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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 round of 64 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

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #6 6-2 4-6 6-3 6-4 Javier Sanchez #43 Match data Jun 27, 1997* R64 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #4 7-5 7-6(5) Javier Sanchez #42 Match data May 14, 1997* R64 Italian Open Masters 1000 Clay
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #8 6-1 6-1 Javier Sanchez #50 Match data May 4, 1996* QF Prague World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Clay
Javier Sanchez #31 6-4 6-4 Yevgeny Kafelnikov #425 Match data Aug 27, 1992* R32 Schenectady ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 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
Javier Sanchez #957 #23 1,256 1,847 323 329 49.5% 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 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 1,478 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 1,597 0 0
20 1994 60–27 69.0% #11 1,892 0 3 1988 18–16 52.9% #55 1,709 0 1
21 1995 69–27 71.9% #6 1,875 0 7 1989 25–17 59.5% #51 1,760 0 2
22 1996 73–25 74.5% #3 1,973 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 1,940 1 17 1992 33–32 50.8% #41 1,701 0 2
25 1999 59–29 67.0% #2 1,918 2 20 1993 39–31 55.7% #34 1,766 0 2
26 2000 64–31 67.4% #5 1,878 2 22 1994 25–33 43.1% #42 1,587 0 3
27 2001 64–26 71.1% #4 1,979 2 24 1995 33–32 50.8% #36 1,647 0 3
28 2002 36–23 61.0% #27 1,809 2 26 1996 30–33 47.6% #37 1,719 0 4
29 2003 29–24 54.7% #41 1,708 2 26 1997 35–33 51.5% #54 1,721 0 4
30 — — — — — — — 1998 8–26 23.5% #168 1,506 0 4
31 — — — — — — — 1999 1–3 25.0% #281 1,491 0 4
32 — — — — — — — 2000 0–1 0.0% #957 1,481 0 4

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 Javier Sanchez
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 %
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
18 1992 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 1986 — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — —
19 1993 3 3 6 50.0% 4 4 8 50.0% — — — — 3 3 6 50.0% 1987 5 8 13 38.5% 11 10 21 52.4% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
20 1994 20 8 28 71.4% 17 9 26 65.4% 5 2 7 71.4% 18 8 26 69.2% 1988 8 6 14 57.1% 10 8 18 55.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
21 1995 19 7 26 73.1% 18 7 25 72.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 26 11 37 70.3% 1989 2 4 6 33.3% 19 12 31 61.3% — — — — 4 1 5 80.0%
22 1996 16 5 21 76.2% 24 7 31 77.4% 4 2 6 66.7% 29 11 40 72.5% 1990 5 6 11 45.5% 17 15 32 53.1% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0%
23 1997 17 8 25 68.0% 14 11 25 56.0% 8 1 9 88.9% 15 6 21 71.4% 1991 12 11 23 52.2% 18 14 32 56.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 5 2 7 71.4%
24 1998 28 14 42 66.7% 8 9 17 47.1% 5 2 7 71.4% 14 4 18 77.8% 1992 6 9 15 40.0% 23 17 40 57.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 5 8 37.5%
25 1999 32 15 47 68.1% 9 8 17 52.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 16 4 20 80.0% 1993 11 10 21 52.4% 27 16 43 62.8% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 4 5 20.0%
26 2000 44 19 63 69.8% 10 9 19 52.6% 4 2 6 66.7% 6 1 7 85.7% 1994 2 11 13 15.4% 23 17 40 57.5% — — — — 0 5 5 0.0%
27 2001 39 15 54 72.2% 8 7 15 53.3% 5 2 7 71.4% 12 2 14 85.7% 1995 10 9 19 52.6% 23 21 44 52.3% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0%
28 2002 22 13 35 62.9% 2 6 8 25.0% 7 1 8 87.5% 5 3 8 62.5% 1996 15 8 23 65.2% 14 19 33 42.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 5 6 16.7%
29 2003 13 14 27 48.1% 11 5 16 68.8% 0 2 2 0.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 1997 11 12 23 47.8% 18 16 34 52.9% 1 1 2 50.0% 5 4 9 55.6%
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1998 2 11 13 15.4% 6 13 19 31.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1999 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2000 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 253 123 376 67.3% 125 83 208 60.1% 46 18 64 71.9% 150 57 207 72.5% — 90 108 198 45.5% 211 181 392 53.8% 3 8 11 27.3% 19 32 51 37.3%

