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Yevgeny Kafelnikov vs Jacco Eltingh H2H: 3-0

Yevgeny Kafelnikov holds a 3–0 lead over Jacco Eltingh in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Yevgeny Kafelnikov leads 2–0 on carpet and 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Yevgeny Kafelnikov won the 1996 ABN AMRO Open round of 16 6-4 6-2.

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Yevgeny Kafelnikov
RUS Age 52 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"
H2H
3 – 0
3 main-draw meetings
Jacco Eltingh
NED Age 56 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #8 6-4 6-2 Jacco Eltingh #71 Match data Mar 8, 1996* R16 ABN AMRO Open World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Carpet
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #6 3-6 6-3 6-2 Jacco Eltingh #43 Match data Dec 10, 1995* QF Grand Slam Cup ATP Finals Carpet
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #11 7-6(4) 7-5 6-3 Jacco Eltingh #37 Match data Aug 31, 1994* R128 US Open Grand Slam 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.

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
Jacco Eltingh #1,378 #19 1,332 1,876 124 141 46.8% 0 0 0 0 0 4 4

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 Jacco Eltingh
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 1992 1–4 20.0% #275 1,478 0 0 1989 0–1 0.0% #276 1,490 0 0
19 1993 10–10 50.0% #102 1,588 0 0 1990 3–2 60.0% #128 1,525 0 0
20 1994 60–27 69.0% #11 1,892 0 3 1991 12–24 33.3% #114 1,510 0 0
21 1995 69–27 71.9% #6 1,875 0 7 1992 18–22 45.0% #78 1,591 0 1
22 1996 73–25 74.5% #3 1,973 1 11 1993 22–26 45.8% #63 1,634 0 2
23 1997 54–26 67.5% #5 1,955 1 14 1994 40–23 63.5% #23 1,829 0 4
24 1998 55–29 65.5% #11 1,940 1 17 1995 24–26 48.0% #43 1,772 0 4
25 1999 59–29 67.0% #2 1,918 2 20 1996 4–12 25.0% #307 1,617 0 4
26 2000 64–31 67.4% #5 1,878 2 22 1997 1–5 16.7% #604 1,557 0 4
27 2001 64–26 71.1% #4 1,979 2 24 — — — — — — —
28 2002 36–23 61.0% #27 1,809 2 26 — — — — — — —
29 2003 29–24 54.7% #41 1,708 2 26 — — — — — — —

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 Jacco Eltingh
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% 1989 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
19 1993 3 3 6 50.0% 4 4 8 50.0% — — — — 3 3 6 50.0% 1990 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 3 1 4 75.0%
20 1994 20 8 28 71.4% 17 9 26 65.4% 5 2 7 71.4% 18 8 26 69.2% 1991 4 12 16 25.0% 3 7 10 30.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 0 2 2 0.0%
21 1995 19 7 26 73.1% 18 7 25 72.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 26 11 37 70.3% 1992 4 7 11 36.4% 7 8 15 46.7% 5 2 7 71.4% 2 5 7 28.6%
22 1996 16 5 21 76.2% 24 7 31 77.4% 4 2 6 66.7% 29 11 40 72.5% 1993 10 13 23 43.5% 8 6 14 57.1% 3 3 6 50.0% 1 4 5 20.0%
23 1997 17 8 25 68.0% 14 11 25 56.0% 8 1 9 88.9% 15 6 21 71.4% 1994 10 8 18 55.6% 11 7 18 61.1% 5 3 8 62.5% 14 5 19 73.7%
24 1998 28 14 42 66.7% 8 9 17 47.1% 5 2 7 71.4% 14 4 18 77.8% 1995 5 9 14 35.7% 5 7 12 41.7% 8 3 11 72.7% 6 7 13 46.2%
25 1999 32 15 47 68.1% 9 8 17 52.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 16 4 20 80.0% 1996 3 8 11 27.3% — — — — 0 3 3 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
26 2000 44 19 63 69.8% 10 9 19 52.6% 4 2 6 66.7% 6 1 7 85.7% 1997 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
27 2001 39 15 54 72.2% 8 7 15 53.3% 5 2 7 71.4% 12 2 14 85.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 2002 22 13 35 62.9% 2 6 8 25.0% 7 1 8 87.5% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 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% — 37 59 96 38.5% 34 36 70 48.6% 26 19 45 57.8% 27 27 54 50.0%

