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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 Open round of 32 6-4 6-2.

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Thomas Muster
AUT Age 58 Left-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
4 – 1
5 main draw meetings
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
RUS Age 52 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Thomas Muster #25 6-4 6-2 Yevgeny Kafelnikov #6 Match data May 7, 1998* R32 Hamburg Open Masters 1000 Clay
Thomas Muster #2 6-2 6-2 6-4 Yevgeny Kafelnikov #6 Match data Jul 21, 1996* F Stuttgart Open Championship Series → modern equivalent ATP 500 Clay
Thomas Muster #5 6-4 6-0 6-4 Yevgeny Kafelnikov #9 Match data Jun 11, 1995* SF Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Thomas Muster #17 6-3 6-3 Yevgeny Kafelnikov #5 Match data Apr 15, 1995* SF Barcelona Open ATP Championship Series → modern equivalent ATP 500 Clay
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #15 7-6(9) 3-6 7-6(4) Thomas Muster #10 Match data Jul 9, 1994* QF Swiss Open Gstaad ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 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
Thomas Muster #1,092 #1 4,474 2,165 590 268 68.8% 1 0 8 0 4 31 44
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 Thomas Muster Yevgeny Kafelnikov
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 1984 2–2 50.0% — 1,533 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 1985 9–8 52.9% #98 1,612 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 1986 18–16 52.9% #47 1,741 0 1 1992 1–4 20.0% #275 1,478 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 1,915 0 5 1994 60–27 69.0% #11 1,892 0 3
21 1989 18–10 64.3% #21 1,867 0 5 1995 69–27 71.9% #6 1,875 0 7
22 1990 45–17 72.6% #7 1,861 0 8 1996 73–25 74.5% #3 1,973 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 39–23 62.9% #18 1,783 0 13 1998 55–29 65.5% #11 1,940 1 17
25 1993 77–21 78.6% #9 1,953 0 20 1999 59–29 67.0% #2 1,918 2 20
26 1994 54–26 67.5% #16 1,832 0 23 2000 64–31 67.4% #5 1,878 2 22
27 1995 84–17 83.2% #3 2,005 1 35 2001 64–26 71.1% #4 1,979 2 24
28 1996 65–21 75.6% #5 1,927 1 42 2002 36–23 61.0% #27 1,809 2 26
29 1997 43–23 65.2% #9 1,823 1 44 2003 29–24 54.7% #41 1,708 2 26
30 1998 32–20 61.5% #25 1,801 1 44 — — — — — — —
31 1999 5–11 31.2% #189 1,675 1 44 — — — — — — —
42 2010 0–1 0.0% #980 1,656 1 44 — — — — — — —
43 2011 0–2 0.0% #1075 1,608 1 44 — — — — — — —

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 Thomas Muster 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 %
16 1984 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1985 1 1 2 50.0% 8 7 15 53.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1986 1 5 6 16.7% 17 10 27 63.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1992 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
19 1987 9 5 14 64.3% 13 10 23 56.5% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1993 3 3 6 50.0% 4 4 8 50.0% — — — — 3 3 6 50.0%
20 1988 3 5 8 37.5% 39 9 48 81.3% — — — — 5 2 7 71.4% 1994 20 8 28 71.4% 17 9 26 65.4% 5 2 7 71.4% 18 8 26 69.2%
21 1989 12 5 17 70.6% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 4 3 7 57.1% 1995 19 7 26 73.1% 18 7 25 72.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 26 11 37 70.3%
22 1990 10 2 12 83.3% 31 10 41 75.6% — — — — 4 5 9 44.4% 1996 16 5 21 76.2% 24 7 31 77.4% 4 2 6 66.7% 29 11 40 72.5%
23 1991 2 3 5 40.0% 28 13 41 68.3% — — — — 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 1992 7 5 12 58.3% 30 13 43 69.8% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1998 28 14 42 66.7% 8 9 17 47.1% 5 2 7 71.4% 14 4 18 77.8%
25 1993 18 7 25 72.0% 55 10 65 84.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 1999 32 15 47 68.1% 9 8 17 52.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 16 4 20 80.0%
26 1994 18 10 28 64.3% 33 10 43 76.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 2000 44 19 63 69.8% 10 9 19 52.6% 4 2 6 66.7% 6 1 7 85.7%
27 1995 9 6 15 60.0% 65 3 68 95.6% — — — — 10 8 18 55.6% 2001 39 15 54 72.2% 8 7 15 53.3% 5 2 7 71.4% 12 2 14 85.7%
28 1996 13 8 21 61.9% 46 4 50 92.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 2 7 9 22.2% 2002 22 13 35 62.9% 2 6 8 25.0% 7 1 8 87.5% 5 3 8 62.5%
29 1997 27 8 35 77.1% 8 8 16 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 6 5 11 54.5% 2003 13 14 27 48.1% 11 5 16 68.8% 0 2 2 0.0% 5 3 8 62.5%
30 1998 11 7 18 61.1% 20 11 31 64.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 1999 4 5 9 44.4% 1 6 7 14.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
42 2010 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