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 445/492 of Javier Sanchez'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 Javier Sanchez
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 1997 67/80 5.3 4.2 55.4% 72.2% 51.1% 54.6% 42.3% 62.8% 40.4% 1991 56/64 2.1 1.4 67.2% 66.5% 51.8% 61.6% 50.0% 61.6% 39.1%
24 1998 62/84 5.7 4.3 54.3% 75.2% 50.3% 60.0% 48.9% 63.9% 39.4% 1992 60/65 2.5 2.1 63.4% 67.4% 50.7% 56.3% 42.5% 61.1% 39.1%
25 1999 69/88 6.2 4.3 56.4% 73.2% 51.5% 60.1% 46.3% 63.6% 39.8% 1993 67/70 2.3 2.2 67.0% 67.0% 49.1% 56.7% 41.4% 61.3% 40.9%
26 2000 75/95 5.1 4.2 54.8% 73.1% 50.2% 62.7% 47.1% 62.7% 40.3% 1994 53/58 1.8 2.0 67.2% 66.1% 50.9% 54.1% 44.0% 60.9% 37.2%
27 2001 74/90 6.9 5.1 51.5% 75.6% 51.5% 57.7% 44.7% 63.9% 39.6% 1995 59/65 2.0 2.3 67.4% 65.2% 49.2% 57.9% 43.2% 59.9% 40.3%
28 2002 54/59 6.9 4.9 53.5% 75.1% 50.8% 61.4% 49.3% 63.5% 38.0% 1996 58/63 3.3 3.6 61.9% 68.2% 48.0% 56.4% 40.7% 60.3% 37.7%
29 2003 52/53 4.0 3.3 58.9% 70.3% 50.2% 50.1% 43.0% 61.8% 41.9% 1997 59/68 3.5 3.4 64.5% 67.8% 45.5% 56.2% 47.5% 60.0% 37.8%
30 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1998 28/34 2.7 2.7 66.3% 63.2% 44.4% 48.1% 42.7% 56.8% 35.0%
31 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1999 4/4 2.8 3.8 66.7% 65.8% 58.6% 68.1% 32.5% 63.0% 34.8%
32 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2000 1/1 0.0 0.0 66.7% 62.5% 50.0% 50.0% — 58.3% 28.1%

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 Yevgeny Kafelnikov Javier Sanchez
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
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 1497 103.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — -0.24
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 1986 1529 113.1 — — — — — +34 — 62.5% +0.88 1–1 0–2 — +0.04
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%) — +0.26 1987 1597 132.5 — — — — -41 +44 — 48.3% -0.01 2–6 (25%) 6–6 (50%) — +0.55
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%) — -1.63 1988 1709 130.4 — — — — -96 +8 — 52.8% +0.21 7–4 (64%) 8–5 (62%) — +0.34
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%) — -1.60 1989 1761 145.8 — — — — -108 +35 — 55.9% +0.49 8–6 (57%) 13–7 (65%) — -0.51
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%) — -0.87 1990 1692 143.1 — — — — -33 +71 — 50.4% +0.41 7–8 (47%) 10–13 (43%) — +0.21
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%) — -0.15 1991 1734 133.1 +0.90 -0.14 1.019 50.5% -24 -3 — 51.9% +0.16 13–10 (57%) 14–9 (61%) — +2.68
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%) — -0.64 1992 1701 141.0 +0.06 +0.33 1.005 50.0% -24 +61 — 48.2% -0.09 15–13 (54%) 15–15 (50%) — -1.45
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%) — -0.99 1993 1767 146.2 +1.07 +1.71 1.057 50.8% -82 +89 — 52.0% +0.30 18–10 (64%) 9–16 (36%) — -0.88
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%) — +2.19 1994 1587 131.9 -0.04 -1.76 0.951 49.1% -72 +143 — 43.9% -0.34 9–9 (50%) 9–14 (39%) — +0.32
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%) — +1.22 1995 1648 138.8 -0.74 +1.39 1.006 50.1% -51 +35 — 49.1% +0.06 14–13 (52%) 9–14 (39%) — +0.87
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%) — +2.29 1996 1720 136.2 -0.84 -0.53 0.950 49.0% +41 -92 — 47.4% -0.30 10–8 (56%) 17–9 (65%) — +0.66
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%) — +1.32 1997 1721 138.7 -0.89 -0.19 0.945 49.0% -19 +37 — 48.5% -0.23 15–9 (63%) 9–9 (50%) — -1.69
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1998 1506 121.5 -3.40 -2.39 0.809 45.7% +72 +101 — 32.6% -1.41 2–10 (17%) 6–4 (60%) — -0.63
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1999 1492 110.7 +0.11 -0.81 0.941 49.1% +81 — — 30.0% -1.00 — 0–3 (0%) — +0.12
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2000 1481 100.7 -0.13 -0.95 0.675 44.1% — — — 0.0% -2.50 — 0–1 — +0.06
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 — 1848 142.5 -0.26 0.00 0.978 49.5% -30 +46 — 48.5% -0.05 121–107 (53%) 125–127 (50%) 101.6 +0.07

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.