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Alex Obrien holds a 2–0 lead over Yevgeny Kafelnikov in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Alex Obrien leads 2–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Alex Obrien won the 1996 New Haven quarterfinal 6-4 6-4.
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| Player | Score | Player | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Obrien | 6-4 6-4 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | Match data | Aug 17, 1996* | QF | New Haven | Championship Series → modern equivalent ATP 500 | Hard |
| Alex Obrien | 6-2 6-1 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | Match data | Aug 19, 1992* | R64 | New Haven | ATP Championship Series → modern equivalent ATP 500 | Hard |
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.
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yevgeny Kafelnikov | #636 | #1 | 3,917 | 2,066 | 574 | 281 | 67.1% | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 26 |
| Alex Obrien | — | — | — | 1,794 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.
| Yevgeny Kafelnikov | Alex Obrien | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles |
| 1992 | 1–4 | 20.0% | #275 | 1,478 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 10–10 | 50.0% | #102 | 1,588 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 60–27 | 69.0% | #11 | 1,892 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 69–27 | 71.9% | #6 | 1,875 | 0 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 73–25 | 74.5% | #3 | 1,973 | 1 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 54–26 | 67.5% | #5 | 1,955 | 1 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 55–29 | 65.5% | #11 | 1,940 | 1 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 59–29 | 67.0% | #2 | 1,918 | 2 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | 64–31 | 67.4% | #5 | 1,878 | 2 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001 | 64–26 | 71.1% | #4 | 1,979 | 2 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002 | 36–23 | 61.0% | #27 | 1,809 | 2 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | 29–24 | 54.7% | #41 | 1,708 | 2 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. 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.
| Yevgeny Kafelnikov | Alex Obrien | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 % | ||
| 1992 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 1991 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | 4 | 4 | 8 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | 1992 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42.9% | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 20 | 8 | 28 | 71.4% | 17 | 9 | 26 | 65.4% | 5 | 2 | 7 | 71.4% | 18 | 8 | 26 | 69.2% | 1993 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 36.4% | 4 | 3 | 7 | 57.1% | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 19 | 7 | 26 | 73.1% | 18 | 7 | 25 | 72.0% | 6 | 2 | 8 | 75.0% | 26 | 11 | 37 | 70.3% | 1994 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 47.8% | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16.7% | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42.9% | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% |
| 1996 | 16 | 5 | 21 | 76.2% | 24 | 7 | 31 | 77.4% | 4 | 2 | 6 | 66.7% | 29 | 11 | 40 | 72.5% | 1995 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 30.8% | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | 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% | 1996 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 65.2% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% |
| 1998 | 28 | 14 | 42 | 66.7% | 8 | 9 | 17 | 47.1% | 5 | 2 | 7 | 71.4% | 14 | 4 | 18 | 77.8% | 1997 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 41.7% | 2 | 5 | 7 | 28.6% | 5 | 3 | 8 | 62.5% | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33.3% |
| 1999 | 32 | 15 | 47 | 68.1% | 9 | 8 | 17 | 52.9% | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 16 | 4 | 20 | 80.0% | 1998 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 38.5% | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | 44 | 19 | 63 | 69.8% | 10 | 9 | 19 | 52.6% | 4 | 2 | 6 | 66.7% | 6 | 1 | 7 | 85.7% | 1999 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 37.5% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001 | 39 | 15 | 54 | 72.2% | 8 | 7 | 15 | 53.3% | 5 | 2 | 7 | 71.4% | 12 | 2 | 14 | 85.7% | 2000 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 2002 | 22 | 13 | 35 | 62.9% | 2 | 6 | 8 | 25.0% | 7 | 1 | 8 | 87.5% | 5 | 3 | 8 | 62.5% | 2001 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 48.1% | 11 | 5 | 16 | 68.8% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 5 | 3 | 8 | 62.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | 253 | 123 | 376 | 67.3% | 125 | 83 | 208 | 60.1% | 46 | 18 | 64 | 71.9% | 150 | 57 | 207 | 72.5% | Career | 62 | 80 | 142 | 43.7% | 7 | 20 | 27 | 25.9% | 13 | 18 | 31 | 41.9% | 7 | 12 | 19 | 36.8% |
Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. 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.
| Yevgeny Kafelnikov | Alex Obrien | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 1992 | 1479 | 99.3 | +0.60 | -2.03 | 0.869 | 48.8% | +51 | — | — | 27.3% | -2.00 | 0–1 | 2–1 (67%) | — | +0.33 | 1991 | 1517 | 112.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50.0% | +0.25 | — | 0–1 | — | -0.11 |
| 1993 | 1589 | 133.8 | +0.39 | +0.53 | 0.982 | 49.7% | +14 | -35 | — | 48.9% | -0.16 | 2–3 (40%) | 4–4 (50%) | 102.5 | +0.26 | 1992 | 1539 | 119.0 | — | — | — | — | +46 | — | — | 40.0% | -0.90 | 1–1 | 4–1 (80%) | — | 0.00 |
| 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%) | 111.8 | -1.63 | 1993 | 1540 | 120.7 | — | — | — | — | +25 | +21 | -29 | 41.3% | -0.76 | 4–7 (36%) | 8–4 (67%) | 100.5 | -0.23 |
| 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%) | 98.7 | -1.60 | 1994 | 1627 | 133.6 | — | — | — | — | +25 | -93 | -105 | 45.3% | -0.40 | 5–10 (33%) | 9–6 (60%) | 98.5 | -0.65 |
| 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%) | 109.5 | -0.87 | 1995 | 1557 | 125.1 | — | — | — | — | +31 | -56 | -20 | 32.2% | -0.90 | 2–5 (29%) | 3–3 (50%) | 98.1 | -0.97 |
| 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%) | 106.6 | -0.15 | 1996 | 1759 | 146.1 | — | — | — | — | +15 | — | — | 59.2% | +0.39 | 6–5 (55%) | 8–5 (62%) | 106.8 | +0.66 |
| 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%) | 105.2 | -0.64 | 1997 | 1634 | 132.7 | — | — | — | — | +19 | -148 | +27 | 46.7% | -0.07 | 7–14 (33%) | 12–14 (46%) | 95.7 | +0.79 |
| 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%) | 98.7 | -0.99 | 1998 | 1638 | 120.6 | — | — | — | — | +5 | -194 | -12 | 41.0% | -0.61 | 2–6 (25%) | 4–4 (50%) | 97.2 | -0.70 |
| 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%) | 105.6 | +2.19 | 1999 | 1625 | 122.3 | — | — | — | — | +24 | — | — | 31.6% | -1.21 | 1–0 | 1–0 | — | -0.46 |
| 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%) | 100.8 | +1.22 | 2000 | 1648 | 113.8 | — | — | — | — | -20 | — | — | 36.4% | -0.59 | 1–1 | 1–3 (25%) | — | +0.21 |
| 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%) | 98.7 | +2.29 | 2001 | 1628 | 110.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28.6% | -1.28 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | -0.08 |
| 2003 | 1708 | 143.0 | -0.71 | +4.01 | 1.099 | 51.7% | +33 | +98 | — | 56.3% | +0.48 | 10–11 (48%) | 9–8 (53%) | 98.9 | +1.32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | 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 | 1795 | 135.4 | — | — | — | — | +20 | -85 | -27 | 43.8% | -0.41 | 29–50 (37%) | 51–42 (55%) | 100.1 | -0.71 |
Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Vacek | 15 | 4 | 19 | Jan 3, 2002 | H2H |
| Marc Rosset | 5 | 10 | 15 | Feb 16, 2002 | H2H |
| Nicolas Kiefer | 8 | 6 | 14 | Oct 23, 2003 | H2H |
| Goran Ivanisevic | 5 | 9 | 14 | Nov 12, 2001 | H2H |
| Thomas Enqvist | 7 | 6 | 13 | Oct 15, 2003 | H2H |
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Krajicek | 2 | 4 | 6 | Sep 4, 1998 | — |
| David Wheaton | 0 | 6 | 6 | Sep 1, 1996 | — |
| Jonathan Stark | 1 | 4 | 5 | Feb 15, 1995 | — |
| Gianluca Pozzi | 2 | 2 | 4 | Jan 17, 2001 | — |
| Alex Corretja | 1 | 3 | 4 | Aug 12, 1998 | — |