43 2011 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 146 85 231 63.2% 397 128 525 75.6% 6 9 15 40.0% 41 46 87 47.1% — 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 527/612 of Thomas Muster'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 Thomas Muster 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 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1996 88/98 6.4 3.6 56.7% 75.7% 52.7% 59.4% 48.0% 65.8% 40.6%
23 1991 42/48 1.0 1.5 73.3% 62.9% 51.5% 61.3% 49.1% 59.6% 44.0% 1997 67/80 5.3 4.2 55.4% 72.2% 51.1% 54.6% 42.3% 62.8% 40.4%
24 1992 52/62 2.0 1.9 66.2% 66.6% 53.3% 60.0% 44.4% 61.5% 40.7% 1998 62/84 5.7 4.3 54.3% 75.2% 50.3% 60.0% 48.9% 63.9% 39.4%
25 1993 92/98 2.8 2.5 61.6% 71.7% 57.7% 62.0% 46.4% 66.1% 43.4% 1999 69/88 6.2 4.3 56.4% 73.2% 51.5% 60.1% 46.3% 63.6% 39.8%
26 1994 68/80 4.0 3.5 58.1% 71.4% 54.0% 56.3% 46.4% 63.9% 41.8% 2000 75/95 5.1 4.2 54.8% 73.1% 50.2% 62.7% 47.1% 62.7% 40.3%
27 1995 86/101 3.1 2.5 59.5% 71.9% 54.7% 56.6% 54.3% 64.8% 45.6% 2001 74/90 6.9 5.1 51.5% 75.6% 51.5% 57.7% 44.7% 63.9% 39.6%
28 1996 71/86 3.2 2.3 59.3% 72.1% 53.3% 67.9% 45.7% 64.4% 43.4% 2002 54/59 6.9 4.9 53.5% 75.1% 50.8% 61.4% 49.3% 63.5% 38.0%
29 1997 57/66 4.2 2.3 56.8% 73.4% 53.1% 65.8% 49.9% 64.4% 38.4% 2003 52/53 4.0 3.3 58.9% 70.3% 50.2% 50.1% 43.0% 61.8% 41.9%
30 1998 44/52 3.0 2.1 59.0% 69.3% 52.9% 59.8% 46.5% 62.1% 40.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
31 1999 12/16 2.7 2.9 61.9% 62.8% 52.0% 61.2% 27.2% 58.1% 34.2% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
42 2010 1/1 5.0 2.0 60.6% 62.5% 61.5% 66.7% — 62.1% 21.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
43 2011 2/2 3.0 3.0 60.5% 55.9% 29.0% 35.3% 29.2% 45.6% 35.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 527/858 3.0 2.4 61.2% 70.2% 54.1% 61.0% 47.4% 63.6% 42.3% — 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 Thomas Muster 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
16 1984 1533 117.1 — — — — — — — 50.0% +0.50 — — — -0.24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1985 1612 126.8 — — — — — +22 — 50.0% -0.15 3–2 (60%) 2–1 (67%) — +0.07 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1986 1741 147.7 — — — — -223 +71 — 54.8% +0.44 4–6 (40%) 4–4 (50%) — -1.90 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 1987 1754 137.1 — — — — -95 +27 — 55.2% +0.25 9–5 (64%) 11–6 (65%) — -0.14 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 1988 1916 160.0 — — — — -207 +120 — 67.1% +1.44 12–2 (86%) 6–4 (60%) — -1.96 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 1989 1868 141.2 — — — — -42 +130 — 64.5% +0.91 3–4 (43%) 6–2 (75%) — +0.55 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 1990 1862 152.4 — — — — -32 +106 — 65.8% +0.93 13–4 (76%) 14–5 (74%) — +0.89 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 1991 1836 142.4 -0.24 +3.28 1.088 51.7% -95 +121 — 58.8% +0.61 12–9 (57%) 7–6 (54%) — -0.44 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 1992 1783 142.2 +0.70 +1.68 1.059 50.8% -81 +156 — 56.4% +0.48 16–5 (76%) 9–11 (45%) — +0.43 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 1993 1954 154.4 +4.84 +4.04 1.280 54.2% -117 +137 — 71.5% +1.48 17–7 (71%) 16–17 (48%) — +2.71 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 1994 1832 152.5 +2.55 +2.88 1.158 52.7% +6 +172 — 65.5% +1.10 15–12 (56%) 18–13 (58%) — +0.94 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 1995 2006 162.1 +3.78 +6.50 1.294 54.8% -159 +281 — 75.0% +1.55 20–9 (69%) 27–8 (77%) — -0.55 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 1996 1928 153.9 +2.83 +4.89 1.219 53.6% -136 +345 -340 71.6% +1.36 15–5 (75%) 19–9 (68%) — +1.60 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 1997 1824 152.8 +2.58 +1.22 1.077 51.5% +70 +208 -208 61.7% +0.64 12–9 (57%) 17–10 (63%) — -0.07 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
30 1998 1801 149.6 +0.50 +1.96 1.068 51.4% +43 +123 — 56.8% +0.65 11–3 (79%) 3–8 (27%) — -1.16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 1999 1676 130.2 -0.85 -2.23 0.815 47.0% +114 +110 — 35.0% -0.85 2–2 (50%) 2–3 (40%) — -1.42 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
42 2010 1656 99.5 -1.45 +0.41 0.576 43.8% — — — 0.0% -2.50 — 0–1 — +0.12 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
43 2011 1609 96.4 -3.83 -0.41 0.661 41.0% — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — +0.06 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2165 156.5 +2.51 +3.47 1.162 52.7% -56 +164 -287 64.1% +0.95 164–84 (66%) 161–108 (60%) 106.5 -0.06 — 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.