H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 02:15 UTC

Yevgeny Kafelnikov vs Javier Sanchez H2H: 3-1

Yevgeny Kafelnikov holds a 3–1 lead over Javier Sanchez in their ATP head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Yevgeny Kafelnikov leads 2–0 on clay and 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Yevgeny Kafelnikov won the 1997 Wimbledon second round 6-2 4-6 6-3 6-4.

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Yevgeny Kafelnikov
RUS Age 52 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"
H2H
3 – 1
4 main draw meetings
Javier Sanchez
ESP Age 58 Right-Handed 177 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Jun 27, 1997* Wimbledon Grand Slam R64 Grass Yevgeny Kafelnikov #6 6-2 4-6 6-3 6-4 Javier Sanchez #43 Match data
May 14, 1997* Rome Masters Masters 1000 R64 Clay Yevgeny Kafelnikov #4 7-5 7-6(5) Javier Sanchez #42 Match data
May 4, 1996* Prague ATP 250 QF Clay Yevgeny Kafelnikov #8 6-1 6-1 Javier Sanchez #50 Match data
Aug 27, 1992* Schenectady ATP 250 R32 Hard Javier Sanchez #31 6-4 6-4 Yevgeny Kafelnikov #425 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
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #636 #1 3,917 2,071 568 281 66.9% 2 0 0 0 23 25
Javier Sanchez #957 #23 1,256 1,847 321 328 49.5% 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 Javier Sanchez
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 — — — — — — — 1985 0–1 0.0% #373 1,497 0 0
18 1992 1–4 20.0% #275 1,477 0 0 1986 2–1 66.7% #225 1,529 0 0
19 1993 10–10 50.0% #102 1,588 0 0 1987 16–19 45.7% #110 1,596 0 0
20 1994 60–27 69.0% #11 1,888 0 3 1988 16–15 51.6% #55 1,703 0 1
21 1995 69–27 71.9% #6 1,875 0 7 1989 25–17 59.5% #51 1,759 0 2
22 1996 73–25 74.5% #3 1,972 1 11 1990 22–23 48.9% #70 1,691 0 2
23 1997 54–26 67.5% #5 1,955 1 14 1991 36–28 56.2% #32 1,733 0 2
24 1998 55–29 65.5% #11 1,950 1 17 1992 33–32 50.8% #41 1,699 0 2
25 1999 59–29 67.0% #2 1,922 2 20 1993 39–31 55.7% #34 1,766 0 2
26 2000 58–31 65.2% #5 1,859 2 21 1994 25–33 43.1% #42 1,585 0 3
27 2001 64–26 71.1% #4 1,979 2 23 1995 33–32 50.8% #36 1,650 0 3
28 2002 36–23 61.0% #27 1,809 2 25 1996 30–33 47.6% #37 1,718 0 4
29 2003 29–24 54.7% #41 1,708 2 25 1997 35–33 51.5% #54 1,720 0 4
30 — — — — — — — 1998 8–26 23.5% #168 1,506 0 4
31 — — — — — — — 1999 1–3 25.0% #281 1,492 0 4
32 — — — — — — — 2000 0–1 0.0% #957 1,481 0 4