H2H data updated: 2026-09-01 00:00 UTC

Yevgeny Kafelnikov vs Kristian Pless H2H: 1-0

Yevgeny Kafelnikov holds a 1–0 lead over Kristian Pless in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Yevgeny Kafelnikov leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Yevgeny Kafelnikov won the 2003 Milan round of 16 6-4 6-3.

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Yevgeny Kafelnikov
RUS Age 52 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main draw meetings
Kristian Pless
DEN Age 45 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #26 6-4 6-3 Kristian Pless #97 Match data Jan 31, 2003* R16 Milan ATP International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Carpet

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
Kristian Pless #939 #65 592 1,712 44 82 34.9% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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 Kristian Pless
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 1992 1–4 20.0% #275 1,478 0 0 1999 1–2 33.3% #458 1,511 0 0
19 1993 10–10 50.0% #102 1,588 0 0 2000 1–4 20.0% #197 1,507 0 0
20 1994 60–27 69.0% #11 1,892 0 3 2001 12–10 54.5% #68 1,662 0 0
21 1995 69–27 71.9% #6 1,875 0 7 2002 15–22 40.5% #82 1,664 0 0
22 1996 73–25 74.5% #3 1,973 1 11 2003 2–5 28.6% #440 1,611 0 0
23 1997 54–26 67.5% #5 1,955 1 14 2004 3–9 25.0% #230 1,553 0 0
24 1998 55–29 65.5% #11 1,940 1 17 2005 0–2 0.0% #160 1,543 0 0
25 1999 59–29 67.0% #2 1,918 2 20 2006 5–10 33.3% #84 1,626 0 0
26 2000 64–31 67.4% #5 1,878 2 22 2007 5–16 23.8% #128 1,509 0 0
27 2001 64–26 71.1% #4 1,979 2 24 2008 0–2 0.0% #158 1,480 0 0
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 Kristian Pless
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% 1999 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
19 1993 3 3 6 50.0% 4 4 8 50.0% — — — — 3 3 6 50.0% 2000 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — 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% 2001 9 6 15 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
21 1995 19 7 26 73.1% 18 7 25 72.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 26 11 37 70.3% 2002 8 10 18 44.4% 3 8 11 27.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 3 2 5 60.0%
22 1996 16 5 21 76.2% 24 7 31 77.4% 4 2 6 66.7% 29 11 40 72.5% 2003 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
23 1997 17 8 25 68.0% 14 11 25 56.0% 8 1 9 88.9% 15 6 21 71.4% 2004 3 6 9 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 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% 2005 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
25 1999 32 15 47 68.1% 9 8 17 52.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 16 4 20 80.0% 2006 3 6 9 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — —
26 2000 44 19 63 69.8% 10 9 19 52.6% 4 2 6 66.7% 6 1 7 85.7% 2007 3 9 12 25.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — —
27 2001 39 15 54 72.2% 8 7 15 53.3% 5 2 7 71.4% 12 2 14 85.7% 2008 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
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% — 29 47 76 38.2% 7 16 23 30.4% 4 12 16 25.0% 4 7 11 36.4%

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 115/126 of Kristian Pless'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 Kristian Pless
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% 1999 2/3 3.5 2.5 55.5% 69.0% 58.7% 50.0% 39.6% 64.4% 38.5%
19 1993 18/20 2.8 3.6 56.1% 69.4% 49.2% 54.1% 54.0% 60.2% 39.1% 2000 2/5 2.5 1.5 60.9% 70.2% 51.6% 56.4% 35.0% 62.6% 25.7%
20 1994 76/87 3.8 3.2 57.2% 71.2% 51.7% 57.9% 46.3% 62.5% 41.7% 2001 21/22 5.0 3.1 60.1% 70.8% 50.9% 62.4% 46.5% 62.6% 35.2%
21 1995 81/96 5.6 3.5 54.9% 75.0% 51.8% 62.4% 47.8% 64.5% 41.4% 2002 31/37 5.5 3.3 63.2% 67.8% 50.8% 59.2% 53.3% 61.6% 36.6%
22 1996 88/98 6.4 3.6 56.7% 75.7% 52.7% 59.4% 48.0% 65.8% 40.6% 2003 7/7 8.4 4.9 57.4% 72.8% 51.9% 46.2% 37.8% 63.9% 34.6%
23 1997 67/80 5.3 4.2 55.4% 72.2% 51.1% 54.6% 42.3% 62.8% 40.4% 2004 12/12 7.9 5.4 60.1% 66.8% 46.4% 58.8% 36.7% 58.8% 32.8%
24 1998 62/84 5.7 4.3 54.3% 75.2% 50.3% 60.0% 48.9% 63.9% 39.4% 2005 2/2 8.5 5.0 54.5% 74.9% 49.2% 51.4% 33.3% 62.9% 31.8%
25 1999 69/88 6.2 4.3 56.4% 73.2% 51.5% 60.1% 46.3% 63.6% 39.8% 2006 15/15 5.9 3.1 62.1% 69.4% 48.7% 47.6% 37.5% 61.5% 33.6%
26 2000 75/95 5.1 4.2 54.8% 73.1% 50.2% 62.7% 47.1% 62.7% 40.3% 2007 21/21 6.2 2.4 61.7% 70.9% 55.6% 55.8% 36.6% 65.0% 32.2%
27 2001 74/90 6.9 5.1 51.5% 75.6% 51.5% 57.7% 44.7% 63.9% 39.6% 2008 2/2 5.0 18.0 51.6% 72.8% 30.8% 61.1% 39.0% 52.5% 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% — 115/126 6.0 3.6 61.0% 69.6% 50.8% 56.5% 43.1% 62.2% 34.4%

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 Kristian Pless
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 1999 1512 115.3 +0.37 -0.73 1.081 51.1% +36 — — 33.3% -0.50 — — — -0.24
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 2000 1507 114.5 -1.58 +0.79 0.687 43.9% +16 — — 27.3% -1.00 0–1 0–1 — -0.10
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 2001 1662 127.6 +0.83 -1.40 0.942 48.9% -41 -69 -106 56.0% +0.36 2–1 (67%) 4–2 (67%) — +0.18
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 2002 1665 129.1 -0.41 -1.13 0.952 49.1% +34 -142 -129 43.8% -0.31 4–10 (29%) 5–10 (33%) — +0.31
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 2003 1611 110.7 +1.63 -3.19 0.959 49.3% +14 — — 36.8% -0.42 1–2 (33%) 0–1 — +0.32
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 2004 1554 115.9 -1.68 -2.74 0.796 46.5% +38 — — 31.4% -1.09 2–2 (50%) 2–6 (25%) — -0.03
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 2005 1543 109.1 +1.45 -2.88 0.857 46.1% — — — 20.0% -2.00 0–1 1–1 — -0.01
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 2006 1627 114.5 -0.75 -2.22 0.871 47.5% -38 — -39 31.6% -1.05 2–2 (50%) 3–3 (50%) — +0.18
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 2007 1509 129.5 +1.72 -2.07 0.922 48.7% +21 +22 -12 31.5% -0.78 1–5 (17%) 4–10 (29%) — -0.35
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 2008 1481 100.6 -2.49 -0.88 0.834 46.4% — — — 20.0% -1.40 0–1 — — +0.34
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 2009 1482 98.0 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 1713 126.6 +0.14 -1.77 0.910 48.4% +9 -81 -67 38.9% -0.54 12–25 (32%) 19–34 (36%) 88.9 +0.48

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.