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 221/259 of Jacco Eltingh'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 Jacco Eltingh
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 33/36 7.1 3.6 60.0% 67.4% 46.4% 49.1% 34.5% 59.1% 31.9%
21 1995 81/96 5.6 3.5 54.9% 75.0% 51.8% 62.4% 47.8% 64.5% 41.4% 1992 37/40 6.7 2.6 62.9% 72.4% 50.1% 68.9% 36.1% 64.2% 34.0%
22 1996 88/98 6.4 3.6 56.7% 75.7% 52.7% 59.4% 48.0% 65.8% 40.6% 1993 43/48 6.0 3.5 63.0% 72.6% 48.7% 58.3% 35.2% 63.5% 33.4%
23 1997 67/80 5.3 4.2 55.4% 72.2% 51.1% 54.6% 42.3% 62.8% 40.4% 1994 49/63 9.5 4.0 63.3% 76.3% 48.7% 61.2% 35.3% 66.1% 34.2%
24 1998 62/84 5.7 4.3 54.3% 75.2% 50.3% 60.0% 48.9% 63.9% 39.4% 1995 43/50 8.1 5.0 61.2% 74.7% 49.8% 61.9% 42.9% 65.0% 34.0%
25 1999 69/88 6.2 4.3 56.4% 73.2% 51.5% 60.1% 46.3% 63.6% 39.8% 1996 11/16 6.4 4.3 56.0% 74.8% 47.9% 50.6% 38.3% 63.0% 32.2%
26 2000 75/95 5.1 4.2 54.8% 73.1% 50.2% 62.7% 47.1% 62.7% 40.3% 1997 5/6 11.4 5.4 61.5% 74.9% 50.4% 56.3% 40.6% 65.6% 32.1%
27 2001 74/90 6.9 5.1 51.5% 75.6% 51.5% 57.7% 44.7% 63.9% 39.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
28 2002 54/59 6.9 4.9 53.5% 75.1% 50.8% 61.4% 49.3% 63.5% 38.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
29 2003 52/53 4.0 3.3 58.9% 70.3% 50.2% 50.1% 43.0% 61.8% 41.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 719/855 5.5 4.0 55.4% 73.7% 51.3% 58.8% 46.6% 63.5% 40.3% — 221/265 7.6 3.8 61.9% 73.2% 48.8% 59.6% 37.0% 63.9% 33.5%

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 Jacco Eltingh
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 1989 1490 100.6 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — -0.02
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 1990 1525 104.0 — — — — +51 — — 61.5% +0.85 1–2 (33%) 1–4 (20%) 96.6 +0.66
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 1510 114.5 -1.53 -5.09 0.781 45.9% -36 +33 +133 35.1% -1.07 4–5 (44%) 7–5 (58%) 102.4 +1.30
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 1591 132.8 +2.27 -3.70 0.949 49.5% -101 +22 +152 44.1% -0.41 8–8 (50%) 10–10 (50%) 105.3 -1.05
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 1635 126.1 +1.74 -3.99 0.916 48.5% -80 +16 +85 44.6% -0.42 5–2 (71%) 10–7 (59%) 106.8 -0.27
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 1829 139.4 +3.57 -2.91 1.009 50.3% -35 -81 -105 60.4% +0.25 11–9 (55%) 33–10 (77%) 113.1 +2.23
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 1772 145.8 +3.15 -2.97 0.973 50.2% -44 -33 +79 50.7% +0.03 7–8 (47%) 14–10 (58%) 102.1 -1.27
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 1618 118.1 +0.37 -3.11 0.871 47.9% +14 — +178 32.5% -1.05 1–4 (20%) 5–5 (50%) 94.7 -0.29
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 1557 105.0 +1.00 -1.87 0.932 48.8% +19 — — 31.3% -0.50 0–2 1–5 (17%) — +0.30
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 1876 135.5 +1.94 -3.58 0.927 49.0% -45 -14 +74 47.3% -0.28 37–40 (48%) 81–56 (59%) 108.3 +0.60

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.