-3 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | Match data |
| Jul 9, 1994* | Gstaad | ATP 250 | QF | Clay | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 7-6(9) 3-6 7-6(4) | Thomas Muster | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Muster | #1,092 | #1 | 4,474 | 2,161 | 590 | 267 | 68.8% | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 44 |
| 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 | Thomas Muster | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 16 | 1984 | 2–2 | 50.0% | #311 | 1,533 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | 1985 | 9–8 | 52.9% | #98 | 1,611 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | 1986 | 18–16 | 52.9% | #47 | 1,740 | 0 | 1 | 1992 | 1–4 | 20.0% | #275 | 1,477 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | 1987 | 22–16 | 57.9% | #56 | 1,753 | 0 | 1 | 1993 | 10–10 | 50.0% | #102 | 1,588 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | 1988 | 47–16 | 74.6% | #16 | 1,914 | 0 | 5 | 1994 | 60–27 | 69.0% | #11 | 1,888 | 0 | 3 |
| 21 | 1989 | 18–10 | 64.3% | #21 | 1,877 | 0 | 5 | 1995 | 69–27 | 71.9% | #6 | 1,875 | 0 | 7 |
| 22 | 1990 | 45–17 | 72.6% | #7 | 1,862 | 0 | 8 | 1996 | 73–25 | 74.5% | #3 | 1,972 | 1 | 11 |
| 23 | 1991 | 30–18 | 62.5% | #35 | 1,835 | 0 | 10 | 1997 | 54–26 | 67.5% | #5 | 1,955 | 1 | 14 |
| 24 | 1992 | 39–22 | 63.9% | #18 | 1,793 | 0 | 13 | 1998 | 55–29 | 65.5% | #11 | 1,950 | 1 | 17 |
| 25 | 1993 | 77–21 | 78.6% | #9 | 1,953 | 0 | 20 | 1999 | 59–29 | 67.0% | #2 | 1,922 | 2 | 20 |
| 26 | 1994 | 54–26 | 67.5% | #16 | 1,815 | 0 | 23 | 2000 | 58–31 | 65.2% | #5 | 1,859 | 2 | 21 |
| 27 | 1995 | 84–17 | 83.2% | #3 | 1,990 | 1 | 35 | 2001 | 64–26 | 71.1% | #4 | 1,979 | 2 | 23 |
| 28 | 1996 | 65–21 | 75.6% | #5 | 1,915 | 1 | 42 | 2002 | 36–23 | 61.0% | #27 | 1,809 | 2 | 25 |
| 29 | 1997 | 43–23 | 65.2% | #9 | 1,820 | 1 | 44 | 2003 | 29–24 | 54.7% | #41 | 1,708 | 2 | 25 |
| 30 | 1998 | 32–20 | 61.5% | #25 | 1,800 | 1 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | 1999 | 5–11 | 31.2% | #189 | 1,674 | 1 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 42 | 2010 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #980 | 1,655 | 1 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 43 | 2011 | 0–2 | 0.0% | #1075 | 1,608 | 1 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |