H2H data updated: 2026-09-07 00:00 UTC

Yevgeny Kafelnikov vs Fernando Meligeni H2H: 3-2

Yevgeny Kafelnikov holds a 3–2 lead over Fernando Meligeni in their ATP head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Fernando Meligeni leads 2–1 on clay, while Yevgeny Kafelnikov leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Yevgeny Kafelnikov won the 2002 Montpellier Open round of 32 6-3 6-4.

RUS Age 52 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"
H2H
3 2
5 main-draw meetings
BRA Age 55 Left-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #10 6-3 6-4 Fernando Meligeni #72 Match data Oct 10, 2002* R32 Montpellier Open ATP International Series modern equivalent ATP 250 Carpet
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #3 6-4 6-3 Fernando Meligeni #32 Match data Mar 23, 2000* R32 Miami Open Masters 1000 Hard
Fernando Meligeni #50 6-3 4-6 6-3 Yevgeny Kafelnikov #7 Match data Jul 9, 1998* R32 Swiss Open Gstaad ATP World Series modern equivalent ATP 250 Clay
Fernando Meligeni #75 6-4 6-4 Yevgeny Kafelnikov #6 Match data May 1, 1998* R16 Prague ATP World Series modern equivalent ATP 250 Clay
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #6 6-1 6-3 Fernando Meligeni #79 Match data Jul 24, 1997* R32 Austrian Open Kitzbühel 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
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #636 #1 3,917 2,066 574 281 67.1% 2 1 0 0 4 19 26
Fernando Meligeni #675 #25 1,316 1,888 189 201 48.5% 0 0 0 0 0 3 3

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 Yevgeny Kafelnikov Fernando Meligeni
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 1994 60–27 69.0% #11 1,892 0 3 1991 2–2 50.0% #206 1,514 0 0
21 1995 69–27 71.9% #6 1,875 0 7 1992 3–4 42.9% #169 1,497 0 0
22 1996 73–25 74.5% #3 1,973 1 11 1993 6–7 46.2% #99 1,554 0 0
23 1997 54–26 67.5% #5 1,955 1 14 1994 14–19 42.4% #91 1,599 0 0
24 1998 55–29 65.5% #11 1,940 1 17 1995 22–18 55.0% #64 1,697 0 1
25 1999 59–29 67.0% #2 1,918 2 20 1996 17–18 48.6% #94 1,679 0 2
26 2000 64–31 67.4% #5 1,878 2 22 1997 24–19 55.8% #67 1,714 0 2
27 2001 64–26 71.1% #4 1,979 2 24 1998 18–20 47.4% #57 1,654 0 3
28 2002 36–23 61.0% #27 1,809 2 26 1999 27–26 50.9% #29 1,685 0 3
29 2003 29–24 54.7% #41 1,708 2 26 2000 14–21 40.0% #100 1,622 0 3
30 2001 17–16 51.5% #71 1,709 0 3
31 2002 19–23 45.2% #74 1,651 0 3
32 2003 6–8 42.9% #210 1,638 0 3

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 Yevgeny Kafelnikov Fernando Meligeni
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 1994 20 8 28 71.4% 17 9 26 65.4% 5 2 7 71.4% 18 8 26 69.2% 1991 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
21 1995 19 7 26 73.1% 18 7 25 72.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 26 11 37 70.3% 1992 1 3 4 25.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
22 1996 16 5 21 76.2% 24 7 31 77.4% 4 2 6 66.7% 29 11 40 72.5% 1993 0 2 2 0.0% 6 5 11 54.5%
23 1997 17 8 25 68.0% 14 11 25 56.0% 8 1 9 88.9% 15 6 21 71.4% 1994 1 5 6 16.7% 13 13 26 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
24 1998 28 14 42 66.7% 8 9 17 47.1% 5 2 7 71.4% 14 4 18 77.8% 1995 1 5 6 16.7% 21 13 34 61.8%
25 1999 32 15 47 68.1% 9 8 17 52.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 16 4 20 80.0% 1996 4 7 11 36.4% 13 10 23 56.5% 0 1 1 0.0%
26 2000 44 19 63 69.8% 10 9 19 52.6% 4 2 6 66.7% 6 1 7 85.7% 1997 5 6 11 45.5% 19 13 32 59.4%
27 2001 39 15 54 72.2% 8 7 15 53.3% 5 2 7 71.4% 12 2 14 85.7% 1998 2 8 10 20.0% 16 12 28 57.1%
28 2002 22 13 35 62.9% 2 6 8 25.0% 7 1 8 87.5% 5 3 8 62.5% 1999 4 11 15 26.7% 23 14 37 62.2% 0 1 1 0.0%
29 2003 13 14 27 48.1% 11 5 16 68.8% 0 2 2 0.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 2000 4 8 12 33.3% 10 12 22 45.5% 0 1 1 0.0%
30 2001 7 5 12 58.3% 9 10 19 47.4% 1 1 2 50.0%
31 2002 6 7 13 46.2% 13 12 25 52.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0%
32 2003 2 3 5 40.0% 4 5 9 44.4%
Career 253 123 376 67.3% 125 83 208 60.1% 46 18 64 71.9% 150 57 207 72.5% 38 71 109 34.9% 149 120 269 55.4% 1 4 5 20.0% 1 6 7 14.3%

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 719/855 of Yevgeny Kafelnikov's and 325/390 of Fernando Meligeni'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 Yevgeny Kafelnikov Fernando Meligeni
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% 1991 4/4 3.0 1.8 51.5% 77.4% 58.7% 53.6% 25.6% 68.0% 35.5%
21 1995 81/96 5.6 3.5 54.9% 75.0% 51.8% 62.4% 47.8% 64.5% 41.4% 1992 5/7 3.6 2.6 53.6% 62.4% 47.7% 36.8% 39.7% 55.4% 39.4%
22 1996 88/98 6.4 3.6 56.7% 75.7% 52.7% 59.4% 48.0% 65.8% 40.6% 1993 11/13 4.3 2.5 55.5% 71.4% 50.4% 56.5% 47.6% 61.6% 40.2%
23 1997 67/80 5.3 4.2 55.4% 72.2% 51.1% 54.6% 42.3% 62.8% 40.4% 1994 30/33 2.3 1.9 56.1% 67.4% 52.6% 47.6% 42.2% 61.1% 38.5%
24 1998 62/84 5.7 4.3 54.3% 75.2% 50.3% 60.0% 48.9% 63.9% 39.4% 1995 35/40 3.3 2.7 51.9% 69.7% 46.1% 54.3% 45.5% 58.4% 41.5%
25 1999 69/88 6.2 4.3 56.4% 73.2% 51.5% 60.1% 46.3% 63.6% 39.8% 1996 24/35 3.0 4.1 54.2% 67.5% 44.8% 54.5% 47.9% 57.1% 40.1%
26 2000 75/95 5.1 4.2 54.8% 73.1% 50.2% 62.7% 47.1% 62.7% 40.3% 1997 35/43 4.1 3.1 57.6% 69.6% 48.2% 51.8% 44.0% 60.4% 39.9%
27 2001 74/90 6.9 5.1 51.5% 75.6% 51.5% 57.7% 44.7% 63.9% 39.6% 1998 32/38 3.1 3.9 57.3% 69.6% 47.5% 59.7% 45.3% 60.0% 37.9%
28 2002 54/59 6.9 4.9 53.5% 75.1% 50.8% 61.4% 49.3% 63.5% 38.0% 1999 39/53 3.2 3.4 58.4% 69.0% 49.8% 52.4% 42.1% 61.0% 40.1%
29 2003 52/53 4.0 3.3 58.9% 70.3% 50.2% 50.1% 43.0% 61.8% 41.9% 2000 29/35 3.3 4.1 58.4% 66.9% 43.6% 54.8% 43.6% 57.1% 38.6%
30 —/— 2001 31/33 4.8 3.9 55.4% 68.4% 52.6% 54.3% 41.8% 61.3% 38.7%
31 —/— 2002 36/42 4.0 3.5 58.0% 69.4% 50.9% 60.1% 42.0% 61.3% 38.1%
32 —/— 2003 14/14 3.8 3.1 56.1% 67.3% 49.0% 63.2% 43.4% 59.5% 38.2%
Career 719/855 5.5 4.0 55.4% 73.7% 51.3% 58.8% 46.6% 63.5% 40.3% 325/390 3.5 3.3 56.3% 68.8% 48.8% 54.6% 43.5% 59.9% 39.2%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. 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.

Age Yevgeny Kafelnikov Fernando Meligeni
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%) 102.5 +0.26
20 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 1991 1515 104.5 +1.14 -1.78 1.110 50.9% +33 55.6% +0.11 0–1 1–0 +0.13
21 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 1992 1498 104.3 -2.12 -0.09 0.882 47.7% +22 +56 41.2% 0.00 1–1 0–2 +1.18
22 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 1993 1555 121.4 -0.48 +0.93 1.046 50.8% +70 50.0% +0.03 2–3 (40%) 1–2 (33%) 98.5 +0.81
23 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 1994 1600 130.8 -0.28 -0.02 0.988 49.8% -139 +56 43.9% -0.22 4–6 (40%) 1–4 (20%) 96.5 -0.77
24 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 1995 1698 139.6 -1.20 +1.92 0.999 49.9% -228 +58 52.0% +0.06 8–7 (53%) 7–7 (50%) 100.1 -0.61
25 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 1996 1680 125.7 -2.61 +0.74 0.933 48.6% -210 +47 48.8% -0.22 8–6 (57%) 9–7 (56%) 104.3 -0.66
26 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 1997 1715 130.0 +0.03 +0.82 1.007 50.2% -163 +33 53.7% +0.24 9–5 (64%) 9–6 (60%) 106.7 +0.04
27 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 1998 1655 134.6 -1.38 -0.50 0.948 49.4% -132 +72 52.9% +0.21 3–6 (33%) 8–8 (50%) 97.0 -0.25
28 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 1999 1685 146.4 0.00 +2.19 1.027 50.7% -179 +154 54.5% +0.55 6–10 (38%) 6–10 (38%) 95.1 -1.85
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%) 98.9 +1.32 2000 1622 122.9 -3.48 +0.06 0.899 47.7% -120 +87 42.2% -0.76 5–4 (56%) 7–5 (58%) 103.6 +0.73
30 2001 1709 129.6 -0.09 +0.50 1.001 50.1% -108 +14 51.8% +0.11 5–5 (50%) 4–4 (50%) 101.2 -0.37
31 2002 1651 130.9 -0.02 +0.44 0.984 49.8% -47 +51 43.1% -0.47 6–5 (55%) 4–7 (36%) 98.4 +0.69
32 2003 1638 118.4 -1.54 +0.56 0.943 49.0% -34 +15 42.4% -0.49 2–2 (50%) 1–3 (25%) 99.3 -0.74
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 1889 137.9 -0.90 +0.70 0.979 49.7% -124 +66 49.3% -0.03 59–61 (49%) 58–65 (47%) 99.9 -0.43

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.